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Ceffer says

The school in Santa Cruz has dropped dramatically in kids, fewer cars, less traffic jamming.

CA 1978 Prop 13 put golden handcuffs to all property owners in the state. After kids are gone, some of the parents used to trade houses to young families with school age kids to utilize school neighborhood houses. Most neighborhoods stuck with old folks and force the schools shutdown with declining enrollment as the housing costs have pushed many young families out of these areas, leading to fewer students.

Housing Stagnation and "Lack of Kids"

There is a subtle but powerful link between Prop 13 and the "lack of kids":
The Lock-in Effect: Because property taxes only reassess when a home is sold, long-term homeowners have a massive financial incentive never to move.

Demographic Shift: This "lock-in" can prevent younger families with school-aged children from moving into established neighborhoods. Over decades, neighborhoods that once teemed with children become "older," leading to the declining enrollment that forces school closures today.

When you look at the current school closures in good neighborhoods through the lens of "Prop 13 Karma," you’re essentially seeing a 45-year-old policy "coming home to roost."

https://californiaglobe.com/fl/u-s-atty-bill-essayli-busts-open-california-homeless-fraud-scheme/

Officials seized a man’s $125,000 Range Rover and Los Angeles mansion, after he was arrested for allegedly stealing millions in taxpayer funds meant to house and feed the homeless in Los Angeles. Alexander Soofer has been charged with wire fraud.

Soofer stole approximately $23 million...

Soofer was contracted with the city and county of Los Angeles, to house and feed up to 600 homeless people. But instead, spent millions on a luxurious life.

As governor, Newsom spent $37 billion and increased the state’s homeless population by 24%, and raised violent crime to 31% over national average, Michael Shellenberger shared in May.