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The mission of the SDTEF is to conduct fiscal and economic research and analysis of governmental revenue and expenditure policies in San Diego County.
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== About the San Diego County Taxpayers Association ==
SDCTA is San Diego's non-profit, non-partisan, local public policy think tank and government watchdog group. We work to reduce the need for tax revenue or taxpayer debt by advocating for policies that create efficiencies in public services, which affect San Diegans’ quality of life and against policies that disengage, disaffect, and disenfranchise the taxpayer. To work toward this goal, we conduct independent research on ballot measures and issues affecting taxpayers throughout San Diego county.
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== What is the Purpose of this Page? ==
This wiki aims to provide a publicly accessible repository of information on San Diego County's public policy past and present. It is hosted by the San Diego Taxpayer's Educational Foundation, but all community members are welcome to contribute to this wiki.
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== Issues on the November 2022 Ballot in San Diego County ==
Click the links below to learn about important issues on the November 2022 ballot in San Diego and to see SDTEF's ballot measure analyses!
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== San Diego County Geography and Demographics ==
San Diego County is divided into four regions: North County, Central County, East County, and South County. North county encompasses both coastal and inland areas, and major cities in that region include Oceanside, Carlsbad, [[Escondido]], Del Mar, and [[Encinitas]]. Central County encompasses the entirety of the [[City of San Diego]], which is the most populous city in San Diego County. East County includes cities such as El Cajon, La Mesa, and Santee, and South County is home to Chula Vista and [[Imperial Beach]].
|[[File:1406250165372.jpg|thumb|Map of San Diego County. Source: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_health_statistics/maps.html]]
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== What are San Diego taxpayers talking about today? ==
The San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation strives to study issues that are the most relevant in the lives of San Diego Taxpayers. This section contains background on some of those issues, as well as actions SDTEF and SDCTA have taken around those issues.
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* Environmental Stewardship
* Healthcare
* Short-Term Vacation Rentals
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== Golden Awards: Who won the Watchdog? Who won the Fleece? ==
 
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'''How San Diego Was Ready for The Commercialization of Cannabis in The [[City of San Diego]]? How a Disgruntle over the Consensus on Short Term Vacation Rentals Impacted STVR Regulations? Metro Golden Award and Fleece'''
 
The SDCTA awards the Metro Golden Award the [[City of San Diego]] for their Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations. The [[City of San Diego]] was ready to collect taxes on cannabis products the first day retail shops were able to sell recreational cannabis. By proactively tackling development of a regulatory structure, the City ensured [[permitted dispensaries]] would be in place, reducing the chance a black market would flourish — and also saving City staff time and money by reducing the number of hearings. The Metro Golden Fleece Award would bewas granted to the [[City of San Diego]], for [[San Diego’s policy makers]] have failed to reach consensus on how to regulate [[STVR regulations|Short Term Vacation Rentals]]. Dozens of hearings have San Diego still waiting... and wishing upon a star for decisive [[STVR regulations]]!
 
 
'''What happens when Two School Districts Come Together? Why Biking in San Diego Has Gone Severely Down Hill? For the Regional Golden Award and Fleece'''
 
The SDCTA awards the Regional Golden Award to the [[San Dieguito Union High School District]] & [[Solana Beach School District]], as these districts worked collaboratively to create a partnership whereby [[Solana Beach School District|SBSD]] would be a tenant of [[San Dieguito Union High School District|SDUHSD]] during the 2017-18 school year required to rebuild [[Skyline School]]. The Regional Golden Fleece would bewas granted to the [[San Diego Association of Government|San Diego Regional Association of Governments]] for their spending of $61 million on its Bike Early Action Program. — but toTo date, the agency has completed lessfewer than four miles of bike lanes. The agency has spent so much money and time trying to achieve consensus that bike lane costs have amounted to $15.25 million per mile. [[San Diego Association of Government|SANDAG]] has also pushed several project start dates into 2019 and 2020 — failing to live up to a January promise to start eight projects before the end of 2018.