Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Thanks to Edward and Ruth for their ballot reading brunch. Here\u2019s what I have so far\u2026 I\u2019d love your input (I\u2019ll post comments people submit to me below)\u2013<\/p>\n
Elected Offices<\/em><\/p>\n U.S. President: Hillary Clinton (if you’re in a battleground state, please vote lesser-of-evils Clinton, rather than Green or Libertarian or whatever, to inflict the least suffering on the largest number of humans and our planet)<\/p>\n U.S. Vice President: Tim Kaine<\/p>\n U.S. Senator: Kamala Harris<\/p>\n U.S. Representative: Picus, a Bernie Democrat running as an independent, as protest against Pelosi (thanks to Edward for changing my mind on this one)<\/p>\n California State Senator: Jane Kim (don’t even get me started on Wiener)<\/p>\n California State Assemblymember: David Chiu<\/p>\n Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 7: Victor Hwang<\/p>\n San Francisco Board of Education (up to four):<\/p>\n Stevon Cook San Francisco Community College Board (up to four):<\/p>\n Shanell Williams BART Director District 9: Bevan Dufty<\/p>\n San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 1: Sandra Lee Fewer (crucial to keeping a progressive majority, thanks Gabriel!)<\/p>\n San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 3: Aaron Peskin<\/p>\n San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5: Dean Preston<\/p>\n San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7: Norman Yee<\/p>\n San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 9: Hilary Ronen (you have three choices for ranked voting, but the others aren’t worthy of a ranking in my opinion)<\/p>\n San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11: Kimberly Alveranga (crucial to keeping a progressive majority, thanks Gabriel!)<\/p>\n California Propositions<\/em><\/p>\n 51: No (especially because of the $500 million in charter school funding) Regional Proposition<\/em><\/p>\n RR: Yes<\/p>\n San Francisco Propositions<\/em><\/p>\n A: Yes Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Thanks to Edward and Ruth for their ballot reading brunch. Here\u2019s what I have so far\u2026 I\u2019d … Continue reading
\nMatt Haney
\nMark Sanchez
\nRachel Norton<\/p>\n
\nTom Temprano
\nAlex Randolph
\n(I can’t bring myself to vote for Rafael Mandelman due to his collaboration with the forces taking over City College and the other candidate is worse)<\/p>\n
\n52: Yes
\n53: No
\n54: Yes
\n55: Yes
\n56: Yes
\n57: Yes
\n58: Yes
\n59: Yes (finally made it to the ballot this year)
\n60: No (does nothing to increase safer sex while anyone could sue adult film industry)
\n61: No (may result in increased drug prices and red tape delays)
\n62: Yes<\/strong> (abolish the death penalty! although the forced labor section is suboptimal)
\n63: Yes
\n64: Yes<\/strong> (legalize it!)
\n65: No
\n66: No
\n67: Yes<\/p>\n
\nB: Yes
\nC: Yes
\nD: Yes
\nE: Yes
\nF: Yes
\nG: Yes
\nH: Yes
\nI: Yes
\nJ: Yes
\nK: Yes
\nL: Yes
\nM: Yes
\nN: Yes
\nO: No (proponents still haven’t built housing promised with prior proposition)
\nP: No (city forced to reject good bid if three bids not received)
\nQ: No
\nR: No
\nS: Yes
\nT: Yes
\nU: No (misleadingly named trick by developers)
\nV: Yes
\nW: Yes
\nX: Yes
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