Ballot Endorsements for June 8, 2010
Primary Election
Governor -- Jerry Brown,
Attorney General
Lieutenant Governor -- Gavin
Newsom, Mayor, City and County of San Francisco
Secretary of State -- Debra
Bowen*
Attorney General -- Kamala
D. Harris, S.F. District Attorney
Controller -- John
Chiang*
Treasurer -- Bill
Lockyer*
Superintendent of Public Instruction -- No endorsement
Insurance Commissioner -- Dave
Jones, State Assemblyman, Ex-Sacramento City Councilman
& Attorney
U.S. Senator -- Barbara
Boxer*
U.S. Representative -- Henry
Waxman*
State Assembly A.D. 41 -- Assemblywoman Julia Brownley*
State Board of Equalization -- No Endorsement
*
Incumbent eligible for one more term.
Judge -- Los Angeles County
Superior Court
Office
No. Candidate
28
Mark K. Ameli
35
Soussan (Suzanne) Bruguera
107
Valerie Salkin
117
Alan Schneider
131
Maren Elizabeth Nelson
These
judges were also endorsed by the Los Angeles Democratic Party
June 2010 Statewide Ballot
Measures
No on Proposition 13:
LIMITS ON PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT. SEISMICRETROFITTING OF
EXISTING BUILDINGS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Passage
of this proposed constitutional amendment could reduce local
propertytax revenue at the worst possible time. It would
essentially
amend the original Prop. 13 to create an additional class of property
owners (especially commercial property owners) who would be exempt from
reassessment until the property is sold.
No
on Proposition 14: ELECTIONS: INCREASES RIGHT TO
PARTICIPATE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Republican
and Democratic leaders as well as the California Democratic Party are
opposed to this proposition. It has been endorsed and funded
primarily
by the California Chamber of Commerce and Arnold
Schwarzenegger. The
non-partisan Center for Governmental Studies has determined that
campaigns will be significantly more expensive under Prop.
14. Given
that the State is predominantly Democratic, the party would be divided
and resources drained by the likelihood of general elections pitting
Democrat against Democrat. Additionally, in
Republican-dominated areas
the Democratic dialogue would be missing from the debate.
Yes
on Proposition 15: CALIFORNIA FAIR ELECTIONS
ACT.
This
proposition would permit public financing of elections for Secretary of
State and could be the first step toward reducing the influence of
special interests. Candidates would be eligible for public
financing
if they collected $5 donations and signatures from 7500
voters.
Lobbyists, firms and their interests would pay biennial fees from $25
to $700 raising an estimated $6 million in every four-year election
cycle to pay for public financing. Major opposition is from
lobbying
groups.
No
on Proposition 16: IMPOSES NEW TWO-THIRDS VOTER APPROVAL
REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Proposition
16 has thus far been bankrolled at $28.5 million by the private utility
PG&E, and requires local governments to obtain the approval of
two-thirds of the voters before providing electricity
services. This
proposition is antidemocratic and undermines competition by sabotaging
communities that are eager to buy more of their power from renewable
sources such as wind and solar. Additionally, the state
legislature
has warned PG&E that Prop. 16 may violate interfering with the
creation of new public power services.
No
on Proposition 17:ALLOWS
AUTO INSURANCE COMPANIES TO BASE THEIR PRICES IN PART ON A
DRIVER'S HISTORY OF INSURANCE COVERAGE. INITIATIVE
STATUTE.
Proposition 17 was
sponsored and paid for by Mercury Insurance at more than $3.5 million
and is opposed by Consumer Union and consumer advocate Harvey
Rosenfield. It would change current law to permit auto
insurance
companies to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously
maintained their auto insurance, even if they change their insurance
companies. In reality, it would allow insurance companies to
increase
the cost of insurance to drivers who do not have a history of
continuous insurance coverage, and thus would discriminate against
those drivers who have a lapse in service. This the fourth
attempt to
undo Proposition 103, which has protected consumers from auto insurance
abuses since passed in 1988.
NO
on Measure E: LAUSD PARCEL TAX: THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL ASK VOTERS TO APPROVE A $100-A-YEAR TAX.
This
parcel tax fails to address the two key financial issues in LA Unified:
chronic underfunding of education at the state level and poor financial
management by L.A. Unified of precious funds. This measure
fails to
guarantee that L.A. Unified will not ultimately spend the parcel tax
money for non-essential uses outside of the classroom.
For more information on ballot measures, candidate filing requirements
and election dates, go to
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2010-elections.
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Previous
elections:
»2008 GENERAL
ELECTION RESULTS
By Joe Halper
Under the leadership of The Pacific
Palisades
Democratic Club President Bob Berke the Club was intensely involved
during this past Presidential election cycle. The Club operated an
election headquarters, made phone calls in support of out-of local
district and out-of state candidates, sponsored multiple bus trips
filled with volunteers, traveling to Nevada to register voters and to
get out the vote on Election Day. This out-of-district activity was the
implementation of a strategy adopted by the Club that recognized that
local contests for State and Federal offices did not require our full
focus or resources. Congressman Waxman ran unopposed and the endorsed
candidates for State office were assured election on the strength of
the substantial margin of 20% registered as Democrats in the Pacific
Palisades election precincts over Republicans.
Of the 15,489 registered voters in the 22
precincts that comprise the geographic areas of the Pacific Palisades
Democratic Clubs interest, 49.7% are registered Democrats. This figure
represents an increase of 1.7% over 2004. Registered Republicans are
represented by 29.5% of voters, a loss of 2.5% over the same period,
while 17% of Palisadian voters declined to state a party affiliation.
This component of registered voters has grown by 1.4% since 2004.
The Pacific Palisades election precincts
are
described as the area bounded on the North by Mulholand Drive, on the
South by the Pacific Ocean, on the East by Santa Monica Canyon, and on
the West by the LA City line located East of Topanga Canyon. Pacific
Palisades precincts turned out a record 72.1 % of registered voters,
compared with 60.5% in 2004 general election. On Election Day, the
polling places functioned smoothly despite the large voter turnout.
Vote by Mail represented 19.1% of voter turnout which lessened the
impact at the polls
The results of the election reflected the
voter’s registration breakdown. The Barack Obama and Joe
Biden Democratic slate received 69.4% of the vote, while the Republican
candidates, John McCain and Sarah Palin received 29.5% of the vote. In
total, the third party candidates received 1.1% of the vote although
they represented 3.8% of registered voters. Democratic candidates for
State office, Fran Pavley for the 23rd Senate District, and Julia
Brownley for 41st Assembly District were elected by 68.7% and 67.4%
respectively in the palisades precincts. It would appear that the
independent vote went heavily in favor of the Democratic candidates.
The results of the Palisades vote for
Proposition
8, the Same Sex Marriage Ban ballot initiative, was in dramatic
contrast to the results of the L.A. County (51.1%) and the rest of the
State (52.3%) that supported the measure. The Pacific Palisades
precincts voted heavily to oppose the measure by 74%, registering a
major dissent from the majority vote on the issue.
Source:
Vote results Semifinal Official Canvas – Statement of
Votes Cast
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