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P&F Campaigns in San Francisco
Local Candidates
State Senate
There were no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Senate in
San Francisco.
U.S. House of Representatives
There were no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for U.S. House of
Representatives in San Francisco. However, the San Francisco Peace and
Freedom Party endorsed the Green candidate,
Krissy Keefer, in the
8th Congressional District (running against Nancy Pelosi).
She came in third of four candidates, with 13,653 votes (7.4%).
State Assembly
There were no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Assembly in
San Francisco.
Local Non-partisan Offices
The webmaster is not
aware of any endorsements by the San Francisco
Peace and Freedom Party organization of any candidates for local non-partisan
offices which were voted on in the November 7th general election.
Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees
Six members of the Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees were
elected from San Francisco in 2004. Though state law would seem to indicate
that San Francisco should elect its Central Committees members at large
because it is entitled to fewer than 12 seats, the San Francisco Department
of Elections decided to conduct its P&F CCs election by Assembly
Districts:
- 12th Assembly District:
4 seats, no candidates qualified for ballot, election cancelled.
- 13th Assembly District:
7 seats, one candidate on ballot, election open for write-ins.
Local Measures
The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on
Propositions A through D and YES on Propositions E through K. Two of the
particularly noteworthy measures they supported were Proposition H (relocation
assistance for tenants displaced in "no fault" evictions) and
Proposition J (calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice
President Cheney).
Regional Candidate
Dave Campbell
ran for Board of Equalization in the 1st Board of Equalization District,
which includes all of San Francisco.
He came in fourth of four candidates,
with 67,697 votes (2.9%) district-wide, in third place with 6,894 votes
(3.2%) in San Francisco.
Statewide Candidates
The Peace and Freedom Party candidates for statewide partisan public offices were:
- Governor: Janice Jordan (5th of 6 candidates
on the ballot with 69,934 votes (0.8%) statewide, 1,911 votes (0.7%) in
San Francisco)
- Lieutenant Governor: Stewart Alexander
(6th of 6 candidates with 43,319 votes (0.5%) statewide, 1,289 votes (0.5%) in
San Francisco)
- Secretary of State: Margie Akin (6th of 6
candidates with 91,483 votes (1.0%) statewide, in 5th place with 3,199 votes
(1.3%) in San Francisco)
- Treasurer: Gerald Sanders (6th of 6
candidates with 71,726 votes (0.8%) statewide, in 5th place with 2,354 votes
(1.0%) in San Francisco)
- Controller: Liz Barrón (4th of 6
candidates with 212,383 votes (2.5%) statewide, 5,436 votes (2.3%) in
San Francisco)
- Attorney General: Jack Harrison (5th of
5 candidates with 100,797 votes (1.1%) statewide, 2,686 votes (1.1%) in
San Francisco)
- Insurance Commissioner: Tom Condit (5th of
6 candidates with 187,618 votes (2.2%) statewide, 4,719 votes (2.1%) in
San Francisco)
- U.S. Senator: Marsha Feinland (5th of
6 candidates on the ballot with 117,764 votes (1.3%) statewide, 2,842 votes
(1.2%) in San Francisco)
Statewide Measures
There were thirteen propositions on the statewide ballot November 7th,
assigned proposition numbers 1A through 1E and 83 through 90. At its August
26th-27th State Convention, the Peace and Freedom Party took positions
supporting Proposition 87 (oil severance tax to support alternative energy)
and Proposition 89 ("Clean Money" public financing of candidates
for state offices, limit corporate funding of ballot measure campaigns) and
opposing the other eleven propositions.
- Proposition 1A (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Transportation Funds." This measure eliminates the loopholes in
provisions of the state constitution requiring gas sales tax money to be used for
transportation. We don't think the legislature's hands should be tied to require
the state to spend money on roads and transit even if it may be needed more
urgently for education and health care.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1A.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 1A passed by a statewide vote
of 6,400,587 (77.0%) Yes to 1,916,925 (23.0%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 160,872 (68.5%) to 74,243 (31.5%).
- Proposition 1B (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Transportation Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $19.9
billion in bonds to be used for various transportation projects.
We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who
can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in
order to meet social needs.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1B.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 1B passed by a statewide vote
of 5,112,142 (61.4%) Yes to 3,218,657 (38.6%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 152,220 (64.7%) to 83,073 (35.3%).
- Proposition 1C (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Housing Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $2.85
billion in bonds to be used for various housing-related programs.
We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who
can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in
order to meet social needs.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1C.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 1C passed by a statewide vote
of 4,814,850 (57.8%) Yes to 3,521,055 (42.2%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 172,112 (72.6%) to 64,999 (27.4%).
- Proposition 1D (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"School and College Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $10.4
billion in bonds to be used for construction projects at K-12 schools and public
universities and community colleges.
We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who
can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in
order to meet social needs.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1D.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 1D passed by a statewide vote
of 4,754,868 (56.9%) Yes to 3,602,055 (43.1%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 172,869 (72.9%) to 64,478 (27.1%).
- Proposition 1E (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Flood Control Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $4.1
billion in bonds to be used for various flood control projects.
We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who
can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in
order to meet social needs.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1E.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 1E passed by a statewide vote
of 5,305,852 (64.2%) Yes to 2,962,546 (35.8%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 176,818 (76.0%) to 55,940 (24.0%).
- Proposition 83 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Punishment for Sex Crimes." This measure increases the penalties for
people convicted of sex crimes, prevents all registered sex offenders from ever
living in a city, and requires life-long electronic monitoring of many registered
sex offenders. This measure will waste money by increasing the number of people
in prison and harassing low-risk ex-prisoners while failing to reduce crime.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 83.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 83 passed by a statewide vote
of 5,926,800 (70.5%) Yes to 2,483,597 (29.5%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 111,423 (47.5%) to 122,814 (52.5%).
- Proposition 84 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Bonds for Water & Natural Resources." This measure authorizes
the sale of $5.4 billion in bonds for water quality, flood control and parks.
We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who
can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in
order to meet social needs.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 84.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 84 passed by a statewide vote
of 4,431,945 (53.8%) Yes to 3,807,005 (46.2%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 167,818 (72.2%) to 64,784 (27.8%).
- Proposition 85 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Parental Notification about Abortion." This initiative was part of the
anti-choice movement's strategy to chip away at legal abortion in the United States.
It would have endangered the lives of teenage women who are afraid to tell their
parents about preganancies.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 85.
With our opposition, Proposition 85 was defeated by a statewide vote
of 3,868,714 (45.8%) Yes to 4,576,128 (54.2%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 56,379 (23.7%) to 181,347 (76.3%).
- Proposition 86 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Cigarette Tax." This measure would have quadrupled the state tax on
cigarettes and used the money raised for various health and child development
programs. We oppose cigarette taxes as regressive, making lower-income people
pay relatively more than higher-income people. More lower-income people are
smokers, and low-income smokers would pay a much higher part of their incomes
in cigarette taxes than higher-income smokers.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 86.
With our opposition, Proposition 86 was defeated by a statewide vote
of 4,136,358 (48.3%) Yes to 4,425,689 (51.7%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 162,155 (67.4%) to 78,683 (32.6%).
- Proposition 87 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Oil Severance Tax for Clean Energy." This measure would have created a
new oil severance tax, raising $4 billion that would have been used for research,
development and promotion of alternative clean and renewable energy.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on 87.
Despite our support, Proposition 87 was defeated by a statewide vote
of 3,861,217 (45.4%) Yes to 4,635,265 (54.6%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 173,892 (71.7%) to 68,899 (28.3%).
- Proposition 88 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Parcel Tax for Education." This measure would have created a new,
regressive statewide parcel tax to be used for various programs in K-12 education.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 88.
With our opposition, Proposition 88 was defeated by a statewide vote
of 1,947,312 (23.3%) Yes to 6,396,956 (76.7%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 88,931 (37.6%) to 147,537 (62.4%).
- Proposition 89 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Public Funding of Political Campaigns." This is the "Clean Money"
initiative put on the ballot by the California Nurses Association. It would have
provided public funding of campaigns for state elective offices to candidates who
agree not to spend any other money and show broad support by collecting enough $5
"qualifying contributions" from potential constituents, funded by an
increase in the corporate income tax. The measure would have also limited corporate
contributions to campaigns for and against ballot measures. While this measure
wasn't perfect (among other things, Demopublican candidates can much more easily
qualify for more public funding than can progressive third party and independent
candidates), it would still have been a big step forward to reducing the control of
corporations and the rich over electoral politics.
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on 89.
Despite our support, Proposition 89 was defeated by a statewide vote
of 2,124,728 (25.7%) Yes to 6,132,618 (74.3%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 120,414 (51.6%) to 113,075 (48.4%).
- Proposition 90 (the voter pamphlet's
summary,
analysis,
arguments
for and against and rebuttals, and
the full text (as PDF) are available):
"Property Rights." This measure was a deceptive Trojan Horse. While
promoted as protecting small property owners from losing their homes or
businesses to well-connected developers, what it actually would have done was to
restrict government's ability to take any action that might reduce the value
of property (e.g., protect the environment, regulate land use, require fair
treatment of tenants).
The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 90.
With our opposition, Proposition 90 was defeated by a statewide vote
of 3,932,043 (47.6%) Yes to 4,324,722 (52.4%) No.
In San Francisco, the vote was 67,865 (29.0%) to 165,769 (71.0%).
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