Should we talk about the propositions and how it did on certain states? Since I live in California, here’s how the propositions did in my state and my analysis or reactions them:
YES on prop. 2: Authorizes bonds for school facilities.
Good. I’m glad it was passed so that schools in the state can be improved.
YES on prop. 3: Repeals same-sex marriage ban.
Also good. This was a no-brainer.
YES on prop. 4: Authorizes bonds for water, wildfire and land protection measures.
Triple good, though I’m hoping the organization that receives the money do not put stuff them into their pockets.
NO on prop. 5: Lowers vote needed to approve bonds for housing and infrastructure.
I voted “yes” on it since the progressive voter guide told me to, but apparently, people didn’t want to lower the vote needed to approve bonds for affordable housing and public infrastructure projects from a two-thirds majority to 55%.
Leaning towards NO on prop. 6: Prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
WTF, California voters, I’m disappointed. I voted “yes” on it since I hate slavery of any kind. But it looks like the majority of the voters wanted to be tough on crime.
Leaning towards NO on prop. 32: Raise California’s minimum wage to $18 an hour effective in 2025 for employers of more than 25 people and effective in 2026 for others.
Raising the minimum wage seems like a no-brainer, but in some cities in CA, the minimum wage is already higher than that. So I guess the voters in those states voted “no.”
NO on prop. 33: Repeals the 1995 law banning rent controls, allowing local governments to expand limits on rental rates for housing.
61% of the voters said “no” because rent control doesn’t work and because rent control-related props keep on popping up on every ballot for the past decade or so (probably an exaggeration).
Leaning towards YES on prop. 34: Set new rules limiting how certain healthcare entities can spend money earned from a federal discount drug program.
I don’t really have much opinions about this prop. It was targeting the controversial AIDS Healthcare Foundation, so yay I guess if the prop passes.
YES on prop. 35: Permanent existing tax on managed health care insurance plans that provides funding for the state’s Medi-Cal health care program.
Again, I don’t really have much opinion about this prop. 67% of the voters said “yes” on it.
YES on prop. 36: Increase penalties for repeated theft offenses and certain drug crimes, including some involving fentanyl.
Considering how many properties have broken or robbed in California for the past several years, I’m not surprised that this prop passed. Nearly 70% of the voters said “yes” on it. I voted “yes” on the prop as well since I got tired of seeing videos of stores being broken into by flash mobs in major cities in CA.
