Friday, July 31

Proposition 39

PROPOSITION 39 School Facilities. 55 percent Local Vote. Bonds, taxes. Accountability requirements. Many of California’s public schools are overcrowded, underfunded and in desperate need of expansion and repair. Read more...


Proposition 36

PROPOSITION 36 Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program. We endorse Proposition 36, which would mandate treatment, not incarceration, for possession, use or transportation of controlled substances. Drug addiction is a health problem, not a criminal act, and it’s about time we treated it as such. Read more...



Proposition 38

PROPOSITION 38 School vouchers. State-funded private and religious education. Public school funding. Proposition 38 is arguably the most deceptive measure on this year’s ballot. The school voucher initiative proposes to grant a $4,000 scholarship to each elementary school student in California who wishes to attend a private school. Read more...



Proposition 32

PROPOSITION 32 Veteran’s Bond Act of 2000. The Cal-Vet Farm and Home Loan Program has provided loans to more than 400,000 wartime veterans since its establishment after World War I. Read more...


Letters

School tuition to increase with Proposition 38 I am responding to Max Roberts’ article, “Misconceptions distort Prop. 38,” (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Nov. 2). Like many people who talk about Proposition 38, the school voucher initiative, Roberts brought up the issue of what happens to the scholarship money from the $4,000 voucher if the private school the student chooses to attend charges less than that amount. Read more...