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2024 California statewide ballot measures
LAist has the information you need, in plain English, to make sense of the 10 ballot propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot.
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Some California schools are falling apart. Voters will decide whether to fund renovations, repairs, and new construction. -
This proposition would remove stray language in the state constitution that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. While that language is not legally enforceable anymore, removing it is seen as a proactive measure to make sure it cannot can’t spring back into effect.
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Proposition 4 is a $10 billion bond to pay for climate and environmental projects.
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Should California let new housing and road bonds pass with 55% voter support, rather than today’s threshold of two-thirds?
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The measure would amend the state constitution to prohibit any form of forced labor or servitude, which is currently allowed as punishment for a crime.
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The proposal would raise the minimum wage from the current $16 an hour to $18. Yearly increases from there would be tied to the consumer price index.
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Will the third time be the charm for efforts to repeal a state law restricting local forms of rent control?
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This has been dubbed by opponents as a "revenge initiative." So far, it appears to target only one entity — the L.A.-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Why? Observers says it's really all about rent control.
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The state measure would make a tax on medical providers permanent and would guarantee funding for some Medi-Cal services.
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The measure comes in response to an increase in high-profile “smash-and-grab” robberies and the fentanyl crisis.
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Santa Ana could become the first city in California to allow non-U.S.citizens to vote in municipal elections.
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Republican Rep. Michelle Steel is facing a challenge from Democrat Derek Tran, who's vying to be the first Vietnamese American to represent Little Saigon.
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Huntington Beach's Measure U, on the November ballot, would give voters the ability to block major changes to local zoning.
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In their only TV face-off before Election Day, U.S. Senate contenders Steve Garvey and Adam Schiff also tussle over immigration and other issues.
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Los Angeles County mistakenly included two school bond measures on ballots bound for Santa Monica and Malibu, when each city should only have one.
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L.A. groups are teaching basic computer skills to help residents spot fake election news.
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The nation’s agricultural policies — and the price of your food — are at stake this November.
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LAist found more than 140 races countywide have only one candidate. Here’s what it means and what experts have to say.
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A committee to support Kevin de León's race for reelection is spending money to support three state propositions, but it also helps get his name in front of voters.
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The city’s mayor says the new law doesn’t apply to the beach city.
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