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The ballot measure that would allow school levies to pass with a majority vote pulled ahead for the first time Tuesday with a 7,000-vote lead.
Dueling measures could be on the state ballot next June on the issue of rent control. One would repeal it — the other— protect it. Both sides are facing a petition deadline at the end of this month. ABC7 News has the story from San Francisco, which has one of the toughest rent control laws in the state.
The director of California’s high-speed rail board on Wednesday defended his recommendation of the Pacheco Pass as the primary route for bullet trains to the San Francisco Bay area, saying it was more efficient and environmentally sound.
No matter what you thought about Ballot Measure 49, the land-use measure approved in last week’s election, it got people talking.
Now this state needs to keep the conversation going. The best way to do that is for Oregon to revive the comatose Big Look task force.
The task force is a long-overdue rewrite of Oregon’s land-use policies. It covers transportation, the economy and housing, among other topics. It’s much broader than Measure 49.
Governor Hoeven says he`s supporting a proposed ballot measure to give the governor power to appoint North Dakota`s workers compensation director. The governor, however, isn`t saying whether he`ll campaign for the measure if it makes it onto the ballot.
The Colorado Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for an anti-abortion group to collect signatures for a ballot measure that would define a fertilized egg as a person.
Oregonians for Immigration Reform will start gathering signatures for a ballot petition that would require people to pony up a valid social security number before registering to vote or getting a driver’s license.
Jackson County’s historic preservation advocates will ask voters in November 2008 to create a countywide heritage district that would raise about $1 million per year to maintain collections of artifacts and historic properties such as the old county courthouse in Jacksonville.
People who live in Los Gatos can expect a bruising campaign as the question of whether the town should build a skateboard park goes to the voters.
Despite strong opposition from nearby homeowners, the town council last week agreed to put the issue on the Feb. 5 presidential primary election ballot.
A ballot measure adding an estimated $300 million a year in guaranteed state funding to California’s public schools and community colleges may get opposition from an unlikely quarter - the University of California and California State University systems.