SAN FRANCISCO - (INT) – Would-be California voters are weighing in on two Propositions on the November ballot.

A statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California found a slim majority support Proposition 15 that would change how commercial property is taxed. Less than half favor Proposition 16 that would repeal the state’s ban on affirmative action in the public sector.

Proposition 15 would change the tax assessment of commercial and industrial property by basing it on current market value instead of purchase price—amending the 1978 landmark citizens’ initiative (Prop 13) and creating a “split roll” tax.

Support is highest among likely voters in the San Francisco Bay Area (62%) followed by those in the Inland Empire (51%).

Support for Proposition 16 is well below 50 percent, with one in five voters undecided about this effort to add diversity as a factor in public employment, education, and contracting decisions. Only 20 percent of likely voters in the Inland Empire support it.

Story Date: September 28, 2020