Agenda item
RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 44 — approved 5-0
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM), item 12, RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 44 was approved (5-0). [Minutes, p. 5]
Tier 3 · Human approved · Updated Sep 10, 2026
The Escondido City Council voted to oppose Proposition 44, a measure going before California voters at the statewide general election on November 3, 2026. The council approved Resolution No. 2026-146, which puts the city on record against the measure. The vote was 5-0, on a motion by White seconded by Fitzgerald.
Proposition 44 is an initiative statute that will appear before California voters at the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election. The resolution the council approved does one thing: it states the council's opposition to that measure.
The item was brought to the council by Mayor Dane White, Councilmember Christian Garcia and Neighborhood Healthcare, and came through the City Clerk's Office, where Zack Beck is City Clerk. City staff made no recommendation on it either way.
The record does not say what Proposition 44 itself would do if voters pass it.
The record
- Meeting
- Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM)
- Body
- City Council
- Item
- 12
- Request
- Request the City Council consider, and take such action as it deems appropriate on, Resolution No. 2026-146, expressing the City Council's opposition to Proposition 44, an initiative statute that will appear before California voters at the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election.
- Staff recommendation
- none
- Presented by
- Mayor Dane White, Councilmember Christian Garcia, Neighborhood Healthcare
- Outcome
- approved
- Vote
- 5-0
- Moved by
- White
- Seconded by
- Fitzgerald
- Case or file number
- 0600-00
From the document
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12. RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 44 Request the City Council consider, and take such action as it deems appropriate on, Resolution No. 2026-146, expressing the City Council's opposition to Proposition 44, an initiative statute that will appear before California voters at the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election. (File Number 0600-00)
Staff Recommendation: None (City Clerk’s Office: Zack Beck, City Clerk) Presenter: Mayor Dane White, Councilmember Christian Garcia, Neighborhood Healthcare
Motion: White; Second: Fitzgerald; Approved: 5-0