Voter Guide Highlights: Statewide Races Statewide Propositions Congressional Races Legislative Races About this Election Archive of Campaign Promises "The Election Song" 2002 Map Series CVF-NEWS County Election Information Follow the Money Links For more election information, visit CVF's voter guide homepage Join CVF Contact CVF Copyright 1994-2002, California Voter Foundation. www.calvoter.org All rights reserved. cvf Proposition 40 Official Title: The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002. Results YES 56.8 NO 43.2 Official statewide election results are available from the Secretary of State's web site. Campaign Web Sites & Contact Information Follow the Money Who Signed the Ballot Arguments News Coverage For More Information... Official Summary: To protect rivers, lakes, and streams to improve water quality and ensure clean drinking water; to protect beaches and coastal areas threatened by pollution; to improve air quality; to preserve open space and farmland threatened by unplanned development; to protect wildlife habitat; to restore historical and cultural resources; to repair and improve the safety of state and neighborhood parks; the state shall issue bonds totaling two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000) paid from existing funds. This program is subject to an annual independent audit. Fiscal Impact: State cost of about $4.3 billion over 25 years (average cost of about $172 million per year) to repay bonds. State and local operation and maintenance costs of potentially tens of millions of dollars annually. Web Sites YES www.voteyeson40.org NO www.hjta.org Contact Information YES   Bryan Blum Californians for Clean Water, Clean Air, Coastal Protection, and Safe Neighborhood Parks 926 J Street, #612 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 313-4539     bblum@voteyeson40.org NO   Senator Ray Haynes P.O. Box 51891 Riverside, CA 92517 (909) 698-2158 Who Signed the Ballot Arguments YES   NO Dan Taylor, Executive Director, Audubon California   Senator Ray Haynes, Chair, California State Senate Constitutional Amendments Committee Hank Locayo, President, Congress of California Seniors   Assemblyman Dick Dickerson, Vice-Chair, California State Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife Barbara Inatsugu, President, League of Women Voters of California   Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association News Coverage (please note: some of the links below may no longer work, because many newspaper web sites move stories into fee-based archives after a certain amount of time)   Voters' 2nd chance at conservation, The Oakland Tribune, February 27, 2002 Trend heartens backers of bond, San Jose Mercury News, November 9, 2001 The price of a clean ocean, Los Angeles Times, October 20, 2001 Bill would bring millions for parks, Bakersfield Californian, October 13, 2001 For More Information, CVF Recommends...   Secretary of State's Official Voter Information Guide Text of the Measure Official Pro/Con Arguments Analysis by the Legislative Analyst   Easy Reading Voter Guide   The League of Women Voters Pro/Con Analysis   Original Bill Information and History Next Proposition This page first published February 21, 2002 -- final update May 10, 2002