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FCL ACTION ALERTS
October 17, 2006

Info Alert: Further Reading on Ballot Propositions

Dear FCL SUPPORTER,
 
FCL’s ballot recommendations have been published in the September-October edition of the FCL Newsletter.  Additional resources have been added to the FCL website to assist you, including non-partisan analyses by the California Budget Project. We hope you find these resources useful.
 
General

“California Ballot Endorsements,” from the Institute of Governmental Studies. Includes listings of various organizations and newspaper recommendations from around the state. http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/election2006/endorse2006.html

“The League of Women Voters Recommends,” from The League of Women Voters of California. http://ca.lwv.org/action/prop0611/flyer.html
 
Proposition 1A

“Proposition 1A of 2006: What Would Be The Impact of “Locking In” The Proposition 42 Transfer?,” by the California Budget Project
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Infrastructure Bonds: Props. 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E

“California’s 2006 Infrastructure Bonds: Transportation (1B) and Housing (1C),” from Urban Habitat Reports.

“The $46-Billion Question,” from The Los Angeles Times
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“Financing Infrastructure,” by the Public Policy Institute of California.

“Propositions 1B, 1C, 1D, And 1E: The Public Works Bond Package,” by the California Budget Project. (Includes an excellent discussion of bond financing.)

“Proposition 1E: California’s one-legged flood control stool,” from The Sacramento Bee.  

Proposition 83

“CALCASA strongly opposes the Jessica’s Law Initiative (Proposition 83),” by the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

“Sex offenders would face tough restrictions under Jessica’s Law,” from The San Francisco Chronicle
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“Statement on Sex Offender Residency Requirements in Iowa,” from the Iowa County Attorneys Association.

“Sex offender residence restrictions: A Report To The Florida Legislature,” by Jill Levenson, PhD.

Proposition 86
 
What Would Proposition 86 Mean For California?,” by the California Budget Project.

Proposition 87

“What Would Proposition 87 Mean For California?,” by the California Budget Project.

Proposition 88
 
“Editorial: No on Proposition 88,” from The Sacramento Bee.

“Times Endorsement: No on Proposition 88,” from The Los Angeles Times.

“What Would Proposition 88 Mean For California?,” by the California Budget Project.
 
Proposition 89
 
Another view – Yes on 89: Give regular voters a stronger voice, “ Op-Ed by Ned Wigglesworth, printed in The Sacramento Bee.

Proposition 90

“Moguls network bankrolls Prop. 90,” from The San Francisco Chronicle.

“More Than Meets The Eye: What Would Proposition 90 Mean For California,” by The California Budget Project.
 
“Oregon experience cited in property-rights debate,” from The San Francisco Chronicle.

Sincerely yours,

Jim Lindburg
Legislative Advocate

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