[img]1436|left|Bernard Parks||no_popup[/img][Editor’s Note: The Los Angeles City Councilman may be contacted at bernardparks.com]
As the Nov. 6 general election approaches, I wanted to give my recommendations on each of the 11 of propositions and three county measures that Angelenos will be voting on.
The Southern California Assn. of Governments/SCAG has drafted a condensed summary of each of the various propositions, which you may access here. This will provide background on each of the propositions. You can access background information on the County measures here.
My recommendations:
NO – Prop. 30: Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
YES – Prop. 31: State Budget. State and Local Government. Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
YES – Prop. 32: Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates. Initiative Statute.
NO – Prop. 33: Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver’s History of Insurance Coverage. Initiative Statute.
NO – Prop. 34: Death Penalty. Initiative Statute.
YES – Prop. 35: Human Trafficking. Penalties. Initiative Statute.
NO – Prop. 36: Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties. Initiative Statute.
YES – Prop. 37: Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling. Initiative Statute.
NO – Prop. 38: Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs. Initiative Statute.
YES – Prop. 39: Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding. Initiative Statute.
YES – Prop. 40: Redistricting. State Senate Districts. Referendum.
NO – Measure A: Special Advisory Election_
YES – Measure B: Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act_
NO – Measure J: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO)
