2016 Ballot Initiative Voter Guide Cheat-Sheet
A cheat-sheet voting guide for 17 California ballot initiatives, and several more in Los Angeles County, the City of LA, and Santa Monica.
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Ballot Initiative Voter Guide: California, LA County, and the Cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica
Analysis and recommendations for all 17 California ballot initiatives, along with some local ones in LA County, the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Monica.
What Does Governor Brown's Proposed Housing Bill Mean For Affordability in California?
Governor Jerry Brown has a new plan to streamline the approval process for multifamily developments that include affordable housing. Here's what the bill actually says.
Prop 13, Part 1: California's Property Tax Law is Completely Broken
Proposition 13 is a citizen's initiative passed in California 1978, and to this day it continues to squeeze the state's housing market and primarily benefit older, whiter, longer-term residents at the expense of everyone else.
Prop 13, Part 2: How to Fix California's Broken Property Tax Law
Prop 13 is considered the "third rail" of California politics, but that may be changing. Here's one idea for how to shift the politics and fix many of the worst impacts of the law, while still preserving its protections for low-income homeowners.
California High Speed Rail Could Earn the State Over $40 Billion in Profit
The official fiscal analysis of California's High Speed Rail program has looked just a few decades into the future to assess its impact, but HSR is a 100-year investment. What do costs and revenues look like in that distant future?
