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 fund critical County of Monterey services, including street maintenance and pothole repair; enhanced public safety, emergency services and disaster response, prevention, and recovery; programs to reduce homelessness; libraries, parks, and recreation facilities; water and sewer infrastructure; healthcare; clean and affordable drinking water and other services; shall the County of Monterey’s transaction and use tax be increased in unincorporated areas by 1%, providing approximately $29,000,000 annually, to be spent locally only, until ended by voters?

With funds that cannot be taken by the State and spent elsewhere, shall Soledad Unified School District’s measure to renovate, repair and improve all schools throughout the District: ensure Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliance; and construct a new track and field at Soledad High School be adopted, authorizing $42 million of bonds with average levies below $60 per $100,000 of assessed valuation (raising $2.5 million annually) while outstanding, legal rates, audits, citizen oversight and full public disclosure of all spending?

To improve the quality of local schools; construct, repair, and rehabilitate aging classrooms and student support facilities, including making security, health, and safety improvements; shall Mission Union School District’s measure issuing $1,500,000 of bonds at legal rates be adopted, generating approximately $114,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at average rates of 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens’ oversight, no money for salaries and all money staying local?

Shall a measure establishing a new Gonzales sales tax that increases the total tax rate from 1.0% to 1.5% used for general government purposes such as maintenance of infrastructure and improvements (Fire House, streets, roads and sidewalks, parks) adding $800,000 in revenues annually, collected on an ongoing basis until extinguished and requiring all funds to stay local with independent citizen’s committee oversight and annual audits, be adopted?