The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club Membership Endorsements for Nov 2010

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!

LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES:
• PROP AA - Vehicle Registration (Fee-Transit Authority): YES
• PROP A - Earthquake Retrofit Bond $46,150,000 (Bond-Mayor Newsom): YES
• PROP B - City Retirement and Health Plan (Ch. Am.- PD Adachi): NO
• PROP C - Mayoral Appearances at Board Meetings (Ch. Am.-Sup Daly: YES
• PROP D - Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Elections (Ch. Am.-Sup Chiu): YES
• PROP E - Election Day Voter Registration (Ch. Am.-Sup Mirkarimi): YES
• PROP F - Health Service Board Elections (Ch. Am.-Sup Elsbernd): NO
• PROP G - Transit Operator Wages (Ch. Am.-Sup Elsbernd): NO
• PROP H - Local Elected Officials on Political Party Committees (Ord.-Mayor Newsom): NO
• PROP I - Saturday Voting (Ord.-Consultant Tourk): YES
• PROP J - Hotel Tax Clarification and Temporary Increase (Ord.-SEIU): YES
• PROP K - Hotel Tax Clarification and Definitions (Ord.-Mayor Newsom): NO
• PROP L - Sitting or Lying on Sidewalks (Ord.-Mayor Newsom): NO
• PROP M - Community Policing and Food Patrols (Ord.-Sup Mirkarimi): YES
• PROP N - Real Property Transfer Tax (Ord.-Sup Avalos): YES


STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES:
• PROP 18 Safe, Clean, and reliable drinking water supply act of 2010 (Bond): NO
• PROP 19 Changes California law to legalize marijuana and allow it to be regulated and taxed (Initiative Statue): YES
• PROP 20 Redistricting of Congressional districts (Initiative Statue): NO
• PROP 21 Establishes $18 annual vehicle license surcharge to help fund state parks and wildlife programs and grants free admission to all state parks to surcharged vehicles (Initiative Statue): YES
• PROP 22 Prohibits the state from taking funds used for transportation or local government projects and services (Initiate Constitutional Amendment): YES
• PROP 23 Suspends air pollution control laws requiring major polluters to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming until unemployment drops below specified level for full year (Initiate Statute): NO
• PROP 24 Repeals recent legislation that would allow businesses to carry back losses, share tax credits, and use a sales-based income calculation to lower taxable income (Initiate Statute): YES
• PROP 25 Changes legislative vote requirement to pass a budget from two-thirds to a simple majority. Retains two-thirds vote requirement for taxes (Initiate Constitutional Amendment): YES
• PROP 26 increases legislative vote requirement to two-thirds for a state review for state levies and charges. Imposes additional requirement for voters to approve local levies and charges with limited exceptions (Initiate Constitutional Amendment): NO
• PROP 27 Eliminates state commission on redistricting. Consolidates authority for redistricting with elected representatives (Initiate Constitutional Amendment and Statute): YES