1.7 Historical Overview of Voter-Approved Limitations on Local Government Revenues

1.7 Historical Overview of Voter-Approved Limitations on Local Government Revenues

Commencing in the 1970s, California voters approved a series of state-level initiatives directed at the fiscal affairs of California state and local government. These initiatives, described below in Sections 1.7.1–1.7.7, have dramatically limited fiscal flexibility.