November 2024

• Legislative Analyst: (1) This bill would set forth this Bond Act as a state general obligation bond act that would provide $10,000,000,000 to construct and modernize education facilities, including $8,500,000,000 for elementary and secondary educational facilities and $1,500,000,000 for community college facilities, as specified. 
• (2) This bill would require a school district to submit to the Department of General Services a 5-year school facilities master plan as a condition of participating in the school facilities program under the act. The bill would amend the methodology for calculating the local contribution a school district is required to make in order to be eligible to receive state funding under the act, as specified. The bill would require a school district that seeks new construction or modernization funding under the act after November 5, 2024, to submit an updated report of the school district’s existing school building capacity to the State Allocation Board.  The bill would authorize the allocation of state funds under the act for the replacement of school buildings that are at least 75 years old, for specified assistance to school districts with a school facility located on a military installation, as specified, and small school districts, as defined, and for the testing and remediation of lead levels in water fountains and faucets used for drinking or preparing food on school sites. The bill would authorize new construction and modernization grants to be used for seismic mitigation purposes, certain health and safety projects, and, among other things, to establish school site-based infrastructure to provide broadband internet access. The bill would also authorize modernization grants to be used for the control, management, or abatement of lead.  The bill would increase the maximum level of total bonding capacity, as defined, that a school district could have and still be eligible for financial hardship assistance under the act from $5,000,000 to $15,000,000. The bill, commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, would increase that $15,000,000 maximum by a specified inflation adjustment each fiscal year. 
• Harry Briley (AD16) writes: "Who is paying for all this?  Who can possibly be against replacing aging schools?  However, Bonds are not free money.  They carry an interest rate and taxpayers wind up paying twice the amount of the Bond in interest alone.   Even former democratic Governor Jerry Brown cautioned strongly against California holding too many mortgages (bonds) at the same time".   
• John Guerrero (AD24) writes:  "Senators Dahle, Jones and Seyarto each voted NO"

PROP 3 - ACA 5 MARRIAGE EQUALITY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT [Neutral - CAGOP, NO - ACGOP] -Removes Traditional Marriage (Voted in 2008 as Prop 8) from State Constitution establishing marriage as a union between one man and one woman but later declared unconstitutional by judges while Kamala Harris was Attorney General. 

• Harry Briley (AD16) writes: "While Prop 8 passage by voters ruled unconstitutional, this Prop is more than a “clean-up” of the California constitution.  Instead, it gives those promoting same-sex marriage yet another platform to bully traditional Christians and conservative Republicans to abandon traditional/biblical marriage.  The CAGOP Convention in 2023 retained the State Party platform instead of 'softening' it on the Faustian logic that giving up such a traditional plank would enable California Republicans to get elected.  Instead, it is sheer voter registration numbers that Democrats outnumber Republicans, pure and simple."

PROP 4 - SB867.  $10 Billion Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024. [NO - ACGOP]

• Legislative Analyst: (1) The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018, approved by voters as Proposition 68, authorizes bonds $4,100,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access for all. 
• (2)This bill would enact the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, which would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for safe drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience, wildfire and forest resilience, coastal resilience, extreme heat mitigation, biodiversity and nature-based climate solutions, climate-smart, sustainable, and resilient farms, ranches, and working lands, park creation and outdoor access, and clean air programs.
• Harry Briley (AD16) writes: "Who is paying for all this?  Who can possibly be against Clean Air and Water?  However, Bonds are not free money.  They carry an interest rate and taxpayers wind up paying twice the amount of the Bond in interest alone.   Even former democratic Governor Jerry Brown cautioned strongly against California holding too many mortgages (bonds) at the same time."  

The following seven recommendations by the Alameda GOP and the California GOP matched Statewide sentiments in this Election. 

PROP 5 - ACA 1 As Amended by ACA 10 Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT [NO - CAGOP, HJTA, ACGOP]

• Harry Briley (AD16) writes: "This proposition repeals one of the most important protections in Prop 13 by lowering the two-thirds vote threshold for both local bonds and special taxes to 55 percent."

PROP 6 - ACA 8 Slavery. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Bans involuntary servitude in state prisons. [NO - ACGOP]

PROP 32 - 1936. (21-0043A1) - RAISES MINIMUM WAGE. [NO - CAGOP, ACGOP]   

PROP 33 - 1942. (22-0008) EXPANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS’ AUTHORITY TO ENACT RENT CONTROL ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. [NO - CAGOP, ACGOP] 

PROP 34 - 1963. (23-0021A1) RESTRICTS SPENDING BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS MEETING SPECIFIED CRITERIA. [YES - CAGOP, ACGOP]

PROP 35 - 1966. (23-0024A1) PROVIDES PERMANENT FUNDING FOR MEDI-CAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. [YES - CAGOP, ACGOP]

PROP 36 - 1959. (23-0017A1) - ALLOWS FELONY CHARGES AND INCREASES SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN DRUG AND THEFT CRIMES. [YES - CAGOP, ACGOP] 

• Results of November 2022 Propositions
• Overwhelming decisions with no progressive coast versus rural split
  
  Statewide:       1: YES   //  26: NO  //  27: NO  // 28: YES  //  29: NO  //  30: NO   //  31: YES
  Recommended:  1: NO     //  26: NO    //  27: NO    // 28: ----     //  29: NO    //  30: NO    //  31: NO
  
  Prop Title   as of 11/17/22 5pm       Yes%   No%
    1 Constitution: Reproductive Freedom  67% 
  26 Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands                   68% ... reattempted for November 2024
  27 Online Wagering Outside Tribal Lands            83%  .. reattempted for November 2024
  28 School Arts and Music Funding          64%               
  29 Regulates Kidney Dialysis Clinics                   69%  
  30 Tax to Fund ZEV/Wildfire Programs               58%  
  31 Prohibit some Tobacco Products         63%               
  
  Comments: 
  Prop 1          Californian Constitution now enforces no limits nor questions asked whatsoever on any abortion
  Props 26/27 The gambling steep defeats has not stopped them from filing for 2024!   They had the signatures again but did not qualify for the November 2024 ballot.
  Prop 29        Third election this Proposition has been soundly defeated.  Will they try again in 2024?  
  Prop 31        Passage probably a reaction to anything about Big Tobacco 

• Source Material: Initiative and Referendum Qualification Status :: California Secretary of State
• ACGOP = Alameda County Republican Central Committee
• CAGOP = California Republican Party (Initiatives Committee)