1. What’s on the ballot? A closer look at the June 2018 ballot measures

2. PROP 68 California Parks and Water Bond

3. Proposition 68
Issues $4 billion in bonds for parks, environmental protection, and water infrastructure.

4. Proposition 68 Specific Parks Funding for the Bay Area
• $200 million formula allocation to park districts and counties for local and regional parks on a per capita basis
• $21.25m for the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program
• $20 million for restoration grants to augment San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority’s Measure AA
• $14 million for climate adaptation and mitigation

5. Proposition 68 Competitive Parks Funding Opportunities
• $725 million for parks in park-poor neighborhoods
• $30 million for grants to create, expand, or restore parks
• $40 million for grants to local agencies that have approved local park revenue measures between November 1, 2012 through November 2018
• $218 million for existing state parks and improving public access

6. Proposition 68 Competitive Parks Funding Opportunities (cont’d)
• $30 million for trails and greenway investments
• $48 million for wildlife corridors and increased climate resilience of natural systems
• $50 million for forest restoration, including urban forests
• $60 million for restoration and protection of natural, cultural & historic resources

7. Proposition 68 Specific Water Funding Opportunities
• $14 million for the Ocean Protection Trust Fund
$3 million for Los Gatos Creek and Upper Guadalupe River
$3 million for Russian River

8. Proposition 68 Competitive Water Funding Opportunities
$540 million to ensuring safe drinking water
$180 million for groundwater cleanup and water recycling
$550 million for flood protection
$367 million to protect and restore our rivers, lakes, and streams

9. Argument in favor
Water infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle current demand and stress of erratic weather, drought, and rising seas
There are communities across the state that have been denied access to open space and recreation areas
Open space also plays as an important role in the watershed
These projects benefit from funding certainty

10. Argument opposed
Since 2002, the state has borrowed over $15 billion on water projects
Future taxpayers already have the state’s public pension obligations to worry about
Wrong funding mechanism. Need to prioritize our spending and pay as we go

11. Supporters Governor Jerry Brown California Democratic Party
California Chamber of Commerce
Nature Conservancy
American Lung Association
California Labor Federation

12. Opposition
Sen. John Moorlach
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

13. PROP 69 Transportation Funding Lockbox

14. Proposition 69 Would require revenues generated
by a 2017 transportation funding law
(SB 1) be used only for transportation
purposes, including public
transportation.

15. Argument in favor
Gas tax money should ONLY be used on transportation related projects.
Guaranteeing that funds are used as they were promised is important for building taxpayer trust.

16. Argument opposed
Gas taxes should never have been raised in the first place.
We need to make state agencies more efficient and reduce reduction costs to fix our roads and restore taxpayer trust.

17. Supporters California Democratic Party California Chamber of Commerce
AFSCME California
League of California Cities

18. Opposition
Sen. John Moorlach
Asm. Frank Bigelow

19. PROP 70 2/3 vote for cap-and-trade extension

20. Proposition 70
Requires a one-time two-thirds vote to use revenue from the cap-and-trade program starting in 2024

21. Argument in favor
Requiring a 2/3 vote ensure that oversight of cap-and-trade is bipartisan
Gives minority party a say in how millions of auction revenue are spent

22. Argument opposed Requiring a 2/3 will only create gridlock
Would hold up projects that will help the environment
Increase the chance of bipartisanship, but also the role of cap and trade opponents

23. Supporters Governor Jerry Brown Assemblyman Chad Mayes
California Chamber of Commerce
California State Firefighters Association

24. Opposition California Democratic Party
League of Women Voter’s of California
California League of Conservation Voters
Tom Steyer

25. PROP 71 When ballot measure take effect

26. Proposition 71
Delay the enactment of new voter-approved laws until at least five days after the Secretary of State has certified the result. This is done over a month after election day.

27. Argument in favor
This is a bipartisan, low-cost, easy tweak to our electoral system that will avoid unnecessary confusion in the event of a very close race.
There is no real downside to making this change.

28. Argument opposed
Current law just means that the successful proposition will go into effect retroactively the day after election day.
In practice, props never go into effect before vote certification.
Solution in search of a problem.

29. Supporters League of Women Voter’s of California
California Democratic Party

30. Opposition
Gary Wesley, Attorney

31. PROP 72 Rainwater capture systems and property taxes

32. Proposition 72
Exempt the addition of rainwater capture system from the list of home improvements that would trigger a property tax reassessment.

33. Argument in favor
This law encourages residents to conserve water and expands state’s water storage
Current state property tax rules actively discourage this type of conservation

34. Argument opposed
Reassessing property taxes is an important revenue source.
This solution ignores the state’s three million rental households.
Owners already pay too little tax

35. Supporters League of Women Voter’s of California
California Democratic Party
California Chamber of Commerce
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
League of California Cities
Save the Bay

36. Opposition
None

37. Regional Measure 3 Bay Area bridge toll increase for transportation improvements

38. Regional Measure 3 (RM3)
Would raise bridge tolls in the Bay Area—excluding tolls for the Golden Gate Bridge—by $3 over six years to fund the Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan, including a $4.5 billion slate of transportation projects.

39. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) BART cars/ capacity improvements
BART to Silicon Valley
Expand ferry service
Express lanes
Caltrain downtown expansion

40. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Improve highway interchanges/ bottlenecks
MUNI vehicles
Study new transbay tube
Bus rapid transit
Dumbarton rail
Miscellany

41. Regional Measure 3 (RM3)
Creates oversight committee, appointed by counties
Approximately two-thirds of funding goes to transit
Broad support from elected officials, business & community groups

42. FUNDING BY COUNTY (BEFORE)

43. FUNDING BY COUNTY (AFTER)

44. WINS FOR CONTRA COSTA
I-680 / Highway 4 interchange
New BART cars
I-680 Express lane completion
Pedestrian trails and parks

45. SMALL $ WINS FOR CONTRA COSTA
Capitol Corridor
I-680 transit
Richmond / San Rafael Bridge
Byron Airport connector
East Contra Costa Intermodal Center
Vasco Road

46. WINS FOR ALAMEDA BART to San Jose Dumbarton Bridge
AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit
Goods movement
New BART cars
Pedestrian trails and parks

47. SMALL $ WINS FOR ALAMEDA
Capitol Corridor
Tri-Valley transit access
I-680 / Highway 84 interchange
Vasco Road

48. Arguments in favor
Traffic is terrible and without significant investment it will only get worse
All commutes in the Bay Area have a nexus to a bridge

49. Arguments opposed
Disproportionately benefits counties with few toll payers
Hurts those who can least afford it
Bridge tolls should only be used to make it easier to cross the Bay

50. Questions. Josh Huber, Policy Director josh@eblcmail
Questions? Josh Huber, Policy Director (925)