2024 California Proposition 4
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Authorizing bonds for safe drinking water, wildlife prevention, and protecting communities and natural lands from climate risks Authorizes $10 billion in general obligation bonds for water, wildfire prevention, and protection of communities and lands. Requires annual audits. Increased state costs of about $400 million annually for 40 years to repay the bond. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Proposition 4, titled Authorizing bonds for safe drinking water, wildlife prevention, and protecting communities and natural lands from climate risks, was a California ballot proposition and legislative statutes that passed by vote on in the 2024 general election on November 5, 2024.
The proposition "authorize[d] $10 billion in general obligation bonds for water, wildfire prevention, and protection of communities and lands."
Aftermath
[edit]Despite the pitch being for new expenditures to be funded by the proposition, over $275 million in Prop 4 funds have been used to backfill the state's general fund. California lawmakers have faced criticism for using a significant amount of Proposition 4 funds as pork, including $16 million for a conservation easement for a private ranch in Santa Barbara, $40 million to secure access to a private beach, and $1 million for an alternative meat research facility at UC Davis.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "California General Election November 5, 2024: State Ballot Measures - Statewide Results: Proposition 4". Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ Sabalow, Ryan (2025-11-07). "California lawmakers sent millions to their districts while making budget cuts elsewhere". CalMatters. Retrieved 2025-11-14.