Proposition 13, the California property tax limitation initiative, passed in the June 1978 primary election and became Article XIIIA of the California Constitution. The collection consists of photocopies of 1978-1980 newspaper clippings from the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Examiner, Sacramento Bee, Oakland Tribune, Daily Cal, Contra Costa Times, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Also includes brief articles from several newsletters and magazines. Collected by the staff of the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

Proposition 13 was approved by California voters on June 6, 1978. This article reviews its origins and consequences after 35 years.

This book studies Los Angeles County and its government since World War II. A special focus is given to the "Titans of Temple Street," the five-member Board of Supervisors that determines policies and actions for many issues throughout the county, especially for residents who do not live in the county's 88 cities. It is the largest of all U.S. counties, with a population of more than 10 million, more residents than 41 states, and an annual budget of more than $44 billion, more than all but 19 states. It has served as an innovative example of county government since the early 1900s.