Affordable housing bonds. [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2022 - Property taxes may only exceed this limit to pay for (1)  any local government debts approved by the voters prior to July 1, 1978, (2)  bonds to buy or improve real property that receive two-thirds voter approval after July 1, 1978, or (3)  school facilities bonds approved by 55  percent of the voters in local elections.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-040

Environmental hazards in homes and public facilities. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - These hazards occur primarily in buildings constructed before 1978, which comprise about 60  percent of homes in the state. Litigation About Lead-Based Paint in Homes. In 2000, several cities (Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco) and counties (Alameda, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Ventura) filed a law suit against manufacturers of lead-based paint,
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-049

Homeowners and renters tax relief. [Ballot]

Jun 22, 2015 - Local governments, with voter approval, may raise the property tax rate only for two purposes: (1) to pay debt approved by voters prior to July 1, 1978 and (2) to finance bonds for infrastructure projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-028

Amend the Constitution to allow and facilitate future, but unknown, legislative actions that could substantially increase state healthcare spending and associated tax revenues. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2017 - In addition to other changes, Proposition  13 (1978) amended the State Constitution to require a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature to pass bills that increase taxes. This increased the vote threshold from a “simple majority ” (50  percent plus one vote), which applies to most bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-019

Death penalty. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2015 - Since the current death penalty was enacted in California in 1978, over 900 individuals have received a death sentence. As of October 2015, 15 have been executed, 102 have died prior to being executed, 747 are in state prison with death sentences, and the remainder have had their sentences reduced by the courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-066

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - Dills Act of 1978, and the employees of UC and CSU systems under the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act of 1979. Over the ensuing decades, additional statutes were adopted related to collective bargaining for employees of specific transit districts and employees of the judicial branch.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

Death penalty. [Ballot]

Dec 9, 2015 - Enforcement of the Death Penalty Since the current death penalty law was enacted in California in 1978, over 900 individuals have received a death sentence. As of November 2015, 15 have been executed, 102 have died prior to being executed, 747 are in state prison with death sentences, and the remainder have had their sentences reduced by the courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-096

A proposed constitutional and statutory initiative related to poverty reduction. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2015 - Local governments, with voter approval, may raise the property tax rate only for two purposes: (1) to pay debt approved by voters prior to July 1, 1978 and (2) to finance bonds for infrastructure projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-043