Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program

Oct 8, 2018 - Proposition  13 (1978), however, keeps annual growth in homeowners ’ property taxes low and is likely a key reason that tax sales are relatively rare. This makes the public policy rationale for PTP less clear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3885

Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - These private funding sources were needed because Los Angeles voters approved a 1978 measure prohibiting city capital expenditures for the Games that would not be paid back. To offset Games –related operating costs, the city approved a 6  percent Olympic ticket tax (generating $8.7  million) and a 0.5  percent hotel tax surcharge (generating $9  million), which went into effect in 1978.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506