California Proposition 13

Students in California are suffering the consequences of policies passed by lawmakers, which reduce the funding of the education system. Reduced funding has lead to a decline in the quality of a public school education in California. Larry Abramson, Dean of journalism at University of Montana School and journalist for National Public Radio, appraises the Californian budget cuts and has found that funding of its elementary and secondary schools has been cut by $18 billion within the previous two

the executioners realize that they have made a mistake it is too late to do anything about it when the person is already dead. For those who didn’t know California is known as a state of justice and also not of evil so then, “ why should this country have the death penalty having the risk of executing those who are innocent?” (Manning). California will always run the risk of having innocent people executed and most of those who get executed never have the chance to prove those who accuse them wrong

Anna Mazur Proposition 37: The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act On November 6th, 2012 Proposition 37 that would have required genetically engineered foods labeling was among 10 other initiatives on the ballot in California. Unfortunately, only 6,088,714 people (48.59%) voted “Yes”, so it was defeated. I think it was a mistake to reject this initiative because if it had been passed it would have benefited Californians in a variety of ways. It would have become a conscious

California, for its size and population, is not very sustainable. It is physically unsustainable with the attacks of mother nature and economically unsustainable due to sheer population. One of the most unsustainable elements of California is its education system. Schools in California receive very little funding, poor student performance, and suffer from massive cuts across the board. With over 6.2 million students in California schools, the golden state is responsible for educating about 13% of

America is the land of opportunity, but to be fully qualified for the status, it needs to be “color-blind, race-blind, and gender-blind.” Affirmative Action began as a way to stop discrimination, but as new laws have been added to it, it has become reverse discrimination. Everyone has the opportunity to be a great addition to society. It is an immense injustice for people to say that someone of a different race or gender is not capable of achieving the same status in life as a white male. Through

Forms of Local Government The basis for county, city and special district governing and authority are laid out in the State Constitution and Government Code. Counties in California are responsible for providing limited services to unincorporated areas. The state Legislature created the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in 1963 to control local government fragmentation. The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) gives counties the power to tax, create special districts and annex unincorporated

Democracy Derailed looks at the initiative process, the effects of that process and asked the question, "Is this a good way to make public policy?" I feel that even though the process is not perfect it is a great way to allow the average citizen more power in policy making. The History Democracy Derailed begins with addressing the evolution of the initiative process. During the first twenty years in Plymouth Colonies, all adult men met to consider legislation. In 1715, Massachusetts had

and given the same sentence as an adult. Similar to the Felony Murder Doctrine, different states set up certain laws that make it easier to prosecute children as adults. California is one of the states that passed Proposition 21, designed to create harsher restrictions for anyone under the age of 18. Juveniles cases, after Proposition 21 was passed, allowed more children to be transferred into adults courts and given harsher sentences. The juvenile justice system has changed drastically over the years

unconstitutional. In 2013, the Supreme Court decided two cases, which was Windsor v. U.S. and Hollinsworth v. Perry. One case involved DOMA and federal income tax issues and the other case involve the legality of Proposition 8, an amendment which prohibits same sex marriage in California. Currently, “13 states grants same sex marriage license” (Jackson). From 2011 when the justice department announced it would not enforced DOMA section 3 to 2013 when the supreme court struck down DOMA, same sex couples now

In Weed They Trust The Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in California As the sun began to rise, on the morning of November 9, 2016, most Californians, awoke with a new profound sense of freedom to get high. For the simple reason that, the day before, most citizens throughout California voted yes on Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana for adults over 21 years of age. However, I voted no to legalize recreational marijuana, this was due to my values and faith, but most importantly