Denis C. Theriault | San Jose Mercury News | Apr. 26, 2010
Ever since the near-collapse of California's finances last year, angry voters have threatened to bolt for the ballot box and do something they're convinced lawmakers can't: make drastic changes to a state that's fundamentally broken.
And indeed, Californians will face a crop of propositions in the voting booth this June, all of them promising change. But don't expect dramatics like a constitutional convention.
Among the biggest decisions we'll face this time: changing how we elect political candidates, tweaking car insurance rates and adding regulations for city-owned utilities. There's another proposal that could be sweeping, someday — public funding for campaigns — but for now it's a pilot program for one office.
As for those far-reaching issues you've been hearing about — water bonds, legalized marijuana and, maybe, rejiggered term limits — those will have to wait for November.