In December 2015, the elected board of trustees for the Hartnell Community College District in Salinas began preparing to put a measure on the November 8, 2016 ballot to authorize the district to borrow hundreds
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Salinas Taxpayers Association Supports Transportation Agency for Monterey County Sales Tax and Investment Plan
Below is the text of the April 4, 2016 letter from the Salinas Taxpayers Association to the board of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) in support of the Transportation Safety and Investment Plan
Read moreSalinas Taxpayers Association Asks for Taxpayer Protections in Proposed Monterey County Transportation Sales Tax
Today (February 9, 2016) the Salinas Taxpayers Association sent a two-page letter to the board of directors of the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC). It requests four provisions to be included in the board’s
Read moreSalinas Taxpayers Association Sponsors Monterey County Infrastructure Tax Forum
The Salinas Taxpayers Association hosted a “Monterey County Infrastructure Tax Forum” on Monday, January 25 at First United Methodist Church in Salinas. The forum featured a presentation by the Executive Director of the Transportation Agency of Monterey
Read moreSalinas Taxpayers Association Hosts October 20, 2015 Candidate Forum for Board of Salinas City Elementary School District
There are competitive races for seats on the Salinas City Elementary School District Board of Trustees. The election is on November 3, 2015. The district is spending $80 million in borrowed money approved by voters in
Read moreSalinas Union High School District Board to Vote on Project Labor Agreement – September 29 Special Meeting
UPDATE: The board of the Salinas Union High School District voted 5-1 for the Project Labor Agreement. Voting YES were Carlos Rubio, Patty Padilla-Salsberg, Phillip Tabera, Kathryn Ramirez, and Lila Cann. Voting NO was Evamarie Martinez. One seat is vacant. On September 22,
Read moreJon Coupal of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Spoke at Salinas Taxpayers Association Summer Event (August 24, 2015)
Jon Coupal, Executive Director of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, made a special visit to Salinas on August 24, 2015 as the guest of the Salinas Taxpayers Association. He discussed Proposition 13 and the insidious movement to
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