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State Assembly 35th District

November 4, 2002 by Staff

Constituents of the 35th Assembly district, extending from Ventura to Santa Barbara, have a good representative in State Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson.
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Propostion 46: Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002

November 4, 2002 by Staff

This trust fund act will issue $2.1 billion in bonds toward services for battered women, the homeless and the elderly.
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Propostion 47: Kindergarten-University Public Eduction Facilities Bond Act of 2002

November 4, 2002 by Staff

This bond act generates $13.05 billion for school renovations and the creation of new classrooms from kindergarten up through the university level.
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Propostion 48: Court Consolidation Legislative Consitutional Amendment

November 4, 2002 by Staff

Proposition 48 will eliminate the unnecessary wording in the California state constitution referring to municipal courts.
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Propostion 49: Before and After School Programs. State Grants. Initiative Statute

November 4, 2002 by Staff

Proposition 49 would provide up to $455 million to create more programs for children before and after school, ranging from service groups to enrichment and tutoring programs.
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Propostion 50: Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Costal Wetlands Purchase abd Protection. Initiative Statute

November 4, 2002 by Staff

Proposition 50 will generate $3.44 billion through bonds for a variety of water projects, ranging from water quality programs to coastal restoration.
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Propostion 51: Transporation. Distrubution of Exisiting Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax. Initiative Statute

November 4, 2002 by Staff

Proposition 51 sets aside 30 percent of the sales tax on new and used motor vehicles for improvements to roads, newer school buses, traffic congestion relief, better public transit and other traffic- ...
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Propostion 52: Election Day Voter Registration. Voter Fraud Penalties. Initiative Statute

November 4, 2002 by Staff

Proposition 52 would allow voters to register to vote on Election Day, the only day that it is almost impossible to forget about registering.
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Oh, For Protest’s Sake

November 1, 2002 by Adam Brown

Peering out the window toward State Street last week, I could not help but be fascinated by the yuppies clad in oversized T-shirts depicting our president as the devil, jumbling together in their unin...
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Winged Death

November 1, 2002 by Staff

With all the scary costumes, large men and frightening out-of-towners in I.V. last night, I ended up getting attacked - by a snowy plover.
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Are You Tired of Run Down Classrooms? Try Prop. 47.

November 1, 2002 by Henry T. Yang

A key issue on the Nov. 5 ballot is Proposition 47, a bond measure that would provide funding for education facilities throughout California.
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A.S. It Is: Redevelopment Blues

October 30, 2002 by Eva von Thury

Parking, parking, parking; less spots to park in and a whole lot more parking fees.
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Step Away From the Car

October 30, 2002 by Staff

The weatherneighbor
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Party Like It’s 1989

October 30, 2002 by Tiye Baldwin

Waking up on Halloween was like waking up Christmas morning, only instead of presents you got drunk. I hold back a tear when I think that no one will ever again know the unadulterated joy of the party...
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