Convincing CA voters on poll props

Within the political world, there was numerous dialogue these days about newspaper endorsements — or non-endorsements — and whether or not they matter for voters.

They don’t for many who decide candidates primarily based on social gathering. However can they affect voters on poll propositions?

CalMatters politics intern Jenna Peterson appears at the place California’s six main newspaper editorial boards landed on the ten propositions on the November poll. The editorial boards all supported Prop. 3 to enshrine same-sex marriage within the state structure, and opposed Prop. 33 to allow native governments to increase lease management.

Two boards stood alone on two measures: The Southern California Information Group was the one one to endorse Prop. 34which targets a sponsor of lease management measures, whereas the Sacramento Bee was the lone supporter of Prop. 35 to lock in income from a well being care plan tax for Medi-Cal sufferers.

Learn extra about this election’s newspaper endorsements (together with our helpful chart) in Jenna’s story.

In different election information:

• Prop. 6: The constitutional modification to restrict compelled jail labor is flailing within the polls and supporters are working out of time. So that they’re pulling out all of the stops with a collection of occasions that includes totally different teams of backers: On Tuesday legal justice reform advocates, native elected officers and Democratic Assemblymember Liz Ortega of Hayward rallied in Oakland to deal with Prop. 6’s potential influence on rehabilitation and the Latino group. And in Los Angeles as we speakladies, together with U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, plan to debate how the measure will assist feminine inmates.

• Poll titles: Each election, there are complaints that the proposition titles are too slanted or simply too complicated. However the 10 on California’s poll are barely easier than the nationwide common, in response to a “readability” research from Ballotpedia. California’s props are written at a school studying stage, whereas the common is one grade stage greater. And Prop. 32to extend the minimal wage, had one of many three shortest titles of 159 poll measures in 41 states. In case you had been questioning, the poll measure with the very best grade stage is a $25 million bond concern in Maine and the bottom is a Florida constitutional modification for the fitting to hunt and fish.

• Mail ballots: The U.S. Postal Service is out with a press release that says it’s assured that additional measures will assure that ballots arrive in timeand that the efficiency this yr can be at the very least equal to 2020, when 98% had been delivered inside three days and 99.7% inside 5 days. Nonetheless, the postal service is urging voters to mail ballots earlier than Election Day and at the very least every week earlier than they’re due in election places of work. Reminder: In California, ballots which are postmarked by Nov. 5 and arrive by Nov. 12 will nonetheless be counted. The Secretary of State’s workplace stated Tuesday that greater than 5 million California voters have signed as much as monitor their ballots.

Of their newest try to cease a possible gasoline value hike, Republican legislators are calling out the obvious wealth of members and leaders of the California Air Sources Board.

On Nov. 8 the board — 12 of 16 members appointed by the governor — is poised to vote on proposed updates to California’s low-carbon gasoline requirementswhich search to cut back transportation emissions and air air pollution, however may even probably result in a rise in gasoline costs.

Citing info from publicly out there financial curiosity statementswhich elected officers and public staff are required to submit, GOP state Senate chief Brian Jones of San Diego stated Tuesday that 10 of the 14 voting members are “considerably wealthier than the average Californian,” and that the board’s govt officer, Steve Cliff, “is a millionaire.” Jones added that Gov. Gavin Newsom and board members can simply afford gasoline ought to costs rise.

• Jones, in a press launch: “Should we really be surprised they look down on the struggling middle class and working poor? Their ‘we know what’s best for you’ attitude is infuriating for hardworking Californians who are already scraping by just to fill their tanks at current prices, let alone after this new hike.”

A spokesperson for the useful resource board advised CalMatters that six board members aren’t compensated by the state and two obtain lower than $60,000 per yr. The board additionally issued a press release arguing that its mission focuses on “environmental injustices in overburdened communities.”

And in case you’re questioning: Jones’ $147,446 annual wage as a legislative chief is about $52,000 greater than the median family revenue in California. His personal financial curiosity type additionally signifies Jones acquired between $1,000 to $10,000 final yr in revenue as a accomplice of an inside adorning enterprise. Search for different legislators on the Honest Political Practices Fee’s website.

Two years since chicken flu hit California poultry farms, the virus’ new goal, cattle, poses a menace to dairy farmers and employeeswrites CalMatters well being reporter Kristen Hwang.

Since August, there have been 178 confirmed chicken flu instances at California dairies. In Tulare County, the nation’s greatest milk producer, the state’s first human instances had been reported in early October. So far, California has reported 16 human instances of chicken flu — practically the entire nation’s cattle-to-human transmissions.

Up to now, no employees have been hospitalized; they’ve reported flu-like signs and pink eye. Native well being departments and farms have distributed greater than 1 million items of private protecting gear. However employee advocates say California isn’t doing sufficient to guard dairy employees. Solely 39 folks have been examined for the chicken flu pressure infecting cattle, in response to the state’s public well being division.

One different wrinkle: A spokesperson for the United Farm Staff union stated employees usually keep away from testing as a result of they will’t afford the 10-day isolation interval with no pay if they’re optimistic.

Study extra about how chicken flu is impacting dairy farms in Kristen’s story.

In different well being information: Legal professional Common Rob Bonta has reached a short lived settlement with a Catholic hospital in Eureka that allegedly refused to offer an emergency abortion, Kristen experiences. Windfall St. Joseph Hospital agrees to adjust to a state regulation banning hospitals from denying emergency care.