0.79%, I’ve never seen that or anything close to it.Here in Oakland, it’s 1.36% PLUS special assessments (bonds and measures that have passed over the last 20 years) so my average is around 1.8%.

Unemployment is DEVASTATING to men, and that 18-35 year old segment are the "fighting age" men that could cause said revolution.Given our history (this country was founded on a revolution) and our 2nd Amendment, I think that without a job to keep them fed this surely a likely outcome without UBI or some other sort of measure to keep them pacified. 

A pool cover (walk on) would only be a temporary measure if you were going to fix in the spring. 

(Source: Mercury News: California voters approve Prop 19, changing property tax breaks)They also learned from their loss in 2018 after a similar ballot measure was defeated, and came back with a few tweaks (and more money) to get this one (narrowly) passed. 

Its all about measuring time and as they say time is money.  

I’m having the darnest time finding a simple handyman. the prices that the contractor gives me is such a rough estimate lol they haven’t even asked me for measurements or whatever. 10k for a click vinyl floor?

I've completed several condo conversions here in Columbus and the attorney fees were around $5k, plus you need to hire a survey company to provide you with a condo survey, and you will also need to hire an architect to draw up the final layout and measurements of the interior....both of these documents from the surveyor and architect will then become part of your HOA condo docs.

Take tiny, concrete measures and you'll see results in time. 

There's plenty of negatives for both, but being able to completely update an entire house on a Friday afternoon with a tape measure, utility knife and an overstock discount pallet of LVP.

It allows you to measure responsiveness and compare.