Local leaders push back on 'billion dollar' tax proposal from county supervisor

Local leaders push back on 'billion dollar' tax proposal from county supervisor

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer is proposing a $1 billion tax increase to preserve key programs she says are threatened by federal funding cuts. During her State of the County address Wednesday night, Lawson-Remer said less financial support from the federal government is jeopardizing services such as public safety, healthcare and housing. She specifically criticized policies from the Trump administration …

In her first State of the County address on Wednesday, Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer unveiled an ambitious plan to bolster services for vulnerable residents and protect the county from looming federal cuts. The Democrat and president pro tem of the Board of Supervisors billed the speech, delivered at the San Diego Natural History Museum, as a “response to a national governance crisis.” “Right now, the federal government is drastically cutting th…

San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer's proposed tax measures face opposition

Two mayors from the City of El Cajon and Vista on Thursday, called San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer's proposed tax measure a "massive tax hike."

San Diego County Supervisor pushes back on Trump's policies

During the State of County address, Acting Chair Terra Lawson-Remer shared her proposed plan for how to move the county forward in challenging fiscal times. NBC...

Supervisor Lawson-Remer calls for stronger county role in annual address

San Diego County Board of Supervisors acting Chair Terra Lawson-Remer called on it take a stronger role in providing for residents — including possibly establishing a public bank to pay for affordable housing — in Wednesday night's State of the County Address.