Randy's Guide CCXI (211)

Less than one week to Election Day. I'll be up at 3:30am again to prepare for a long day as a field election deputy for San Francisco County. Please, submit your absentee ballots or show up at the polls!

A summary of California propositions:
1. Proposition 19: legalization of sale and use of marijuana
YES
Orange County Register
San Francisco Bay Guardian
CA Libertarian Party
CA Green Party
SF Democratic Party
Rep. Barbara Lee (D)
CA Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D)
CA Senator Mark Leno (D)
ACLU of Northern California
CA NAACP

NO
Los Angeles Times
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
CA Republican Party
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
Senator Barbara Boxer (D)
SF District Attorney Kamala Harris (D)
Attorney General Jerry Brown (D)

2. Proposition 20: Congressional redistricting
YES
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register
CA Republican Party
SF Green Party
Gov. Schwarzenegger (R)
AARP

NO
CA Democratic Party
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Sacramento Bee
CA Sierra Club

3. Proposition 21: Vehicle license fee for parks
YES
CA Democratic Party
CA Green Party
San Francisco Bay Guardian
CA Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D)
CA Senator Leland Yee (D)
Nature Conservancy
CA Teachers Association
Boy Scouts of America
San Jose Mercury News

NO
CA Republican Party
CA Libertarian Party
San Francisco Chronicle
Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register

4. Proposition 22: Ban on State Borrowing from Local Government
YES
CA Libertarian Party
SF Green Party
San Jose Mercury News
CA Fire & Police Chiefs Associations
League of CA Cities

NO
CA Democratic Party
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register
CA Teachers Association
CA SEIU

5. Proposition 23: Suspension of environmental law
YES
CA Republican Party
CA Libertarian Party
Orange County Register
Valero Energy ($4 million donor)
Tesoro Energy ($1.5 million)

NO
CA Democratic Party
CA Green Party
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Jose Mercury News
Los Angeles Times
Gov. Schwarzenegger (R)
Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado (R)
Candidate Meg Whitman (R)
Senator Barbara Boxer (D)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
Attorney General Jerry Brown (D)
CA Teachers Association
National Resources Defense Council
Blue Shield of CA

6. Proposition 24: Repeal of business tax breaks
YES
CA Democratic Party
CA Green Party
San Francisco Bay Guardian
CA Teachers Association

NO
CA Republican Party
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register
Cisco Systems ($1.6 million donor)
Walt Disney ($1.4 million)
Genentech ($1.3 million)

7. Proposition 25: Majority votes for budget
YES
CA Democratic Party
CA Green Party
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Jose Mercury News
Los Angeles Times
CA Teachers Association
CA AFL-CIO
CA Sierra Club

NO
CA Republican Party
CA Libertarian Party
Orange County Register
CA Chamber of Commerce
American Beverage Association
Chevron ($2.5 million donor)
Phillip Morris ($0.7 million)

8. Proposition 26: Two-thirds votes for fees
YES
CA Republican Party
CA Libertarian Party
Orange County Register
CA Chamber of Commerce
American Beverage Association
Chevron ($2.5 million donor)
Phillip Morris ($0.7 million)

NO
CA Democratic Party
CA Green Party
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Jose Mercury News
Los Angeles Times
CA Sierra Club
American Cancer Society
CA AFL-CIO
CA Teacher Association

9. Proposition 27: Elimination of Citizen Redistricting Committee
YES
CA Democratic Party
San Francisco Bay Guardian
CA AFSCME
California Teachers Association
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers founder Haim Saban ($2 million donor)

NO
CA Republican Party
SF Green Party
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
Los Angeles Times
Orange County Register
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)
Stanford Physicist Charles Munger, Jr. ($11 million donor)


A summary of San Francisco propositions:
1. Prop A: Seismic retrofit bond
YES: SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; Mayor Gavin Newsom (D)

NO: SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party

2. Prop AA: License fee increase
YES: SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party; SF Sierra Club

NO: SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party

3. Prop B: Healthcare/pension reform
YES: SF Chronicle; SF Libertarian Party; Public Defender Jeff Adachi (D); former Mayor Willie Brown (D); former Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez (G); investment banker Michael Moritz

NO: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D); Mayor Gavin Newsom (D); State Senators Mark Leno (D) and Leland Yee (D); all 11 SF Board of Supervisors; CA Nurses Association; SF United Educators

4. Prop C: Monthly mayoral appearances with Board
YES: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party

5. Prop D: Non-citizen voting in school elections
YES: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party

6. Prop E: Election day registration
YES: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party

7. Prop F: Health Service Board term increase
YES: SF Chronicle; SF Green Party

NO: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party

8. Prop G: MUNI reform
YES: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party; CA Senator Mark Leno (D); Mayor Gavin Newsom (D)

NO: SF Bay Guardian; SF Green Party

9. Prop H: Dual offices reform
YES: Mayor Gavin Newsom (D)

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Republican Party; SF Green Party

10. Prop I: Saturday voting
YES: SF Chronicle; SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party

NO: SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party; SF Green Party

11. Prop J: Hotel tax increase
YES: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party; SF Sierra Club

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party; SF Chamber of Commerce

12. Prop K: Hotel tax loophole
YES: SF Bay Guardian; SF Republican Party; Mayor Gavin Newsom (D)

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party; SF Libertarian Party; SF Sierra Club

13. Prop L: Sit/lie sidewalks measure
YES: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party; Senator Dianne Feinstein (D); Mayor Gavin Newsom (D); Police Chief George Gascon

NO: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party; SF Libertarian Party; ACLU; CA Senator Mark Leno (D); CA Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D)

14. Prop M: Police foot patrol ordinance
YES: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party

15. Prop N: Property transfer tax increase
YES: SF Bay Guardian; SF Democratic Party; SF Green Party; SF Sierra Club; SF United Educators

NO: SF Chronicle; SF Republican Party; SF Libertarian Party