California Nov 7 Election Endorsement Summary

I'm off to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada today to see the Edmonton Opera's performance of Don Giovanni on Saturday November 4. While I'm gone I will reiterate all of my electoral endorsements for the November 7 election with probably no blog updates. I sent in my absentee ballot yesterday.

Office MadProfessah Voted For

Governor Phil Angelides

Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi

Attorney General Jerry Brown

Secretary of State Debra Bowen

Controller John Chiang

Treasurer Bill Lockyer

Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner

Board of Equalization, 4th District Judy Chu

Proposition Number (Topic) MadProfessah

Proposition 1A (Transportation Funding "Protection") NO

Proposition 1B ($19.9bn Transportation Bond) YES

Proposition 1C ($2.85bn Housing/Shelter Bond) YES

Proposition 1D ($10.4bn K-16 Education Bond) YES

Proposition 1E ($4.1bn Disaster/Flood Bond) YES

Proposition 83 ("Tough on sex offenders" measure) NO

Proposition 84 ($10.5bn Clean Water Bond) YES

Proposition 85 (Teen Abortion Parental Notification) NO

Proposition 86 (Cigarette Tax Increase) YES

Proposition 87 (Alternative Energy Program Funded By Oil Tax) YES

Proposition 88 (Fake Education Reform Property Tax Increase) NO

Proposition 89 (Political Campaign Reform/public Financing) YES

Proposition 90 (Overturns U.S. Supreme Court Kelo Decision) NOThere are also some local (Los Angeles City and County) measures to be voted on

Proposition (Topic) MadProfessah

Measure H ($1bn Low-Cost Housing Bond) YES

Measure J (Technical Fix to 2000 Prop. F) YES

Measure R (City Council Term Limit Extension) YESFiguring out which judges to vote for is always difficult, particularly with limited information, but here is who I voted for:

Judicial Office MadProfessah Voted For

State Supreme Court Joyce L. Kennard

State Supreme Court Carol Corrigan

Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District

Division One Frances Rothschild

Division Two Victoria M. Chavez

Division Three Patti S. Kitching

Division Four Norman L. Epstein

Division Four Steven Suzukawa

Division Five Richard M. Mosk

Division Six NO ENDORSEMENT

Division Seven Laurie D. Zelon

Division Eight Candace D. Cooper

Division Eight Madeleine Flier

Judge of the Superior Court

Superior Court, #8 Deborah L. Sanchez

Superior Court, #18 John C. Gutierrez

Superior Court, #102 Hayden Zacky

Superior Court, #104 Bobbi Tillmon

Superior Court, #144 Janis Levart Barquist