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Three years ago, 77 percent of Los Angeles voters elected to move the local primary election date to coincide with the state primary election date in June. Then, in 2017, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that moved the date of the 2020 state primaries up to March. Now Angelenos have to decide again whether […]

It hardly ever rains in Los Angeles. But when it does, it pours. Billions of gallons of rainwater runoff are wasted every year in California cities mainly because little infrastructure is in place to capture it. Amendment W seeks to capture and treat rainwater with a parcel tax on homeowners that spans the majority of […]

This board endorses Proposition 11 on the grounds that it will improve public safety and provide just compensation for emergency personnel in the least burdensome manner possible. Proposition 11 would require paramedics and emergency medical technicians to remain on call during their breaks. The proposition would also require the employers of these medical professionals to […]

By addressing both housing affordability and issues of local control, Proposition 10 may just be killing two birds with one stone. The board firmly endorses Proposition 10 as a means to better the lives of Californians. The measure would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act, a law passed in 1995 that prohibits cities from passing rent-control measures […]

A lot of Californians don’t know the details of dialysis care. That didn’t stop Proposition 8 from giving them the power to determine the future of patient safety. This board does not endorse the measure. Proposition 8 would require dialysis clinics to provide refunds for any charges that are above 115 percent of the costs […]

Proposition 2 is a remnant from 14 years ago. In 2004, California created Proposition 63, dubbed “The Millionaire’s Tax” – a 1 percent tax on annual incomes more than $1 million to be allocated for mental healthcare services. Proposition 2 authorizes the use of $2 billion in revenue bonds from Proposition 63 to build housing […]

Taxes can be a valuable tool for a community looking to fix crumbling sidewalks and clean up its streets. But Proposition 5 would defeat the entire purpose of that. At first glance, this proposition looks like it could be geared at curbing the California housing crisis by keeping property taxes down even if homeowners move […]