Poll finds California voters support taxes on cigarettes, commercial properties
The Legislature couldn’t manage to raise taxes this year, but a new Public Policy Institute of California poll released Thursday shows large majorities of Californians favor some of the tax hikes Democrats wanted. The survey found two-thirds of likely voters, including a majority of Republicans, support increasing taxes on cigarettes and more than half want to overhaul Proposition 13 and start taxing commercial properties at current market rates.
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by Jessica Calefati, The San Jose Mercury News.