Givin' Props

Know Your Props And Make Sure and Vote on Them, Some are HUGE!!

PROP 1A: SAFE, RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN BOND ACT
-Yes, the train can get you from LA to San Francisco in TWO HOURS but how much will it cost us and who will benefit?
PROP 2: STANDARDS FOR CONFINING FARM ANIMALS
-Requires that calves raised for veal, egg-laying hens and pregnant pigs be confined only in ways that allow these animals to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs and turn around freely.
PROP 3:CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOND ACT
-Authorizes $980,000,000 in bonds, to be repaid from state’s General Fund, to fund the construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of children’s hospitals.
PROP 4: WAITING PERIOD AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE TERMINATION OF MINOR’S PREGNANCY
-Changes California Constitution to prohibit abortion for unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor’s parent or legal guardian.
PROP 5:NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES. SENTENCING, PAROLE AND REHABILITATION
-Allocates $460,000,000 annually to improve and expand treatment programs for persons convicted of drug and other offenses, limits court authority to incarcerate offenders who commit certain drug crimes, break drug treatment rules or violate parole, substantially shortens parole for certain drug offenses; increases parole for serious and violent felonies.
PROP 6: POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND LAWS
-Requires minimum of $965,000,000 each year to be allocated from state General Fund for police, sheriffs, district attorneys, adult probation, jails and juvenile probation facilities. Some of this funding will increase in following years according to California Consumer Price Index, makes approximately 30 revisions to California criminal law, many of which cover gang-related offenses. Revisions create multiple new crimes and additional penalties, some with the potential for new life sentences.
PROP 7: RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
-Requires utilities, including government-owned utilities, to generate 20% of their power from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable only to private electrical corporations, raises requirement for utilities to 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025.
PROP 8: ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME–SEX COUPLES TO MARRY
-Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California, provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
PROP 9:CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. PAROLE
-Requires notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole.
PROP 10: ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
-Provides $3.425 billion to help consumers and others purchase certain high fuel economy or alternative fuel vehicles, including natural gas vehicles, and to fund research into alternative fuel technology.
Provides $1.25 billion for research, development and production of renewable energy technology, primarily solar energy with additional funding for other forms of renewable energy; incentives for purchasing solar and renewable energy technology
PROP 11: REDISTRICTING
-Changes authority for establishing Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries from elected representatives to 14 member commission.
PROP 12:VETERANS’ BOND ACT OF 2008
-This act provides for a bond issue of nine hundred million dollars ($900,000,000) to provide loans to California veterans to purchase farms and homes.