Bonds for Public School and College Facilities

Constitutional Right to Marriage

Bonds for Water, Wildfire, and Climate Risks

Bonds for Affordable Housing and Infrastructure

Eliminates Forcing Inmates to Work

Raises Minimum Wage

Local Government Residential Rent Control

Restricts Spending of Prescription Revenues

Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal

Increased Sentencing for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes

To improve the quality of education; construct/ modernize classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; build a new school to reduce overcrowding; and replace portables with permanent classrooms; shall the Armona Union Elementary School District measure authorizing $9,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates be adopted, generating approximately $532,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at average rates of $29 per $100,000 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizen oversight, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?

Shall Ordinance 2024-01 be adopted, (1) authorizing a vacancy tax on unused or unoccupied commercial spaces and uninhabited residences in the City of Avenal, up to $1,000 per linear foot of frontage, (2) setting transient occupancy tax at 15%, and (3) creating a progressive rate structure that would set business license tax rates from .05% to .475% of gross receipts, generating undetermined revenue, potentially up to $84,000 annually, until repealed?

To provide funding that would remain local and cannot be taken by the State to preserve/improve essential city services including, police, fire, 911 emergency response, neighborhood police patrols, crime prevention; maintain city streets and parks; address homelessness; improve youth/senior programs; retain local jobs; and other general services, shall City of Hanford enact a 1% Transaction and Use Tax (Sales Tax), providing approximately $19,200,000 annually, until ended by voters,· requiring annual independent audits and citizens' oversight?

To repair and upgrade aging elementary and middle school facilities, make health, safety and security improvements, modernize outdated school facilities, and replace temporary portables with permanent classrooms, shall the Hanford Elementary School District measure authorizing $23,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates be adopted, levying on average $18.12 per $100,000 assessed value (generating approximately $1,400,000 annually), while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent audits, citizens' oversight no money for administrators, and all funds for local schools?