When reading through the California Voter's Guide for Tuesday's election, even the most sophisticated eye can get lost in the political jargon and anyone can become overwhelmed by all the proposals.
The Editorial Board of The Advocate has assembled this voter's guide to the propositions, suggesting voting stances that make them work for students and locals.
Cannabis negatively affects memory, lungs, behavioral temperament of users
Californians will have the opportunity to vote Tuesday on one of the most talked about initiatives in the country — Proposition 19.
Passage of Proposition 19 to yield tax income for progressive California
On Tuesday, California voters will be given the opportunity to vote to legalize marijuana. Proposition 19, the controversial initiative to tax and regulate cannabis in the state, deserves a yes vote from Californians.
Now, 36 years later, a more pragmatic and politically maneuverable Jerry Brown hopes to reassume governorship of California and prove he is the anchor the state needs in these turbulent times.
Business tycoon Meg Whitman is the Republican candidate for governor who wants to return California to its former glory. For decades, the Golden State has been tarnished, currently facing a $20 billion deficit and 12 percent unemployment rate.
Residents of Contra Costa County will be charged an additional fee of $10 on their motor vehicle registrations to address local transportation needs if Measure O is passed on Tuesday.
Charge imposed on dispensaries
As part of a deluge of recent efforts by the city of Richmond to regulate marijuana, voters must soon decide whether marijuana businesses operating in the city should be levied an additional business license tax.
Pot decriminalization to bring revenue, jobs
California voters will be given the chance to change history on Tuesday by voting on the controversial Proposition 19, the state's initiative to tax and regulate cannabis.
Charges, fees require two-thirds margin
Proposition 26 asks California voters on Tuesday whether the state constitution should be amended to require a two-thirds vote approval for the imposition of certain state and local fees that currently require majority vote approval.
Pay suspended for tardy stalemates
Proposition 25 is proposing a change from requiring a two-thirds vote to pass the state budget to requiring a simple majority vote to pass the budget.
Proposal ends modification of liability
Proposition 24 is a proposal to repeal a business tax change that occurred in 2008 and 2009 that allows businesses to lower their tax liability beginning in 2011.
Old committee gets more power or termination
California will soon vote upon whether to extend the authority of the 14-member Citizens Redistricting Commission approved by voters in 2008 or eliminate the group altogether.
Curbing the high unemployment rate to improve the economy in California is the proposed impact of Proposition 23, the state's initiative to create more jobs by suspending restrictions put on greenhouse gas emissions.
Proposition 22 asks voters whether the California Constitution should be amended to prohibit the state, even during a severe fiscal hardship, from redirecting certain tax revenues dedicated to transportation or local governments on Tuesday's ballot.
In an effort to raise revenue for the maintenance and repair of state parks, Proposition 21 would establish an $18 annual vehicle license surcharge to help fund the parks and grant free admission to vehicle owners who paid.
Measure M decides temporary relief
Measure M will ask voters to decide whether a parcel tax should be imposed on parcels of taxable real property within the area of the West Contra Costa Unified School District for five years.
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