The present value of permanently lost income tax collections from departures more than offsets the one-time wealth tax revenue, yielding a net present value of negative $38.9 billion. Across 100,000 simulated revenue and discount rate combinations, 85 percent of plausible outcomes produce a negative net present value of state revenues.

In contrast, six economics Nobel Laureates endorsed Prop 40.

Not advocating one way or another, thought it was worth sharing both sides.

DISCLAIMER: This guide reflects a progressive, pro-labor, and anti-billionaire perspective. Voting is a personal choice and responsibility. Everyone should do their own due diligence, read the official California Voter Information Guide, and independently research every candidate and measure before casting their ballot.

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🗳️ CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE PROGRESSIVE BALLOT GUIDE

​A streamlined cheat sheet prioritizing public education, labor rights, and working-class protections over corporate lobbies and billionaires.

​🏛️ STATEWIDE CANDIDATE

​U.S. SENATE (Full & Partial Term)

Candidate: Adam Schiff (Democrat / CTA Endorsed)

Why: Protects public education funding, union bargaining rights, and democratic institutions against corporate PACs.

​🟢 PRO-LABOR & PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROPOSITIONS

​PROP 2 (Public School & College Repairs Bond)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Authorizes $10B to upgrade aging K–12 classrooms and community colleges without cutting classroom operating budgets (CTA priority).

​PROP 3 (Constitutional Marriage Equality)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Permanently removes outdated, discriminatory language from the state constitution to protect marriage equality for all.

​PROP 4 (Clean Water, Wildfire & Climate Bond)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Invests $10B into clean drinking water infrastructure and wildfire prevention, with 40% reserved for underserved communities.

​PROP 5 (55% Threshold for Local Housing & Infrastructure)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Lowers the bond approval threshold from 66.7% to 55%, ending the ability of wealthy anti-housing minorities to block affordable homes.

​PROP 6 (Banning Forced Labor in Prisons)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Eliminates involuntary servitude for incarcerated people to uphold basic human rights and labor standards.

​PROP 32 (State Minimum Wage to $18/hr)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Boosts wages for roughly 2 million workers to help families cope with high living costs.

​PROP 33 (Local Rent Control / Repeal Costa-Hawkins)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Grants cities and counties authority to cap rent hikes and curb price gouging by corporate landlords.

​PROP 35 (Permanent Dedicated Medi-Cal Funding)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Locks in dedicated funding for low-income healthcare without raising taxes on workers.

​PROP 40 (One-Time 5% Billionaire Wealth Tax)

• VOTE: YES

• WHY: Taxes wealth exceeding $1B to fund public schools, school meals, and community healthcare safety nets.

​🔴 CORPORATE & BILLIONAIRE-BACKED MEASURES

​PROP 34 (Corporate Landlord Ban on Healthcare Spending)

• VOTE: NO

• WHY: Bankrolled by the California Apartment Association to financially silence tenant-advocacy groups.

​PROP 36 (Rolling Back Criminal Justice Reforms)

• VOTE: NO

• WHY: Expands mass incarceration and redirects public funds into prison systems rather than community drug treatment.

​PROP 41 (Corporate Anti-Tax Supermajority Countermeasure)

• VOTE: NO

• WHY: Pushed by corporate anti-tax lobbies with poison-pill conflict clauses designed to void Prop 40.

​PROP 42 (Billionaire Immunity Clause)

• VOTE: NO

• WHY: A venture capital shield intended to permanently ban California from taxing extreme wealth.

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📌 VOTER DUE DILIGENCE & RESOURCES

​• Official Voter Guide: https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/

• Check Registration & Ballot Status: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections

• Local Measures: Check your official county sample ballot for regional school bonds and municipal taxes specific to your city.

I was just googling booster seats for my 9yo and debating whether she still needs one when I discovered that the law is changing on 1/1/27. Currently, only children who are 8 and under AND haven’t reached 4’9 are legally required to use a booster. Starting in the new year, AB 435 will require those under the age of 16 but older than 8 to pass the 5-Step Seatbelt Fit Test no matter their height or weight. Those who cannot pass are required to use a booster seat. No changes have been made regarding sitting in the front seat. That remains 13 and up. I had no idea about any of this, despite having kids in the exact age range impacted. This seems like the kind of thing the public should be informed about and given time to prepare for. Boosters are a lot cheaper than car seats, but an unexpected $50-$100 expense right around the holidays will be painful for some families. Have I been living under a rock? Are other parents aware?

The 5-Step Seatbelt Fit Test:
The child sits all the way back against the auto seat — not perched on the edge or slouching.
The child’s knees bend comfortably over the edge of the seat — their legs aren’t dangling or sticking straight out.
The shoulder belt crosses the center of the child’s chest and shoulder — not riding up on the neck or tucked behind the back.
The lap belt lies as low as possible across the thighs — not cutting across the stomach.
The child can stay seated this way for the entire trip — not sliding down or repositioning mid-ride.

my friends and i are planning to go out this halloween, and we’re looking for halloween events we could go to here in socal. we’re somewhere around colton area and we just want to hangout and take pictures. we are on a budget and we don’t really want to spend a lot so please recommend something cheap.

if anyone have good recommendations i’d appreciate it a lot, thank uuu!

Hi all, I'm currently enrolled in one of the UCANR California Naturalist classes and am curious about the experience of those who've done this previously. Specifically, I'm interested to hear what you did and your classmates do for your Stewardship Project (or capstone, if you did it before they changed the name and, probably, details of the project).

I'm also curious about what you've been able to do with the certification and what you kearned in you classes since. What cool field work or citizen science have you been anle to do? What volunteering opportunities did this open up for you? Did your own project, or a classmate's really take off? Or did you get connected to some interesting people or organizations?

Would love to hear anything you have to share!

For those who aren't familiar with the [UCANR California Naturalist Certification program](https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-environmental-stewards/about-our-program), here's some information.

I decided to start a separate thread to bring attention to this. All the attention has been going to Prop 40, but prop 40 is a one time tax. Prop 3 keeps tax level where they've been since 2012, on individuals making over 360k and couples making over 721k. This tax brings in $5 billion to $15 billion a year and nearly all of the money is earmarked for education. The importance of this dwarfs prop 40... please do not sleep on it. Prop 40 almost feels like a distraction at this point.

This is a great city, we all know it. Please for the love of god, vote NO on Measure FD. No more sales tax increases 😢. The last one just went to into effect October 2026, from 9.75% to 10.25%. Isn’t that enough?

I'm new to the solar game and received this edison bill that says I imported over 300 kw from the grid on this bill (sept-oct roughly a month period). Am I reading this right?

Then I look at my solar app that monitors my usage at home and it tells me that I imported only about 11 kw in September from the grid. I know this is not showing October so it is a different date range, but Oct looks the same as Sept in this app, and is showing me low numbers. Definitely nothing like 300.

Am I missing something? Why is there such a huge discrepancy?

Hope you guys are all ok

If you love tattoos as much as I do and hate AI don’t get tattooed by this “artist” she uses AI for every fucking template she has and has tattooed AI slop on other unknowing people 💔 don’t get me wrong she doesn’t do bad lining and shading but she’s not an artist and she’s denying she uses AI when you can obviously tell 😭😭 be safe SOCAL

aw.inked
Amber Winzen

Is it possible to have a good quality of life there, or is Orange County a lost cause for someone with that kind of salary?

(BEFORE YOU READ, PLEASE NOTE: I have already shared this post in local subreddits like [r/studiocity](r/studiocity) and [r/northhollywood](r/northhollywood). Someone I know has already shared a similar post in [r/SFV](r/SFV), so I’m not posting there since the subreddit doesn’t allow reposts on the same topic within a 6-month time frame. I’m trying to post this in multiple subreddits across the greater LA/SoCal area in hopes that it reaches someone who was there at the time of the accident or has any information that can lead to IDing the other driver, since those who drove through the intersection at the time of the accident (including the suspect) or even the people who may possibly recognize the suspect based on the description of the vehicle might not necessarily live in or near Studio City. It’s been several weeks without any leads, so we’re desperately trying to leave no stone unturned).

On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at approximately 7:05 AM, my friend, Philip Chon, was riding his yellow 2019 Honda Monkey motorcycle on his way to work when he was struck and killed at the intersection of Ventura Blvd and Carpenter Ave, Studio City, CA.

The driver was in a dark blue 2004 Honda Odyssey traveling westbound on Ventura. They made an unprotected left turn onto Carpenter Ave, struck Philip, abandoned the van on Carpenter Ave south of Ventura (which investigators have impounded), and fled on foot. 

Below are links to news articles about this, as well as the community alert about the accident:

Despite being in possession of the suspect’s vehicle, police have not publicly released the license plate number or identified who the vehicle is registered. They are, however, seeking the public’s help with identifying the suspect responsible for this fatal accident (knowing who the vehicle is registered to doesn’t necessarily prove that they were the one driving it; police need actual evidence of the person behind the wheel).

If you live, work, or drive along Ventura Blvd, Carpenter Ave, or surrounding streets/access points, please check your Ring cameras, home or business security cameras, and dashcams for footage from 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM on September 22.

Footage of the van before the collision or someone fleeing on foot afterward could help. Even if you don't think your video has anything important in it.

Some camera systems automatically delete old recordings, so please save anything relevant in case it gets overwritten.

If you have footage or information, please contact:

- LAPD Lead Detective: Detective Anderson, Serial No. 40073 at 818-644-8036

- LAPD After Hours: 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247)

- Case Reference: Case RD: 1583 | RMS: 26186189

- Anonymous tips: Call LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS) or submit online at [lacrimestoppers.org](https://www.lacrimestoppers.org).

Below are links to news articles about this, as well as the community alert about the accident:

KTLA5 Local News
San Fernando Valley Sun
LAPD Valley Traffic Division
LAPD Online News Room (you might need to disable your VPN to view this link)
Community Alert Flyer

We have a few more days of heat but next week a cooldown but unlike past cooldowns this doesn't appear to be one that lasts 3 days and then jumps to 90 degrees after, my forecast shows 60s and 70s from tuesday up to halloween so im hoping this time it lasts and summer is finally over with