Richmond District Democratic Club

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

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