The West Hollywood City Council expressed support for propositions 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and Los Angeles County Measure J, all of which will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Proposition 14, if approved by voters, would authorize the state to sell $5.5 billion in general obligation bonds. Proceeds from the sale of bonds would be awarded to grantees such as educational and research institutions and would be used to fund innovative research using stem cells.

Proposition 15 is an initiated constitutional amendment which seeks to change how commercial and industrial properties’ tax assessments are calculated by using the market value of the property and not the original purchase price of the property. Proposition 15 would increase property tax revenues on eligible commercial properties by $6.5 billion to $11.5 billion, annually.

Proposition 16, if approved, would allow higher education institutions and governmental agencies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity and national origin in public education, public employment and public contracting to the extent allowed under federal and state law.

Proposition 17 restores the voting rights of convicted felons serving on state parole.

Proposition 18 seeks to increase participation in the democratic process by making it easier for younger citizens who would be 18 years of age at the time of an election to participate in the electoral process and vote.

Proposition 19 would eliminate the parent-to-child and grandparent-to-grandchild tax exemption in cases where the child or grandchild does not use the inherited property as their principal residence.

Proposition 21, also known as the Rent Affordability Act, would allow local governments to enact rent-control ordinances on properties that were first occupied over 15 years ago. Proposition 21 would replace the Costa-Hawkins Act of 1995, the state law that limited local governments’ authority to adopt ordinances that regulated rents of certain properties that were occupied after Feb. 1, 1995.

Measure J asks voters whether the county’s charter should be amended to require that no less than 10% of the county’s general fund be appropriated to community programs and alternatives to incarceration. The city supports legislation that puts emphasis on rehabilitation and successful reintroduction into society of incarcerated individuals.

For information, visit weho.org/elections.