The Final Stretch

As we head in the final stretch of the 2026 midterm election, here’s what you need to know about California’s Proposition 45.

Election Night

The election night event for the No on Prop 45 campaign is at Cafeteria 15L.

Contact for Election Night: Woody Little (510-418-8785)

Polling

The PPIC poll published Tuesday night shows support for Prop 45 continues to decline, and is now opposed by 50 percent of likely voters. Opposition is broad among all demographics. The remarkable 27 percent decline in support since PPIC’s first poll in June is one of the largest drops in support for any measure in the PPIC poll’s history.

Bipartisan Opposition Continues to Mount

The coalition opposing Prop 45 has grown to more than 600 organizations and elected officials. The League of Women Voters, American Lung Association for California, and California Professional Firefighters all have announced their opposition. The latest opponents include leading members of the California congressional delegation, major newspapers (Santa Rosa Press Democrat, San Francisco Chronicle, Black Voice News), Latino, Black, and Asian-American leaders. The opposition is bipartisan: six GOP county committees are now opposed and Republican gubernatorial candidate Steven Hilton even backed away from his endorsement.

Yes Side Continues to Rely on Data Center, Utility Contributions

Likely as the result of its slide in the polls, contributions to the Yes campaign have slowed significantly. Yet data center developers, corporate developers and investor-owned utilities continue to donate. For example, in just the last week, PG&E poured in another $500,000, Bloom Energy gave another $250,000 and AT&T gave $100,000. AT&T operates 465 data centers globally, including five in California.

More Evidence that Data Centers Would Get Short Cuts in Prop 45

The Yes on 45 Campaign sent a legal challenge to our advertisements to the state’s major television stations. Not one station pulled down the advertisements – proof positive that our claims are accurate. Meanwhile, yet more leading legal academics write that data centers could be covered by the measure, publishing their findings in the state’s premier legal publication, The Daily Journal.

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