Californians cut property taxes in landslide 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1978)


Video: 'Prop 13: Mad as Hell | Retro Report'

(Tuesday, June 6, 1978, polls closed at 8:00 p.m. PDT) — Californians fed up with soaring property taxes today overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, an amendment of the state Constitution that trims $7 billion off the amount of property tax revenue collected by the state and radically affecting local government finances.