Propositions Archives - Page 15 of 16

One Year Away From Statewide Vote, Bail Bondsmen Are Doing Everything To Keep Their Industry Alive

October 24, 2019 2:42 amOctober 23, 2019 8:23 pm

Next year, California voters will vote on whether or not bail bonds will exist anymore in California. The ‘California Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum’ proposition will as voters if they approve of Senate Bill 10, which would replace cash...

Daylight Savings Bill Returning To State Assembly Floor Next Session

October 21, 2019 1:37 pmOctober 21, 2019 1:41 pm

As most of the nation prepares to move back an hour for daylight savings time, California’s stalled attempt at making it permanent is facing new hope in next year’s legislative session in Sacramento. In November of 2018 California voters overwhelmingly...

Ballot Issue On Homeless Crimes And Setting Up A Homeless Court May Be Up For A Vote Next Year

October 11, 2019 2:49 pm

A ballot issue over the crimes, sentencing, and treatment of homeless people in California could be hitting voting booths next year. The issue, called the Compassionate Intervention Act, proposes a unique solution to the homeless crisis in California. All crimes...

Big Blow to Mayor Garcetti in the defeat of Measure EE in Los Angeles

June 5, 2019 11:18 amJune 10, 2019 12:22 pm

Following the contentious Los Angeles Unified School District strike in January, the controversial property tax hike proposed by the school district went down in a resounding defeat Tuesday. Measure EE garnered only about 45 percent of voter approval when it...

Direct Democracy Provisions Found in Statutes

May 27, 2019 7:19 amMay 27, 2019 9:15 am

Here are some interesting provisions about the three forms of direct democracy in California that are found in state statutes (along with the relevant section): Initiatives and Referenda Division 9 deals with measures submitted to the voters and contains Sections...

Central Figure in Varsity Blues College Scandal Is Prolific Political Donor

March 14, 2019 5:56 amMarch 18, 2019 7:59 am

William McGlashan, a central figure in the “Varsity Blues” scandal in which wealthy parents bribed coaches and test proctors to aid their children in getting into elite universities, was a prolific donor to Democratic and California political causes. McGlashan, the...

Prop 13 Split-Roll Tax Increase Would Hurt Business, and Affordable Housing Efforts

February 11, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 11, 2019 7:21 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during his budget press conference he is on a mission to force cities across the state to build more affordable housing, or risk losing state transportation dollars. But with a Constitutional Amendment initiative on the...