Proposition 1: $11.25 billion in housing bonds
Props. 1 and 37 are two very different housing bonds. California needs both
Proposition 4: Public campaign financing
A post-Citizens United world needs Prop. 4
Proposition 5: Reforming recall elections
A fix for California’s undemocratic recall loophole
Proposition 37: Middle-class homebuyer loans
Props. 1 and 37 are two very different housing bonds. California needs both
Proposition 44: Safety-net clinic spending
Prop. 44 purports to improve healthcare. It could actually make it worse
Coming soon
Proposition 2: Increasing California's rainy-day fund
Proposition 3: Extending the tax on high incomes
Proposition 38: $8.4-billion research bond
Proposition 39: Voter ID
Proposition 40: Billionaire tax
Proposition 41: Tax audits
Proposition 42: Banning new state taxes on personal property
Proposition 43: Two-thirds vote requirement for increasing taxes
Proposition 45: Modifying environmental review
More election coverage
The L.A. Times’ undead ‘editorial board’ rises to go after Prop. 40
The billionaire-owned newspaper publishes its first editorial since March 2025 — despite not having any editorial writers — to oppose the billionaire tax. What gives?
Mariel Garza
The threat to mail ballots is real. But California voters have options
A court battle over President Trump’s executive order on mail ballots could cause chaos before Nov. 3. Thankfully, state and local election officials are preparing.
Joel Bellman
I was on the city charter commission. What is on the ballot is only light reform
Still, the six measures deserve attention, and one could directly improve everyday life in L.A.
Mona Field
Rob Bonta opposes voter ID. Just read his title for Prop. 39
The Democrat isn’t California’s first attorney general to write a ballot description that seems to favor one side. There’s a simple fix, but it would take another another ballot measure.
Mariel Garza
Sen. Alex Padilla and our most fundamental right
The son of immigrants from the San Fernando Valley had a personal story to tell when we met 20 years ago.
Dan Morain
Prop. 40 is the ‘tax-the-rich’ fight the billionaires feared
The one-time tax on California’s November ballot would do more than raise money. It could redefine how Americans think about extreme wealth.
Mariel Garza
Sales tax hikes had a great Election Day in L.A. County
Measure ER is passing in a squeaker, but sales tax increases are running the table in these eight L.A. County cities.
Paul Thornton