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SDIC LABOR COUNCIL ENDORSEMENTS 2004 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION

PRESIDENT John Kerry VICE PRESIDENT John Edwards US SENATE Barbara Boxer US CONGRESS 49th - Mike Byron 50th - Francine Busby 51st - Bob Filner 52nd - No Endorsement 53rd - No Endorsement STATE SENATE 39th - Christine Kehoe STATE ASSEMBLY 66th - Laurel Nicholson 73rd - Kathleen Calzada 74th - Karen Underwood 75th - Karen Heumann 76th - Lori Saldana 77th - Chris Larkin 78th - Patty Davis 79th - Juan Vargas 80th - MaryAnn Andreas SAN DIEGO COUNTY Judicial Seat #24 Dave Hendren CITIES Carlsbad City Council – William David Wells Chula Vista City Council #4 – Dan Hom El Cajon City Council – Charles Santos Jillian Hanson-Cox Encinitas City Council – Bruce Ehlers,

Encinitas CC Contd – Maggie Houlihan, Jerome Stocks Escondido City Council – Tania Bowman Imperial Beach City Council – Fred McLean Mayda Winter La Mesa City Council – Dave Allan Ruth Sterling National City City Council – Fideles Ungab Rosalie Zarate Treasurer- George Hood Oceanside Mayor - Jim Wood City Council – Shari Mackin, Esther Sanchez City Clerk – Charles Hughes San Diego Mayor –Donna Frye, Write In Candidate City Council #1 – Scott Peters City Attorney – Mike Aguirre San Marcos City Council – Jim Desmond Hal Martin Vista City Council - John Herrera

SCHOOLS DISTRICTS Cajon Valley Union School Laoma Davidson Chula Vista Elementary Dist 4 - Jill Galvez Del Mar Union School Jayne Chaffin Grossmont Union High School Andrew Sundstrom La Mesa- Spring Valley School Short Term - Bob Duff Palomar Community College Nancy Chadwick, Joe Chirra, Ruth Larson San Diego Community College Dist B- Bill Schwandt Dist D - Marty Block San Diego Unified School A- Miyo Reff D- Benjamin Hueso E- Open Endorsement South Bay Union School Dee McLean Southwestern Community College Dist 3 - David Agosto Sweetwater Union- #2 - Pearl Quinones #4 - Eduardo Valerio

Vista Unified School Cody Campbell SPECIAL Fallbrook Healthcare District- Short Term – Kit-Bacon Gressitt Grossmont Healthcare District Debbie McElravy Lakeside Community Planning Board Peter Nelson Janis Shackelford Lakeside Fire Protection Board Martin Walsh Leucadia Wastewater Board Allan Juliussen Otay Water Board Dist 2 - Jaime Bonilla Dist 4 - Jose Lopez Dist 5 - Richard Wright Padre Dam Municipal Water Board Dist 2 - August Scalzitti Ramona Community Planning Board Vivian Osborn Tri-City Healthcare Board Kathleen Sterling Vallecitos Water Board Dist. 1 - Stephen Kildoo Vista Fire Protection Board Lance Vollmer

LABOR TO NEIGHBOR – November 2, 2004 Endorsements STATE BALLOT MEASURES Prop 1A – No Position Protection of Local Government Revenues Prop 59 – YES Access to Government Information Prop 60 – YES Election rights of Political Parties (No Open Primaries) Prop 60A – NO Surplus Property Sales (Leg Constitution Amend.) Prop 61 – YES Children’s Hospital Projects Prop 62 – NO Primary Elections (Open Primaries) Prop 63 – YES Mental Health Services Expansion / Funding Prop 64 – NO Limitations on Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws Prop 65 – NO Local Government Funding and State Mandates Prop 66 – YES Limitations on “Three Strikes” Law Prop 67 – No Position Telephone Surcharge for Emergency and Med. Services Prop 68 – NO Tribal Gaming Compacts (Racetracks/ Card Clubs Measure) Prop 69 – NO Collection of DNA Samples for State DNA Database Prop 70 – NO Tribal Gaming Compacts (Agua Caliente Measure) Prop 71 – No Position Stem Cell Research and Funding Prop 72 – YES Referendum Petition to Overturn Amendments to Health Care Coverage Requirements (Health Insurance Act of 2003) LOCAL PROPOSITIONS Prop A - YES SD Co. Reg. Transportation Commission (1/2 cent transportation sales tax) Prop B - YES Ordinance to repeal the Gregory Canyon Landfill and Recycling Collection Center Ordinance Prop C - YES Consolidation of 35 separate fire and emergency services agencies Prop D - YES Charter Amend. – People have right to access info concerning conduct of people’s business. Prop E - YES Charter Amend. – Independent legal counsel for Ethics Com.

Prop F - NO Strong Mayor Proposal Prop G - NO Charter Amend. – Changes to Retirement system re. City Contributions Prop H - YES Charter Amend. – Change the composition of Retirement Board Prop J – YES Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Prop K - No Position Mount Soledad Park sold to highest bidder (portion) Prop L - No Position Gen. Plan Amend. – Road construction Prop M - No Position Removal of traffic semi-diverters Prop N - No Position Charter Amend. – Limits real property transfer tax to not exceed $6 per $1,000 value Prop O - No Position 1/2 cent sales tax for 10 yrs to public safety Prop P - YES $84,350,000 bond for fire and police services Prop R - YES $3,400,000 bond for community library and conf. center Prop S - YES $12,330,000 bond for public safety facilities Prop T - NO Term limit of 3 terms for mayor Prop U - YES Charter Amend. – Limitations on owning natural gas & electricity dist. system for 10 years Prop V - NO Req. voter approval for max. adjustment of 5% for meeting stipends paid to City Council Prop W - NO Req. voter approval for prohibition against duplicate reimbursement to City Councilmembers Prop X - NO Charter Amend- Restrict City’s right for contracts for natural gas and electric utility services, unless certain conditions met Prop Y - No Position $60 per res. Parcel and $400 per non-res parcel for 5 yrs for school improvements (seniors exempt) Prop Z - No Position Special tax for fire and emergency medical services Prop AA - No Position Special benefit tax for fire protection and emergency medical services Prop BB - YES $496,000,000 bonds for medical facilities Prop CC - No Position Special tax to acquire open space and park land facilities