Congressional districts in California. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2025 - Proposition  50 (2025). In November 2025, California voters approved Proposition  50, replacing the 2021 maps with new legislatively drawn congressional district maps (Proposition  50 maps). Under current law, the Proposition  50 maps will be used beginning with the 2026 congressional elections and until the Commission draws new maps following the 2030 U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-031

Eligibility for elective office. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - The measure would affect any state legislator who, after January 1, 2025, votes in the Legislature in favor of (1)  proposing or ratifying any redistricting map or (2)  any amendment to the State Constitution to modify or suspend the state redistricting process that was in effect as of January 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-015

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - In August 2025, however, the Texas Legislature passed a bill to adopt new maps for the 2026 elections without a court order. Several other states also are considering changes to their maps before the 2026 elections.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - The measure sets a maximum purchase price for a home financed with a middle-class homeownership loan, which in 2025 is roughly equivalent to between $1  million to $1.5  million depending on the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - The rules are different in the short term (in 2025 and 2026) and the long term (in 2027 and after). Proposition  35 also changes which Medi-Cal services and other health programs get funding increases compared to current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 14, 2025 - As of January 2025, 26 charter cities (including San Francisco, which operates as both a charter city and a county) have established their own transfer tax. In most cases, these charter cities use the resulting revenues for general municipal purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-006

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - As of February 10, 2025, about 85  percent of the roughly 27  million people eligible to vote in California were registered to vote. People can register to vote through the Secretary of State ’s website, in person at their county elections official ’s office, through the mail, or through the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - As of January 2025, 26 charter cities (including San Francisco, which operates as both a charter city and a county) have established their own transfer tax. In most cases, these charter cities use the resulting revenues for general municipal purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-004

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - As of January 2025, 26 charter cities (including San Francisco, which operates as both a charter city and a county) have established their own transfer tax. In most cases, these charter cities use the resulting revenues for general municipal purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-005

Proposition 32 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Proposal Higher Minimum Wage in 2025. In 2025, California would have different minimum wages for employers of different sizes. Employers with 26 or more employees would have a minimum wage of $18 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=32&year=2024