Thursday, June 3, 2010

Endorsements for June 8th Primary Race


You do know there's a primary this Tuesday, don't you? Here's your one-stop shopping list for all the ballot initiatives, state-wide primary races and local races in AD-53 (Los Angeles County).


PROPOSITIONS
(a big thank you to the Courage Campaign for the following proposition endorsement list)


PROP 13: VOTE YES
Seismic retrofits - Provides a tax break to property owners for
making seismic retrofits to their buildings.

SUPPORTING: AFSCME, CA Democratic Party, Calitics
OPPOSING: CA Nurses Association

PROP 14: VOTE NO
Top-two primary - Changes the way primary elections work, sending
top two votegetters at the primary onto the general election regardless of party. Intended to undermine progressive candidates and limits voter choices at the general election.

SUPPORTING: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
OPPOSING: AFSCME, CA Democratic Party, Calitics,
CA Federation of Teachers, CA League of Conservation Voters,
CA Nurses Association

PROP 15: VOTE YES
Fair elections - Repeals ban on public financing, allowing expansion
of clean money to limit influence of corporate donations. Raises fees on lobbyists to fund a public financing system for Secretary of State election beginning in 2014.

SUPPORTING: AFSCME, CA Democratic Party, Calitics, CA League
of Conservation Voters, CA Nurses Association, CREDO Action,
League of Women Voters
OPPOSING: California Chamber of Commerce


PROP 16: VOTE NO
PG&E power grab - Placed on the ballot by the efforts of PG&E, Northern California's privately owned electric utility, this proposition requires a 2/3rds vote to create public power districts or allow local governments to purchase their own renewable power. Protects PG&E's existing monopoly.

SUPPORTING: PG&E, California Chamber of Commerce

OPPOSING: CA Democratic Party, Calitics, CA League of
Conservation Voters, CA Nurses Association, CREDO Action,
League of Women Voters


PROP 17: VOTE NO
Auto insurance surcharge - Placed on the ballot by the efforts of Mercury
Insurance, this proposition would weaken existing consumer protections and allow auto insurance companies to charge drivers as much as double
premiums if they are late with their payments.

SUPPORTING: Mercury Insurance, California Chamber of Commerce
OPPOSING: AFSCME, CA Democratic Party, Calitics, CA Nurses
Association, CREDO Action


STATE AND COUNTY RACES


US Senate: Barbara Boxer
Congress (CA36) Jane Harman
Governor: Jerry BrownG
Lt. Governor: Gavin Newsom
Secretary of State: Debra Bowen
Controller: John Chiang
Treasurer: Bill Lockyer
Attorney General: Kamala D. Harris
Insurance Commissioner: No Endorsement
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: No Endorsement
State Senator (District 28) Jenny Oropeza
State Assembly (District 53) Kate Anderson
LA County Assessor: No Endorsement
LA County Sheriff: No Endorsement
LA County Supervisor: Zev Yaroslavsky

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
(endorsed by the LA County Democratic Party)
Office 28 - Mark K. Ameli
Office 35 - Soussan (Suzanne) Bruguera
Office 107 - Valerie Salkin
Office 117 - Alan Schneider
Office 131 - Maren E. Nelson

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