The secessionists discovered a powerful tool with the passage of Proposition 13, which fueled the tax revolt when it capped property taxes in 1978.
For Washington Mutual, the decision to sell the Ahmanson Ranch, named for the family that once owned it, hinged on the passage of Proposition 50.
The conversation turned sober: the passage of Proposition 8 (which banned gay marriage in California), Harvey Milk and discrimination against gay couples in immigration law.
In the view of many, the origins of the mud slog began with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, the landmark referendum that capped property taxes.
Yet the guests were outraged this year at the passage of Proposition 8 in California, which banned, again, same-sex marriages.
William Finn's gay love song "What More Can I Say" prompted a short diatribe against the passage of Proposition 8 in California.
With about 8,000 people illegally crossing America's borders each day, the passage of Proposition 200 could have an impact far beyond Arizona.
Like so many other aspects of California's tax system, parcel taxes have their roots in the 1978 passage of Proposition 13.
Redevelopment agencies proliferated after 1978 and the passage of Proposition 13, the ballot measure that severely limited revenue for cities by capping property taxes.
The California commission was formed in 2008 by the passage of Proposition 11, and was given the power to draw state legislative districts.
The gay-marriage battle has played out most prominently in California, with the passage of Proposition 8 in 2008, which Hendrik Hertzberg wrote about at the time, and the case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, challenging its constitutionality.
