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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Proposition 31: Tobacco

Proposition 31: Tobacco

Chris Lee, Managing Editor October 31, 2022

Proposition 31 is a referendum on California Senate Bill 793 (SB 793), which was passed in Aug. 2020 to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. The law is yet to go into effect due to this referendum. If citizens vote “yes,” the contested legislation would be upheld, and the ban on flavored...

Proposition 28: Education

Proposition 28: Education

Chris Lee, Managing Editor October 31, 2022

Proposition 28 requires the state to establish a fund specifically for music and arts education in public schools. The campaign was launched by former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner last November, and was placed on the ballot through citizen petitions. This proposition relates to...

Proposition 16: Affirmative Action raises concerns over equity

Catherine Chu, Managing Editor November 3, 2020

One of the most debated propositions on this year’s ballot is Proposition 16, an amendment that aims to repeal Proposition 209. Proposition 209 states that discrimination or preferential treatment for college admissions on the basis of race, color, ethnicity or national origin is unconstitutional....

Proposition 15

Katie Shih, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2020

Proposition 15 would increase funding for K-12 public schools and local governments by taxing businesses based on the current market value of their commercial or industrial property instead of their original purchase price. A “yes” vote would result in increased taxes on most commercial properties...

Prop 18

Arjun Shah, Managing Editor November 2, 2020

Proposition 18 is a proposed California constitutional amendment that would expand suffrage rights for teenagers. If passed, it would allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in its primaries and special elections earlier in the year.   A “yes” vote...

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