Bay Area Council Positions on Ballot Measures

By Matt Regan

After months of analyzing the issues and meeting with proponents and opponents alike, the much anticipated official Bay Area Council 2008 General Election slate card is now complete. Below are our positions and endorsements, don’t vote without it!

Statewide Ballot Measures

Proposition 1A – SAFE, RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN BOND ACT
Support
http://www.californiahighspeedtrains.com/

Proposition 3 – CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOND ACT
Support
http://www.imaginewithus.org/

Proposition 7 – RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
Oppose
http://www.noprop7.com/

Proposition 8 – ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME–SEX COUPLES TO MARRY
No Position (Required 2/3rds margin of Executive Committee not achieved)
http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/title-sum/prop8-title-sum.htm

Proposition 10 – ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Oppose
http://www.noonproposition10.org/

Proposition 11 – REDISTRICTING
Support
http://yesprop11.org/

Local Ballot Measures

Marin/Sonoma Measure Q – SMART Train (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit)
Support
http://www.smarttrain2008.org/

Redwood City Measure W – Land Use
Oppose
http://www.votenomeasurew.com/

San Francisco Proposition A – San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Earthquake Safety Bonds
Support
http://www.savesfgeneral.com/

San Francisco Proposition H – Setting Clean Energy Deadlines; Studying Options for Providing Energy; Changing Revenue Bond Authority to Pay for Public Utility Facilities
Oppose
http://stoptheblankcheck.com/oppose/

Santa Clara Measure B – BART to San Jose
Support
http://barttosiliconvalley.com/