County Assessor Jordan Marks Is Right: Measure A Would Hurt Families in Crisis

San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Jordan Marks knows this issue better than almost anyone.

His office works directly with homeowners, surviving spouses, children, heirs, and families dealing with disasters, probate, and the loss of a loved one.

That is why his opposition to Measure A matters.

In a new Times of San Diego opinion piece, Marks explains that Measure A would not just hit “empty homes.” It could punish real families during real-life crises.

Families rebuilding after a fire or other disaster.

Widows navigating probate.

Children trying to preserve a family home after a parent dies.

Homeowners stuck in court or waiting on permits, insurance, debris removal, contractors, and government approvals.

These are not speculators.

They are San Diegans dealing with grief, loss, disaster, and delay.

Measure A gives them a two-year clock — and then threatens them with a $10,000 tax if life, the courts, or the rebuilding process do not move fast enough.

Marks is right: that is not compassion. That is bad policy.

We thank Jordan Marks for his leadership and for speaking plainly about what Measure A would mean for families who need help, not another tax bill from City Hall.

San Diego’s housing crisis is real.

But Measure A does not solve it.

It creates a new tax, a new bureaucracy, and new risks for families already facing some of life’s hardest moments.

Vote No on Measure A.

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