California Ballot Battles This November | Santa Barbara News

California voters face a high-stakes ballot this November with 14 major propositions, from a billionaire tax to housing bonds and medical research funding. Key players like Uber and trial lawyers backed down, while healthcare unions pulled their proposals, trimming the field but leaving big decisions ahead. Proposition 40, the billionaire tax, could raise billions for healthcare and education but faces stiff opposition from Governor Newsom and tech elites. Two counter-propositions, 41 and 42, aim to block or limit its impact, with a winner-take-all tiebreaker. Also on the table: Proposition 1 for affordable housing and veteran housing, and Proposition 38 for groundbreaking cancer and Alzheimer’s research. This is a ballot that could reshape California’s future — one vote at a time. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2cf06d6776e7a146