Decision 2020 Ballot Propositions

Consumer advocates have different views on whether to vote yes or no. Randy Mac reports Oct. 21, 2020.

Uber and Lyft together have spent nearly $100 million on the ballot initiative to overturn the state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees. That may sound like a lot, but the two ride-hailing companies would each face more than $392 million in annual payroll taxes and workers’ compensation costs even if they drastically cut th...

A proposition on this year’s ballot promises a tax break that would make buying a new house more affordable for thousands of Californians. But while Prop 19 would give property tax relief to many, opponents say other Californians will be on the hook to pay for it.

One family shares how the prop could work for them. Randy Mac reports Oct. 27, 2020.

Proposition 24 affords consumers more rights to prevent the sharing of their personal information and limits businesses’ use of sensitive personal information like geolocation, race, ethnicity, religion, genetic data, union membership, certain sexual orientation and health information. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

Proposition 23, placed on the ballot by a union representing healthcare workers, requires clinics to have at least one licensed physician present during operating hours among other things. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

Proposition 20 would add crimes to the list of violent felonies for which early parole is restricted; recategorize certain types of theft and fraud crimes as wobblers (chargeable as misdemeanors or felonies); and require DNA collection for certain misdemeanors. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

Prop 16 would mark a return to affirmative action in California after it was banned in 1996 when voters approved Prop 209. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

Among other things, Proposition 19 would allow homeowners who are 55 or older, wildfire disaster victims or disabled to keep their property tax at the same level or a reduced rate when they buy a new home. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

Proposition 15 would result in split-roll taxes, creating new rules for commercial and industrial property taxes without changing existing residential property tax mandates. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

Proposition 14 would issue $5.5 billion in general obligation bonds for the state’s stem cell research institute. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

Parolees — people who have been released from prison before a sentence ends — currently cannot vote in California until their term of parole is over. Proposition 17 would lift that restriction. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

A consumer privacy measure on the ballot for the upcoming election is creating controversy, with consumer advocates taking very different positions. From your online browsing habits to your smartwatch and smartphone — these are all ways companies may track your information.