California Proposition 7

League of Women Voters Opposes Prop 24

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The non-partisan League of Women Voters of California opposes Proposition 24, the so-called "privacy" initiative on the November ballot.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The non-partisan League of Women Voters of California opposes Proposition 24, the so-called "privacy" initiative on the November ballot.
  • In its thorough analysis of Proposition 24, the League states: "Prop 24 includes some beneficial elements, but we oppose due to the complexity of a 52-page initiative with impacts and nuances that are difficult for voters to discern and rollbacks to existing protections.
  • Prop 24 would place an exhausting burden on consumers to notify every online business, website, and app to preserve their privacy.
  • The League of Women Voters' analysis of Prop 24 is available at: https://lwvc.org/vote/elections/ballot-recommendations/prop-24consumer-d...
    Other Prop 24 opponents include the ACLU of California, California Alliance for Retired Americans, Consumer Federation of California, TURN The Utility Reform Network, Public Citizen, labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Color of Change, Black Lives Matter LA, California Nurses Association, Consumer Action and many other privacy, consumer, labor and social change organizations.

Proposition 21 Opposed by Santa Barbara News-Press

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Monday, September 21, 2020

The Santa Barbara News-Press is urging its readers to vote no on Proposition 21, joining nearly all of the states other major newspapers in editorializing against the housing freeze measure.

Key Points: 
  • The Santa Barbara News-Press is urging its readers to vote no on Proposition 21, joining nearly all of the states other major newspapers in editorializing against the housing freeze measure.
  • The News-Press is the latest California daily newspaper to oppose Proposition 21.
  • Other newspapers that have weighed in against the measure include: the San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register, San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Riverside Press-Democrat, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Long Beach Press-Telegram, and Bakersfield Californian.
  • Ad paid for by No on Prop 21: Californians for Responsible Housing, a coalition of seniors, veterans, affordable housing advocates, labor & social justice organizations, sponsored by California Apartment Association.