Proposition 1

ASUC was met with urges from the public to denounce anti-semitism during their weekly meeting Wednesday night. 

Midterm elections might not determine the next president of the United States, but the upcoming elections still have a lot at stake for voters everywhere.

In November, California constituents will vote on Proposition 1, which would enshrine reproductive rights in the California constitution. Prop. 1 is necessary to protect freedom of choice and prevent further wrongful infringements on women’s rights.

A proposed state constitutional amendment regarding abortion rights will be on Californians’ ballots this November. As election day draws closer, students on campus and activist organizations alike weighed in on the implications of the proposition.

Students and activists gathered on Friday at Sather Gate to protest for and against California’s Proposition 1, which, if voted for, will integrate the right to abortion and contraceptives into the state constitution. 

Proposition 1 authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds to fund affordable housing for veterans, working families, seniors, people with disabilities and homeless residents. The measure does not increase taxes, but California would have to repay about $170 million annually for the next 35 years.

An art exhibition Tuesday on Sproul Plaza depicted criticisms of Proposition 1, a measure to authorize $7.1 billion to fund water-related programs.

Proposition 1 is an unconscionable money-grab that protects water-sucking corporate agriculture at the expense of California taxpayers to the detriment of all of our state’s 38 million residents — especially those who are most threatened by the drought.