California General Election
Proposition 37: California Second Mortgage Homebuyer Program and Revenue Bond Initiative
Vote Yes
Proposition 37: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Initiative Statute
C.A.R. Position: FOR [SUPPORT]This ballot proposition would create a $25 billion loan program to help middle-income Californians buy a newly built home. Qualified buyers could borrow up to 17 percent of the purchase price at a fixed rate. Buyers must live in the home, have lived in California for at least a year, earn under 200 percent of area median income, and put down at least 3 percent. The bonds are repaid by the participating homeowners, not by taxpayers.
Source (https://www.car.org/en/advocacy/legislation/stategovernmentaffairs/Ballot-Measures)
Proposition 40: California One-Time Wealth Tax for State-Funded Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance Programs Initiative
Vote No
Proposition 40: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Individuals and Trusts. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute
C.A.R. Position: AGAINST [OPPOSE]The so-called “billionaire tax” would impose a one-time tax of up to 5 percent on Californians and trusts holding more than $1 billion in assets such as businesses, stocks, art, and intellectual property. Real property is excluded. Most of the revenue would go to health care. The Legislative Analyst projects an ongoing loss of hundreds of millions of dollars a year in state income tax revenue.
Source (https://www.car.org/en/advocacy/legislation/stategovernmentaffairs/Ballot-Measures)
Proposition 45: Changes to Environmental Review Process for Certain Projects Initiative
Vote Yes
Proposition 45: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects. Initiative Statute
C.A.R. Position: FOR [SUPPORT]This measure would implement reform to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by speeding up environmental review under CEQA for most housing, transportation, water, health, and clean energy projects. It puts agencies on deadlines, trims the requirement to study endless project alternatives, and limits how long opponents have to sue and what a court can order.
Source (https://www.car.org/en/advocacy/legislation/stategovernmentaffairs/Ballot-Measures)
