The Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act of 2016 (Amendment #1) [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2015 - Governments in large cities and counties (more than 25,000 residents) could permanently limit the number of storefront marijuana businesses to one per 25,000 residents. However, medium-sized and large cities and counties could completely ban such businesses with voter approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-020

Groundwater Preservation and Water Consumer Awareness Act of 2015 [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2015 - In recent years, local governments, such as cities, counties, and water districts, have spent about $26  billion per year to supply water and to treat wastewater. About 80  percent of this spending is paid for by ratepayers of water and sewer bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-021

The California Craft Cannabis Initiative [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2015 - State law also authorizes cities and counties to regulate the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries in their jurisdictions. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2005, however, that federal authorities could continue under federal law to prosecute California patients and providers engaged in the cultivation and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-017

A measure related to the use of restroom and changing room facilities [Ballot]

Jun 8, 2015 - The measure defines government buildings as those owned, rented, or occupied by state or local government, such as a city, school district, community college district, or a public university. The above requirement would not apply to facilities designed for use by a single individual, restrooms for families, or facilities in which a child or individual with a medical condition requires assistance f rom another person.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-019

The Compassionate and Sensible Access Act [Ballot]

Jun 4, 2015 - While state law prohibits the establishment of facilities that distribute, sell, or cultivate medical marijuana within 600 feet of a school, it otherwise gives local cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operations of such facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-018

The Neighborhood Legislature Reform Act [Ballot]

May 19, 2015 - In addition, the commission is required, to the extent possible, to adopt district boundaries that: Maintain the geographic integrity of any city, county, neighborhood, and community of interest in a single district.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-015

Revised Use of Reasonable Force Act of 2015 [Ballot]

May 12, 2015 - Background Currently, there are several hundred police agencies in California that provide police services, such as city and university police departments and county sheriff departments. These agencies employ roughly 90,000 officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-010

A New Hope for California [Ballot]

Apr 13, 2015 - Proposal Creates Panel to Evaluate Effects of Transferring Federal Authority to California. The measure creates a panel of 13 members to evaluate the effects of transferring to the state of California legal authority that currently rests with the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-006

The California Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act (Amendment #1-S) [Ballot]

Mar 3, 2015 - Within California, the adult film industry is heavily concentrated in Los Angeles and nearby cities. A smaller part of the industry is located in the Bay Area. The adult film industry employs several thousand people in the state, although many are only employed on a part-time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-004

California Electrical Utility District Act [Ballot]

Feb 26, 2015 - In addition, while transferring the responsibility to provide electricity from private companies to a public entity would likely reduce certain state and local tax revenues (such as property tax and corporate income tax) because public entities often do not pay such taxes, it is uncertain how governments would respond to this potential reduction in tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-002