Richmond District Democratic Club Endorsements for Nov Election
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
RICHMOND DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CLUB ENDORSEMENTS for NOV 2008 ELECTION
Meeting on 9/25/08
U.S. President, Vice President: Barack Obama, Joe Biden
U.S. Representative, District 8: Nancy Pelosi
State Assembly District 12: Fiona Ma
Superior Court Judge Seat 12: Gerardo Sandoval
SAN FRANCISCO CITY BALLOT MEASURES
A — YES SF General Hospital Earthquake Safety Bonds
B — YES Establishing Affordable Housing Fund
C — NO Prohibiting City Employees Serving on Charter Boards & Commisions
D — YES Financing Pier 70 Waterfront Dist Development Plan w. Supervisors Approval
E — YES Increasing the Number of Signatures Required to Recall City Officials
F — YES Holding All Scheduled City Elections Only in Even-Numbered Years
G — YES Allowing Retirement System Credit for Unpaid Parental Leave
H — YES Setting Clean Energy Deadlines; Studying Options for Providing Energy
I — NO Creating Office of Independent Rate Payer Advocate
J — YES Creating Historic Preservation Commission
K — YES Changing the Enforcement of Laws Related to Prostitution and Sex Workers
L — Neutral Funding the Community Justice Center
M — YES Prohibiting Specific Acts of Harassment of Tenants by Landlords
N — YES Changing Real Property Transfer Tax Rates
O — YES Replacing Emergency Response Fee w. Access Line Tax, Revising Users Tax
P — NO Changing the Composition of S.F. County Transportation Authority Board
Q — YES Modifying the Payroll Expense Tax
R — NO Renaming Oceanside Water Treatment Plant
S — Neutral Policy Regarding Budget Set-Asides and Identification of Replacement Funds
T — YES Free & Low-Cost Substance Abuse Treatment
U — YES Policy Against Funding the Deployment of Armed Forces in Iraq
V — NO Policy Against Terminating JROTC in Public High Schools
S.F. BOARD OF EDUCATION
Sandra Fewer
Norman Yee
Jaynry Mak
Rachel P. Norton
S.F. COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
Chris Jackson
Milton Marks
Steve Ngo
Natalie Berg
CALIFORNIA STATE PROPOSITIONS
1A — YES Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century
2 — YES Treatment of Farm Animals. Statute
3 — YES Children’s Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Statute
4 — NO Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy
5 — YES Nonviolent Offenders, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation. Statute
6 — NO Criminal Penalties and Laws. Public Safety Funding. Statute
7 — NO Renewable Energy. Statute
8 — NO Limit on Marriage. Constitutional Amendment
9 — NO Victims’ Rights, Parole. Constitutional Amendment
10 — Neutral Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Renewable Energy. Statute
11 — YES Redistricting. Constitutional Amendment and Statute
12 — YES Veterans Bond Act of 2008
