Authorize a $4 billion-dollar general-obligation bond for affordable housing programs that include support for veterans, low-income homebuyers, and agricultural workers.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
Affordable housing is a big topic of concern for the Latino community in California. There are currently 1.7 million veterans in California, and 17% of these veterans are Latino. In addition, only 43 percentof Latinos own a home compared to 59% of non-Latinos. Home ownership is key to economic security. Lastly, according to a Department of Labor Agricultural Workers Survey, Latino immigrants make up close to 90%of the agricultural workforce.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that you approve the State to borrow $4 billion dollars to pay for these housing programs.
A No vote means that you do not approve the State to borrow $4 billion dollars to pay for these housing programs.

Authorize the state to borrow $2 billion to fund affordable housing programs that are aimed at people with mental illness. It would redirect $120 million per year from Prop. 63 funds, which raises income taxes on millionaires to expand mental health services at the county level, to help pay back this money.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
In California, there are currently over 130,000 individuals that are homeless. The League of California Cities attributes mental health illnesses as one of the top five causes of homelessness in California. In Los Angeles County, there are over 55,000 homeless individuals, with Latinos making up 35% of the homeless population. In San Joaquin County, Latinos account for 38% of the homeless population, of which 23% have a mental health issue.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that the State will be allowed to take money allocated towards Prop. 63 to create housing programs/assistance for the mentally ill homeless population.
A No vote means the State cannot move funds from Prop. 63 to create housing programs/assistance for the mentally ill homeless population.

Authorize $8.8 billion dollars in general-obligation bonds to fund improvements in California’s water infrastructure. This includes dam repairs, protection of water habitats, and groundwater/surface water repairs and storage.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
Millions of California’s Latinos are affected by unsafe drinking water every year. In the San Joaquin Valley, where over 2 million Latinos reside, 432 public water systems were found to be unsafe as they did not meet the standards for clean drinking water. Drinking and using unsafe water can negatively affect health and economic outcomes for the Latino community in the state.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that voters will allow the State to borrow $8.8 billion to fund water projects.
A No vote means that voters do not approve the State to borrow $8.8 billion to fund water projects.

Authorize $1.5 billion dollars in bonds to renovate and expand California’s children’s hospitals. The money is aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of the state’s children by ensuring that children hospitals can purchase necessary medical equipment and make improvements to their facilities.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
There are currently 5.2 million Latino children under 19 in California. Many children’s hospitals across the state often serve low-income, Latino communities. Valley Children’s Hospital, located in Madera County, is the Central Valley’s only children’s hospital. Nearly three out of four children in Madera County are Latino. Moreover, 65% of patients at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles are Latino.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that voters approve the State to fund $1.5 billion in improvements to children’s hospitals.
A No vote means that voters do not approve the State to fund $1.5 billion in improvements to children’s hospitals.

Allow Californians over the age of 55 or those that are severely disabled to obtain tax savings when they move to a new home.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
Property taxes are one way how local cities and schools receive funding. If a 60-year-old Latino purchases a new home that is more expensive than their old home, that person would no longer get taxed at the new home’s market value. Rather, the taxable difference between the new home and the old home would be the new tax amount. Because of this switch, cities and school districts would lose $1 billion per year because of lost tax revenue according to the Legislative Analyst Office. By 2035, one out three Latinos in California will be a senior (age 60 or older).
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means you allow homeowners over 55 or the severely disabled to become eligible for tax savings when they move to a new home.
A No vote means you do not allow homeowners over 55 or the severely disabled to become eligible for tax savings when they move to a new home.

Repeal of the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 that increased taxes on gas and other fuel and car fees to help fund transportation projections in the state. It would also require a majority voter approval from the Legislature to raise any further fuel taxes or vehicle fees.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
The average price of gas in California is $3.68. This gas tax repeal would reduce funding for transportation programs by more than $5 billion. Latinos, overall, spend more than 5% of their income on gas. According to 2011 PPIC poll, 88% of Latinos stated that high gas prices caused financial hardship.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that taxes on fuel and vehicles would be eliminated, and funding for transportation projections would need to come from other sources of revenue. The Legislature would also need a majority approval to approve future increases in taxes on gas and vehicles.
A No vote means that taxes on fuel and vehicles would remain, and funding for transportation projections would continue from this source of revenue. The Legislature would not need a majority approval to approve future increases in taxes on gas and vehicles.

Allow the California legislature to repeal daylight savings time with a two-thirds vote, provided that the federal government permits it.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
Repealing daylight savings could affect the Latino community in several ways. It could affect energy consumption patterns and sleep with sunrises and sunsets occurring one hour later between November and March. Because Latinos are overrepresented in careers that involve outside work (i.e. construction and agriculture), it could also affect work hours.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that the Legislature can vote to repeal daylight savings if the federal government also approves.
A No vote means that the Legislature cannot vote to repeal daylight savings.

Dialysis clinics will be required to refund revenue above 115 percent of costs back to insurance companies.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
Currently more than 140,000 Californians require treatment at a dialysis center every year. Latinos are 1.5 times more likely to require these services as our community is more likely to suffer from kidney failure. Dialysis clinics would be disincentivized from charging more than what is necessary for dialysis treatment.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that dialysis companies will have their profits capped at 15% after clinical expenses. This would encourage the use of extra funds into better equipment, more staff, and cleaner facilities and possible insurance rebates.
A No vote means that dialysis companies will continue to function as for-profit businesses. They are not required to return profits into their facilities and there is no cap on how much profit can be collected.

Repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act which places limits on local governments on what rent control policies they can pursue. The repeal of this act would allow local governments to pass their own rent control policies within their own jurisdiction.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
In California, the cost of rental housing is increasingly becoming more expensive. 61% of Latino renters in California face high rental costs. A Latino earning minimum wage in Alameda County ($11), for example, would need to work 130 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom apartment. Because of rent control limitations, cities with significant Latino populations (i.e. San Jose, San Francisco) cannot cap rent increases to apartments built after 1979.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that the Costa-Hawkins Act is repealed, and local governments can implement rent control policies over their jurisdiction as they see fit.
A No vote means that the Costa-Hawkins Act will continue, and local governments will be limited in their ability to pass rent control policies within their jurisdiction.

Private ambulance providers can ask their workers to remain on-call during breaks and meals in case of emergencies. It will also provide these workers with access to mental health benefits and health care, as well as an additional hour of pay in exchange for being on duty during breaks.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
Emergencies often occur, and the response time is critical for Latino families. According to the UCLA and UC Berkeley Labor Centers, Latinos make up 25% of EMTs and paramedics in the private ambulance sector. The staffing ratio for emergencies could alter if employees are asked to be on-call during their breaks.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that private ambulance workers will be required to stay on-call during their breaks and meals, as well as require private paramedic employers to provide EMT trainings and paid mental health services to their employees.
A No vote means private ambulance workers would not be required to remain on-call during their meals and breaks.

Ban the sale of meats and eggs from animals that are not kept in specific enclosure requirements. Additionally, it would prevent the sale of meat and products from other states if they do not meet the requirements.
 
Why this Matters for Latinos
The space requirements for the sale of animal meat can have some effect on consumers as the overall price of eggs, pork and veal could increase. Producers would have to spend money to meet the space requirements for animals. Latinos could be affected significantly, as eggs are found more often on the table during breakfast in Latino homes than in non-Latino homes across the U.S.
 
What Your Vote Means
A Yes vote means that all meat sold in California, even if from other states, must adhere to specific space requirements.
A No vote means the set standards and conditions with farmed animals would remain the same, and there would be no restrictions on where animal products come from.