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March 8, 2020
Bond issue rejection could be a signal
CalMatters
By Dan Walters
Ballots from last week’s election are still being counted and it will be weeks before the final numbers are tallied, but with that caveat, it appears that a $15 billion school bond issue — the only statewide ballot measure — has been decisively rejected. That’s something of a shock. Public schools are popular in California and school bond issues generally enjoy strong voter support.
February 25, 2020
California lawmaker, former Andrew Yang campaign co-chair, proposes statewide universal income
ABC 7 News
By Kristen Sze
Although tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang has dropped out of the Democratic race for president, his main platform of universal basic income lives on. Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Cupertino) represents a large part of the South Bay, the heart of the Silicon Valley.
September 27, 2019
Who wants to leave California? Young voters can't afford housing, and conservatives feel alienated
Los Angeles Times
By Sarah Parvini
Just over half of California’s registered voters have considered leaving the state, with soaring housing costs cited as the most common reason for wanting to move, according to a new poll. Young voters were especially likely to cite unaffordable housing as a reason for leaving, according to the latest latest UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll conducted for the Los Angeles Times.