ate contracting has been limited by several lawsuits filed by Caltrans bureaucrats. Opponents of Proposition 35 argue that Proposition 35 changes California’s Constitution so large engineering corporations don’t have to abide by the rules. The opposition further suggests that Proposition 35 will delay construction of roads, schools, and health care facilities because a new set of state regulations will need to be established. According to the opposition, the delays will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. The most partisan supporter of Proposition 35 is the Structural Engineers Association of California. The Structural Engineers Association of California definitely has a special interest in making sure that Proposition 35 passes. The Structural Engineers Association of California represents the private sector engineers that will benefit from the state construction projects if Proposition 35 passes. If Proposition 35 passes, the members of the Structural Engineers Association of California will have more work projects. On the other hand, the most partisan opposition of Proposition 35 is the Professional Engineers in California Government and California State Employees Association. The California government engineers and Caltrans workers don’t want Proposition 35 to pass for obvious reasons. If Proposition 35 passes, the Caltrans worker will have less work and since their will be competitive prices, Caltrans can’t be so wasteful or they will have even less construction projects. Therefore, the pro and con positions have very partisan supporters because the pro has something to gain and the con has something to lose if Proposition 35 passes. I hope and believe Proposition 35 will pass because I think taxpayers are sick of costly construction delays and the traffic delays. Personally, I have a problem with Caltrans doing construction on the highways during rush hour traffic causing huge backups and del...
