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 […]
Category Archives: Editorials
Editorial: Yes on Proposition 10
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 […]
Editorial: No on Proposition 8
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 […]
Editorial: Yes on Proposition 2
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 […]
Editorial: No on Proposition 5
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 […]
Editorial: No on Proposition 12
Proposition 12 is a ballot measure that would require calves, pigs and other livestock be kept in confinements large enough to allow the freedom of movement. The state legislative analyst has estimated the measure would cost millions of dollars annually to enforce. The measure is opposed by both the National Pork Producers Council and People […]
Editorial: No on Proposition 3
Water problems that have long plagued California. What the state doesn’t need right now, though, is another free giveaway masked as a solution. Proposition 3 is the newest in a long line of spending for water infrastructure that has yet to produce any results. It’s a bond measure that, if passed, would authorize almost $9 […]