John Laird is California State Senator, 17th District.

It's Open Studios weekend #2 of 3, North Santa Cruz County, & John's husband will be showing his art (watercolor landscapes) at Studio 281, with Senator Laird guarding bicycles & greeting - with open studios, John loves going into homes & studios, like a voyeuristic Architectural Digest; Tax Expenditures & Tax Breaks: closing loopholes is NOT raising taxes; at Town Hall last Saturday Senator Laird went through all of the ballot measures in a non-partisan way, discussing what each one would do, who put it on the ballot, who's for & who's against, & the total amount spent on each side; started with Prop. 43, which would require local taxes, including special taxes (which are for a specific purpose, & include citizen's initiatives, which a court rule required 50% + 1 vote) to have a 2/3 vote to pass; Props. 40, 41 & 42, the "Billionaire's Tax" & competing propositions; Prop 38, a bond measure that would fund immunology research, which was put on the ballot by an interested party that would be the primary beneficiary, which is backed by both Dems & Republicans, but that the LWV is against because it lacks transparency.

An interview on "The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club" with "Dangerous Dan" Orange, airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 2026 is Bushwhacker's 37th year on the air! Thanks for listening!

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