Here are my traditional election year ballot choices. I put this together with help from Jackie Goldberg, Womenfor:, Lila Garrett and Speak Out California, with a timely nudge from our daughter, Lisa Llanos. You can access Speak Out California at
http://speakoutca.org/... and see what some of the organizations I generally agree with are doing.
VOTERS' GUIDE FOR NOVEMBER 7, 2006 GENERAL ELECTION
CANDIDATES:
Governor : Phil Angelides
Lieutenant Governor : John Garamendi
Secretary of State : Debra Bowen
Controller : John Chiang
Treasurer : Bill Lockyer
Attorney General : Jerry Brown
Insurance Commissioner : Cruz Bustamante - while holding my nose
Sup. of Public Instruction : Jack O'Connell
Board of Equalization, District 4 : Judy Chu
U.S. Senator : Dianne Feinstein, if you must, I'm not voting for her anymore
Congress: Vote for the Democrat, even if they do not seem to have a chance to win. This is a weird year, and taking back Congress will at least mean some oversight of Bush and Co. in Washington, D.C.
41st Assembly District Julia Brownley
JUDICIAL
Supreme Court Justice
Joyce L. Kennard
Carol A. Corrigan
Court of Appeal Justice
Frances Rothschild
Norman L. Epstein
Nora M. Manella
Richard M. Mosk
Arthur Gilbert
Dennis M. Perluss
Laurie D. Zelon
Candace D. Cooper
Madeleine Flier
Judicial, Superior Court
Janis Levart Barquist - Office #144
Deborah Sanchez - Office #8
BALLOT MEASURES
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITIONS :
1A - NO Transportation Fund Protection (Legislative Constitutional Amendment)
1B - YES Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality and Port Security (Bond Act)
1C - YES Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 (Bond Act)
1D - YES Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities (Bond Act)
1E - YES Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention (Bond Act)
83 - NO [Right-Wing Wedge Issue] : Sex Offenders, Sexually Violent Predators, Punishment, Residence Restrictions and Monitoring (Initiative Statute)
84 - YES Water Quality, Safety and Supply. Flood Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park Improvements. (Bond Initiative Statute)
85 - NO [Right-Wing Wedge Issue] : Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy.
86 - YES Tax on Cigarettes. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute) (Initiative Constitutional Amendment)
87 - YES Alternative Energy. Research, Production, Incentives. Tax on California Oil Producers. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute)
88 - NO Education Funding. Real Property Parcel Tax. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute)
89 - YES Political Campaigns. Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase. Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits. (Legislative Constitutional Amendment)
90 - NO [McClintock's Measure] : Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment)
CITY OF LOS ANGELES MEASURES :
H - YES Affordable Housing Bond. (Bond Measure, One Billion Dollars )
This $1 Billion General Obligation Bond Issue will pay for housing and emergency
shelters for the homeless and others in need, and will fund the City's share of the costs of local projects constructed by the State under Proposition 1C (if it passes) : YES
J - YES Regional Fire Station Sites. (Charter Amendment and Ordinance)
This City Charter Amendment would permit the construction of Fire Stations on sites smaller than two acres, where the Fire Department determines it is warranted : YES
R - NO Councilmember Term Limits of Three Terms; City Lobbying, Campaign Finance and Ethics Laws. (Charter Amendment and Ordinance)
This City Charter Amendment would extend Councilmember term limits to three terms, but would exclude other municipal elected officials from that increase. It also addresses additional issues as well, in violation of the law governing State Propositions, which may or may not also be applicable to City Measures. Opponents have already filed legal challenges, which won't be ruled on until after the election : NO
SANTA MONICA RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SMRR - my personal faves are starred:
41st Assembly District
* Julia Brownley
City Council
*Pam O'Conner
*Kevin McKeowan
Gleam Davis
Community College Board
*Nancy Greenstein
Louise Jaffe
Andrew Walzer
David Finkel
Rent Board
Jennifer Kennedy
Marilyn Korade-Wilson
Zelia Mollica
School Board
*Emily Bloomfield
Kelly McMahon Pye
Barry Snell
Oscar de la Torre
BB - Yes
U - yes
V - yes
W - yes
Y - yes