Which Way, L.A.?
Proposition 39 and the Kuykendall-Harman Race
Proposition 39 would change a 121-year-old provision in the state's constitution requiring a two-thirds vote to pass local school bonds. If the proposition passes, just 55% support would authorize bonds for building, repairing or replacing facilities at public schools, community colleges or county education offices. We get the pros from the legislative director of AARP, a nonprofit group with 3 million members over the age of 50, the cons from the President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association. Newsmaker: Robert Beard, Professor Emeritus at Bucknell College analyzes the use of language in the debates and the "dumbing down of politics" Reporter's Notebook: One of the nation's closest races is in LA's South Bay which is divided almost evenly between Democrats and Republicans, with 20% registering Independent. We speak with incumbent Steven Kuykendall (R) and challenger Jane Harman (D) who must turn out the base and campaign for votes in the center.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readProposition 39 would change a 121-year-old provision in the state's constitution requiring a two-thirds vote to pass local school bonds. If the proposition passes, just 55% support would authorize bonds for building, repairing or replacing facilities at public schools, community colleges or county education offices. We get the pros from the legislative director of AARP, a nonprofit group with 3 million members over the age of 50, the cons from the President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association.
Newsmaker: Robert Beard, Professor Emeritus at Bucknell College analyzes the use of language in the debates and the "dumbing down of politics"
Reporter's Notebook: One of the nation's closest races is in LA's South Bay which is divided almost evenly between Democrats and Republicans, with 20% registering Independent. We speak with incumbent Steven Kuykendall (R) and challenger Jane Harman (D) who must turn out the base and campaign for votes in the center.
