Proposition 1, also known as Prop 1 or Housing Programs and Veterans' Loans Bond, was a

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which was intended to approve $4,000,000,000 in

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for projects related to housing and housing loans for veterans. It passed in the November

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. The campaign in support of the proposition was run by Affordable Housing Now which was also known as Yes on Prop 1. Supporters of the proposition included Lieutenant Governor

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, State Senator

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, the

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, the California Hospital Association, California Forward, the California Labor Federation,

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, the San Francisco Democratic Party and

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. There were no major opposition efforts made towards the proposition.

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