2008 General Election: Proposition 5

Posted on October 24th, 2008 at 11:50pm  |  Add comment

PROP 5 – NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES. SENTENCING, PAROLE AND REHABILITATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

It’s late and I don’t want to fall behind on the Proposition posts. I read through the analysis and I’m not impressed for the simple fact that this initiative adds an additional $460 million in mandatory spending that will increase with cost of [...]

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted under: Political Stuff

2008 General Election: Proposition 3

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 06:00pm  |  Add comment

PROP 3 – CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT. GRANT PROGRAM. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

The word BOND pops up again in Proposition 3, but this time it is for children’s hospitals. That sounds like a noble cause so we should pony up $2 billion ($1 billion bond, $1 billion interest) for it right? I’m going to stick with my [...]

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted under: Political Stuff

2008 General Election: Proposition 2

Posted on October 21st, 2008 at 06:00pm  |  1 comment

PROP 2 – STANDARDS FOR CONFINING FARM ANIMALS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

This is one of the propositions that can’t really be boiled down to budget issues or idiocy. The text of the law names the act the “Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act”, not sure why there is a discrepancy there. The act pretty much says [...]

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted under: Political Stuff

June 3, 2008 Election

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 at 11:00am  |  Add comment

Didn’t have a lot time to prepare for this election, but the two big things on the ballot are Propositions 98 and 99. Both deal with eminent domain. 98 seems stronger and has fewer exceptions than 99. 98 throws in rent control reform which I agree with, see this well written analysis of rent control [...]

Tagged with: ,
Posted under: Political Stuff