November 2024 Voter information
Local Measures
Thinking about local bond issues? Until we see a positive change in how our tax and bond revenues are spent, we’d like to advocate “NO” to new taxes. To Be clear, we, as a Party, are opposing every bond or tax measure below. Please vote “NO” on each of these tax payer liabilities!! While we believe in capital improvements in our community, as common sense, fiscally conservative Republicans, we would like our dollars spent more wisely. All of us are facing cost of living increases due to Democrat tax-and-spend policies. Meanwhile, the fed keeps printing money, devaluing our currency. Let’s see some genuine cuts in bureaucratic bloat and real pension reform first before holding California tax payers upside down to shake out what’s left in our pockets. Let’s begin with some good faith on the other side of the aisle.
Below is the listing of all measures that will be on ballots.
You can read the text of each Measure by clicking on the Measure you’re interested in. Clicking the link will take you to the Santa Cruz County website.
- Measure D – Aromas-San Juan School District Bond
- Measure L – Bonny Doon Elementary School District Bond
- Measure M – Pajaro Valley Unified School District Bond
- Measure N – Live Oak School District Bond
- Measure O – Scotts Valley School District Bond
- Measure P – Soquel Elementary School District Bond
- Measure Q – Santa Cruz County Water and Wildfire Protection Initiative
- Measure R – Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County Bond
- Measure S – Scotts Valley Fire Protection District Bond
- Measure T – Zayante Fire Protection District Tax
- Measure U – San Lorenzo Water District Rate Initiative
- Measure V – City of Watsonville Charter Amendment – Commission Service Measure
- Measure W – City of Watsonville Charter Amendment – Charter Update Measure
- Measure X – Scotts Valley Business Tax Measure
- Measure Y – City of Capitola Sales Tax
- Measure Z – City of Santa Cruz Beverage Tax
- Measure HH – Lakeside Joint School District Parcel Tax**
Statewide Ballot Measures
PROPOSITION 2 – OPPOSE
AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACILITIES. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE.
Authorizes $10 billion in general obligation bonds for repair, upgrade, and construction of facilities at K–12 public schools (including charter schools), community colleges, and career technical education programs, including for improvement of health and safety conditions and classroom upgrades. Requires annual audits. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $500 million annually for 35 years to repay the bond.
PROPOSITION 3 – NEUTRAL
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO MARRIAGE. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Amends California Constitution to recognize fundamental right to marry, regardless of sex or race. Removes language in California Constitution stating that marriage is only between a man and a woman. Fiscal Impact: No change in revenues or costs for state and local governments.
PROPOSITION 4 – OPPOSE
AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, AND PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL LANDS FROM CLIMATE RISKS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE.
Authorizes $10 billion in general obligation bonds for water, wildfire prevention, and protection of communities and lands. Requires annual audits. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $400 million annually for 40 years to repay the bond.
PROPOSITION 5 – OPPOSE
ALLOWS LOCAL BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WITH 55% VOTER APPROVAL. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Allows approval of local infrastructure and housing bonds for low- and middle-income Californians with 55% vote. Accountability requirements. Fiscal Impact: Increased local borrowing to fund affordable housing, supportive housing, and public infrastructure. The amount would depend on decisions by local governments and voters. Borrowing would be repaid with higher property taxes.
PROPOSITION 6 – OPPOSE
ELIMINATES CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION ALLOWING INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE FOR INCARCERATED PERSONS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Amends the California Constitution to remove current provision that allows jails and prisons to impose involuntary servitude to punish crime (i.e., forcing incarcerated persons to work). Fiscal Impact: Potential increase or decrease in state and local costs, depending on how work for people in state prison and county jail changes. Any effect likely would not exceed the tens of millions of dollars annually.
PROPOSITION 32 – OPPOSE
RAISES MINIMUM WAGE. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Raises minimum wage as follows: For employers with 26 or more employees, to $17 immediately, $18 on January 1, 2025. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, to $17 on January 1, 2025, $18 on January 1, 2026. Fiscal Impact: State and local government costs could increase or decrease by up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. State and local revenues likely would decrease by no more than a few hundred million dollars annually.
PROPOSITION 33 – OPPOSE
EXPANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS’ AUTHORITY TO ENACT RENT CONTROL ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Repeals Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, which currently prohibits local ordinances limiting initial residential rental rates for new tenants or rent increases for existing tenants in certain residential properties. Fiscal Impact: Reduction in local property tax revenues of at least tens of millions of dollars annually due to likely expansion of rent control in some communities.
PROPOSITION 34 – SUPPORT
RESTRICTS SPENDING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG REVENUES BY CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Requires certain providers to spend 98% of revenues from federal discount prescription drug program on direct patient care. Authorizes statewide negotiation of Medi-Cal drug prices. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs, likely in the millions of dollars annually, to enforce new rules on certain health care entities. Affected entities would pay fees to cover these costs.
PROPOSITION 35 – SUPPORT
PROVIDES PERMANENT FUNDING FOR MEDI-CAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Makes permanent the existing tax on managed health care insurance plans, which, if approved by the federal government, provides revenues to pay for Medi-Cal health care services. Fiscal Impact: Short-term state costs between roughly $1 billion and $2 billion annually to increase funding for certain health programs. Total funding increase between roughly $2 billion to $5 billion annually. Unknown long-term fiscal effects.
PROPOSITION 36 – SUPPORT
ALLOWS FELONY CHARGES AND INCREASES SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN DRUG AND THEFT CRIMES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950, if defendant has two prior drug or theft convictions. Fiscal Impact: State criminal justice costs likely ranging from several tens of millions of dollars to the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Local criminal justice costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.
US and STATE Candidates Endorsed by SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Republican Central Committee
US SENATE – STEVE GARVEY
US HOUSE –
Congressional District 18 – PETER HERNANDEZ
Congressional District 19 – JASON M ANDERSON
STATE SENATE –
Senate District 17 – TONY VIRRUETA
STATE ASSEMBLY –
Assembly District 28 – LIZ LAWLER
Assembly District 29 – J.W.PAINE
Assembly District 30 – DALILA EPPERSON
LOCAL Candidate Endorsements
SCOTTS VALLEY CITY COUNCIL:
Steve Clark
Corky Roberson
Donna Lind
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5:
Christopher Bradford
SCOTTS VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT:
Philip Hover-Smoot
Ron Whittle
SCOTTS VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT:
Tuka Gafari
