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Blogs Understanding Props Through California Choices

California Choices is a nonpartisan organization that focuses on voter education. For this year's General Election, they came up with a nifty tool to help guide voters through the process of understanding propositions on the ballot.
  
Aside from offering comprehensive information about each proposition, as well as the PRO and CON arguments, they also compiled endorsement information from large organizations in California (and gubernatorial candidates).
  
For example, these are the proposition endorsements (Prop 19 to 22) from major newspapers in California:
  

Newspapers

Prop. 19 Marijuana 

Prop. 20 Redistricting Congress

Prop. 21 State Parks

Prop. 22 Local Funds

 Bakersfield Californian

no

yes

yes

yes

 Contra Costa Times

no

yes

no

no

 Fresno Bee

no

yes

yes

no

 Long Beach Press-Telegram

no

yes

no

yes

Los Angeles Daily News

no

yes

yes

yes

 Los Angeles Times

no

yes

no

no

 Oakland Tribune

no

yes

no

no

 Orange County Register

 

yes

no

no

 Sacramento Bee

no

no

yes

no

 San Diego Union-Tribune

no

yes

no

no

 San Francisco Bay Guardian

yes

no

yes

no

 San Francisco Chronicle

no

yes

no

no

 San José Mercury-News

no

yes

yes

yes

 Santa Rosa Press-Democrat

no

yes

yes

no

 Ventura County Star

no

yes

yes

no

  
The page also allows users to select certain groups for customized comparison with one another. At the top, users can input their own endorsements and send them to family and friends.
  
Overall, the California Choices website is a great resource for obtaining information regarding the upcoming General Election. And, if you're anything like me, you'd enjoy the large spread of information available in organized tables for easy viewing. A little organization never hurt anyone, eh?