BIRTH OF THE PROPS

Here's a look at the 10 initiatives on the Nov. 4 ballot: what they
do, where they came from and who's footing the bills. Two other
measures, propositions 1A and 12, were placed on the ballot by lawmakers.

PROPOSITION 2

The pitch: Bans the confinement of calves, egg-laying hens and
pregnant pigs in pens too small for them to stand up, lie down or turn around.

The origin: Part of an ongoing national campaign by the Humane
Society of the United States.

Big contributors (through Sept. 21): Humane Society of United States
- - $3.4 million; Farm Sanctuary Inc. (New York-based anti-animal
cruelty group) - $275,000; Leslie L. Alexander (owner of the Houston
Rockets) - $100,000.

PROPOSITION 3

The pitch: Sells $980 million in bonds for capital improvement
projects at 13 children's hospitals around the state.

The origin: California Children's Hospital Association.

Biggest contributors: Eight children's hospitals gave $850,000 each.

PROPOSITION 4

The pitch: Referred to by proponents as "Sarah's Law," this would
change the state constitution to ban abortions for minors until 48
hours after physician's notification of minor's parents or guardian.

The origin: Main proponent is San Diego newspaper publisher James
Holman. The proposal is part of a national effort to enact similar
laws in each state. This is the third try in California.

Biggest contributors: Holman - $1.5 million; Don Sebastiani (Sonoma
County winemaker) - $530,000; Carter Family Trust (La Jolla) -
$100,000; Lenavee Family Trust (Irvine) - $100,000.

PROPOSITION 5

The pitch: Allocates $460 million a year for drug treatment programs
for convicted drug users; shortens parole for certain drug offenders.

The origin: The Drug Policy Alliance, a New York-based national
organization that fights against what it calls outdated and punitive drug laws.

Biggest contributors: George Soros (billionaire financier,
philanthropist) - $1.4 million; Bob Wilson (retired Brooklyn
investor, philanthropist) - $1.4 million; Jacob Goldfield
("self-employed" investor) - $1.4 million.

PROPOSITION 6

The pitch: Allocates $965 million a year for local law enforcement
and jails. Also makes some 30 changes to state criminal laws dealing
with gang-related offenses.

The origin: The Runners of Lancaster - state Sen. George Runner and
his wife, Assemblywoman Sharon Runner, both Republicans.

Biggest contributors: Henry Nicholas III (billionaire hightech
executive) - $1 million; Larry Rasmussen (Southern California real
estate developer) - $200,000; George Runner for Senate committee: $50,000.

PROPOSITION 7

The pitch: Requires all California utilities to generate 20 percent
of their power from renewable energy by 2010. The origin: Peter
Sperling, a Phoenix billionaire who heads the Apollo Group, which
operates the University of Phoenix system.

Biggest contributors: Sperling - $5.25 million; Jim Gonzalez
(Sacramento political consultant) - $101,500.

PROPOSITION 8

The pitch: Amends state constitution to ban same-sex marriages.

The origin: A coalition of anti-gay marriage groups was working to
put it on the ballot even before the state Supreme Court ruled last
May that a state law banning gay marriages was unconstitutional.

Biggest contributors: National Organization for Marriage (a New
Jersey-based anti-gay marriage group) - $1.4 million; Knights of
Columbus (national Roman Catholic organization) - $1.25 million;
Focus on the Family (Colorado-based Christian evangelical group) - $650,000.

PROPOSITION 9

The pitch: Referred to by supporters as "Marsy's Law," this would
amend the state constitution to increase rights and role of victims
in criminal proceedings; reduces the number of parole hearings to
which prisoners are entitled.

The origin: This is another anti-crime measure sponsored chiefly by
Broadcom billionaire Henry Nicholas III. Marsy Nicholas, a 1983
murder victim, was Nicholas' half sister. Biggest contributor:
Nicholas - $4.9 million.

PROPOSITION 10

The pitch: Authorizes the sale of $5 billion in bonds to provide
rebates to consumers buying alternative-fuel (such as natural gas)
vehicles and to fund research into renewable fuel technology.

The origin: Clean Energy Fuels Corp., founded by Texas billionaire T.
Boone Pickens, underwrote this measure. The company is the largest
provider of natural gas for transportation purposes in North America.

Biggest contributors: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. - $3.7 million; Aubrey
McClendon (CEO of Chesapeake Energy, an Oklahoma City-based firm that
is one of the largest natural gas producers in the country) -
$500,000; Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (which makes natural gas engines
for big trucks) - $250,000.

PROPOSITION 11

The pitch: Amends the state constitution to strip the Legislature of
power to redraw state Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization
district boundaries, and creates a 14-member commission to do it instead.

The origin: California Common Cause and other civic groups were the
chief architects of putting this on the ballot. It's the fifth time
since 1982 that a redistricting plan has gone before California voters.

Biggest contributors: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's "California Dream
Team" ballot measure committee - $2.8 million; Reed Hastings (CEO of
Netflix) - $287,000; New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg - $250,000.