California Propositions

Aaron Sankin

DEM POWER GRAB: Top CA Politician Pulls For Power Shift In State Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.20.2012

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California State Senate President pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has a radical idea to reform the legislature--he wants to make it easier to...

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The Rest Is Commentary: Jewish Post-Election Reflection

Elissa D. Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elissa D. Barrett

At the Progressive Jewish Alliance, we reached out to some of our best thinkers to help us make sense of the election results and coverage. We called on rabbis, scholars, writers and activists to share their reflections.

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Twelve Song About Weed (for Prop 19)

Joshua Glazer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joshua Glazer

This was a classic song my friends and I used to listen to in high school, when we uh... played basketball.

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San Francisco Goes to the Ballot Box for Electoral Reform

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afton Branche

The Saturday Voting Act, a proposition that would require San Francisco to open all polling places on the Saturday before Election Day, is an innovation that could significantly boost voter turnout.

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Mapping the Money on California's Prop 25 and 26

Ryan Van Lenning | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ryan Van Lenning

With nationwide attention being focused on California's battle over global warming and marijuana legalization, two of California's other ballot initiatives have not nearly received the attention they deserve.

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A Voter's Guide to the California Propositions: 2010

Cotty Chubb | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cotty Chubb

Just got my mail-in California ballot. Governor, Senator, Rep. And the Propositions. What to do?

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To the Righteous, Wealth Is a Greater Test Than Poverty

Elissa D. Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elissa D. Barrett

God encourages prosperity and also requires us to use our good fortune for the good of all. To achieve wealth can be admirable, but to use that wealth justly and for the common good is righteous.

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Meg Whitman's Achilles' Heel?

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fernando Espuelas

Whitman's CEO approach may ultimately be her Achilles' Heel if Brown is successful in convincing the electorate that governing experience is a benefit and not a liability.

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Hey CA - Don't Get Fooled

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Havey

The Dirty Energy Proposition (aka the California Jobs Initiative) blew by its self-imposed signature collection deadline last week. The campaign is w...

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California's Failed Experiment

Zach Friend | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zach Friend

Over time California's experiment in direct democracy has actually empowered rich interests to advance their agendas and circumvent the legislature.

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California Needs The FCC To Restore The Fairness Doctrine

Roy Ulrich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roy Ulrich

Disingenuously titled "The Taxpayers Right to Vote Act," Proposition 16 uses the initiative process to solidify the monopoly power of one company at the expense of California citizens.

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California Propositions Are a Bankrupt Idea

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Elisberg

The Proposition System in California, while noble in theory, is an ill-thought out disaster. Somewhat like New Coke, the Edsel and Viet Nam.

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'Vote No on Everything' Urges Changes to California Proposition System

Brian Normoyle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Normoyle

The voters of California sent another message that they want their leaders and legislators to do their jobs. The problem is the very system used to send this message is at least partially to blame for the state's problems.

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California Votes for Fundamental Change

Phil Trounstine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Phil Trounstine

With recession sapping the economic strength of the state, and voters holding record-low opinions of their state leaders, the time is ripe for this kind of quantum change.

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California Election Results: Schwarzenegger's Third Budget Reform Attempt Flops

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to permanently fix California's "broken budget system." But three times now he has tried and fai...

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The Voters Set the Democrats Free; Will They Act Like It?

George Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Lakoff

California voters have rejected the nonfunctional minority-rule government that has bankrupted the state, along with the governor who led the state into bankruptcy. The voters want a functional democracy.

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Unsure How To Vote In The California May 19 Special Election? See How Organizations You Trust Recommend You Vote.

Kim Cranston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kim Cranston

If you're unsure about how to vote in the California Special Election on May 19, see how organizations and people you trust from across the political and ideological spectrum recommend you vote.

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Wasting Away in Margaritaville

Howard Bragman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Bragman

To my brothers and sisters in the GLBT movement and our friends, peaceful protests, boycotts and community organizing are the tools of our trade and ultimately the things that will win this struggle.

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Blaming the African American Community Oversimplifies Prop 8 Results

Byron Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Byron Williams

The real culprit responsible for Prop 8 passing is the quirky California political process that allows for a mulligan after the state Supreme Court already ruled in support of same-gender marriage.

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The Fight Goes On

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gavin Newsom

On the same ballot that we were granting more "rights" to chickens, a slim majority of voters were stripping rights away from our fellow Californians. This cannot stand. This will not stand.

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Time to Overcome Black Homophobia

Lola Adesioye | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lola Adesioye

Gay rights supporters are surprised that African Americans could have voted against gay marriage believing that they, more than anyone, should understand discrimination.

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Prop 8 Banned Gay Marriage, So Let's Ban Propositions

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Clothier

What a blemish on the name of our otherwise moderately liberal -- and fair-minded state, that we have allowed this hate-based measure to pass.

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Mormon and Catholic Churches Complain About Being the Target of Prop 8 Protests

Pam Spaulding | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pam Spaulding

Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation, should be moved to name the behavior of these institutions for what it is -- and question their tax-exempt status.

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Election Reflection: Good News and Bad News for Women and Families

Judy Patrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judy Patrick

Sadly, many voters did not see past their fears to understand how denying LGBT people rights is cut from the same cloth of discrimination that made Obama's election such a poignant event.

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Cal Prop. 8 and Direct Democracy "Run Amok"

Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bennet Kelley

Let Prop. 8 be the impetus by which Californians reestablish some sanity to the initiative process.

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