CST NEWS
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CST Advocacy Helps Secure Marin IJ “NO” on San Rafael Transfer Tax (Measure W)
October 9, 2026Score one for Marin taxpayers: the IJ editorial board just came out against San Rafael’s Measure W, the city’s proposed real estate transfer tax. CST Vice President Kingston Cole was in the room making the case against Measure W— read what he told them.
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Join CST in Voting Yes on Prop. 43
October 3, 2026Why is the Tax Tsunami hitting so hard? Citizens’ initiatives! They’ve become a sneaky workaround, requiring a bare majority to pass instead of the standard two-thirds vote. Prop 43, closes that loophole for good. It restores the ⅔ threshold to all special taxes. No exceptions.
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California Assembly Candidates Webinar
October 1, 2026This Q&A webinar, to be hosted by the Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers on September 30 at 6:30pm by Zoom, provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the two candidates for the California Assembly seat. Hear from both candidates, Eric Lucan and Jackie Elward. – The outcome of this election affects EVERYONE in the county. The CA legislature will likely be making…
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CST IN THE NEWS: Opposing Blank Check Childcare Tax
September 29, 2026As the Nov. 3 election approaches, CST has been a key part of the opposition to Measure P, the 15-year childcare parcel tax. In a Sept. 20 Marin Independent Journal report by Richard Halstead, CST board member Lucy Dilworth laid out the organization’s core objection: “It asks Marin taxpayers to commit to a new tax for 15 years without giving…
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Governor Vetoes AB 1383
September 27, 2026Your letters made a difference in defeating this fiscally irresponsible measure. The Governor’s veto cited conflicts with the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013. He stated that the increased benefits would drive up costs for state and local governments and introduce fiscal risks to California’s retirement systems. — Action works! Thanks to all of you who responded to…
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Video Available: California Senate District 2 Candidates Webinar
September 25, 2026This Q&A webinar was hosted by the Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers on September 24, 2026 by Zoom. It provided an excellent opportunity to learn about the two candidates for the California Senate District 2 seat, Damon Connolly and Tief Gibbs. It was moderated by Dick Spotswood, the Marin IJ political columnist. – See the full video of this debate here.
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Reject Measure W and stop San Rafael’s taxing treadmill
September 24, 2026Measure W on the November ballot is the latest, and it’s not a small tax: It would increase the city’s real property transfer tax from 0.2% to 1% — a fivefold jump — on every home and business that changes hands. Before voting, it’s worth asking why the city keeps needing more, and whether this particular request holds up. —…
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MCE Boss Gets Raise Amid Discord Over Performance
December 5, 2025MCE has approved a $36,000 raise for its chief executive officer, bringing her annual salary to $568,828. The salary increase for Dawn Weisz includes a 4% merit raise. Separately, Weisz also receives the annual Bay Area labor cost-of-living increase, which was 3.3% as of June, and benefits provided to all staff. The executive committee of the company, formerly known as…
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CST-Led Campaign Defeats Special Election Tax Measure, A Victory for CST’s Sensible Tax Criteria
May 18, 2025Ross Valley School District Measure E failed in a May 6 special election in the face of an opposition campaign led by the Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers. This is an important development with future implications for Marin more broadly.
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Marin County to consider Oak Hill guarantor program
April 16, 2025Marin County supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to take an initial step toward helping to guarantee rental income for a housing project designed to serve educators and county employees.
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Schools Must Refuse to Guarantee Housing Bonds
April 14, 2025Marin Schools Shouldn’t Risk their Future Finances on Oak Hill Housing Project If you care about the future of Marin’s schools and the children they educate, speak up NOW to oppose the efforts of Marin County and its Office of Education to make school districts financial guarantors of the 135-unit Oak Hill workforce housing project at San Quentin. Parents should…
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Oak Hill Workforce Housing Guarantor Proposal Imperils School Districts’ Future
March 16, 2025CST recently reached out to trustees and leadership at Marin County’s K-12 and community college districts to share the urgent letter below alerting them about the latest Oak Hill Workforce Housing proposal, which will make participating school districts responsible for rental property income shortfalls. This imperils schools’ financial future.
