Hard Fought Victories for California – Our Legislative Wrap Up
Read our LWVC Legislative Wrap-Up to find our highlights of California’s 2017-2018 Legislative session.
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Recommendation on Prop 6 (2018)
NO on Prop 6: Gas Tax Repeal. California is in critical need of highway and local street repairs and maintenance, and improvements to mass transit and transportation. Prop 6 would repeal the recently enacted 2017 package of taxes and fees…
Prop 3: Authorizes Bonds to Fund Projects for Water Supply and Quality, Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Water Conveyance, and Groundwater Sustainability and Storage
The Measure REJECTED The Question Should the State sell $8.9 billion in bonds to fund projects related to water supply and quality, watershed and fisheries restoration, habitat protection, water conveyance and groundwater sustainability and storage? The Situation California’s water supply…
Opinion: Delta twin tunnel ‘WaterFix’ bad for Santa Clara County, won’t fix anything
The League of Women Voters of California opposes the WaterFix—twin tunnels the Department of Water Resources proposes to bore under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to move water for urban and agricultural uses in other regions. Better options exist to address…
How public radio stations in California collaborated to cover the election
Learn about our successful collaboration with Voter's Edge California and California Public Radio Stations from Kristen Lepore
A Great Legislative Year for the League and California
As the 2016 legislative year comes to a close, we are delighted to report a number of victories—and a few areas where further work is needed. Government Among the LWVC successes in our Government program areas were significant bills affecting…
Recommendation on Prop 2 (2014)
YES on Prop 2: Rainy Day Fund. State Budget Reserves. The LWVC supports Prop 2 because it takes an important step toward fiscal discipline in our state government. It requires the state to make contributions to its rainy day reserve…
Prop 59: Corporations. Political Spending. Federal Constitutional Protections.
The Measure PASSED The Question: Shall California’s elected officials use their authority to propose and ratify an amendment to the federal Constitution overturning the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission? The Situation: There are two…
Prop 53: Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval
The Measure: REJECTED The Question: Should statewide voter approval be required before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for projects where the bond amount exceeds $2 billion? The Situation: The state funds its operations and…
Joint Oversight Hearing Statement on Statewide Voter Turnout
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments & Assembly Committee on Elections and RedistrictingSenator Ben Allen and Assembly Member Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, Chairs Statewide Voter TurnoutWednesday, March 25, 2015State Capitol, Room 3191Sacramento, California 95814 Testimony by Jennifer PaeLeague…