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Proposition 37: A Dangerous Financial Gimmick Masquerading as Housing Policy

California's Proposition 37 is a $25 billion bond measure designed to create an unprecedented down payment assistance program for middle-class homebuyers by providing second mortgages exclusively on newly built homes. This convoluted, high-stakes gimmick, promising a taxpayer-free solution, dangerously gambles with the financial futures of desperate families while ignoring the core housing supply crisis.