Economy
Your guide to Proposition 37: Loans for middle-income homeowners
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 37: Loans for middle-income homeowners

If passed by voters, Proposition 37 would create a down payment loan program for middle-income homebuyers. The state's housing finance agency would loan up to 17% of a home sale price....

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Your guide to Proposition 4: Allowing public campaign financing in California
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 4: Allowing public campaign financing in California

Prop 4 would repeal California's 1988 ban on public campaign financing, allowing state and local governments to create programs for candidates seeking office....

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Your guide to Proposition 39: Stricter voter ID requirements
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 39: Stricter voter ID requirements

Prop 39 brings the national debate around U.S. election integrity home to California by proposing stricter new voter identification and citizenship verification requirements for state elections....

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Your guide to Proposition 5: Big changes to recall elections in California
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 5: Big changes to recall elections in California

Prop 5 would make major changes to how recall elections are conducted in California, especially affecting the office of governor....

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Your guide to Proposition 42: Tax ban on retirement, personal savings
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 42: Tax ban on retirement, personal savings

Prop 42 would ban new taxes on various forms of personal savings and certain retroactive taxes and also could block a proposed billionaire tax....

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Your guide to Proposition 40: California's billionaire tax proposal
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 40: California's billionaire tax proposal

Prop 40, which would tax the assets of California billionaires to mostly fund healthcare, has divided Democratic politicians, labor unions and other groups....

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Your guide to Proposition 41: Special tax audit proposal could block billionaire tax
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 41: Special tax audit proposal could block billionaire tax

Prop 41 would require audits for new state special taxes and prohibit certain new state taxes. It also could nullify the billionaire tax....

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Your guide to the race for L.A. mayor: Bass vs. Raman
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the race for L.A. mayor: Bass vs. Raman

Mayor Karen Bass faces a fierce reelection challenge from Councilmember Nithya Raman, setting up a generational contest between two Democrats with sharply different political coalitions....

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Your guide to the L.A. city attorney's race: McKinney vs. Roy
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the L.A. city attorney's race: McKinney vs. Roy

After a primary battle that ousted the incumbent, L.A. County prosecutor John McKinney squares off against Marissa Roy, a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice, in the race...

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Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 9 race: Ugarte vs. Mazariegos
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 9 race: Ugarte vs. Mazariegos

Former deputy chief of staff to sitting Councilmember Curren Price, Jose Ugarte, is challenging local labor organizer Estuardo Mazariegos in a South L.A. district....

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