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FILE -- In this Aug. 19, 2016 file photo, Dean &quot;Dino&quot; Cortopassi uses poker chips as he discusses state spending during an interview with The Associated Press, in Stockton, Calif. Cortopassi, a wealthy farmer and food processor, is bankrolling the Proposition 53, the November ballot initiative that would require a statewide vote before issuing bonds to fund mega-projects such as Gov. Jerry Brown's high-speed rail and Delta tunnels. The California Democratic Party and Brown himself are taking part in the campaign to defeat Proposition 53. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California farmer’s measure takes on Jerry Brown’s legacy

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 26, 2015, photo shows a full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train, displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Under Proposition 53 on the November ballot, voters would be required to approve any projects that would require more than $2 billion in state revenue bonds to fund, an idea that could complicate the future of two of Gov. Jerry Brown’s favored projects; a plan to build multiple giant twin tunnels to ship Northern California water south and to build a high-speed rail system. Critics say it could also jeopardize dozens of smaller, local projects. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Measure would give California voters say on mega-projects

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press