Most famously, California passed Proposition 227 in 1998. It was intended to sharply reduce the amount of time that English language learners spent in bilingual settings.

最著名的是，加州在1998年通过了227号提案，旨在大幅减少英语学习者置身双语环境的时间。

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In an unusual move, the original defendants, California Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, refused to support Proposition 8 in court.

加州总检察长杰里·布朗与州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格是本案的被告，却不寻常地拒绝出庭支持8号提议案。

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California has deeply conservative parts, and Proposition 19 has mobilised them.

第19号提案就调动了加州的一些保守派。

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Dispensary owners are divided on Proposition 19 -- the ballot measure that would legalize marijuana in California.

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On November 6 California passed Proposition 30, which raises tax rates to increase funding for education.

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Since California passed Proposition 13, a property tax-cutting initiative, in 1978, the use of the ballot measure has become increasingly popular, especially in states in the west.

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On the same day that Obama was elected in 2008, voters in California passed Proposition 8, which effectively banned same-sex marriages after the state's high court had ruled them legal.

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