Prop 30 would increase the income tax for very wealthy Californians, and use the proceeds on programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and wildfires in the state. The initiative includes thoughtful proposals for moving to electrify our transportation, including incentives and education, requirements for improving charging infrastructure for all road vehicles, and improving the electric grid to meet increased demand. The League supports these goals and proposals. The need to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions is clear. However, making decisions about budget expenditures through ballot measures is not a good policy. It reduces the flexibility our legislators need to react to future needs. In this case, this problem is increased because the huge size of this program could force deep cuts in basic state programs like healthcare, child care, and housing assistance due to a previously enacted spending limit (“Gann Limit”).