Commission on the 21^st Century Economy
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Correspondence — Public Comments

Correspondence from the public are available on this webpage.

• October 11, 2009: Comments received from Warren Seifert, Gilroy (.pdf, <1 MB)
• October 1, 2009: Correspondence received from James Farrell, Calera Capital, San Francisco RE: COTCE Report (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Farrell - New Tax CA Plan (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 30, 2009: Correspondence received from Gordon Downs to COTCE Commission RE: My Comments (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 23, 2009: Correspondence from Bruce Hamilton, Hip Housing, San Mateo to COTCE Commission RE: Go back to the drawing board (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 22, 2009: Correspondence from Dr. Robert van Brederode to COTCE Commission RE: Message from Dr. Robert van Brederode, NYU School of Law (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • van Brederode - CV 2009 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • van Brederode - Publications (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 15, 2009: Comments received from Robert W. Hoffman, Alamo (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 15, 2009: Comments received from Leslie Keenan, RN, Los Altos (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 15, 2009: Comments received from Peter Weiss (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 15, 2009: Comments received from Robert W. Hoffman, Alamo (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 14, 2009: Information submitted by Stephanie Williams, WSGMA to COTCE Commission RE: Impact of Keeley's Excise Tax Proposal on Retail Diesel Prices (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 14, 2009: Comments received from Wendy M. Lack, Pleasant Hill (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 14, 2009: Comments received from Stephen Bell (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 13, 2009: Comments received from Merle Moshiri, President - Residents for Responsible Desalination, Huntington Beach (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 13, 2009: Comments received from Cheryl Rogers, Santa Barbara (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 12, 2009: Comments received from Stephanie Williams, WSGMA (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 12, 2009: Comments received from Michael Colton (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 12, 2009: Comments received from Pat Dressler (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 11, 2009: Correspondence received from Jean Ross, Executive Director, California Budget Project (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 11, 2009: Comments received from Jane Affonso, Redondo Beach (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 11, 2009: Comments received from Mike Capelle (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 11, 2009: Correspondence received from Maria Luisa Vela, Alameda Merchants Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 11, 2009: Correspondence received from Hugo Merida, Los Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 11, 2009: Correspondence was received from Southern California transportation commissions and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Public Comment from Carl Morehouse, Chair, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Fiscalization of Land Use Subcommittee, Member, SCAG Regional Council, Councilmember, City of Ventura and Chris Norby, Vice Chair, SCAG and Orange County Supervisor (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Memo from Peter Brandenburg, Senior Regional Planner (SCAG) and Jason Teske, Assistant Regional Planner (SCAG) (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Jeannie Schulz (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Mary Ann Michel (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Rev. Jeff Spencer (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Dawn Hollingsworth (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Andrea Bonnett (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Nancy Olson (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Dr. Andre Levi (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Catherine and Don Dishion (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Robert Boller (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from John Ackerman, M.D. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Correspondence was received from Gus Khouri, on behalf of Joshua Shaw, Executive Director of the California Transit Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: CTA's April 7^th submission to the Commission (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from JaShon Hughes (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Betty Arras (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Basem Alshele (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Vladimir Val (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Norma Valdivia (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Gail Grundstad (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Mark Hammond (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Doris Stiles (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from David O'Neil (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Frank De Smidt (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Correspondence from Way Jett, Managing Principal of Classical Capital LLC (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Correspondence received from Edwin Lombard, Edwin Lombard Management, LLC (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Karen Judge-Delgado (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Nancy Oster (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Rev. Bob Matthews (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Albert Meiling (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Margie Mason (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Attachment to comments received from Margie Mason (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 10, 2009: Comments received from Laurel Lyle (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Millicent Cox (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Mary Kate Denny (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Arthur Keller (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Rich Monahan (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Barbara de Boom. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Renee Johnson. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Dan Pearce. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Debra Thompson. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from John Tihinen. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Matt McSweeny. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Georgia Breault. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Barbara Brobst. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Richard Parker. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Todd Fox. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Correspondence received from Lenny Goldberg, California Tax Reform Association. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Correspondence received from Keith Lawson, Senior Counsel — Tax Law, Investment Company Institute in Washington, DC. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Ana Cox (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Richard Strawn (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Micah Posner (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 9, 2009: Comments received from Lisa Hochstein (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Comments received from John Eudy (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Comments received from Erwin Thomas (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Comments received from Leigh Skinner (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Comments received from James Immertze (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Comments received from Gene Scothorn (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Comments received from Pedro Rincon, Santa Clara (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Correspondence received from Mike Jacob, Vice President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 8, 2009: Correspondence received from Willie Galvan, American GI Forum of California — Member support letters are attached (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/8/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 1–50 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/8/09–9/10/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 51–101 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/10/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 102–151 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/10/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 152–202 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/10/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 203–249 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/14/09–9/15/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 250–300 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/15/09–9/17/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 301–351 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Received 9/17/09–9/21/09: American GI Forum — Member Support Letters 352–384 (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 5, 2009: Correspondence from Kirk Stark, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 4, 2009: Comments received from Reed Addis, Conservation Strategy Group (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Comments received from Karna Boyer (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Comments received from Dennis Vaccaro (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Comments received from Gregory Gandrud (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Comments received from Frank De Smidt (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Comments received from Vladimir Val Cymbal (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Comments received from Kyla Christoffersen, Policy Advocate — California Chamber of Commerce (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Correspondence from Fueling California (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Research Overview (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Issue Brief — California Compared — Fuel, Taxes and Fees (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • What makes the California Fuel Environment Different in Terms of Policy, Cost and Vulnerability? (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Correspondence received by Lenny Goldberg, California Tax Reform Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 3, 2009: Correspondence received by Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 1, 2009: Comments received from Matthew Hargrove (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 1, 2009: Comments received from Ana Cox (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 1, 2009: Comments received from Bill Pease (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 1, 2009: Comments received from Toby Malara, Esq., California Staffing Professionals and the American Staffing Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• September 1, 2009: Comments received from Ken Matsumoto, San Jose (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 30, 2009: Comments received from Gina Bliss, Santa Cruz (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 30, 2009: Comments received from John Ristow (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 28, 2009: Comments received from Sharon McGuire, Executive Director and Larry Rohlfes, Assistant Executive Director — California Landscape Contractors Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 28, 2009: Comments received from Monica Pielage, Santa Cruz (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 25, 2009: Comments received from Pedro Rincon, Santa Clara (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 24, 2009: Comments received from W. Roger Curry (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 24, 2009: Comments received from Stuart Flashman, J.D., Ph.D., Oakland(.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 24, 2009: Comments received from Geri Lieby (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 24, 2009: Comments received from Michael Levy, Santa Cruz (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 21, 2009: Correspondence received from Teresa Casazza, President, California Taxpayers' Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 21, 2009: Correspondence received from Kyla Christoffersen, California Chamber of Commerce RE: Business Community Comments regarding Tax Package (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • 1A: Christoffersen Attachment 1: Business Coalition Letter — 8-21-09 (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • 1B: Christoffersen Attachment 2: BNRT Questions — 8-21-09 (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 20, 2009: Comments received from Jonathan Lee, Sunnyvale, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 17, 2009: Comments received from Robert C. Wrede(.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 16, 2009: Comments received from Hans Kiel (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 15, 2009: Comments received from Paul Collacchi, Redwood City (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 14, 2009: Comments received from Linsley Wyant, Soquel (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 14, 2009: Comments received from Harvey Alcabes, Palo Alto, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 14, 2009: Comments received from Mary Lou and Steven Meeks (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 13, 2009: Comments received from Richard Davies, Los Altos, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 12, 2009: Comments received from Bruce Cohen, Los Altos Hills (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 12, 2009: Comments received from Carolyn Frake (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 12, 2009: Comments received from Hue Ngo (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 12, 2009: Comments received from Joe Siudzinski, Los Altos (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Roger Tregear, San Jose (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Isamu Sakamoto and Vicki Rhea, Monterey County (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Thomas De Vries, Kalman Filters and INS/GPS Navigation (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Maddy McBirney (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Bob Wiederhold, Los Gatos, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Gary Nickerson, Business Owner, Scotts Valley (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Sandeep Pandya (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Jacquelin Jones, San Jose, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from W. Denny Scharf, San Jose, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Joe Bankman and Ralph M. Parsons, Professors of Law and Business, Stanford Law School (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Joe Bankman Attachment: Opinion — Mercury News — 8-10-09 (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Tamara Dreier, California Resident (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Bruce Heflinger, Mountain View, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Bob Weisand (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Trisha Marshall, San Jose, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Andrew Herkovic, Redwood City, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Myllicent Hamilton, Palo Alto, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Gary and Lanaya Dix (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Rahul Srivastava, Masters in Planning, State of California Employee (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Jone and Norman Manoogian, Palo Alto, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Moonrb (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Shannon Cairns, San Francisco, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Carol Polhamus, Santa Cruz, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Mary Kelly, San Jose, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Carole Emmons, San Jose, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Kurt Kelty, Palo Alto, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Jan Theiss-Guffey (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 11, 2009: Comments received from Richard Pering, Palo Alto, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 10, 2009: Comments received from Chuck Carroll (.pdf, <1 MB)
• August 5, 2009: Correspondence received from Steven Levy, Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy in Palo Alto, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 31, 2009: Comments received from Geoffrey K. Flynn, CPA (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 31, 2009: Comments received from Steven Levy, Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy in Palo Alto, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • A Common Set of Evaluation Criteria for Components of a Revenue Neutral Tax Reform Package (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 25, 2009: Correspondence received from Mark Capron, a resident of Oxnard, California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 23, 2009: Public Comment received from Debra Satz, Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society Director, Bowen H. McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society Professor of Philosophy and, by courtesy, Political Science Stanford University(.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 23, 2009: Public Comment received from Elizabeth Whalley, Palo Alto (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 22, 2009: Public Comment received from Jim Donnell, Cameron Park (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 21, 2009: A document received from James U. hall and John E. Upton, entitled "Proposition 13 and Other Tax System Consequences" (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 20, 2009: Paul Diero, KP Public Affairs on behalf of Western States Petroleum Association regarding Oil Severance Tax (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • LECG Economic Jobs Report (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • LECG Economic Jobs Fact Sheet (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • LECG State Tax Comparison Report (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • LECG State Tax Comparison Bar Graph (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 19, 2009: Public Comment received from Anthony Diepenbrock, IPxLaw Group LLP, San Jose RE: Stable Taxation (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • July 20, 2009 Response to Anthony Diepenbrock from Commissioner Fred Keeley
  • July 21, 2009 Response to Commission from Anthony Diepenbrock
• July 16, 2009: Written Testimony from 7.16.09 meeting received from Ellen Wu, Executive Director of the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 16, 2009: Written Testimony from 7.16.09 meeting received from Ron Cohen, Tax Partner — Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 15, 2009: Letter from Janis Hirohama, President of the League of Women Voters of California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 15, 2009: Letter from Lenny Goldberg, California Tax Reform Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 14, 2009: Letter from William Spillane, California State Director (volunteer) and Leo Linbeck, Jr, Chairman and CEO (volunteer), of Americans for Fair Taxation (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 14, 2009: Public Comment from Duncan Henry (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 13, 2009: Public comment received from Philip Hoffman (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 13, 2009: Public comment, including attachments, received from Jim Kappler (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 11, 2009: Public comment received from James Baird (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 11, 2009: Public comment received from John Collet, Leawood KS (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 11, 2009: Public comment received from Jim Julian, Anaheim (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 11, 2009: Public comment received from Nick McNaughton (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 11, 2009: Public comment, including attachment, received from Arthur Villa, Long Beach (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 7, 2009: Public comment, including attachment received from Roland A. Boucher, Chairman, United Californians for a Tax Reform (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 7, 2009: Public comment, including attachment received from Tallia Hart, President/CEO, Irvine Chamber of Commerce (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 3, 2009: Public comment, including attachments, received from James Hall (.pdf, <1 MB)
• Feasibility of proposal presented to the California Senior Legislature from James Hall from Office of the State Treasurer (.pdf, <1 MB)
• San Jose Mercury News Article, 8.31.09 entitled "Prop. 13 Shortchanges Communities (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 2, 2009: To the Commission from James May, President & CEO of Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• July 1, 2009: To the Commission from Justin Ruhge, Concerned Taxpayers, I.N.C. (.pdf, <1 MB)
• June 30, 2009: To the Commission, from Stephen Levy of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy (.pdf, <1 MB)
• June 22, 2009: Public comment received from Derek Hance (.pdf, <1 MB)
• June 21, 2009: Public comment received from Allan Ghitterman, Santa Barbara (.pdf, <1 MB)
• June 16, 2009: Letter from Gregory Lucier, Chairman and CEO, Life Technologies Corporation (.pdf, <1 MB)
• June 16, 2009: Save California Now (.pdf, <1 MB)
• June 15, 2009: Letter and Report to the Commission on the 21st Century Economy entitled Discussing Tax Reform
  • California Forward (.pdf, <1 MB)
  June 5, 2009: To the Commission from Jackie A. Miller, Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA) (.pdf, <1 MB)
• May 27, 2009: Correspondence received from Garland Allen and the principle authors of the American Bar Association's Model State Administrative Tax Tribunal Act
• Attachment 1: Cover Letter (.pdf, <1 MB)
• Attachment 2: Model Act (.pdf, <1 MB)
• May 22, 2009: Tax proposal submitted to the Commission from Rex Halverson
• 100 Word Summary (.pdf, <1 MB)
• Statement of Findings (.pdf, <1 MB)
• FAQs (.pdf, <1 MB)
• May 5, 2009: To the Commission from Danard Emanuelson
• Cover Letter (.pdf, <1 MB)
• Common Sense and Taxes: Rescuing California(.pdf, <1 MB)
• Report of the Senate Commission on Property Tax Equity and Revenue(.pdf, <4 MB)
• April 13, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Wayne Lusvardi (.pdf, <1 MB)
• April 13, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Bob McIntyre (.pdf, <1 MB)
• April 13, 2009: Professor Daniel Simmons: Cover Note (.pdf, <1 MB) and Tax Court Article (.pdf, <1 MB)
• April 8, 2009:
  • Letter to the Commission from California Chamber of Commerce (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • CFCE Tax Commission White Paper (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Final California Transit Association Recommendations (.pdf, <1 MB)
  • Proposition 13, Silicon Valley Leadership Group (.pdf, <1 MB)
• April 7, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Teresa Casazza, President, California Taxpayer's Association (.pdf, <1 MB)
• April 6, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Joseph R. Crosby, Chief Operating Office and Senior Director, Council on State Taxation (COST) (.pdf, <1 MB)
• April 2, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Chris Norby, Fourth District Supervisor, Orange County Board of Supervisors (.pdf, <1 MB)
• March 27, 2009: Tax Policy Implications for a Sustainable, Green, Steady State Economy for the 21^st Century by Jack Lindblad (.pdf, <1 MB)
• March 23, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Lawrence Stone, Assessor, County of Santa Clara (.pdf, <2 MB)
• March 19, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Drew J. Couto, President, Thoroughbred Owners of California (.pdf, <1 MB)
• March 12, 2009: A Tax System for the 21^st Century: Protecting California Jobs and the Economy — California Foundation for Commerce and Education (.pdf, <1 MB)
• March 9, 2009: California Forward: Can State Revenue Volatility be Reduced by Including the Property Tax in the Mix? (.pdf, <1 MB)
• February 25, 2009: Discussion of a Carbon Tax for California — AB 32 Implementation Group (.pdf, <1 MB)
• February 20, 2009: Letter to the Commission from Jim Helmer, Director of Transportation, City of San Jose (.pdf, <1 MB)
• February 13, 2009: CA's Future Economy and Population — California Forward (.pdf, <1 MB)
• February 10, 2009: Bill Lockyer, State Treasurer: Faith in our Abilities Considerations for Protecting the State's Debt Service Payments (.pdf, <4 MB)
• February 5, 2009: Steven M. Sheffrin, Professor of Economics, UC Davis: Economic Aspects of a Split-Roll Property Tax (.pdf, <1 MB)
• February 5, 2009: Recommendations for the Commission on the 21^st Century Economy — California Secure Transportation Energy Partnership (.pdf, <1 MB)
• February 4, 2009: Ending the Revenue Roller Coaster — Robert P. Murphy (liberty.pacificresearch.org, .pdf, <5 MB)
• January 29, 2009: Just Throw More Money at It? (.pdf, <1 MB)
• December 19, 2008: Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger from the Public Policy Institute of California (.pdf, <1 MB)