Cody Petterson

Experience.

"As Chief Deputy of the Fourth District of the State Board of Equalization and President of the San Diego Unified School Board, I have the knowledge and experience to guide transformative change at the Board of Equalization and a profound awareness of how essential the resources we provide are for working families in California."

— Dr. Cody Petterson

Values.

"As a single father, an educator, and a school board trustee, I've spent years sharing the lives of the children, youth, and parents of our communities, listening to their concerns and hopes, helping them navigate their challenges, and trying to ensure that our government represents their needs and values: safe streets; stable, affordable housing; schools that enable their students to grow, learn, find friendship, and thrive; a fair wage for an honest day’s work."

— Dr. Cody Petterson

Results.

"During my tenure at San Diego Unified, I have helped implement sweeping improvements in board governance, community engagement, data collection, analysis, and utilization, and transparency and accountability. We are on track to award 1,500 units of affordable education workforce housing for our staff by the end of the 2025, nearly doubling the total amount produced statewide to date. During my presidency, we also joined with the San Diego Community College District to establish the San Diego Regional Housing Finance Authority in order to reenvision and help fund our region's affordable housing future. Toward that end, in September, the Board of Equalization held the state's first hearing on the opportunities and challenges for the production of affordable employee housing by public agencies throughout the state and how property tax incentives can contribute to that work."

— Dr. Cody Petterson

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ENDORSEMENTS

California Leaders Endorse Cody Petterson for BOE District 4

The following is a partial list of endorsements for Dr. Cody Petterson.Congressman Juan VargasCalifornia State Senator Akilah Weber Pierson
California Assemblymember Tasha BoernerCA State Board of Equalization Member Mike SchaeferSan Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer
San Diego County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe
San Diego County Supervisor Paloma AguirreSolana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner
Lemon Grove Mayor Alysson SnowSan Diego City Councilmember Joe LaCava
San Diego City Councilmember Kent Lee
San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-RiveraChula Vista City Councilmember Michael InzunzaSan Diego County Board of Education Trustee Gregg Robinson
San Diego County Board of Education Trustee Erin EvansSDUSD Trustee Richard Barrera
SDUSD Trustee Shana Hazan
SDUSD Trustee Sabrina Bazzo
SDUSD Trustee Sharon Whitehurst-PayneGrossmont Cuyamaca Community College District Trustee Julie Schorr
Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District Trustee Debbie Justeson

CALIFORNIA BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

About the BOE 4th District

The California State Board of Equalization Fourth District encompasses four counties in their entirety—San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and Imperial—as well as the southern portion of San Bernardino County.It is a vast district that spans 17,500 square miles, boasts 93 cities, and is home to 10 million residents.With an estimated GDP of more $800 billion, it is a region of bustling, dizzyingly diverse industry and services, cutting-edge technological innovation, and world-class research universities.If the Fourth District were its own country, it would have the 20th largest economy in the world.

About the BOE

The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) was established in California’s 1879 Constitution to “equalize the valuation of the taxable property” across California’s (now) 58 counties.As additional taxes were adopted by the State of California, a number of them were allocated to the BOE for assessment or appeal, including the Corporation Franchise Taxes, Gross Receipts Taxes on utilities, Bank Share Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax, and Private Railroad Car Tax.By the 2000s, the BOE had grown to collect nearly $60 billion in tax revenue. In 2017, however, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 102, which created the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the Office of Tax Appeals and allocated many of the Board of Equalization’s accumulated statutory responsibilities and authorities to them, leaving a streamlined organization dedicated strictly to performing those roles initially allocated to it in the Constitution.The Board of Equalization annually assesses property values for roughly $167 billion in State-Assessed Property, predominately from oil and gas utilities, telecommunications, and railroads. This generates around $2.6 billion in revenue for the state.It hears all appeals for refund or redetermination for the Tax on Insurers Program, which generates $3.2 billion in revenue, as well as the Alcoholic Beverage Tax Program, which collects $420 million in revenue.In service of its constitutional mandate, the BOE also issues what are called Letters to Assessors. These letters are intended to make county assessment decisions consistent statewide and across counties, aggregating, summarizing, and interpreting state laws, rules, and court decisions.The Board also certifies appraisers and assessment analysts for property taxation. Additionally, the Chair of the BOE sits on the California State Franchise Tax Board.

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