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Citizen Votery

There’s a lot of talk about citizen activity.

Citizen journalism. Citizen Branding. Citizen collaboration and development.

Put your ballot where your mouth is.

Do something trully citizen and VOTE.

I’ve been keeping up regularly with the following political organizations and recommend, that if you haven’t already, you do the same.

MoveOn.org

San Francisco People’s Organization and their most EXCELLENT voter guide

JaneKim.org

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress

League of Pissed Off Voters California Voter Guide More voter guides

I have finally finished up my absentee ballot and have used Jane’s excellent endorsement list as a guide along with that produced by the SFPO and the League of Pissed off Voters.
For those of you too lazy to click over, here it is.

Jane Kim’s Endorsements

Public Defender: JEFF ADACHI

Assessor-Recorder: Phil Ting

Board of Education: Jane Kim and Kimshree Maufas

Community College Board: Bruce Wolfe and John Rizzo

Board of Supervisor

District 2: WRITE IN CANDIDATE Dave Kiddoo

District 4: Jaynry Mak

District 6: CHRIS DALY

San Francisco Local Propositions

Prop A “SF Unified School District School Bond”: YES YES YES!!

$450 million bond raises needed money for improvements to schools across the district.

Prop B: No position

Absentee Supervisors

Prop C: No Position

Prop D “No disclosure of private information”: Yes

Prop E “Parking Tax Ordinance”: Yes

Currently, there is a parking tax of 25%. This would raise the tax to 35%. The revenue goes to fund public transit.

Prop F “Paid Sick Leave”: YES YES YES

Employers will be required to allow employees to accrue sick leave – one hour of sick leave for every thirty hours of work. Help keep workplaces and working families stay healthy.

Prop G “Limitations on Formula Retail Stores”: Yes

Chain stores subject to approval of the Planning Commission in a neighborhood business district.
Prop H “Relocation Assistance”: YES YES

Currently, renters are entitled to $1,000 in relocation expenses for a legitimate no-fault eviction. This proposition would increase this to $4,500 (per person, up to a cap of $13,500 per household). There is an additional $3,000 for each tenant aged 60 or older, disabled, or living with at least one minor child.

Prop I “Mayoral Appearances Mandated”: YES

Policy requiring the Mayor to appear before the Board of Supervisors. Gives supervisors and the public more access to the mayor to increase accountability and open government. Even the San Francisco Chronicle said YES to this.

Prop J “Calling for Impeachment of Bush & Cheney”: YES

Prop K “Housing Needs Of Seniors & Disabled Adults”: YES

SFPO’s State Voters Guide

STATE PROPOSITIONS

NO on 1A » Transportation Investment Fund

Mandates that all revenue from the state’s gasoline sales tax go to transportation funding only. Too restrictive of important state revenue and prevents funds being used in emergencies for human services more than twice in a ten year period. Not good for CA.

YES! on 1C » Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund

$2.85 billion for affordable housing projects. Current funding will run out by the end of 2006.

YES on 1E » Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond

$4 billion to maintain and repair our levees and flood control system.

NO! on 83 » Right-Wing Wedge Issue

Seeks to socially punish sex offenders & sexually violent predators without concrete solutions. It’s estimated this could cost $500 million – for a program with little evidence of success.

YES on 84 » Clean Water, Parks, and Coastal Protection

$5.4 billion bond to address maintenance of natural waterways, and includes funding for improvements to state park facilities.

NO! on 85 » Protect Choice and Teen Safety

Part of a broader campaign to chisel away at a woman’s right to choose and risks the health and safety of teens.

NO on 86 » Regressive Tax

Levies a $2.60 tax per pack of cigarettes but creates loopholes. We need real progressive tax reform based on income.

YES on 87 » Make Big Oil Pay for Cleaner Energy

It would provide $4 billion in revenue that would be used for alternative energy research, development and incentives.

NO on 88 » Regressive Tax

Levies a flat $50 tax, per year, on each unit of real estate. Makes homeowners pay the same as million dollar corporations. Downtown has to pay it’s fair share.

YES! on 89 » Clean Money

Establishes a voluntary public financing system for political campaigns of candidates running for statewide and legislative office.

NO! on 90 » Taxpayer Trap

Will gut rent control and worker protections. Severely limits residential zoning, and limits environmental protections.

And finally by the League of Pissed off Voters

Governor Phil Angelides (D) Endorsed Vote: Yes

Secretary of State Debra Bowen (D) Endorsed Vote: Yes

Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi (D) Endorsed Vote: Yes

Attorney General Michael Wyman (G) Endorsed Vote: Yes

Treasurer Mehul Thakker (G) Endorsed Vote: Yes

Controller John Chiang (D) Endorsed Vote: Yes

Insurance Commissioner Larry Cafiero (G) Endorsed Vote: Yes

Senate Todd Chretian (G) Endorsed Vote: Yes