Santa Cruz soda tax measure officially passes – The Mercury News
SANTA CRUZ — With the final certification of votes by the Santa Cruz County Clerk Tuesday afternoon, the ballot initiative in the city of Santa Cruz known as Measure Z, …
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Voters reject measure that would have raised California’s minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO — Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. Opponents, …
California’s slow vote count sows doubt. Here’s how one group is trying to fix that – The Mercury News
BY YUE STELLA YU | CalMatters California has a notoriously slow ballot counting process — one that Kim Alexander describes as “a pig in the python.” “This giant wad of …
Walters: Democrats dominate California, but voters have drifted to the right
Several decades ago, when Republicans had rough parity with Democrats as they dueled over California’s presidential electoral votes and other offices high and low, GOP strategists counted on what they …
Musk’s battle with Coastal Commission shows its effectiveness
Let’s put the California Coastal Commission in charge of the entire state. Why? Because, in this land of weak governments and cowardly corporations, the Coastal Commission is the …
Low-profile environmental measures could bring big changes
The marquee races in California on Tuesday are the presidential showdown and several close House contests that could decide control of Congress. But across the state, the environment also is …
Nail-biter ballot measures and uphill battles identified in new state-wide poll – The Mercury News
Three California ballot measures could go either way with less than two weeks before the election, according to a new survey, while two prominent propositions face uphill battles and tough-on-crime …
California crime measure Prop. 36 could increase deportations
Proposition 36 would reclassify certain misdemeanor drug and theft offenses as felonies, which means immigrants convicted of those crimes are more likely to face deportation if they have a case …
Fact-checking the ads for Proposition 33, California’s rent control ballot measure – The Mercury News
By Felicia Mello | CalMatters Confused about Proposition 33? You’re not alone. A recent poll shows the ballot measure to give local governments more ability to limit rent increases is …
Raising minimum wage won’t make California more affordable
Click here for a complete list of our election recommendations. Californians are paying more for everything these days. Trust me when I say that, as small business owners, we are …