Malibu’s Unheralded Hero: Jon Coupal By Peter Fleming, Malibu Real Estate Confidential

By Peter Fleming, Malibu Real Estate Confidential

Occasional statistics tell us most Malibu residents are democrats, or “liberals”, as they like to call themselves.   Let’s face it, there are no Malibu Tea Party gatherings complaining about state deficits, state retirement packages, California’s new taxes on workers, or academic public school failures.   They just ain’t there in Malibu.   Even one of our own respected newspaper publishers proudly editorializes that he is “a tax and spend democrat”.  Not a whimper of complaint from Malibu readers.   Go figure!   Whatever your citizen beliefs of self responsibility, or lack thereof, there is one guy protecting you, enjoy it or not.  Attorney Jon Coupal, our current President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, has done something no previous HJTA executive has done before.   He has gone from monthly mailed solicitations to blogging a weekly newsletter revealing daily scandals in Sacramento in a scholarly and legally sound way.   Coupal does what the Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times have never done; KEEP watch over our reckless legislators and bureaucrats in Sacramento.  They’ve always sneaked by without sound reportage. Certainly the roboticized blondes in TV’s “news” have no eyes for legalized theft, so TV has not helped.  I believe Jon is the finest investigative journalist in all of California.

Regardless of party affiliations or beliefs encouraging government growth, or the stopping of state government growth, Coupal is protecting your right to continue to live in your Malibu home.  It’s staggering to compute the money each of us has saved thanks to Prop 13.   Coupal and his staff save money for us every time our leaders propose another tax, fee, license on our homes.   All I am here to say is consider keeping track of his accomplishments to insure your improved financial security.   I believe Malibu is the best place to live in all of California for a long list of favorite reasons, and HJTA is helping you to keep it that way.   It costs nothing to read the HJTA Weekly Newsletter.   No pressure; voluntary contributions only.

And for all of Malibu, so much for the endless public relations of U2 being a goodly green group.

At Malibu Real Estate Confidential, we’d love to hear from you – about real estate, freedom, citizenship and home ownership.  You can reach Peter Fleming directly at 310-454-1373 or email him at peterfleming@earthlink.net.  For all your home buying and selling needs shouldn’t you choose a real estate agent with a seasoned attitude and a commitment to home ownership?