My Voter Guide

Californians - Here's how I'm voting in the upcoming election. No time to give detailed explanations about why on each one, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask me!

I'm voting Democrat for all elected officials.

Propositions:

Yes on 1A

No on 1B
1B will lead to more sprawl and pollution. More info from Urban Habitat

Yes on 1C
YES to more affordable housing near transit!

Yes on 1D
New school construction to relieve overcrowding

Yes on 1E
Disaster preparedness

NO on 83
Takes the justice system further in the wrong direction -- away from rehabilitation and towards GPS monitoring for life. Similar laws in other states have proved unsuccessful. Here's an editorial about it from the Sac Bee.

Yes on 84
Clean water and coastal protection.

No on 85
No on parental consent for abortion. Seriously, I don't think a no vote needs explaining on this one. No matter what your stance is on abortion, in my mind, this proposition just makes life more difficult for kids who already have bad parents.

Yes on 86
Raises the tobacco tax.

Yes on 87
Supports alternative energy.

No on 88
While most democrats are voting "No" on 88, there are some liberal groups like Working Assets and San Francisco Young Democrats that have endorsed it. I will most likely vote No, but I haven't done a lot of research on this proposition.

Yes on 89
Limits campaign contributions. Just take a look at who is against this prop at the bottom of this page: http://www.cleanmoneyelections.org/ and I think you'll have an idea of who this proposition will hurt.

No on 90
This is one of the most important initiatives on the ballot. If it passes, it will render environmental and community groups useless against harmful development. More at http://www.noprop90.com/