Our November 3 Endorsements
October 4th, 2020
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Supervisor, District 1 | Connie Chan |
Supervisor, District 3 | Aaron Peskin |
Supervisor, District 5 | Dean Preston |
Supervisor, District 7 | Myrna Melgar |
Supervisor, District 9 | Hillary Ronen |
Supervisor, District 11 | No recommendation* |
Local Propositions | |
A, $487m bond – housing, parks streets | Support |
B, New Department of Sanitation and Streets with Commission | Support |
C, Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies | Support |
D, Sheriff’s oversight | Support |
E, Removing Policy staffing mandate from charter | Support |
F, Business Tax Overhaul | Support |
G, Youth voting in local elections | Support |
H, Streamlined permitting for neighborhood commercial uses | Support |
I, Real estate transfer tax | Support |
K, Affordable housing authorization | Support |
L, Business tax based on highest/lowest paid staff | Support |
RR, CalTrain sales tax | Support |
State Propositions | |
15, Prop 13 split roll | Support |
16, Overturns 1996’s Prop 209 | Support |
17, Expands voting rights to former prisoners | Support |
18, Constitutional amendment to allow 17-year-olds to vote | Support |
21, Expansion of rent control options | Support |
The following three measures are bad on their own merits, but additionally we strongly resent the constant attempts to overturn legislation by appealing to low-information voters. | |
22, Uber/Lyft exemption from employee benefits | Oppose |
23, Kidney dialysis | Oppose |
24, Overturns CA privacy laws | Oppose |
25, Referendum on bail elimination | Support |
* No recommendation: did not reach the 60% threshold