Three propositions on the November ballot — Proposition 3 (same-sex marriage), Proposition 5 (bond passage] and Proposition 33 (rent controls) — basically are “tweaking” existing laws. Vote YES on Propositions 3 and 5. Vote NO on Proposition 33.
Proposition 3
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