This measure authorizes the state to sell $995 million of general obligation bonds for the purposes of restoration and improvement of the Bay-Delta; wastewater treatment and water supply and conservation; and local flood control and prevention. General obligation bonds are backed by the state, meaning that the state is required to pay the principal and interest costs on these bonds. General Fund revenues would be used to pay these costs. General Fund revenues come primarily from the state personal and corporate income taxes and sales tax.
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This measure authorizes the state to sell $700 million in general obligation bonds for county juvenile and adult detention facilities. The money raised from the bond sales would be used for the construction, renovation, remodeling, and replacement of local facilities that are used to treat, rehabilitate, and punish juvenile offenders ($350 million) and adult offenders ($350 million).
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This measure authorizes the state to sell $400 million in general obligation bonds for the Cal-Vet program. The Department of Veterans Affairs advises that these bonds would provide sufficient funds to enable at least 2,000 additional veterans to receive loans.
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Under the measure, attorney fees for any legal matter would be subject to the laws in effect on January 1, 1995. Any changes to these state laws by the Legislature would also require a vote of the electorate, unless the changes further the purposes of the measure, in which case they could be enacted by a two-thirds vote of each house. The measure also enacts into law existing State Bar rules prohibiting attorneys from collecting excessive fees, and provides that clients can sue attorneys to recover fees that have been found to be excessive by the court. The measure enacts into law criteria for determining whether a fee is excessive. The criteria are similar to those currently used by the State Bar. Finally, the measure requires that a court impose sanctions against an attorney if the court determines that the attorney has filed a frivolous legal action.
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This measure makes a number of changes to current state law regarding campaign contributions and spending. Specifically, the measure (1) limits the amount of campaign contributions that an individual or group can make to a candidate for state and local elective office and prohibits lobbyists from making contributions, (2) establishes voluntary campaign spending limits, (3) limits when campaign fund-raising may occur, and (4) establishes penalties for violations of the measure and increases penalties for existing campaign law violations.
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This measure would eliminate state and local government affirmative action programs in the areas of public employment, public education, and public contracting to the extent these programs involve "preferential treatment" based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The specific programs affected by the measure, however, would depend on such factors as (1) court rulings on what types of activities are considered "preferential treatment" and (2) whether federal law requires the continuation of certain programs. The measure provides exceptions to the ban on preferential treatment when necessary for specified reasons.
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This measure would increase the minimum hourly wage paid by employers to employees working in all industries in California to $5.00 per hour beginning March 1, 1997, and to $5.75 per hour beginning March 1, 1998.
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The measure makes various changes regarding securities fraud with respect particularly to retirement savings (as defined by the measure). It also would make it more difficult to change state laws concerning attorney-client fee agreements in all types of cases.
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This measure makes a number of changes to current state law regarding campaign contributions and spending. The measure: limits the amount of campaign contributions that an individual or group can make to a candidate for state and local elective office and prohibits lobbyists from making contributions; establishes both mandatory and voluntary campaign spending limits; limits when campaign fund-raising may occur; eliminates current restrictions on public officials receiving gifts and honoraria; eliminates tax deductions for lobbying expenses; and establishes penalties for violations of the measure and increases penalties for existing campaign law violations.
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This measure would limit the ability of certain people to sue to recover losses suffered in accidents.
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This measure establishes additional requirements for the operation of health care businesses. The measure: prohibits health care businesses from denying recommended care without a physical examination; requires the state to set more comprehensive staffing standards for more types of health care facilities; prohibits health care businesses from using financial incentives to withhold medically appropriate care; increases protections for certain health care employees and contractors; and requires health care businesses to make various types of information available to the public.
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This measure amends state law to allow persons to grow or possess marijuana for medical use when recommended by a physician. The measure provides for the use of marijuana when a physician has determined that the person's health would benefit from its use in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or "any other illness for which marijuana provides relief." The physician's recommendation may be oral or written. No prescriptions or other record-keeping is required by the measure. The measure also allows caregivers to grow and possess marijuana for a person for whom the marijuana is recommended. The measure states that no physician shall be punished for having recommended marijuana for medical purposes. Furthermore, the measure specifies that it is not intended to overrule any law that prohibits the use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes.
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This measure imposes new taxes on some health care businesses and individuals, with the revenue dedicated to financing a variety of health care services. It also establishes additional requirements for the operation of health care businesses.
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This measure (1) reinstates, beginning with the 1996 tax year, the income tax increase for higher-income taxpayers that ended last year and (2) allocates the money from this tax increase to schools and local governments.
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This measure would constrain local governments' ability to impose fees, assessments, and taxes. The measure would apply to all cities, counties, special districts, redevelopment agencies, and school districts in California.
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