Fifteen of the 16 measures on next week's ballot are numbered from 59 upward, but the first one is labeled 1A. Are election officials trying to confuse the voters? For years, California cities and ...

Homeowners, landlords, and property taxpayers continue to underwrite rising Eagle County tax dollars as property assessments rise. Between 2024 and 2026, we saw property tax increases of between 32% ...

Remember Prop 1A? It was the first of the five budget-balancing ballot measures that failed in the May 2009 special election. But is it still dead? Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has ...

Who wants to crush a big business tax in Seattle? Turns out, it’s not Seattleites. Next Tuesday, Seattle voters will finish voting on Proposition 1, our first shot at a social housing model. The ...

2006-11-08 08:36:00 PST -- California voters approved a package of infrastructure bonds that would launch a record $40.1 billion in public works spending -- from highways and housing to schools and ...

Whoa. I’ll be honest, going into election night on Tuesday I really thought Prop 1A was toast. Like other Seattle voters, I received multiple full-page mailers featuring our Mayor Bruce Harrell’s ...

SEATTLE — King County Elections began mailing ballots on Wednesday, and Seattle voters will have a big decision to make about approving funding for a new type of affordable housing. The first item on ...

California’s 2026 Draft Business Plan for high-speed rail is more realistic than its predecessors, but leaves serious unresolved issues. The High-Speed Authority’s leadership lacks the ability to fix ...

Opponents charge that the spending limit contained in Proposition 1A is phony and deceptive. The claim is based on three points. First, that the limit can go up anytime there is a tax increase. Second ...

Connecting California Columnist and Editor, Zócalo Public Square, Fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden ...