County treasurer-tax collector hits 1 million property tax bill record

SAN DIEGO – For the first time, the San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office is mailing over 1 million property tax bills to local property owners.

San Diego County is now home to 1,001,029 separate parcels, treasurer-tax collector Dan McAllister announced recently, and in the coming week, their owners will receive the 2019-2020 tax bills. The bills are expected to yield $6.9 billion.

“Despite the need for more housing that we hear about on a regular basis, I see this record-high parcel number as a positive sign,” McAllister said. “It means new units are coming on the market, and we e...