Election 2020: A look at both sides of Prop 15

In 1978, escalating housing prices drove California voters to the polls to approve Proposition 13. It amended the state constitution and provided that property taxes had to be based on the purchase price of a home or business. It even put a cap on what annual tax increases could be.

Illegal ballot drop box removed outside Castaic church

In big letters, it does read “official,” but it’s far from it. The large box once located outside Freedom’s Way Baptist Church in Castaic was questionable, Los Angeles County Registrar officials said. The box has since been removed.