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We don't care if your voter information guide isn't here yet -- we can't wait any longer! It's that time of the quarter again -- for SFist's shallow surface summaries of the important issues of politics and public policy facing our city and state today that we're voting on next week. Thank goodness, there's only two state propositions and four SF ones.
Don't forget to vote on 6/6/06. 6/6/06! Marilyn Manson should be running for something.
Prop 81: Fix the libraries! Pros: Everyone loves the library! Cons: But do you love the library enough to pay more taxes for it?
Prop 82: Daycare for everyone! Pros: Daycare for everyone! Cons: Who's paying for daycare for everyone? (Answer: rich people).
SF Proposition summaries after the jump.
Daly's been working hard -- three out of four of these propositions are his.
Prop A: Should we start a homicide task force? Pros: Learning how to commit homicides! Cool! Okay, we're kidding. Learning about the reasons why people commit homicides, what could it hurt? Cons: Isn't this a waste of time when we should just be going out there and solving homicides?
Prop B: Should prospective home owners be told whether tenants were Ellis Acted out of the house for sale? Pros: Would you want to buy a house from a mean landlord who kicked someone out of the house to sell it to you for an exorbitant sum of money? Cons: This'll just drive up real estate prices, and if you don't get into the SF housing market now, you'll be priced out FOREVER! .... forever.... forever.... forever....
Prop C: Should we make Gavin Newsom attend all meetings of the Transbay Terminal project in person? Pros: It's hilarious! Cons: Would Gavin actually show up? Also, like the street signs say, don't you want to stop CHRIS DALY'S POWER GRAB (mysterious picture of a Caltrain)?
and Prop D: Should we let private companies develop more public nursing homes? Pros: Laguna Honda doesn't really treat old people right, and construction czar Joe O'Donoghue's really, really worried. Cons: This is all a ploy for Joe O'Donoghue to make more money. This is the only non-Daly proposition on the ballot this go-around.
Just so you guys know, there's been some back and forth on this one -- progressive king Matty Gonzo's come out in favor of D, but all the other progressives (and many others) have universally taken a no on (Joe O')-D position, after Joe wrote a badly-scanning poem making fun of Robert Haaland's transgender status in the context of Robert's no-on-D stance.
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Prop 81 is a bond measure, not a tax increase.
This is great. Thanks. Could you do one for DCCC, and the lesser state offices?
thanks for the kind words, Antfaber! (along with the kind mention in SFJunta.)
There is no way I'm going to be able to figure out the differences between the DCCCCCCCCC folks (and isn't like, "pick 12 out of 15"? We should just give you the names of three people running for the seats that we hate), but lemme go through my state voter reg guide and see what I can come up with on the lesser state offices. (no promises, though!)
I still don't have my SF voter's guide, and I'm about to leave town until late Monday night...this is ridiculous.