League of California Cities

This hour, there are 14 propositions on the ballot in November.

It's been far too long since we have been in conversation with David Mullinax and the League of California Cities, but he's with us now.

David, good afternoon.

Great to be back, Dave.

So there'd be one or two propositions on each ballot, and it would usually, you know, signatures would cost $1 or $2 a signature.

Special interest groups, whether it's on the left or the right, would be able to qualify an initiative for a couple million dollars and take it straight to the people, the vote straight to the people.

The League of California Cities, we did between 2002 and 2010.

The state during those days were constantly balancing their budget on our backs and literally reaching into city, counties, and special districts' pockets, rating our revenues to balance their budget.

Busy afternoon still to come on this broadcast.

During the 4 o'clock hour, we'll check in with David Mullenix from the League of California Cities.

Let's look at the main propositions on the ballot.

Dr. Michael Lattner from the Cal Poly Political Science Department is back with us during the 5 o'clock hour.

We are so, so busy.

But it's live local hometown radio.

David Muldonex from the League of California Cities spends a 4 o'clock hour highlighting some of the propositions on the November ballot.

Meanwhile, we are back with John Giesemann and David Weisman.

So, and some important segments coming up as we, uh, just kind of march towards election day.

And we have other topics, too, but, um, Monday at 4:00, uh, David Mullinax of the League of California Cities.

We're gonna talk about the propositions, and we'll try our best to answer all the questions that you have.

And then at 5:00, we have Dr. Michael Lattner, uh, finally back from his two-year sabbatical, and he'll be in studio.

Well, we see that in every general election these days.

Michael Coleman works as a fiscal policy advisor for the League of California Cities and the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers.

The last 25 years, sales taxes have been the most popular place for local governments to go to where voters seem to be the most

receptive.

She serves now as a governor's appointee on the board that administers the California Public Employees Retirement System, which is a big outfit that oversees a lot of investments and provides pensions and health insurance to their members, many millions of people.

And she's also been vice president of the California League of Cities and currently serves on a number of nonprofit boards, including Equality California Institute and the Candidate School at Yale.

She retired as Senior Vice President of Internal Affairs at the State Compensation Insurance Fund of California, where she served for 36 years.

And she's still very involved in the community, a graduate of UCLA and USC.

But interestingly, Disability Rights of California, um, supports this.

And the League of California Cities, ACLU, Courage California, which is a progressive organization.

So this is, um, Prop 1, okay? Shouldn't be too, uh, confusing, but any of these things can be confusing when it comes to, um, these ads, these political ads.

It's just, it's a disgrace what they do with these ads.

Right now, it takes a simple majority to pass those taxes, but Prop 43 would raise it to a require a two-thirds vote.

It's supported by business groups and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, while unions, the California League of Cities, and others say Prop 43 would cripple their ability to raise critical revenue at a time when the federal government is slashing funding to state and local governments.

Previously, we heard from the supporters' arguments for the measure, and today we'll get the other side.

Joining us from the No on 43 campaign is Bill Barnes, director of the Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California.

And so hopefully everyone who's listening will take the time, fill out their ballot, and get it back turned in.

In terms of the fundraising from both sides, uh, it, the yes campaign, not surprisingly, 'cause it's backed by business, has raised a lot more money.

I think most of the money for the no side comes from SEIU, unions, League of, California League of Cities I think put some money in.

Um, are you concerned that, you know, there's gonna be, like, a big, uh, you know, f- flood of money coming in at the last minute?