2016

选举

Proposition 59: Campaign money

1oo percent of precincts reporting partial returns—will be updated when all results are certified. Background: The U.S. Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United has become a political flashpoint for Americans turned off by the billions of dollars spent to sway elections. The 2010 ruling allowed unions and corporations to spend unlimited amounts on political […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 28, 2016

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Proposition 60: Condoms in films

1oo percent of precincts reporting partial returns—will be updated when all results are certified. Background: This is the rare ballot measure that requires you to think about sex. Because here in California—home to a $9 billion pornography industry—that most personal of acts is also a jobs issue and a public health concern. Four years ago, […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 28, 2016

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Proposition 61: Prescription drugs

Background: Many Americans are angry about rising pharmaceutical prices and politicians have taken notice. Presidential candidates this year debated how to contain costs, and California lawmakers proposed fixes that never passed out of the statehouse. Drug prices are a big deal not only for consumers who are forced to pay more for prescriptions, but also […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 28, 2016

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Propositions 62 and 66: Death penalty

 Prop. 62  Prop. 66 1oo percent of precincts reporting partial returns—will be updated when all results are certified. Background: Whether for or against the death penalty, both sides agree the criminal justice system isn’t working. Since the 1978 passage of the death penalty in California, 15 of the 930 individuals who received a death sentence […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 28, 2016

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Proposition 63: Gun control

1oo percent of precincts reporting partial returns—will be updated when all results are certified. Background: Even though California has some of the toughest gun restrictions in the country, political will intensified this year to pass even stiffer laws. Motivated in part by the December shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead, Democrats in […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 28, 2016

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Proposition 64: Legalizing marijuana

1oo percent of precincts reporting partial returns—will be updated when all results are certified. Background: The push for marijuana legalization is on the ballot in at least nine states this November, with California’s Prop. 64 the most watched. Although four other states previously have legalized recreational pot, a vote by the nation’s most populous state […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 28, 2016

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Propositions 65 and 67: Plastic bags

Prop. 65 Prop. 67 1oo percent of precincts reporting partial returns—will be updated when all results are certified. Background: How you carry your groceries home from the store may seem like a trivial subject, but it’s the focus of two rival measures on the California ballot that pit environmentalists against the plastic industry. More than […]

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 28, 2016

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Budding confusion: Split over whether Prop. 64 allows on-demand marijuana delivery

The slick website offers many ways to get high. Three pre-rolled joints will cost you $30. A gram of hash is $45. Blueberry, pineapple or brownie-flavored cannabis treats go for about $12 a bag. (“Caution,” the label says, they are “very strong.”) It takes just few taps on a smart phone to place an order, […]

经过 劳雷尔·罗森霍尔 • 9 月 28, 2016

经济

INSIGHT WITH BETH RUYAK | Exploring The Pension Crisis In California

When California lawmakers cut a deal to increase public employee pensions, the state had a very different economic climate. We’ll talk with LA Times reporter Jack Dolan about the pension gap and what he’s learned about it.

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 19, 2016

经济

Why The Dot-Com Bubble Is Key To Understanding California’s Growing Public Employee Pension Debt

To figure out how California got in this situation, it’s helpful to rewind the clock to the late 1990s, back to the days of the dot-com bubble. That’s when the state and local governments chose to make pension benefits a lot more generous. It’s a decision that turned out to have lasting implications.

经过 CalMatters Staff • 9 月 19, 2016