Governor Brown's Legacy Projects At Stake On Ballot

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Proposition 53, on Tuesday's ballot, will require the state to get voters' approval before launching any building project that needs $2 billion or more in revenue bonds. If approved, it will most immediately impact Brown's plans to build two giant north-south water tunnels, and high-speed rail. The two projects combined would cost about $84 billion.

Wealthy California farmer and food-processor Dean Cortopassi got the initiative on the ballot. Cortopassi argues voters should have a say on mega-projects that would increase the state's bond debt.

Brown has made defeating Cortopassi's measure a priority. The governor has donated more than $4 million to get out the vote against the revenue-bond measure.