The Los Angeles County Assessor is the assessor and officer of the government of Los Angeles County responsible for discovering all taxable property in Los Angeles County , except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on the local assessment roll. In 2021, there were 2.6 million assessed properties for a total Los Angeles County property assessment value of US$ 1.8 trillion.
21-472: The current assessor is Jeffrey Prang . The most recent assessors have been John Noguez , Robert Quon, who served for the last year of Rick Auerbach 's term, and Kenneth P. Hahn . The Assessor is responsible for discovering all taxable property in Los Angeles County , except for state-assessed property, to inventory and list all the taxable property, to value the property, and to enroll the property on
42-523: A civil servant of 20 years, was selected to fill in the vacant role as County Assessor. On October 17, 2012, Noguez was arrested on 44 counts of conspiracy , bribery and corruption , with bail set at $ 1.36 million. Also arrested were Mark McNeil, one of Noguez's chief appraisers and Ramin Salari, a campaign contributor and Arizona tax consultant. Between February and September 2010, Noguez allegedly accepted $ 185,000 from Salari and used his influence to lower
63-474: A leave of absence from June 2012 to December 2014 due to conspiracy and corruption charges. He was replaced as County Assessor on December 1, 2014. On January 4, 2011, Owen Harris, a Supervising Appraiser, at the LA County Assessor's office, spotted discrepancies in property assessments of affluent homes setting off a Los Angeles County District Attorney -led investigation into possible corruption within
84-480: A majority of 999,393 (59.59% of votes) and defeating John Y. Wong . During the campaign, Noguez secured the endorsements of 4 of the 5 incumbent LA County Supervisors and former Assessor Rick Auerbach and raised $ 1,000,000 in campaign donations. During the election, the Los Angeles Times had officially endorsed Noguez's rival, John Wong, considering him to be apolitical, as compared to Noguez. Noguez took
105-651: A single election when the last outstanding race - the one for Attorney General - was decided in Kamala Harris 's favor. Because fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein holds the other Senate seat that was not up for election in 2010, the Democrats held every statewide elected office in California beginning in 2011. There are 40 seats in the State Senate , the upper house of California's bicameral State Legislature . Voters in
126-555: A total Los Angeles County property assessment value of nearly US$ 1.8 trillion. The Assessor sells the following cadastral electronic documents and databases pursuant to Article 1 of the Constitution (the "Sunshine Amendment") and the California Public Records Act : In mid-2012, Noguez took a leave of absence because of an investigation concerning influence peddling at his office, and on October 17, 2012, he
147-537: A year marked by a strong Republican wave nationwide, the State of California elected Democrats to the state's top offices of Governor , Lieutenant Governor , State Controller , State Treasurer , Superintendent of Public Education , Insurance Commissioner and United States Senator . On November 24, 2010, the California Democratic Party set a record for winning every statewide elected office in California in
168-484: A year to fund state parks . The initiative also removes current state park motor vehicle parking fees. This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would prevent the state government from taking certain funds, such as transportation funds, from the local governments . This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would suspend California's Global Warming Solutions Act until statewide unemployment falls below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters . This
189-483: Is a legislatively referred state statute that would authorize an $ 11.1 billion bond to upgrade California's water system . On August 9, 2010, the California Legislature postponed the vote on the proposition until 2012. This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would legalize up to 1 ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years or older and would allow local governments to regulate as well as tax
210-446: Is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal three business tax breaks passed by the state legislature as part of negotiations of the 2008–10 California budget crisis . This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would allow state budgets to be passed by the state legislature by a simple majority instead of the current two-thirds requirement . The two-thirds majority for passing taxes would not change. This
231-405: Is from Puerto Vallarta , Jalisco while his mother is from Michoacán . Although his birth name is Juan Renaldo Rodriguez, he uses a number of aliases including Juan R. Noguez, John R. Noguez, and Juan Reynaldo Rodriguez Noguez. The surname Noguez reportedly comes from his mother, whose full name is Maria Carmen Anaya-Noguez. In traditional Spanish naming customs , the maternal surname follows
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#1732877034617252-556: The 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate will vote for their representatives. Voters in all 80 of California's State Assembly districts voted for their representatives. The following propositions have been approved for the November ballot either through referral by the state legislature or by obtaining 433,971 signatures for proposed statutes and 694,354 signatures for constitutional amendments . This
273-837: The California Contract Cities Association. Since 2000, Noguez has served in the City of Huntington Park government, as mayor, member of the City Council and as City Clerk. Noguez was elected to the Huntington Park City Council in March 2003 and re-elected in 2007 and was the mayor in 2004 and 2006. In the November 2010 general election , Noguez was elected as the Los Angeles County Assessor , winning
294-406: The appraised property values for Salari's clients, to help the clients save an approximate total of $ 1.16 million in property taxes. Improper tax breaks were granted to more than 100 Westside property owners. Despite calls for his resignation by LA County officials, Noguez continued to receive an annual salary because he had not been convicted. Following an election in November 2014, Noquez
315-614: The local assessment roll. It is then the responsibility of the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector to bill and collect these taxes, and the responsibility of the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller to allocate the taxes to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions such as the County, cities, schools and special districts within the County. In 2021 there were 2.6 million assessed properties for
336-492: The newly created cannabis market. This is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would require the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to re-draw congressional district lines , in addition to its current job of drawing state senate district lines and state assembly district lines . This is a citizen-initiated state statute that would increase vehicle license fees by $ 18
357-721: The office. The Los Angeles District Attorney's office searched a dozen locations, including the homes of Noguez and associates, following allegations that Noguez had peddled his influence to secure tax reductions for his campaign contributor's clients. In May 2012, an employee was arrested on 60 felony counts for lowering the property tax rates by $ 172 million for homeowners in Beverly Hills , Brentwood and Pacific Palisades in exchange for contributions to Noguez's campaign. Noguez began an indefinite paid leave of absence in June 2012 amid ongoing investigations. On June 12, 2012, Santos Kreimann,
378-636: The paternal surname, often hyphenated in Anglophone countries. For the first 6 years of his life, Noguez was raised in Michoacan , Mexico . Noguez spent the rest of his formative years in Boyle Heights and attended Roosevelt High School . He went on to study at the California State University, Los Angeles ' School of Finance, concentrating on real estate studies. However, Noguez dropped out of
399-668: The university, 3 classes shy of a bachelor's degree. He holds an Advanced Appraiser Certificate from the California State Board of Equalization . In 1985, he joined the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office as a student worker, eventually becoming an Appraiser Specialist for major properties. Noguez has held non-partisan leadership roles in government, including President of the League of California Cities ' Los Angeles Division, as well as Secretary Treasurer of
420-606: Was arrested and charged with 24 felonies relating to corruption . John Noguez John Noguez (born Juan Renaldo Rodriguez on November 29, 1964) is a Mexican American politician and a former Los Angeles County Assessor , currently under indictment on corruption charges relating to his term. Noguez was born on November 29, 1964, at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hollywood, California , to Jesus Rodriguez and Carmen Anaya, immigrants from Mexico . His father Jesus
441-784: Was replaced as County Assessor by Jeffrey Prang. As of July 2020, Noguez had not been tried and remained free on bail. Charges were initially thrown out in May 2020 via technicality but the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office refiled the same charges two months later. Noguez is openly gay , but has been legally married to Lilliana Guerrero, a woman, since 2001. California elections, November 2010 Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: The California state elections, November 2010 were held on November 2, 2010. On
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