> “Prop 13 needs to go.“ Prop 13 permitted my grandmother to stay in her home on SS as a widow into her 90s. Four generations of my family have lived in the B

> “Prop 13 needs to go.“ Prop 13 permitted my grandmother to stay in her home on SS as a widow into her 90s. Four generations of my family have lived in the Bay Area. I’ve lived in the Greater NYC/Long Island Area for going on 13 years and it’s a much different story here. Property taxes essentially force retirees to move south. Away from their families, grandchildren and the homes they own, but can’t afford to keep because of high property (plus school taxes). People here never heard of Prop 13. And why should they? The East Coast is completely different—-older, tighter geographic communities, and years of aging adults moving away from the freezing north. Before people in CA decide to make Prop 13 the scapegoat, you should look at what property taxes do for all home owners here on the right coast. And BTW, luxury housing? You said it, ‘turn a profit’. Americans have too much ‘stuff’ to live in the smaller units that would also turn a profit. IMHO