San Diego Tax Fighters has completed its review of the June 2010 Primary Election state and local ballot measures and issued its ballot recommendations. A supermajority (75%) vote of the SD TF Board of Directors is required for a position to be taken on any ballot measure. The recommendations (with subjective exclamations marks added by Richard Rider — not by the board) are:
STATE PROPOSITIONS
* Proposition 13 (Limits on property tax assessment; seismic retrofitting of existing buildings): YES
* Proposition 14 (Only “Top Two” in runoff in partisan elections — effectively bans third parties): NO!!!
* Proposition 15 (California Fair Elections Act — Public Financing of Campaigns): NO!!!
* Proposition 16 (Imposes new two-thirds voter approval requirements for establishing local public electricity providers): YES
* Proposition 17 (Allows auto insurance companies to consider driver’s history of coverage): YES
LOCAL PROPOSITIONS
* Proposition A (East Otay Mesa recycling collection center and landfill ordinance): NO POSITION
* Proposition B (Term limits for San Diego County Supervisors): YES!
* Proposition C (City of San Diego adds veteran’s preference points in hiring): NO
* Proposition D (City of San Diego Charter revision relating to strong mayor form of governance): YES
* Proposition G (City of Chula Vista Fair and Open Competition Ordinance): YES!!
* Proposition H (ADVISORY: Coronado seek $500K study funding for tunnel boondoggle?): NO
* Proposition J (City of Del Mar Transient Occupancy Tax on short-term rental properties): NO!
* Proposition K (City of Oceanside adoption of City Charter): YES!
* Proposition L (City of Solana Beach business tax): NO!
Doubtless some of these are controversial with some on this board. I’ll try to write my personal rationale on the debatable ones shortly.
But not here. Too many props to discuss in one post.