California ballot initiative campaigns long since turned into founts of misinformation and lies purveyed by self-interested promoters.
But it may be hard to outdo the sheer cynicism underlying one measure on the November ballot. That's Proposition 27, which aims to vastly expand gambling in the state by masquerading chiefly as a solution to homelessness.
Let's not mince words: This initiative, which would amend the state Constitution, is poisonous in several ways. Wise voters will steer clear. It's bad for the state's fiscal health and bad for public health, and it's being sold through a spectacularly misleading advertising campaign.
