by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

It's another long ballot, huh? These aren't official Calitics endorsements, rather it's just how I voted. Feel free to flame me or what not. I linked to a couple of posts that I've written in the past about a couple of these issues. More

SF Propositions: YES: Prop A, Prop B, Prop D, Prop E, Prop H
NO: C, F, G

AD-13: Tom Ammiano (unopposed)
CA-08: Nancy Pelosi

13th AD DCCC: David Campos, David Chiu, Darolyn Davis, Robert Haaland, Leslie Katz, Luke Klipp, Rafael Mandelman, E. Nicole Sarabia (Rivera), Laura Spanjian, Scott Wiener,  

A few words about Props F&G over the flip.

PROPS F& G:

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

The SF Bay Guardian released their endorsements for local races and state propositions. These tend to be some of the most influential endorsements in the City, and to a lesser extent, in the region. As always, they do a laudable job presenting a thorough analysis of each race and the relative merits of each position. Hats off to Tim Redmond and the crew at the SFBG.  Here's a summary of their positions, and I'll discuss some of them over the flip.

Prop 98: No, No, No

Prop 99: Yes, Yes, Yes

SD-03: Mark Leno

SD-09: Loni Hancock

AD-13: Tom Ammiano

AD-14: Kriss Worthington

CA-08 (Pelosi): No Endorsement

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Lisa Schiff

My daughter’s teacher was one of the 500-plus who received pink slips this month, preliminary notices that by law must be sent out by a certain date if layoffs are likely given budget forecasts for the upcoming year. This teacher, like so many in our district and so many who received those slips, is dedicated to and passionate about his work. His enthusiasm for teaching inspires the kids in his classroom to stretch themselves, knowing he is right there supporting them along the way.

Teachers like this are the lynchpin of a good educational system, but they are being put in jeopardy by our governor who persists in showing such disdain for the children in public schools and the educational professionals who serve them. Despite increasing pressure from the public and Democratic officials in Sacramento, Schwarzenegger still sees our schools as a major solution to his $16 billion fiscal crisis.

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

The San Francisco Bay Guardian has long been considered the voice of progressives in the Bay Area. Publisher Bruce Brugmann has been working to give progressives a voice for a long, long time. (He even supplies the world with transcripts of Sup. Tom Ammiano's joke of the day voicemail message.) That the "Weekly" papers have now been brought under a larger corporate banner and have moved considerably to the center, their publication has become one of the most important reads for progressives in the state, if not the most important. (Save Calitics of course. ;) )

With that, I bring you the Bay Guardian's endorsements. As a good non-partisan paper they made endorsements in all three primaries by endorsing Obama, Ron Paul, and Cynthia McKinney.  On California Propositions, they said yes on 92 & 93, and No on 91, and 94-97.  As for the SF props, Yes on A&B, No on C.

See the flip for more discussion of the SFBG endorsements.