I think that's a problem with voter initiatives across the country. They are written by special interests and sometimes include proposals with unintended consequences or obfuscate the titled issue with poison pills.
I generally start at no until I'm convinced otherwise.
In California, Zack of the SFV puts out a voters guide, Zack's picks, that does an excellent job of analyzing the propositions.
I think that's a problem with voter initiatives across the country. They are written by special interests and sometimes include proposals with unintended consequences or obfuscate the titled issue with poison pills.
I generally start at no until I'm convinced otherwise.
In California, Zack of the SFV puts out a voters guide, Zack's picks, that does an excellent job of analyzing the propositions.
I wouldn't say I start at yes or no, because it depends on the substance of the ballot measure, but if I absolutely can't understand it, I vote against it.
Agreed. In this case the implementation seems convoluted and not representative of the majority of drivers. Still have plenty of time to research - but leaning no.
Thank you for your kind words, DM! I am going to try to get the Picks out earlier this season (famous last words) since so many people vote fairly early.
In other CA ballot measure news I noticed in one of my last DKE comments that it was unusual that there were TV ads for congressional candidates before I saw anything about the ballot measures. Now I am seeing some spots about Props 33 and 34, which is the third time that the issue of allowing rent control in local jurisdictions has come to the ballot in recent years. While I support the substance of Prop 33 (and benefit from L.A. city rent control) I don't see the point of Michael Weinstein and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation running it again after losing twice in recent years (2018 and 2020). Not much has changed; we still have an affordability crisis and the Landlords' Lobby will still vastly outspend the AHF. Prop 33 will almost certainly lose. Now there is Prop 34 to try to put the AHF out of the initiative biz. I see 34 as an abuse of the initiative process and I doubt that it will pass, but it is early. So far no ads have appeared about the other eight statewide ballot measures.
I think that's a problem with voter initiatives across the country. They are written by special interests and sometimes include proposals with unintended consequences or obfuscate the titled issue with poison pills.
I generally start at no until I'm convinced otherwise.
In California, Zack of the SFV puts out a voters guide, Zack's picks, that does an excellent job of analyzing the propositions.
I wouldn't say I start at yes or no, because it depends on the substance of the ballot measure, but if I absolutely can't understand it, I vote against it.
Agreed. In this case the implementation seems convoluted and not representative of the majority of drivers. Still have plenty of time to research - but leaning no.
Thank you for your kind words, DM! I am going to try to get the Picks out earlier this season (famous last words) since so many people vote fairly early.
In other CA ballot measure news I noticed in one of my last DKE comments that it was unusual that there were TV ads for congressional candidates before I saw anything about the ballot measures. Now I am seeing some spots about Props 33 and 34, which is the third time that the issue of allowing rent control in local jurisdictions has come to the ballot in recent years. While I support the substance of Prop 33 (and benefit from L.A. city rent control) I don't see the point of Michael Weinstein and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation running it again after losing twice in recent years (2018 and 2020). Not much has changed; we still have an affordability crisis and the Landlords' Lobby will still vastly outspend the AHF. Prop 33 will almost certainly lose. Now there is Prop 34 to try to put the AHF out of the initiative biz. I see 34 as an abuse of the initiative process and I doubt that it will pass, but it is early. So far no ads have appeared about the other eight statewide ballot measures.