Your statement is incorrect on many levels. #1, I don't own a house in California. #2, you still are covered by Prop 13. Taxes are limited to 1% of your purchase price, plus fees, an inflation factor, bonds, etc.
Now, if you happened to buy before the market crashed around 2008, and they lowered your taxes because the value of your house dropped a lot in the following years, now they are raising them up based upon recent increased value until they reach the 2008 level, plus the inflation factor. It is what you signed up for when you bought the house.
Prop 13 passed because the citizens of the state were literally being taxed to the point of having to sell their property. Now, you know what your taxes will be when you buy, and they can't be raised an unreasonable amount while you still own the home. If you don't like the fact the neighbor who has lived there for 20 years pays less than you, don't buy a house there.
Now, if you happened to buy before the market crashed around 2008, and they lowered your taxes because the value of your house dropped a lot in the following years, now they are raising them up based upon recent increased value until they reach the 2008 level, plus the inflation factor. It is what you signed up for when you bought the house.
Prop 13 passed because the citizens of the state were literally being taxed to the point of having to sell their property. Now, you know what your taxes will be when you buy, and they can't be raised an unreasonable amount while you still own the home. If you don't like the fact the neighbor who has lived there for 20 years pays less than you, don't buy a house there.