Breaking Down the May 19th Ballot with Jean Ross
In conjunction with the Center for Healthy Communities' panel discussion Breaking Down the Ballot: The May 19 Special Election and California's Health*, Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, provides educational insight on the state's current budget crisis and the measures on the May 19th ballot.
*Federal tax law prohibits The California Endowment, a private foundation, from conducting or supporting, with limited exceptions, any lobbying activity (supporting or opposing specific legislation, including proposed or pending legislation or ballot measures) or electioneering (supporting or opposing any candidate for public office). These restrictions apply to events sponsored by The California Endowment at our Center for Healthy Communities. Therefore, The California Endowment prohibits participants from lobbying in favor of or against specific legislation or expressing support for or opposition against any candidate for elected office at such events.
