LWV Oakland - 2026 Ballot Measures: Pros & Cons presentation

League of Women Voters Oakland 2026 Ballot Measures Pros & Cons Presentation A nonpartisan - Pros and Cons - presentation on the 14 CA state and 3 local ballot measures for the upcoming November 2026 general election. Note: There may be supporters & opponents for each measure not listed in our presentation due to space or time constraints. You can check the campaign websites for full lists. 0:00 Welcome & Introduction 2:02 Measures on the 2026 November Ballot 2:48 What are Propositions? 3:34 Related Propositions (grouping) 4:05 Prop 39: Changes to Voter ID 7:59 Prop 4: End Ban on Public Financing of Elections 11:26 Prop 5: Changes to Recall Elections 15:25 Prop 43: ⅔ vote for Special Taxes 18:24 What is a Bond? 19:12 Prop 1: Affordable Housing & Veterans Home Loans 22:42 What is a Revenue Bond? 23:00 Prop 37: Second Mortgage Program 26:25 Prop 38: Immune System Research 30:07 Prop 2: Rainy Day Fund Increase 33:37 Prop 3: Keep Income Tax Increase for high-earners 36:24 Prop 40: One-time Billionaire Tax 40:20 Prop 41: Audits of New Special Taxes 43:50 Prop 42: Limits new CA taxes on owning assets 46:26 Prop 40, 41, 42 in summary 47:35 Prop 44: 90% Health Care Spending for Community Clinics 50:32 Prop 45: CEQA Changes 54:44 Local Issues on the Ballot 55:13 Measure RTM: Bay Area Public Transit 59:25 Measure EE: Charter Reform 1:04:09 Measure FF: Property Tax Transfer Tax 1:06:17 Closing