On Local Government

Ballot propositions 22, 23, and 24Editor’s note: Following is part 2 of a three part series on upcoming ballot measures to be voted on in November.)Proposition 22: Protection of City FundsIt seems that every two years another ballot measure appears purporting to protect city funds from raids by the State. Each time it wins and the Legislature spends the next two years trying to figure out ways around it. Then, when they succeed, city supporters return to the ballot to close that lo