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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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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Prop. 34 is about healthcare spending. But it will also likely quash the controversial AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s fight for rent control.
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The race for California's 45th Congressional District remains the tightest in the country.
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California voters refused to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour. Fast food and health care workers already get more.
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The race for the 45th Congressional District in Southern California has become the closest House race in the nation.
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Tran grows his lead after Steel took the early lead after Election Day. It's one of the last Congressional races not yet called.
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We look at what undervoting means and how it can affect elections.
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The change in leading candidate came after days of GOP Rep. Steel's lead declining. It's one of the last Congressional races not yet called.
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A look at who they are and what’s next for L.A.’s city government.
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As Trump targets immigrants and trans students, California schools prepare to fight education policy changes.
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Here’s how it will work, and how you can get involved.
