Taxpayer protection and government accountability. [Ballot]

Jan 19, 2022 - This year ’s state budget spends over $255  billion in state funds. Over 90  percent of the state budget is funded with revenues from taxes. These include, for example, sales taxes paid on goods and income taxes paid on wages and other sources of income.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-042

Proposition 10 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - Summary of Legislative Analyst ’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact Potential net reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long term.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=10&year=2018

Local land use. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - In recent years, the state increasingly has seen issues of zoning and land use as matters of statewide concern. Nevertheless, local governments retain significant control over zo ning, land use, and housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-016

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2021 - citizen, a resident of California, at least 18 years old, and not currently be incarcerated or found mentally incompetent to vote by a court. As of August 30, 2021, of the 24.8 mi llion people who were eligible to vote in California, 22.1 million were registered to vote.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-021

Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - We estimate that the cost to taxpayers to repay the bonds would average about $170  million annually for 35 years —totaling $5.9  billion to pay off both the principal ($3  billion) and interest ($2.9  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2018

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - This year ’s state budget spends over $255  billion in state funds. Over 90  percent of the state budget is funded with revenues from taxes. These include, for example, sales taxes paid on goods and income taxes paid on wages and other sources of income.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

General obligation bonds to provide funding for certain hospitals that treat children. [Ballot]

Jan 2, 2018 - Annual debt service costs would ramp up in the initial few years, peak at about $100  million per year, and ramp down in the final few years. Administrative costs, paid from the bond funds, would be limited to CHFFA ’s actual costs or 1  percent of the bonds funds, whichever is less.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-045

Taxes on Californians who are age 55 and older. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - Census Bureau data, Californians pay around $230  billion in state and local taxes each year. Two of the largest taxes are the state income tax (now about $90  billion per year) and the local property tax (around $60  billion per year).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-029

Legislative districts. [Ballot]

Apr 13, 2017 - Beginning in the fiscal year immediately following the measure ’s adoption, the measure reduces the constitutional cap on spending by the Legislature to an amount equal to 67  percent of its prior year ’s spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-002

The enforcement of and sentencing for certain criminal offenses. [Ballot]

Dec 4, 2019 - Felonies can be punished by sentences of more than a year in county jail or state prison. Misdemeanors are less severe and include crimes such as assault and public i ntoxication. Misdemeanors can generally be punished by no more than one year in county jail.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-024