Prop 45 Newspaper Endorsements

Updated

Editorial boards representing 23 California newspapers have endorsed Prop 45, the Building an Affordable California Act, on the November 3, 2026 ballot. They include The San Diego Union-Tribune, the Southern California News Group's 11 daily newspapers (including the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Daily News), McClatchy's California editorial board (The Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, Merced Sun-Star and San Luis Obispo Tribune), The Bakersfield Californian, The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle and La Opinión.

The editorials say Prop 45 would make California's approval process “fairer, less expensive and considerably more predictable” and let essential projects “move forward more quickly and at lower cost without weakening California's environmental protections,” calling Prop 45 “a rare victory for common sense.”

Newspapers that have endorsed Prop 45
Editorial board Newspapers Date Headline
The San Diego Union-Tribune The San Diego Union-Tribune September 11, 2026 Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 45 to reform CEQA, limit state dysfunction
Southern California News Group 11 daily newspapers: Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Riverside Press-Enterprise, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Pasadena Star-News, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News, Redlands Daily Facts September 9, 2026 Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 45 to reform CEQA
McClatchy California The Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, Merced Sun-Star, San Luis Obispo Tribune October 5, 2026 The debate over Prop. 45 is about California's building future. Here is our endorsement
The Bakersfield Californian The Bakersfield Californian September 5, 2026 Vote YES on Proposition 45: CEQA is a mess; doing nothing would be worse
The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle September 23, 2026 Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation
La Opinión La Opinión October 10, 2026 Por la Proposición 45

San Diego Union-Tribune endorses Prop 45

September 11, 2026

Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 45 to reform CEQA, limit state dysfunction

“[Proposition 45] would make California’s planning approval process fairer, less expensive and considerably more predictable. In a state riddled with dysfunction, that would be a rare victory for common sense.”

“The 1970 state law makes it too easy for third parties to block or stall proposals that they don’t like or want to be paid to support.”

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Southern California News Group (11 newspapers) endorses Prop 45

September 9, 2026

Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 45 to reform CEQA

The endorsement ran in all 11 Southern California News Group daily newspapers: the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Riverside Press-Enterprise, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Pasadena Star-News, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts.

“[Prop. 45] tweaks the law in sensible and fair-minded ways that provide quicker approval timelines, reduce meritless lawsuits and limit open-ended demands by local agencies.”

“No-growth groups have mastered the art of delaying, stopping and adding costs to new projects.”

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McClatchy California (5 newspapers) endorses Prop 45

October 5, 2026

The debate over Prop. 45 is about California’s building future. Here is our endorsement

The board writes for The Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, Merced Sun-Star and San Luis Obispo Tribune.

“Prop. 45 seeks to bring long-needed reform to CEQA provisions that can add substantial costs to new homes, hospitals, water systems, roads, bridges and clean energy projects.”

“By imposing stricter deadlines on government agencies to complete environmental reviews, Proposition 45 would allow housing, transportation, water and health care projects to move forward more quickly and at lower cost without weakening California’s environmental protections.”

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The Bakersfield Californian endorses Prop 45

September 5, 2026

Our View: Vote YES on Proposition 45: CEQA is a mess; doing nothing would be worse

“For proof you only have to look at the years-long struggle to get a new, bigger Veterans Administration medical clinic built in Bakersfield. Despite Congress allocating money for the project, CEQA requirements have been abused to delay the project for years. Local veterans have been denied a much-needed facility.”

“Vote YES on Proposition 45.”

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La Opinión endorses Prop 45

October 10, 2026

Por la Proposición 45

“La Opinión apoya la Proposición 45 y urge a sus lectores a votar por ella en las elecciones que culminan el 3 de noviembre.”
English translation: “La Opinión supports Proposition 45 and urges its readers to vote for it in the election that ends November 3.”

“La Proposición 45 ampliará el rango de viviendas beneficiadas e incluirá carreteras, infraestructura hídrica, hospitales y otros proyectos.”
English translation: “Proposition 45 will expand the range of housing that benefits and will include highways, water infrastructure, hospitals and other projects.”

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More support for Prop 45

More than 180 organizations across California also support Prop 45. See the full coalition, or get the facts on Prop 45.

Vote YES on Prop 45.