Here’s Part 1 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide, focusing on Proposition 10, a statewide measure that would allow cities to create rent control.
[dropcap size=big]Y[/dropcap]ou probably got your voter guide in the mail, because it’s just about that time when Californians go to the polls and are asked to vote on propositions. This year they cover everything from whether or not to change Daylight Savings time, to whether EMT workers should get uninterrupted lunch breaks when someone nearby is in need of paramedics.
Every two years you might ask yourself, why do we vote on these things? Don’t we elect politicians to decide this stuff? And didn’t we vote on this very same topic a few years ago? The second installment of this guide will answer those questions, but for now, let’s dive right into one of the most contested initiatives on the ballot for this Tuesday, November 6.
Prop 10 is a tough one, because it perfectly displays the prop-system’s history of addressing nice-sounding proposals that end up having very real and very troubling unintended consequences … This is Part 1 of the L.A. Taco 2018 California Voter Guide.