I don't think you know what you're talking about. California has the highest state income tax and the highest sales tax in the nation. The property tax, thanks to prop 13, is just at the "median" level.
I bought my house for $300K in 94087. Because people think houses here are now worth $2MM, my property tax should now be $25,000/year?
Right now, with prop 13, my property tax goes up 2%/year. That's more than inflation, and that's enough.