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Proposition 4 would allow the state to borrow $10 billion by issuing bonds for natural resources and climate change activities. Individual proposals include efforts to make sure clean drinking water, increase drought, flood and water resilience, increase clean energy production, address sea level rise, create parks and outdoor access, mitigate heat or to fund wildfire prevention programs.
Yes: Clean water advocates say it's time to take a position in proven climate solutions now slightly than pay later. Too many Californians live without clean, protected water supplies, and much more are served by vulnerable systems. Proposition 4 requires that at the very least 40% of funding go to disadvantaged communities that need it most.
No: California senator says we are able to't afford to fund supposed climate programs promised by a state that hasn't lived as much as its past commitments. The measure includes programs which might be vaguely defined and sometimes dubiously labeled, leaving taxpayers stuck with the bill. Although some programs are worthwhile, they mustn’t be funded with long-term debt.
Editorial: Proposition 4 favors policy over common sense policy with a hodgepodge of environmental programs that lack clear priorities. After this yr's federal budget debacle, elected leaders mustn’t wait for brand spanking new bonds and more debt to pursue an unfocused spending plan. The measure reads more like a shopping list than a sound policy proposal.
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