Ben Christopher

Northern California Public Media

5 statewide tax measures are on your ballot; here's how to make sense

By: Ben Christopher

California voters are being asked whether they want to keep taxing the incomes of the rich, and whether to start taxing the accumulated wealth of the even

Noozhawk

5 Tax Measures are on the California Ballot. Here's How to Make Sense of Them All

By: Ben Christopher

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.

KALW

Prop. 37 would help middle-income home buyers

By: Ben Christopher

Californians will vote on Proposition 37 in November. The measure would allow the state to create a home loan program for middle income buyers.

CalMatters

Prop. 37 explained: Can a $25 billion bond make homeownership in California attainable?

By: Ben Christopher

In summary It's a bond, but not like any other bond on the ballot. It promises to provide homebuyers with mortgages, but not your typical mortgages.

CalMatters

Te explicamos la Prop 37: ¿Puede un bono de 25 mil millones de dólares hacer posible la compra de viviendas en California?

¿Una solución ingeniosa o un truco que crea confusión? Casi todo el mundo tiene dudas sobre la Propuesta 37, que figura en la papeleta electoral de California en estas elecciones.

CalMatters

Why are pro-housing groups split on Proposition 45?

By: Ben Christopher

Proposition 45 is intended to make it easier to build. But some pro-housing groups worry it will only lead to more sprawl.

Sacramento News & Review

Prop. 37 explained: Can a $25 billion bond make homeownershi...

By: Ben Christopher

A clever solution or a confusing gimmick? Like it or hate it, almost everyone has questions about Proposition 37. Here are a few of the big ones — with the best...

LAist.com

Prop 45 split

By: Ben Christopher

Why are po-housing groups split? Topline: Proposition 45 is intended to make it easier to build. But some pro-housing groups worry it will only lead to more sprawl.

NewsBreak

Prop. 37 explained: Can a $25 billion bond make homeownership in California attainable?

By: Ben Christopher

It’s a bond, but not like any other bond on the ballot. It promises to provide homebuyers with mortgages, but not your typical mortgages. It would set up a

San Mateo Daily Journal

Housing groups split on Proposition 45

By: Ben Christopher CalMatters

For nearly a decade, California’s Yes In My Backyard activists and other pro-development advocates have wanted to overhaul California’s signature environmental law to clear the way for more housing construction.