Our November 3 Endorsements

October 4th, 2020 No Comments »
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

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