KALW, San Francisco Public Press, CalMatters
Gimme My Props
2024 ballot explainers covering California, San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond in two minutes or less. Reported by CalMatters, San Francisco Public Press, and KALW.
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Oct 29, 2024
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Episodes
Berkeley Measure Z: Extending the 2014 soda tax 29.10.2024 2:00
Berkeley’s Measure Z — also known as the soda tax — is an initiative that aims to extend the 2014 ballot measure to continue the tax on sugar sweetened beverages.
Oakland Measure OO: Updating the Public Ethics Commission 24.10.2024 2:00
Oakland’s Measure OO is a new initiative to change the structure of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission.
Oakland Measure NN: Increasing funding for violence prevention services 24.10.2024 2:00
Oakland’s Measure NN is a new proposal aimed at funding public safety through a tax on property owners.
Oakland Measure MM: Funding wildfire prevention 24.10.2024 2:00
Oakland Measure MM is a new initiative that aims to fund wildfire prevention in parts of the city with high fire risk.
Richmond Measure J & L: Reforming elections 24.10.2024 2:00
Richmond’s Measure J and Measure L both focus on election reform.
San Francisco Prop O: Funding low-cost reproductive care 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition O would strengthen access to abortions in San Francisco.
San Francisco Prop N: Offering emergency workers student loan forgiveness 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition N would create a fund to help police officers, firefighters, paramedics, sheriffs, nurses and 911 dispatchers employed by the city pay off their student loan debt.
San Francisco Prop M: Adjusting taxes on businesses 24.10.2024 2:00
SF Prop M would overhaul SF Business Tax System . The city would rely less on taxing a company’s payroll for staff working here, and more on revenue that businesses earn within the city.
San Francisco Prop L: Taxing ride-hail companies to fund public transit 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition L would tax ride-hail companies, including those that operate self-driving cars.
San Francisco Prop K: Closing the Upper Great Highway to cars 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition K would start a process that could permanently close part of San Francisco’s Great Highway to traffic.
San Francisco Prop J: Monitoring spending on youth programs 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition J would create an oversight body to monitor city government spending on programs helping children and young people.
San Francisco Prop I: Expanding retirement for nurses and dispatchers 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition I would improve retirement packages for 9-1-1 dispatchers, as well as nurses who transition from temporary to full-time roles.
San Francisco Prop H: Lowering the retirement age for firefighters 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition H would lower the retirement age for San Francisco firefighters from 58 to 55.
San Francisco Prop G: Creating a new affordable housing fund 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition G would reduce rent in hundreds of units serving extremely low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities.
San Francisco Prop F - Allowing retired police officers to continue working 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition F allows retirement eligible police officers to stay on the job while receiving both their salary and pension for up to five years.
San Francisco Prop E: Creating a commissions task force 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition E would create a five member task force to assess San Francisco’s many commissions and recommend whether any should be altered or eliminated to improve local governance.
San Francisco Prop D: Consolidating City Hall commissions 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition D would dramatically alter governance in San Francisco, slashing City Hall commissions from the current 130 to a maximum of 65, retaining 20 major commissions.
San Francisco Prop C: Creating an inspector general position 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition C aims to fight corruption in the San Francisco government by creating an inspector general to investigate fraud, waste and abuse.
San Francisco Prop B: Paying for health facilities and public spaces 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition B would let San Francisco borrow up to $390 million to build new infrastructure and upgrade existing buildings, roads, and public spaces.
San Francisco Prop A: Paying for school improvements 24.10.2024 2:00
Proposition A would let the San Francisco Unified School District borrow up to 790 million dollars to upgrade, repair and retrofit its properties.
California Prop 36: Increasing penalties for certain crimes 23.10.2024 1:30
If passed, California Proposition 36 would enforce harsher penalties for certain crimes to address concerns about shoplifting and drug possession.
California Prop 35: Funding Medi-Cal services 23.10.2024 1:30
If passed, California Proposition 35 would require the state to use money from a tax on health insurance plans towards payments to doctors who serve Medi-Cal patients.
California Prop 34: Mandating prescription drug profits to fund patient care 23.10.2024 1:30
If passed, California Proposition 34 would require some California health providers to use profits from prescription drug sales to directly fund patient care.
California Prop 33: Removing limits on rent control 23.10.2024 1:30
If passed, California Proposition 33 would let cities remove current limits on rent control.
California Prop 32: Raising the minimum wage to $18 22.10.2024 1:30
If passed, California Proposition 32 would mandate a higher statewide minimum wage.
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