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Average monthly rentals in the Inland Empire rose 6.7 percent in February to $1,501 compared with $1,407 a year earlier. The region’s occupancy rate held steady at 95.7 percent, although it was up from 95.4 percent in February 2016.

Last year California voters approved two tax increases aimed at bringing billions more dollars into state coffers. But that hasn’t stopped revenue-hungry lawmakers in the Legislature from seeking further tax hikes. It’s almost as if they think we can tax ourselves into prosperity.