The right to boycott or engage in other activities to express opposition to the policies of the state of Israel toward Palestinians. [Ballot]

Sep 30, 2025 - Federal and state law govern how these funds are administered. For example, the state Constitution requires the board of a public pension or retirement system have sole fiduciary responsibility to administer the system and to diversify investments to maximize earnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-011

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - Other School Funding Comes From Federal, State, and Local Sources. The remaining public school funding —totaling about $37  billion in 2025-26 —comes from various federal, state, and local sources. This money includes federal funds to support students with disabilities, state funds to help pay for teacher pensions, and state and local funds for building and updating school facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Public sector unions and collective bargaining. [Ballot]

Sep 28, 2021 - Pension Benefits State and Local Governments Sponsor “Defined Benefit ” Pension Plans for Their Employees. Most full-time public employees earn a defined benefit pension that guarantees the employee a certain level of income after they retire.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-008

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - Similar to the state, public schools also make pension contributions that include both of these components. (Most other public school employees also qualify for pensions when they retire, but the state does not help fund these pensions directly.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - Several other states also are considering changes to their maps before the 2026 elections. Congressional Redistricting in California. State legislatures draw congressional district maps in most states, but some states use commissions to do this job.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - Similar to the state, public schools also make pension contributions that include both of these components. (Most other public school employees also qualify for pensions when they retire, but the state does not fund these pensions directly.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-011

Funding for students attending private schools and homeschool. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - Similar to the state, public schools also make pension contributions that include both of these components. (Most other public school employees also qualify for pensions when they retire, but the state does not fund t hese pensions directly.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-006

Elections in California. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2025 - If more citizen initiatives were to qualify for the ballot, state and local government costs would be higher in statewide election cycles. Costs for the state could be in t he low millions of dollars for printing and mailing costs associated with the Voter Information Guide for each statewide election cycle .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-019

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - The measure states that no taxpayer money, state funds, or student tuition revenue may be used to finance the program. The measure indicates that UC must use the same investment funds to support this program as it uses for its existing home assistance programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - Background Most State Money Comes From the Personal Income Tax. The income tax is the state ’s largest tax. It pays for the majority of spending from the state ’s main operating account, the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016