BY ALEXEI KOSEFF | CalMatters The man who would finally break up California is a real estate developer from Rancho Cucamonga. Jeff Burum knows this may sound crazy. He heard …
California politics being what they are — deeply blue domination by Democrats — means that many of the races on the November ballot are already decided. The outcome of Democratic …
Seven years ago, California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process. Ruling in a case dubbed “Upland,” the court said that …
Efforts to craft a Bay Area transportation funding plan are coming off the rails as South Bay leaders make clear that they don’t want their constituents taxed for up to …
BY MARISA KENDALL AND YUE STELLA YU | CalMatters Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But …
When school districts seek ballot approval for new property taxes, they should be transparent about the measures and encourage voter participation. The San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s two measures …
Critics who blame California’s 2014 Proposition 47 for runaway drug addiction, retail theft and urban squalor said Thursday they have collected enough signatures to qualify a November ballot measure that …
Californians vote on many ballot measures, but rarely participate in significant public discussions about the measures’ contents and impacts. This isn’t just about apathy. Rather, it’s an example of “rational …
Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the passage of Prop. 1 at a Downtown L.A. press conference on Tuesday, March 21, after tense weeks during which his $6.4 billion mental-health bond measure …
Opponents and proponents of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 1 mental health bond measure are seeking to correct rejected ballots from the March 5 primary — usually rejected due to a …