You've heard the words many times, but why is it called Mello-Roos, and where did Mello-Roos come from? Mello-Roos is actually the combination of the two names of the two state representatives who proposed the bill (Senator Henry Mello and Assemblyman Mike Roos). In 1978, Proposition 13 was passed in California, severely limiting local governments' use of property taxes to construct public facilities and services. Consequently, local governments were forced to find creative new ways to fund public improvements. In 1982, Henry Mello and Mike Roos co-authored the "Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982", which enabled "Community Facilities Districts" (CFDs) to be established by local governments (such as San Diego) as a way to obtain the funding they needed for these community projects. Today, most people just call the resulting tax "Mello-Roos".
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