A friend asked me the other day for voting recommendations. It has taken me a while to put this list together, but here's what I'm taking into the polling booth, where I am now headed...
November 4 election – list of candidates and issues
candidate/proposition
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I intend to vote for
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why?
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Governor
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Jerry Brown
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because it’s Jerry
Brown
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Lt. Governor
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Gavin Newsom
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because it’s Gavin
Newsom
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Sec’y of State
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Alex Padilla
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because they are
democrats and if I voted Republican my arm would fall off
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Controller
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Betty T. Yee
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Treasurer
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John Chiang
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Atty. General
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Kamala Harris
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Insurance Commissioner
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Dave Jones
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California Supreme Court
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Goodwin Liu/Kathryn Mickle Werdegar/Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
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Liu, because he really pisses
off conservatives; Werdegar and Cuéllar because they're smart and capable and there is no reason not to renew their appointments
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State Board of Equal., Dist. 2
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Fiona Ma
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democrat
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Representative, Dist. 13
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Barbara Lee
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only Congressperson
to vote against Iraq war - democrat
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15th Assembly District
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Elizabeth Echols (hard to choose between her and Tony Thurmond
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“
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County Superintendant of Schools
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Monroe
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Berkeley Democratic
Club endorsement
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School Board
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Julie Sinai, Karen Hemphill, Josh Daniels (all three)
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CA Democratic
Party, Berkeley Federation of Teachers rec.
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Auditor/Controller/Clerk/Recorder
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Manning/Knox
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up for grabs
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District Attorney
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Nancy E. O’Malley
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running unopposed
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Sheriff/Coroner
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Gregory Ahern
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“
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Treasurer/Tax Collector
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Donald R. White
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“
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State Superintendant of Public Instruction
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Tom Torlakson
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endorsed by Robert
Reich and EQCA (100% equality rating)
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County Supervisor, Dist. 3
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Wilma Chan
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running unopposed
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Assessor
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Ron Thomsen
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STATE PROPOSITIONS
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1 – water projects
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yes
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Berkeley Democratic
Club Recommendation; Jerry Brown's project
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2 – rainy day fund
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yes
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saving for a rainy day strikes me as a good idea - this year we had a $26 billion dollar budget deficit and the impact on schools was devastating
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45 – insurance company rates
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no
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Nancy Pelosi
endorsement
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46 – increase cap on medical malpractice
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no
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Planned Parenthood
opposes
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47 – reduce penalties for nonviolent crimes
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yes
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Berkeley Democratic
Club Recommendation
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48 – uphold tribal agreements
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yes
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ALAMEDA COUNTY
MEASURE
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BB – sales tax for transit
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yes
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BDC, Sierra Club,
Barbara Lee endorsement
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BERKELEY CITY
MEASURES
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D – soda tax
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yes
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BDC, League of
Women Voters endorsement
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F – park maintenance
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yes
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BDC
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O – conform recall provisions to state law
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yes
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BDC
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P – oppose corporate personhood
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yes
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BDC
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R – amend downtown zoning
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no
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BDC - and it was approved by a wide margin only
four years ago
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S – keep council districts fair
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yes
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BDC
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