California voters are expected to decide key spending decisions this fall
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 9: People walk and ride along the Embarcadero as smoky skies from Northern California wildfires cast an eerie orange glow in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. With roughly 100 days until Californians begin early voting for the November election, state lawmakers are putting final touches on the bonds that will make the ballot.
“I ran for school board at 19 years old after experiencing my high school fall into disrepair,” said State Sen. Pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg. “Our students, teachers and staff deserve better, especially those in underserved schools where resources are limited and facilities are outdated and at times dangerous.”
But California has been grappling with a state budget deficit, and the last statewide bond during the March primary election, Proposition 1 — a key priority of Newsom’s to fund housing and homeless programs — barely passed with 50.2% of the vote.“California already has some of the highest tax burdens in the country,” said Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association in Sacramento. “Now they are seeking to put more debt on the state’s credit card.
The result was pared down from two $15 billion climate measures that had stalled in the Legislature. Similarly, the $10 billion school bond resulted from a bond that was originally proposed to be $14 billion.$3.8 billion for water projects, including groundwater storage, recycled water, desalination, and reservoirs
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