Green Party Election Recommendations!

If you want to read write-ups for any of these recommendations, please see: http://acgreens.org/images/stories/GPAC-VG1106.pdf

From the Green Party of Alameda County (repeated from the Oct. 8 post: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/08/18319094.php ):


GREEN VOTER CARD - Nov. 7, 2006

State Executive Offices
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Governor - Peter Camejo
Lieutenant Governor - Donna Warren
Secretary of State - Forrest Hill
Controller - Laura Wells
Treasurer - Mehul Thakker
Attorney General - Michael Wyman
Insurance Commissioner - Larry Cafiero

Federal Offices
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U.S. Senator - Todd Chretien
U.S. Representative, Dist. 9 - No endorsement, see write-up
U.S. Representative, Dist. 11- Vote out Pombo; see write-up

Other State Offices
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State Board of Equalization, District 1 - David Campbell
State Assembly, District 16 - Eddie Ytuarte

Judicial Offices
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State Supreme Court, Carol Corrigan - No
State Supreme Court, Joyce Kennard - Yes, with reservations
State Courts of Appeal, First District - No Endorsement, see write-up
Superior Court Judge, Seat 21 - Dennis Hayashi

Special School Districts
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Peralta Community College, Area 7 - Abel Guillen


City Offices

Alameda
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Mayor - Doug de Haan
City Council - No Endorsements, see write-up
School Board - Tracy Lynn Jensen and Mike McMahon

Albany
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City Attorney - No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council - Marjorie Atkinson and Joanne Wile
School Board - Jamie Calloway and Miriam Walden, Don't vote for John Kindle

Berkeley
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Mayor: Don’t vote for Tom Bates, see write-up
Auditor - No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council, District 1 - No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council, District 4 - Dona Spring
City Council, District 7- Kriss Worthington
City Council, District 8 - Jason Overman
School Board - Karen Hemphill, Shirley Issel, and Nancy Riddle
Rent Board - Dave Blake, Howard Chong,
Chris Kavanagh, Lisa Stephens, and Pam Webster

Oakland
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City Auditor - No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council, District 2 - Aimee Allison

Special Districts
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A.C. Transit, At-large - Rebecca Kaplan
A.C. Transit, Ward 3 - No Endorsement, see write-up
A.C. Transit, Ward 5 - No Endorsement, see write-up
EBMUD, Ward 3 - No Endorsement, see write-up
EBMUD, Ward 4 - Andy Katz
EBMUD, Ward 7 - Oppose incumbent Frank Mellon
East Bay Regional Parks, Ward 1 - Nancy Skinner
East Bay Regional Parks, Ward 5 - No Endorsement, see write-up

State Propositions
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1A - Transportation Funding Protection - Yes
1B - Highway Bond - No
1C - Housing & Emergency Shelter Trust Fund - Yes, with standard bond reservations
1D - Kindergarten-University Public Education Bond - Yes, with standard bond reservations
1E - Disaster Preparedness & Flood Prevention Bond - No Endorsement, see write-up
83 - Residence Restrictions & Monitoring of Sex Offenders - No
84 - Water and Parks Bond - Yes, with standard bond reservations
85 - Termination of Pregnancy / Parental Notification - No
86 - Tax on Cigarettes - Yes
87 - Alternative Energy Research, Production, & Incentives - Yes
88 - Regressive Statewide Education Parcel Tax - No
89 - Public Campaign Financing - Yes
90 - Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property - No

Local Measures
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A - Berkeley: Renewal of Berkeley Schools Educational Excellence Act (BSEP) - Yes
C - Albany: Fire Station Renovation & Expansion Bond - No Endorsement, see write-up
D - Albany: Medical Marijuana Dispensary - Yes
E - Berkeley: Rent Board Vacancies - Yes
F - Berkeley: Waterfront Plan & Gilman St. Playing Fields - Yes
G - Berkeley: Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Yes
H - Berkeley: Impeach President Bush and Vice-President Cheney -Yes
I - Berkeley: Conversion of Rental Units into Condos - No, No, No
J - Berkeley: Landmark Preservation Ordinance - Yes
M - Oakland: Police and Fire Retirement System - No Endorsement, see write-up
N - Oakland: Library sleight-of-hand Bond - No
O - Oakland: Instant Runoff Voting - Yes