Politics

Proposition 36 on the November ballot is a state initiative that would increase penalties for drug crimes and theft.

Prop 2 is a $10 billion bond measure to build schools, with most of that money going to kindergarten through eighth grade schools in the state.

Activists hoping to nullify Prop 8 once and for all are going to the November ballot with Prop 3, another constitutional measure that would officially scrub Prop 8 from the state books and declare same-sex marriage a fundamental right. 

Among the issues voters will be asked this November will be to rule on whether prisoners should continue to be forced to work.

Proposition 33 would allow cities to broaden rent control protections.

In November, California voters will be asked to make a decision on a series of issues including Proposition 34. The proposal would limit healthcare groups’ non-patient spending. But some argue the initiative’s roots are linked to a battle over rent control.

California Proposition 35 deals with how the state spends an existing healthcare tax and whether that tax should continue.

NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston reviews the historic first-time meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

American pop and country music singer-songwriter Talot Swift announced she is endorsing Vice President Kamla Harris for president. But Swift also cited concerns about artificial intelligence-generated misinformation and disinformation in the 2024 election cycle.

After days of preparation, weeks of campaigning, and a slew of polls, Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump held their presidential debate on Tuesday night.

Bay Area reacts to the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Jodi Hernandez and Damian Trujillo report. 

With Polls showing the race being neck and neck, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump will face off in a debate in Philadelphia. Terry McSweeney reports.

NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston previews the presidential debate and what’s at stake for each candidate.