Endorsements
November 3, 2026
Midterm Election
No endorsed candidates in this city yet.
City of Santa Maria: increases the local sales tax rate from 8.75% to 9.25% to fund community facilities, parks, the library, and street repairs.
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District: authorizes up to $290 million in bonds to repair, upgrade, and modernize college facilities across the district.
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District: authorizes an $80 million bond for campus facilities improvements.
Isla Vista Community Services District: adds a utility tax to fund weekend safety response, resident parking, and better street lighting.
Authorizes $11.25 billion in state bonds for affordable housing and veterans' home loans.
Raises the cap on the state's rainy day fund and changes budget reserve rules.
Makes permanent the existing tax rates on millionaires, funding K-12 schools and community colleges.
Allows public financing of political campaigns for candidates who agree to spending limits.
Eliminates the simultaneous successor election in a recall, leaving the office vacant until filled by law.
Authorizes up to $25 billion in bonds to create low-cost, state-backed mortgages for middle-income home buyers.
Authorizes $8.4 billion in state bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research.
Imposes new voter ID and citizenship-verification requirements that make it harder for eligible Californians to register and vote.
Imposes a one-time 5% tax on individuals and trusts with covered assets over $1 billion, funding health care and food assistance.
Creates new audit mandates and locks in permanent restrictions on future state special taxes, tying lawmakers' hands on emergency revenue.
Blocks the state from ever taxing personal property or wealth, including stocks and investment accounts, shielding the richest Californians' assets.
Makes it harder for local communities to fund schools, transit, and services by requiring a two-thirds vote for local special taxes, even those proposed directly by voters.
Imposes rigid spending mandates and penalties on community health clinics serving low-income patients, threatening their ability to operate.
Guts environmental review and limits the public's ability to legally challenge harmful development projects, weakening CEQA protections.
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