San Jose CM’s Doan, Casey hold out against the city council’s coordinated attack on Prop 13

It’s easy to get swept up in a chorus of tax and spend councilmembers, singing from the same hymnal. But during Tuesday’s 9-2 vote in favor of an anti-Prop 13 memo, Councilmembers George Casey and Bien Doan stayed consistent with their past defenses of fiscal restraint and concerns about government and tax overreach.
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“Our first responsibility is not to protect government’s access to revenue. Our first responsibility is to protect the people who earn that revenue in the first place,” Casey said.