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November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 32

Proposition 32: Raises Minimum Wage. Initiative Statute. Living Wage Act of 2022 Summary

Proposition 32 is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that proposes to raise the California minimum wage over the next two years to $18 per hour depending on firm size.

California’s minimum wage is currently $16 per hour. In 2016 Senate Bill 3 was signed into law to increase the state's minimum...

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November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 6

Proposition 6: Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Summary

Proposition 6 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It would remove language from the state constitution that allows jails and prisons to impose involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment. If the proposition passes, prisoners can refuse a work assignment without punishment. It would allow inmates to voluntarily accept work assignments in exchange for credit to...

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November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 5

Proposition 5: Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure With 55% Voter Approval. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Summary

Proposition 5 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that changes the rules in the California Constitution for approving particular local government general obligation bonds. It also requires local governments to monitor the use of revenues in specific ways. The proposition lowers the voter approval requirement from two-thirds to 55 % if the bonds fund housing...

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November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 4

Proposition 4: Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands From Climate Risks. Legislative Statute. Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands From Climate Risks. Legislative Statute. Summary

Proposition 4 is a legislatively referred bond act which permits the state to sell a $10 billion bond to fund assorted projects to reduce climate change risks including...

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November 5, 2024 Ballot Prop. 2

Proposition 2: Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities. Legislative Statute. Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024 Summary

Proposition 2 has been placed on the ballot by the California State Legislature. It authorizes $10 billion in state general obligation bonds for public school and community college facilities repair, upgrade, and construction. Specifically, $8.5 billion is provided for four types...

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November 5 2024 General Election

List of 2024 Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures CA Secretary of State certified results, as reported in the Statement of Vote, November 5, 2024 General Election. Title Yes votes No votes Proposition 2 (2024...

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Addressing Homelessness: California Local Government Documents

September 26, 2025

Paul King

Note about the document type: The Continuum of Care (CoC) program is a key initiative administered by the U.S. Department of...

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Student Assistant Allie Carr: Shopping For Images

September 15, 2025

Allie Carr

One of my favorite parts of working with the library's document collection is getting to take in all the imagery. In his poem "A Supermarket in California," Allen Ginsberg describes walking through the grocery store as "shopping for images." That's exactly how it feels to thumb through a cart full of documents—it's like shopping for images on the front covers of assorted plans and reports. It's a similar act to flipping through crates of vinyl at a record store, patiently...