First, the good news - the most insidious proposition on the ballot, Prop 90’s “Eminent Domain” initiative that would allow property owners to stop any land protection with a flood of lawsuits, went down in flames. I don’t know if losing 52%-47% actually means a prop literally bursts into flames as it goes down, but I like to picture that’s what happened. I like to picture Prop 90 exploding in mid air and raining sparks and smoking ruins down on the fancy condominiums of Howie Rich (the New York real estate magnate behind it.) This is a classic example of how deceptive the wording of these “bait and switch” propositions can be, and how crucial it is to research something before you sign off on it. Just because the smiling aliens have a book called “To Serve Man,” doesn’t mean they come in peace. That shit’s a cookbook, my friend.
Prop 84, the $5.4 billion parks and water bond, passed, ensuring that no matter how dry and desert-like and drought-prone Southern California becomes, we’ll always have enough H2O for Raging Waters water park in San Dimas.
And there will be no tax on oil companies to fund alternative energy research. Al Gore, Bill Clinton, and Julia Roberts weren’t enough star muscle to pass Prop 87. Not when Chevron was behind the opposition. Okay, California, if you like Chevron so much, let’s see Chevron star opposite Richard Gere in the next charming Gary Marshall rom-com. Let’s see Chevron win you over with its trademark toothy smile! Fat chance.