The First Angry Man

If you ever wondered how the great public ambitions of postwar America collapsed into the bitter parsimony of the permanent tax revolt, look no further than Howard Jarvis, whose 1978 ballot initiative, Proposition 13, changed everything in California and beyond. The First Angry Man unpacks the dramatic campaign, its quirky characters and the enduring consequences that continue to define our times. 

Tune in to the PBS premiere on KCET (PBS SoCal) at 7pm on October 13 and KQED at 8pm on October 16, 2020.

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Our Funders

Jason Cohn
Writer and Director

Camille Servan-Schreiber
Producer

Stephen Talbot
Senior Producer

Kevin Jones and Stephanie Mechura
Editors

Nina Goodby
Associate Producer

Christopher Rife
Music Composer

Pamela Adlon
Narrator