FINALLY- tomorrow is the day millions of us have been awaiting. I thought I should take a few minutes to share some of my views on tomorrow’s ballot. My opinions are a result of many months of newspaper-mongering and radio talk-obsessing. I’ll just highlight the ones that hit closest home.
PRESIDENT- “IT’S OBAMA TIME” -a daily recitation of my neighbor, Oliver. No words can express my genuine trust in and admiration for Obama….so I’ll stop here.
US REPRESENTATIVE- BARBARA LEE. I had the opportunity to chat with her in Washington DC a year ago. I think she is an amazing woman with lots of experience and a commitment to bringing justice communities such as Darfur.
BERKELEY MAYOR- TOM BATES. Honestly I don’t know much about Shirley, I’m sure she’s a wonderful woman. But Tom’s been the mayor for a long time and has been working on really important sustainability and development issues in Berkeley. I’d like for him to continue his work. I also met him at an awards ceremony in SF and didn’t know he was the Berkeley mayor–so maybe I’m just voting for him cuz I feel guilty.
EB Regional Parks- “DOGS FOR WHITNEY DOTSON”! Dog lovers are showing full support for Dotson so I decided to do the same!
PROPOSITIONS
1A: YES FOR 2 HOUR TRAIN RIDES TO LA
2: YES, YES, YES FOR GIVING ANIMALS MORE SPACE AND SOME HINT OF HUMAN DECENCY!!!
3: undecided, I have one more day…
4: NO NO NO ON PRIOR PARENTAL CONSENT
5: YES FOR DRUG REHAB
6: NO
7: NO, NO, NO! ON A BADLY WRITTEN ENERGY POLICY
8: NO, NO, NO! ON TAKING AWAY SAME-SEX COUPLES RIGHTS
9: NO
10: NO ON ANOTHER BADLY WRITTEN ENERGY POLICY. THIS ONE IS FULLY SUPPORTED BY THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY.
11: NO
12: YES
Check out SF Bay Guardian for information on the ballot and their endorsements: http://www.sfbg.com/elections/fall2008/
