Sacramento Bee election endorsements for all 10 California propositions on the ballot | Opinion
This year’s general election ballot is filled with a presidential race, a U.S. Senate race, congressional races, legislative races, local government races, school board races, local measures and statewide propositions. All await your important selections ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5.
The most important job of The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board is to research and interview the candidates seeking elective office, as well as the advocates for and against the local measures and statewide propositions on your ballot.
Once the research and interviews are done, we deliberate and do what you do on Election Day: We make a choice. Then we explain the choice to our readers in our endorsement editorials.
All of our editorials are unsigned because they represent the editorial positions of The Bee and the members of our board. Those board members are: Executive Editor Colleen McCain Nelson, California Opinion Editor Marcos Breton, Op-Ed Editor Hannah Holzer, and columnists Robin Epley, Tom Philp and LeBron Antonio Hill.
On statewide propositions, we worked with colleagues at our sister papers: The Fresno Bee’s Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera and columnist Tad Weber, and San Luis Tribune Opinion Editor, Stephanie Finucane.
For the Nov. 5 election, California voters will consider 10 propositions. Here are the endorsements on each statewide proposition from The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board:
California Propositions
Proposition 2
The Bee’s Choice: “Prop. 2 would fund needed California school construction. Should voters say no again?”
Proposition 3
The Bee’s Choice: “California voters could protect gay marriage rights with Prop. 3”
Proposition 4
The Bee’s Choice: “California’s Prop. 4 tries to meet many resource needs. Is it worth $10 billion?”
Proposition 5
The Bee’s Choice: “California’s Prop. 5 would lower local property tax approvals to 55%. Is that fair?”
Proposition 6
The Bee’s Choice: “California voters could abolish the vestiges of slavery with Prop. 6”
Proposition 32
The Bee’s Choice: “Inflation has a massive lead over wages. Could California’s Prop 32 close the gap?”
Proposition 33
The Bee’s Choice: “Should local politicians control your rent? It’s Prop. 33’s question for California”
Proposition 34
The Bee’s Choice: “Prop. 34 says it is about drug purchasing reform, but is it really about rent control?”
Proposition 35
The Bee’s Choice: “Proposition 35 is confusing to California voters. Here is what you need to know”
Proposition 36
The Bee’s Choice: “Prop. 36 taps into California voter anger over crime. But is it a terrible idea?”
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREWhat are editorials, and who writes them?
Editorials represent the collective opinion of The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board.
They do not reflect the individual opinions of board members or the views of Bee reporters in the news section. Bee reporters do not participate in editorial board deliberations or weigh in on board decisions. The same rules apply to our sister publications, The Modesto Bee, Fresno Bee, Merced Sun-Star and San Luis Obispo Tribune.
In Sacramento, our board includes Bee Executive Editor Colleen McCain Nelson, McClatchy California Opinion Editor Marcos Breton, opinion writers Robin Epley, Tom Philp, LeBron Antonio Hill and op-ed editor Hannah Holzer.
In Fresno and Merced, the board includes Central Valley Executive Editor Don Blount, Senior Editor Christopher Kirkpatrick, Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera, and opinion writer Tad Weber.
In Modesto, the board includes Senior Editor Carlos Virgen and in San Luis Obispo, it includes Opinion Editor Stephanie Finucane.
We base our opinions on reporting by our colleagues in the news section, and our own reporting and interviews. Our members attend public meetings, call people and follow-up on story ideas from readers just as news reporters do. Unlike objective reporters, we share our judgments and state clearly what we think should happen based on our knowledge.
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This story was originally published October 18, 2024 at 2:04 PM with the headline "Sacramento Bee election endorsements for all 10 California propositions on the ballot | Opinion."