September 23, 2018

Proposition 5 would give homeowners who move a property tax break. Pro: Proposition 5 would help ease the state’s shortage of housing by encouraging more turnover of single-family homes in existing neighborhoods. Con: Proposition 5 would take upward of $1 billion a year away from crucial local services like fire protection.

Those who boast of California's economic prosperity ignore the 16 million Californians who are living in poverty or near-poverty.