Gimme My Props

This proposition would allow cities to expand their rent control ordinances by repealing the 1995 law known as Costa Hawkins.

The country’s two biggest dialysis companies collect about 3 billion dollars a year from California dialysis clinics. Dialysis is the medical process that basically does what your kidneys should be doing, cleaning out toxins in the blood . Not only does the treatment cost about 90,000 dollars a year, but it can be a particularly grueling process for patients, who need the lengthy routine procedure.

Proposition 6 is all about repealing the new gas tax, and making it harder to raise gas taxes in the future. Here’s a little background. Last year, the state legislature passed a massive transportation bill. It raised about 5 billion dollars a year for transportation projects. And it’s paid for by an increase in prices at the pump, and other vehicle-related fees. You could look at it as an infrastructure plan, or you could look at it as a tax increase. In any case, it’s been highly controversial

Proposition 4 is the Children's Hospital Bonds Initiative . It would authorize $1.5 billion dollars in “general obligation” bonds to award grants to children's hospitals for construction and renovation. A general obligation bond is a lower risk loan because the government can repay the bond with tax revenue. Under the measure 72 percent of the funding will go to seven private nonprofit children's hospitals. University of California children's hospitals, and other public and private hospitals

As a kid, you might have learned the phrase “spring forward, fall back,” in order to help you remember how daylight saving time works. Since 1918, most of the United States has, on and off, observed the practice of moving the time forward one hour between March and November every year. The idea is to have more light later in the day - so, sunrises and sunsets happen one hour later - darker mornings, lighter evenings. This year, Californians will vote on whether we should keep this practice year

Proposition 5 would amend the controversial 1978 law known as Proposition 13, which freezes property tax rates as homes appreciate over time. The new proposition would allow homebuyers who are over 55 or severely disabled to transfer their tax assessments when they move homes — that means, instead of paying the higher tax rate that often comes with a new purchase, they’d keep paying taxes at the rate that was set when they purchased their last home. As long as the new home is of equal or less

Proposition 3 is one of the handful of state bond measures we are voting on this November. This one has to do with water. And it may sound familiar . In June, Californians passed Proposition 68 . It’ll allocate 4 billion dollars for state and local parks, environmental protection, flood protection, and, yes, water infrastructure. Proposition 3 is a much bigger ask, and it's totally focused on water. It would allocate more money - almost 9 billion dollars - for even more water related projects

Proposition 2 deals with funding a housing program for people who have mental health issues. Back in 2004, Californians voted in favor of something called the Mental Health Services Act . It charges a one percent income tax on people who make a million dollars or more, to fund mental health services in counties across the state. Now lawmakers want to amend that act so that the state can use some of the money specifically for housing for people with mental illnesses who homeless or are at risk of

Proposition 3 is one of the handful of state bond measures we are voting on this November. This one has to do with water. And it may sound familiar.

Proposition 1 is the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act. If passed, it would authorize the sale of $4 billion in bonds to finance a bunch of existing low-income housing programs, build new, state-owned housing and match local housing trust funds dollar-for-dollar as they pilot new programs. One-quarter of this $4 billion would help veterans purchase homes, mobile homes and farms. A coalition has raised over 2 million dollars to pass Prop 1. It consists of affordable housing developers and