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What is Proposition 16? Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 209, passed in 1996, from the California Constitution. Proposition 209 stated that discrimination and preferential treatment were prohibited in public employment, public education, and public contracting on account of a person's or group'
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What Would Proposition 15 Change About How Properties Are Taxed in California? Proposition 15 would amend the California State Constitution to require commercial and industrial properties, except those zoned as commercial agriculture, to be taxed based on their market value. In California, the proposal to assess taxes on commercial and
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What Would the Ballot Measure Issue Bonds For? The ballot initiative would issue $5.5 billion in general obligation bonds for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), which was created to fund stem cell research. In 2004, voters approved Proposition 71, which created CIRM, issued $3.00 billion in
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Official Ballot Title for Measure E Removing 30-Foot Height Limit in Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan Area Official Ballot Question for Measure E Shall People’s Ordinance O-10960 be amended to exclude the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan area, which includes theSports Arena, from the 30-foot height limit on buildings in the
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Official Ballot Title for Measure D Procedures to Remove School Board Members for Cause and To Fill Vacancies Official Ballot Question for Measure D Shall the City Charter be amended to include the office of School Board member from the San Diego UnifiedSchool District under City laws that address removal
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Official Ballot Title for Measure C District-Only Elections for School Board Members Official Ballot Question for Measure C Shall the Charter be amended to change the process for electing School Board members in the San Diego Unified School District, by providing that voters in individual sub-districts nominate and elect their
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Official Ballot Title for Measure B Charter Amendments Establishing Commission on Police Practices Official Ballot Question for Measure B Shall the City Charter be amended to dissolve the CommunityReview Board on Police Practices and replace it with a Commission on PolicePractices, with members appointed by the City Council, its own
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Official Ballot Title for Measure A General Obligation Bonds for Affordable Housing Official Ballot Question for Measure A To provide permanent and supportive housing for extremely low- to low-income individuals and families, including supportive mental health and substance abuse services, for populations including veterans, seniors, the disabled, youth and the