Propositions – Page 19 – California Globe

$4.2 Billion Climate Bond Bill Receives a Renewed Push After Stalling Last Year

January 6, 2020 1:23 pmJanuary 6, 2020 1:23 pm

A renewed effort to pass a bill to put a $4.2 billion bond on the November ballot to help combat various climate and environmental dangers in California is currently underway by several Senators and Assemblymembers in Sacramento. A $4.2 billion...

Uber and Postmates File Suit Against California Over Imminent AB 5 Law

December 31, 2019 2:37 pm

Uber and Postmates teamed up with Uber driver Lydia Olson and Postmates driver Miguel Perez to file a lawsuit against the state of California over AB 5 on Monday. Exemptions and unconstitutional statutes The suit claims that AB 5, the...

Voters May No Longer Approve Public Housing Projects Under New Bill

December 27, 2019 2:09 amDecember 26, 2019 10:11 pm

Article 34 of California’s Constitution requires local voter approval for public housing projects. However, this may be repealed in 2020 if supporters of a bill backing the repeal get it approved. The need for more low income housing SCA 1,...

Two Sports Betting Initiatives Prepare For Assembly and Senate Battles in 2020

December 23, 2019 9:09 pmDecember 24, 2019 8:55 am

Two different initiatives to make sports betting legal in California will soon be facing the next steps for a November ballot vote. The Gray and Dodd bill One initiative, ACA 16, proposes a widespread legalization of sports betting, similar to...

Voting on a Referendum

December 6, 2019 6:45 amDecember 6, 2019 6:41 am

There are a few unique aspects of a referendum in California, which is one of three forms of direct democracy in this state. The referendum is set forth in the California Constitution, in Article II, Section 9, which provides: “The...

Single Subject Rule and the Ballot Initiative

December 2, 2019 6:05 amDecember 1, 2019 11:49 am

California Constitution Article II, Section 8(d) provides “An initiative measure embracing more than one subject may not be submitted to the electors or have any effect.” You may recall that a similar rule exists for bills considered by the California...

Marijuana Industry Struggling As Black Market Sales Nearly Triple Legal Sales In California

November 27, 2019 4:06 pmDecember 2, 2019 12:32 pm

Estimates for 2019 Marijuana sales recently released by the state of California show that legal marijuana will have over $12 billion in sales. While seemingly high, only about $3 billion is to come from legal marijuana sales. The rest of...