Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). 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 California Governor: Delaine Eastin (due to Gavin Newsom’s stance in favor of charter schools)<\/p>\n California Lieutenant Governor: Gayle McLaughlin (rocking former Richmond mayor)<\/p>\n California Secretary of State: Alex Padilla<\/p>\n California Controller: Betty Yee<\/p>\n California Treasurer: Fiona Ma (supports public bank) California Attorney General: Dave Jones<\/p>\n California Insurance Commissioner: Nathalie Hrizi (supports single-payer healthcare system without insurance companies)<\/p>\n California Board of Equalization, District 2: Malia Cohen<\/p>\n United States Senate: Kevin De Leon<\/p>\n United States Representative, District 12: Ryan Khojasteh<\/p>\n California State Assembly, District 17: No-one (I feel like David Chiu’s political tactics border on the unethical)<\/p>\n San Francisco Judge of the Superior Court No. 4: Phoenix Streets<\/p>\n San Francisco Judge of the Superior Court No. 7: Maria Evangelista<\/p>\n San Francisco Judge of the Superior Court No. 9: Kwixuan Maloof<\/p>\n San Francisco Judge of the Superior Court No. 11: Niki Judith Solis<\/p>\n Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond<\/p>\n San Francisco Mayor: Jane Kim (rank 1), Mark Leno (rank 2) <\/p>\n [*not* London Breed; thanks to Rachel who writes that adding Angela Alioto as a third is not a good idea: “Not sure if Angela Alioto remains a good third choice. According to SF Examiner<\/a>, she has introduced a measure to undermine San Francisco’s sanctuary city status. And she’s repeating the right-wing Republican rhetoric, debunked by FactCheck, that sanctuary cities have higher crime rates.”]<\/p>\n San Francisco Supervisor District 8: Jeff Sheehy (*not* Rafael Mandelman due to long record of poor decision making on the City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees.)<\/p>\n California Propositions<\/em><\/p>\n 68: Yes<\/p>\n 69: Yes<\/p>\n 70: No<\/p>\n 71: Yes<\/p>\n 72: Yes<\/p>\n Regional Proposition<\/em><\/p>\n Regional Measure 3: Yes<\/p>\n San Francisco Propositions<\/em><\/p>\n A: Yes<\/p>\n B: Yes<\/p>\n C: Yes<\/p>\n D: No<\/p>\n E: No<\/p>\n F: Yes<\/p>\n G: Yes<\/p>\n H: No<\/p>\n I: Yes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Here\u2019s what I have so far\u2026 I\u2019d love your input (I\u2019ll post comments people submit to me … Continue reading
\n[Friend’s comment: “Fiona Ma is not a good choice for Treasurer. She has been an ineffective SF Supervisor and State Legislator, and is without a backbone or independent thought. I agree with the Bay Guardian that she will do what she is told by the rich and powerful. I approached her about the plight of women prisoners at Valley State Prison for Women some years ago and she couldn\u2019t have been less interested, and offered that she join a delegation of women legislators to investigate which she declined. I don\u2019t think there is an excellent candidate for that position. She may say she is for a public bank, but I don\u2019t think she could actually ever do anything about that\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026all the best, Corey”]<\/p>\n