Vote the #CaliforniaWay where we thrive together.
Vote YES ON PROP 5 to build more homes that are affordable for working families and NO ON PROP 36 to ensure BALANCED solutions that keep our communities safe.
✓ Prop 5 helps communities create more housing that is affordable for low- and middle-income Californians.
It helps us address community needs like libraries, transportation, water, and parks by allowing local bond measures for affordable housing and public infrastructure to pass with 55% of the vote — the same as school bonds.
✘ Prop 36 would make California less safe by decreasing funding for crime prevention programs that work — all while costing billions in new prison and jail spending.
We know what actually keeps us safe: a balanced approach, which ensures everyone has a place to call home and ensures access to Mental Health and Rehabilitation programs.
Voter Guide
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✓ YES ON PROP 2
Schools and Facilities Bond
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Prop 2 will authorize the state of California to borrow $10 billion to fund renovations and construction of aging facilities at K-12 and Community Colleges. This a vital step toward securing a stronger future for our students.
SUPPORTERS: CA Teachers Association (CTA), California PTA (Parent Teachers Association), SEIU CA, League of Women Voters, CA Chamber of Commerce
OPPONENTS: Reform California
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✓ YES ON PROP 3
Marriage Equality
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Prop 3 enshrines marriage equality in the California constitution and removes outdated, discriminatory language from Prop 8, a 2008 ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage.
SUPPORTERS: ACLU, Equality CA, League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, AAPI Equality California, NAACP
OPPONENTS: California Family Council
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✓ YES ON PROP 4
Climate Change Natural Disaster Bond
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Prop 4 is a $10 billion bond to fund climate resilience projects, including wildfire and flood prevention, safe drinking water, and reducing air pollution — and prioritizes communities most in need.
SUPPORTERS: California Enviro Voters, CA Lung Association, CA Professional Firefighters, SEIU CA, CA Green New Deal, over 150 Environmental Advocates
OPPONENTS: Reform California
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✓ YES ON PROP 5
Safe Communities We Can Afford to Live In
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Prop 5 reduces the voter threshold for passing local bonds for housing and infrastructure projects from ⅔ to 55% to give voters more power to address local housing and public infrastructure needs.
SUPPORTERS: Non Profit Housing (NPH), CA Professional Firefighters, League of California Cities, State Building and Construction Trades Council, CA Labor Federation, SEIU CA, Habitat for Humanity
OPPONENTS: California Business Roundtable, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, Business Properties Association
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✓ YES ON PROP 6
Remove Slavery from the CA Constitution
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Prop 6 would ban involuntary servitude, being forced to work for pennies on the dollar, as punishment for a crime by ending mandatory work requirements for incarcerated Californians.
SUPPORTERS: CA Democratic Party, CA Labor Fed, CA Immigrant Policy Center, League of Women Voters, CA Professional Firefighters
OPPONENTS: None listed
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✓ YES ON PROP 32
Increase the Minimum Wage
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Prop 32 will raise the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2025, with small business following in 2026, another step to ensuring a livable wage for all California workers.
SUPPORTERS: League of Women Voters, ACLU, California Teachers Association, California Labor Federation
OPPONENTS: California Chamber of Commerce, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
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✓ YES ON PROP 33
Justice for Renters
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Prop 33 repeals state limitations on rent control, allowing local governments to enact stronger rent control laws that protect renters and combat rising homelessness.
SUPPORTERS: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, UNITE-HERE Local 11, California Alliance for Retired Americans, Veterans’ Voices, CA Nurses Association, CA Democratic Party, CHIRLA
OPPONENTS: CA Apartment Association, CA Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors
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✘ NO ON PROP 34
Restricts Funding for Specified Healthcare Providers
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Prop 34 is a political attack by corporate landlords and billionaires against the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for their support of rent control.
SUPPORTERS: CA Apartment Association, CA Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors
OPPONENTS: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, National Organization for Women (NOW), Consumer Watchdog, San Diego Union-Tribune, LA Times
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✓ YES ON PROP 35
Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal
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Prop 35 guarantees stable funding for Medi-Cal through the Managed Care Organizations tax. MVP decided to take a “Yes” position because California needs stable and consistent funding to ensure all of us have access to healthcare.
SUPPORTERS: CA Medical Association, United Farm Workers, Planned Parenthood, NAACP, over 300 community, healthcare, and business organizations.
OPPONENTS: CA Pan Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), CA Assoc. of Retired Americans, League of Women Voters
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✘ NO ON PROP 36
Expands Mass Incarceration and Cuts Programs That Prevent Crime
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Prop 36 cuts safety programs and increases prison spending. Prop 36 bills itself as a solution to retail theft and fentanyl but it’s not. Californians want a balanced approach to public safety, not one-size-fits-all imprisonment.
SUPPORTERS: CA District Attorneys Association, CA Police Chiefs Association, CA Retailers Association, CA State Sheriffs' Association, CA Business Roundtable
OPPONENTS: Californians for Safety and Justice, ACLU, SEIU CA, CA Teachers Association, CA Democratic Party, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, League of Women Voters
These positions reflect the majority positions among the nine MVP partners.