Prop 1D: Deceptive and Harmful

Authored by Sherry Novick, Executive Director, First 5 Association of California

The ballot language describing Proposition 1D is not only biased, but deceptive.  It was written by the Legislature and is clearly intended to obfuscate the fact that Prop 1D takes funds directly from local children’s programs to backfill holes in the state budget.

In 1998, Californians voted to dedicate tobacco taxes to local health and education programs for young children. Voters acted because Sacramento politicians were unwilling to fund these programs and….