PROPOSITION 32 Veteran’s Bond Act of 2000. The Cal-Vet Farm and Home Loan Program has provided loans to more than 400,000 wartime veterans since its establishment after World War I. Read more...
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November 5, 9:00 pm
Proposition 32
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November 5, 9:00 pm
Proposition 33
PROPOSITION 33 Legislature. Participation in Public Employees’ Retirement System. Members of the California Legislature are not allowed to count their years in public office toward their retirement pension under the current Constitution. Read more...
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November 5, 9:00 pm
Proposition 35
PROPOSITION 35 Public Works Projects. Use of private contractors for engineering and architectural services. The current backlog in road and school construction cries out for a solution, but Proposition 35 is not the answer. Read more...
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November 5, 9:00 pm
Proposition 34
PROPOSITION 34 Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure. Our entire political system is in desperate need of campaign finance reform. The powerful influence bought by corporations and wealthy donors breeds corruption and perpetuates the notion that elections can be bought. Read more...
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November 5, 9:00 pm
Proposition 37
PROPOSITION 37 Fees. Vote requirements. Taxes. Currently, the state can impose a “regulatory fee” on an activity, business or person, such as oil or tobacco companies, for specific purposes such as conducting research on the environmental and health effects of their industry and to provide money for treatment or cleanup programs. Read more...
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November 5, 9:00 pm
Proposition 39
PROPOSITION 39 School Facilities. 55 percent Local Vote. Bonds, taxes. Accountability requirements. Many of California’s public schools are overcrowded, underfunded and in desperate need of expansion and repair. Read more...
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November 5, 9:00 pm
Proposition 36
PROPOSITION 36 Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program. We endorse Proposition 36, which would mandate treatment, not incarceration, for possession, use or transportation of controlled substances. Drug addiction is a health problem, not a criminal act, and it’s about time we treated it as such. Read more...