Measure H
Coverage of Measure H in the Nexus archive.
- Minority rule in California? How Proposition 43 would tie the hands of local governments
Proposition 43 would raise the threshold for local tax measures from a simple majority to two-thirds, enabling minority rule by potentially complicating how local governments fund services. Opponents argue this change could significantly hinder the ability of local governments to fund vital functions like public safety and emergency services in areas such as Sonoma County.
- SoCal cities made landlords pay when rent hikes pushed out tenants. Then courts stepped in
Southern California cities like Los Angeles and Pasadena previously required landlords to provide relocation assistance to tenants displaced by excessive rent hikes, but recent court rulings declared these policies illegal. Landlord groups argued the requirements violated legal rights by penalizing lawful rent increases, leading cities to remove enforcement of the policy, leaving tenants to bear relocation costs alone.