Bilking citizens is endemic in California at every level of government.
I prepare tax returns for a client that lives and operates a pretty large business in the bay area. They constantly get notices they're being audited by every county where they have stores, for personal property taxes and no matter what the truth is they always generate more tax by counting some items twice, or by saying an item should be reclassified into another category that has a higher tax rate. The auditors ignore everything I say, because the outcome has been predetermined. The audits are literally a shakedown and completely immoral.
Any entity that can tax or charge a fee is giving everyone in California an anal exam just to increase their revenue. How else are the dimocrats going to pay for their illegal voters?
You need to read my #19.