EPISODE · May 5, 2025 · 20 MIN
San Francisco's DOOM LOOP: $600 MILLION Tax Revenue WIPED OUT as Property Values Crash
from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds
San Francisco's property tax appeals just EXPLODED to the highest level since the Great Recession, with owners demanding $52.3 BILLION in valuation cuts. Is anyone surprised when buildings are selling for 90% discounts? From the Warriors seeking $1 billion off Chase Center's assessment to Salesforce Tower asking for $564 million in reductions, the city's facing a $600 million potential tax revenue wipeout while already drowning in an $800 million deficit. Officials claim a potential 'turnaround' while commercial vacancy rates hover at a staggering 34% and taxpayers foot the bill for their delusions. Is this the bottom of the doom loop, or just another chapter in the city's financial free fall? Like, share, and subscribe to keep up with the government waste your local officials don't want you to see.
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San Francisco's property tax appeals just EXPLODED to the highest level since the Great Recession, with owners demanding $52.3 BILLION in valuation cuts. Is anyone surprised when buildings are selling for 90% discounts? From the Warriors seeking $1 billion off Chase Center's assessment to Salesforce Tower asking for $564 million in reductions, the city's facing a $600 million potential tax revenue wipeout while already drowning in an $800 million deficit. Officials claim a potential 'turnaround' while commercial vacancy rates hover at a staggering 34% and taxpayers foot the bill for their delusions. Is this the bottom of the doom loop, or just another chapter in the city's financial free fall? Like, share, and subscribe to keep up with the government waste your local officials don't want you to see.
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San Francisco's DOOM LOOP: $600 MILLION Tax Revenue WIPED OUT as Property Values Crash
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