Calilfornia Voting Recommendations
Thanks to all the gals participating in this important election discussion. We tried to focus on San Diego and California ballot initiatives. I will list the Propositions with our recommendation. Keep in mind that we did not make decisions on each item and I still encourage discussion and comments on your own ideas.
San Diego
Prop A - yes
Prop B - no
Prop C - yes (more research may be forthcoming)
Prop D - ?? (We had opinions flying from both sides, no group concensus. I plan to vote No.)
Prop S - yes
California
Prop 1 - no
Prop 2 - yes
Prop 3 - some yes, some no - mostly yes.
Prop 4 - No
Prop 5 - yes
Prop 6 - No
Prop 7 - No (more research forthcoming. Sierra Club says No)
Prop 8 - No
Prop 9 - No
Prop 10 - ?? (more research forthcoming. I plan to vote No)
Prop 11 - No (League of Women Voters says Yes)
Prop 12 - yes
US Rep 53rd District - Susan Davis
State Senator 3th District - Christine Kehoe
State Assembly 76th District - Lori Saldana
San Diego City Attorney - no consensus
SD Community College - ??
SD Unified School District - ??
If anyone has info or an opinion on the School Board of Education selections, please share.
We all agreed we have reluctance to vote in favor of any item that changes the CA State Constitution. We also found it a challenge to spend California money knowing that the California budget is in such disarray. As a group, we tended to agree that money should be spent on people in need and children.
We used the Democratic website and the League of Women Voters as reference.
http://www.sddemocrats.org/2008_candidates.html
http://www.sandiegorepublicans.org/voterguide/
http://www.lwv.org/Election2008/index.html
I hope you find this information helpful. Again, please post any other info or opinion so that anyone reading this blog can make an informed decision when she goes to the polls November 4.
Go Obama!
-Jules
San Diego
Prop A - yes
Prop B - no
Prop C - yes (more research may be forthcoming)
Prop D - ?? (We had opinions flying from both sides, no group concensus. I plan to vote No.)
Prop S - yes
California
Prop 1 - no
Prop 2 - yes
Prop 3 - some yes, some no - mostly yes.
Prop 4 - No
Prop 5 - yes
Prop 6 - No
Prop 7 - No (more research forthcoming. Sierra Club says No)
Prop 8 - No
Prop 9 - No
Prop 10 - ?? (more research forthcoming. I plan to vote No)
Prop 11 - No (League of Women Voters says Yes)
Prop 12 - yes
US Rep 53rd District - Susan Davis
State Senator 3th District - Christine Kehoe
State Assembly 76th District - Lori Saldana
San Diego City Attorney - no consensus
SD Community College - ??
SD Unified School District - ??
If anyone has info or an opinion on the School Board of Education selections, please share.
We all agreed we have reluctance to vote in favor of any item that changes the CA State Constitution. We also found it a challenge to spend California money knowing that the California budget is in such disarray. As a group, we tended to agree that money should be spent on people in need and children.
We used the Democratic website and the League of Women Voters as reference.
http://www.sddemocrats.org/2008_candidates.html
http://www.sandiegorepublicans.org/voterguide/
http://www.lwv.org/Election2008/index.html
I hope you find this information helpful. Again, please post any other info or opinion so that anyone reading this blog can make an informed decision when she goes to the polls November 4.
Go Obama!
-Jules
This website is the San Diego Educators' Association - scroll to the bottom of their page and you'll see - they recommend the following for the SD Unified School District Board of Ed positions:
Destrict A: John Lee Evans
District D: Richard Barrera
District E: Shelia Jackson
This website was recommended by my mother-in-law who belongs to Retired Teacher's Association - they are in line politically. I will follow up with something for the community college district.
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This is what my environmentalist brother-in-law said about Props 7 & 10:
"I am very against Prop 7. It encourages/streamlines damming of rivers and loss of habitat in open space preserves rather than sources such as rooftop solar and storage technology for excess energy produced (the Davis fiasco, too much energy when we didn't need it and no place to store it). I was at an EPA conference earlier this year where the SDSU Center For Energy Studies (http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/ces/) presented modeling on urban solar energy generation. Based on incident light, cloud cover and several other covariates, the model held that simply by utilizing the commercial rooftops in downtown San Diego, enough electricity could be generated to power the city and much of the rest of southern California. We don't need to go pave over more habitat, we already have that.
I'm still a little undecided on prop 10, right now leaning against it. It seems like a carrot followed by a bunch of big sticks. While it provides for Solar R&D, the bulk of the funding goes to groups I don't want to support. However, I also understand the give and take practices of politics, and often, this is how things get done."
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This is a quote from OMBAC (Old Mission Beach Athletic Club) regarding the Alcohol Ban (Prop D):
"Hi Heather,
Yes, Prop D will affect OMBAC and the OTL tournament. We are hoping it will not pass, not just for us, but the beach alcohol problems have primarily surfaced on holiday weekends. This is a sledgehammer approach to a problem that only needs a scalpel. OTL was never intended to be included, but with a permanent ban many of our activities will look greatly different than the ones we have held for many years.
Please let me know if I can help further with your group's questions.
Duke Marston
For OMBAC"
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Remember I said Prop S sounded like Prop MM - I guess it's a replacement:
Repair and Revitalize Our Schools - Prop S
Check out http://tinyurl.com/3goqgg
Proposition S is a $2.1 billion bond that replaces Proposition MM, which was passed in 1998. As the MM bonds expire, new bonds will be issued to replace them. Prop. S makes urgently needed repairs to our neighborhood schools. Most San Diego schools are 40+ years old. Prop. S repairs leaky roofs, frayed electrical wiring, leaky pipes and plumbing. Prop. S fixes school bathrooms, dangerous heating and electrical systems, broken steps, and cracked sidewalks, replaces deteriorating portable classrooms and prepares our schools with 21st Century infrastructure like wireless internet.
Importantly, Prop. S will not raise our taxes!
Prop S is supported by the San Diego Education Association, the San Diego Taxpayers Association, San Diego Council of PTA's, San Diego Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Jerry Sanders. Point Loma Community Member and Parent Matt Spathas is Co-Chair of the Education For Children which is a coalition of parents, large and small businesses, classroom teachers and average San Diego citizens who recognize the critical importance of public schools in our community.
For more information, see:
http://www.edforchildren.com
To see what is planned for your school, see:
http://www.edforchildren.com/pages/improvement/index.php
For more Prop S information:
http://www.pointlomacluster.com/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=72225&id=0&rn=8419194
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Jan Goldsmith for DA
This man is pro-choice - my aunt worked for him at one time - he used to be libertarian and she said he did a lot of good things. He is republican but getting a lot of Democratic votes - see link: http://www.flashreport.org/blog0a.php?postID=2008090711335988&post_offsetP=0
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Regarding the Alcohol Ban - it does not include more law enforcement and the people for Prop D include:
San Diego Lifeguard Chief
President, San Diego Police Officers Association
San Diego Fire Chief
Business Owner
Surf Shop and Surf School
Also - here's another nice video of what we don't have to see with an alcohol ban:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14499828/detail.html
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http://mcgeorge.edu/x3364.xml
McGeorge has posted its initiative review. This is a GREAT resource with an objective review of each initiative. Don't have time to do all the reading? Scroll to the end and read the conclusions.
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