Subject: A typical California property tax bill consists of
A typical California property tax bill consists of many taxes and charges including the 1 percent rate, voter–approved debt rates, parcel taxes, Mello–Roos taxes, and assessments.

It is important to remember that a real property owner pays not only the 1% tax on the purchase price (generally increased each year by up to 2%) but the property tax bill also includes additional sums due for voter approved bond issues which occur regularly in CA.