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November 2002

No real Dad Guide this election for the first time in its history. Everyone is at home again... Nevertheless, the tradition continues albeit in a briefer version.

Governor

A tough call seeing how there’s no Democrat running. However, Simon’s campaign has been so horrible that Davis *should* win which means that voting for Camejo is do-able.

All Other Partisan Candidates

For everything else there’s no reason not to vote Democrat.

Well, except for Sally Lieber who’s annoyingness makes us want to abstain.

Judges

All prosecuters this time around. We get to split hairs

For Superior Court Office 9 we go with Bocanegra for the same reasons as we voted for him in the primary. Chadwick is kind of scary as he’s endorsed by all law enforcement groups

For Office 16 the recommendation has flopped from Persky to Del Pozzo mainly because Persky’s focus on “hate crimes.” A toss-up with people like Mike Honda endorsing both candidates.

State Superintendent of Instruction

Jack O’Connell for the same reasons as in March.

Local Measures

A

VTA
Yes. Pretty simple measure keeping the VTA doing the same thing it’s been doing.

B

Road Improvement
No. Sounds good, but doesn’t really do anything except create more buy-in to our car culture. The projects it highlights all need to be done and are in the pipeline already.

Propositions

46

Housing Bonds
Yes. Helps battered women, low-income seniors, etc.

47

School Bonds
Yes. Despite bad typography, it’s hard to vote against something which aims to relive overcrowding and repair school buildings.

48

Court consolidation
Yes—seems simple enough and only Gary Wesley opposes.

49

After School Programs
The “Ahnold Initiative” is a little too confusing so it gets the “when in doubt vote no” tiebreaker. The horrible typography doesn’t help its cause either.

50

Water Quality Bonds
Yes. Environmental stuff which has the property-rights yahoos up in arms.

51

Transportation Tax Distribution
No. Bloated, random, budget complications.

52

Same Day Voter Registration
No. A noble idea with flawed execution which doesn’t address the actual cause of the problem—namely that of registered voters not voting. This also has potentially worrisome side-effects and exploits if it passes.