Posted on 06/04/2008 12:20:23 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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1310. (07-0081) Nonviolent Offenders. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation. Statute. Qualified for the November 4, 2008 General Election
1326. (07-0094, Amdt. #1S) Criminal Penalties and Laws. Public Safety Funding. Statute. Qualified for the November 4, 2008 General Election
1304. (07-0066, Amdt. #1S) Renewable Energy. Statute. Qualified for the November 4, 2008 General Election
1298. (07-0068) Limit on Marriage. Constitutional Amendment. Qualified for the November 4, 2008 General Election
Bond Measure
SB 1856 (Chapter 697, 2002). Costa.
Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century.*
*Note: The Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century was originally scheduled to appear on the November 2, 2004, General Election ballot. Subsequently, Senate Bill 1169, Chapter 71, Statutes of 2004, provided that it appear on the November 7, 2006, General Election ballot. However, most recently, Assembly Bill 713, Chapter 44, Statutes of 2006, provides for the submission of this Act on the November 4, 2008, General Election ballot instead.
Initiative Statute
1274. (07-0041)
Treatment of Farm Animals. Statute.
Summary Date: 10/01/07 Qualified: 04/09/08 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Joe Ramsey
Requires that an enclosure or tether confining specified farm animals allow the animals for the majority of every day to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up, and turn around. Specified animals include calves raised for veal, egg-laying hens, and pregnant pigs. Exceptions made for transportation, rodeos, fairs, 4-H programs, lawful slaughter, research and veterinary purposes. Provides misdemeanor penalties, including a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment in jail for up to 180 days. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Probably minor local and state enforcement and prosecution costs, partly offset by increased fine revenue. (Initiative 07-0041.)
Initiative Statute
1271. (07-0034)
Children’s Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Statute.
Summary Date: 09/12/07 Qualified: 05/09/08 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Diana S. Dooley
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. Designates that 80 percent of bond proceeds go to hospitals that focus on children with illnesses such as leukemia, cancer, heart defects, diabetes, sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis. Requires that qualifying children’s hospitals provide comprehensive services to a high volume of children eligible for governmental programs and meet other requirements. Designates that 20 percent of bond proceeds go to University of California general acute care hospitals. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: State costs of about $2 billion over 30 years to pay off both the principal ($980 million) and the interest ($1 billion) costs of the bond. Payments of about $67 million per year. (Initiative 07-0034.)
Initiative Constitutional Amendment
1287. (07-0053, Amdt. #1S)
Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy. Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 11/20/07 Qualified: 05/30/08 Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: John Smith
Amends California Constitution to prohibit abortion for unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor’s parent, legal guardian or, if parental abuse reported, an adult family member. Provides exceptions for medical emergency or parental waiver. Permits courts to waive notice based on clear and convincing evidence of minor’s maturity or best interests. Mandates reporting requirements, including reports from physicians regarding abortions on minors. Authorizes monetary damages against physicians for violation. Requires minor’s consent to abortion, with exceptions. Permits judicial relief if minor’s consent is coerced. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential unknown net state costs of several million dollars annually for health and social services programs, court administration, and state health agency administration combined. (Initiative 07-0053.)
Initiative Statute
1310. (07-0081)
Nonviolent Offenders. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation. Statute.
Summary Date: 01/02/08 Qualified: 06/02/08 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Daniel N. Abrahamson
Requires State to expand and increase funding and oversight for individualized treatment and rehabilitation programs for nonviolent drug offenders and parolees. Reduces criminal consequences of nonviolent drug offenses by mandating three-tiered probation with treatment and by providing for case dismissal and/or sealing of records after probation. Limits court’s authority to incarcerate offenders who violate probation or parole. Shortens parole for most drug offenses, including sales, and for nonviolent property crimes. Creates numerous divisions, boards, commissions, and reporting requirements regarding drug treatment and rehabilitation. Changes certain marijuana misdemeanors to infractions. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased state costs that could exceed $1 billion annually primarily for expanding drug treatment and rehabilitation programs for offenders in state prisons, on parole, and in the community. Savings to the state that could exceed $1 billion annually due primarily to reduced prison and parole operating costs. Net savings on a one-time basis on capital outlay costs for prison facilities that could exceed $2.5 billion. Unknown net fiscal effect on expenditures for county operations and capital outlay. (Initiative 07-0081.)
Initiative Statute
1326. (07-0094, Amdt. #1S)
Criminal Penalties and Laws. Public Safety Funding. Statute.
Summary Date: 02/13/08 Qualified: 06/02/08 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponents: George C. Runner, Jr., Gary Ovitt and Mike Reynolds
Requires new state spending on various programs to combat crime and gangs, and to operate prison and parole systems. Increases penalties for several crimes, including violating gang injunctions, using or possessing to sell methamphetamine, or carrying loaded or concealed firearms by certain felons. Eliminates bail for illegal immigrants charged with violent or gang-related felonies, establishes crime for removing or disabling a monitoring device affixed as part of a criminal sentence, and changes evidence rules to allow use of certain hearsay statements as evidence when witnesses are unavailable. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Net state costs likely to exceed a half billion dollars annually primarily for increased funding of criminal justice programs, as well as for increased costs for prison and parole operations. Unknown one-time state capital outlay costs potentially exceeding a half billion dollars for prison facilities. Unknown net fiscal impact for state trial courts, county jails, and other local criminal justice agencies. (Initiative 07-0094.)
Initiative Statute
1304. (07-0066, Amdt. #1S)
Renewable Energy. Statute.
Summary Date: 12/14/07 Qualified: 06/02/08 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Jim Gonzalez c/o Randall W. Keen
Requires all 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 all utilities to 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025. Imposes penalties for noncompliance. Fast-tracks approval for new renewable energy plants. Requires utilities to sign longer contracts (20 year minimum) to procure renewable energy. Creates Solar and Clean Energy Transmission Account to purchase property or rights of way for renewable energy. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: State administrative costs of up to $3.4 million annually for the regulatory activities of the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission, paid for by fee revenues. Potential, unknown increased costs and reduced revenues, particularly in the short term, to state and local governments resulting from the measure’s potential to increase retail electricity rates, with possible offsetting cost savings and revenue increases, to an unknown degree, over the long term to the extent the measure hastens renewable energy development. (Initiative 07-0066.)
Initiative Constitutional Amendment
1298. (07-0068)
Limit on Marriage. Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 11/29/07 Qualified: 06/02/08 Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponents: Dennis Hollingsworth, Gail J. Knight, Martin F. Gutierrez, Hak-Shing William Tam, and Mark A. Jansson c/o Andrew Pugno
Amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: The measure would have no fiscal effect on state or local governments. This is because there would be no change to the manner in which marriages are currently recognized by the state. (Initiative 07-0068.)
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What a bunch of boongoggles. More freaking bonds with the state already mired in red ink including that white elephant of a Euro style rail system. More budgeting by ballot box which is one of the major reasons why CA is in such a fiscal pickle. Think your your electric bill is high that will be considered cheap if 1304 passes requiring 50% renewables by 2025!! I give credit to the Pro-Life people for persistence but parental notification for teenage abortions already failed at the ballot box 2 times.
I always vote NO on any bond, regardless of what it is for. We are so strapped in debt already. People do not realize that we keep adding to it every election with every passed bond.
Bonds also get a no from me... unless it’s JAMES Bond. :)
Has anyone heard the outcome of Prop 98 from yesterday? The morning fishwrap says it went down, but I can’t believe the folks here were so damnably gullible.
Thanks for posting, CCC.
I understand Arnie is working to put another “redistricting” measure on the ballot (that will probably be another ‘hog tie conservatives’ measure like the last one).
From what I see on a cursory look, the Waiting Period and Marriage amendments are the only ones I would consider a YES vote.
Yes, it did not pass. Local results http://www.election.co.riverside.ca.us/eresults/47/Election%20Result.htm
I predict lots of radio ads with a melodious female voice touting how these bonds will “let us pay over time, with no tax increase”. And the dopes will fall for it like they always do.
I guess that next we need to do it again, this time not linking it to the rent control laws. One step at a time.
1325. (07-0100, Amdt. #1NS)
Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Parole. Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Summary Date: 02/08/08 Qualified: 06/06/08 Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponents: Henry Nicholas, Marcella Leach and LaWanda Hawkins c/o Ashlee N. Titus
Requires notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole. Establishes victim safety as consideration in determining bail or release on parole. Increases the number of people permitted to attend and testify on behalf of victims at parole hearings. Reduces the number of parole hearings to which prisoners are entitled. Requires that victims receive written notification of their constitutional rights. Establishes timelines and procedures concerning parole revocation hearings. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Unknown potential increases in state prison and county jail operating costs due to provisions restricting early release of inmates. To the extent that any such costs were incurred, they could collectively amount to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. A potential net savings in the low tens of millions of dollars for the administration of parole reviews and revocations if the changes related to parole revocation procedures were not overturned by potential legal challenges. (Initiative 07-0100.)
Is this a self-serving prop? Nicholas thinks he's gonna be a prisoner for a while?
(Broadcomm) Tech exec charged with spiking drinks with ecstasy (and conspiracy, securities fraud)
Indictment: Broadcom co-founder had narcotics warehouse, hired prostitutes, drugged associates SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors may have charged Broadcom co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III in one of the largest stock-option backdating cases in U.S. history, but it was allegations that the billionaire drugged his business cohorts, hired prostitutes and maintained a drug warehouse that grabbed headlines. A pair of indictments unsealed Thursday charge the 48-year-old...
In tomorrow's Bee: Before Henry T. Nicholas III donated millions to rewrite California's crime laws, the Republican billionaire was entangled in his own netherworld of prostitution, drug-peddling, bribery and death threats, federal prosecutors say.Shane Goldmacher has the story of the indicted Republican billionaire who is the chief financier of two tough-on-crime measures on the November 2008 ballot.
Ponderous. That’s all Republicans need is another corrupt scumbag with alterior motives to make the rest of us look bad.
Argh. I need to calm down.
Agreed. It’s one of the traits of many RINOs and why I despise them.
1332. (07-0101, Amdt. #2S)
Bonds. Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Statute.
Summary Date: 02/26/08 Qualified: 06/10/08 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponents: Allison Hart, Mitzi Dudley and Thomas Daly c/o Daniel K. Abramson
Authorizes $5 billion in bonds paid from state’s General Fund, allocated approximately as follows: 58% in cash payments of between $2,000 and $50,000 to purchasers of certain high fuel economy and alternative fuel vehicles; 20% in incentives for research, development and production of renewable energy technology; 11% in incentives for research and development of alternative fuel vehicle technology; 5% in incentives for purchase of renewable energy technology; 4% in grants to eight cities for education about these technologies; and 3% in grants to colleges to train students in these technologies. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: State costs of about $9.8 billion over 30 years to pay both the principal ($5 billion) and interest ($4.8 billion) costs on the bond. Payments of about $325 million per year. Increase in state sales tax revenues of an unknown amount, potentially totaling in the tens of millions of dollars, over the period from 2009 to beyond 2018. Increase in local sales tax and VLF revenues of an unknown amount, potentially totaling in the tens of millions of dollars, over the period from 2009 to about 2018-19. Potential state costs of up to about $10 million annually, through about 2018 -19, for state agency administrative costs not funded by the measure. (Initiative 07-0101.)
With the state $15 billion in the hole and the Dems calling for tax increases to cover almost all of that if these bond measures pass in Nov I think its time to throw in the towel on CA.
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