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silaswebster.bsky.social

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Liberty and Justice for All. * Liberté, égalité, fraternité * Progressive 🇺🇲 🌹 🇨🇦 🇺🇦

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• NO on PROP 43 requires two-thirds voter-approval for local revenue measures that voters themselves put on the ballot. • NO on PROP 45 narrows the window for affected communities to review projects and raise concerns across housing, transportation, water, health, and energy projects.

• YES on Measure E provides greater independence and structure for the County of Los Angeles Ethics Commission, Office of Ethics Compliance, and Ethics Compliance Officer promised by 2024’s Measure G

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• NO on PROP 41 creates new constitutional requirements for statewide special taxes that could delay ballot measures and make it harder to fund voter-approved priorities like healthcare, education and other essential public services.

• NO on PROP 42 permanently bans new state taxes on financial assets and other personal property, limiting options available to future voters and lawmakers to respond to crises, protect essential services and invest in our communities.

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• YES on PROP 1 authorizes an $11.25 billion bond to build/preserve affordable homes and expand homeownership. • YES on PROP 3 makes existing tax on California’s highest-income earners permanent, preserving $15 billion each year that currently funds public education and healthcare.

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Stop what you are doing because you need to read this. Billions of dollars in oil trades were perfectly timed to Trump’s decision to back off attacking Iranian power plants. Trump announced the reversal just 15 minutes after those trades were placed.

bloomberg.comCFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil TradesChairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.