LA progressive voter guide

24d ago·Burbank, CA·57 views

I'm a writer and comedian in LA, who is engaged with progressive activism.

State

10 picks

Xavier Becerra

California Governor

Reluctant support due to Becerra accepting money from big oil and tech, but make sure to hold him accountable once in office!

Fiona Ma

California Lieutenant Governor

Shirley Weber

California Secretary of State

Malia Cohen

California Controller

Eleni Kounalakis

California Treasurer

Will help decide whether electric utilities will be held accountable for starting wildfires... or if we have to bail them out!

Rob Bonta

California Attorney General

Jane Kim

California Insurance Commissioner

This race is very consequential (think wildfires!) and Jane Kim is the progressive choice! "The private insurance business model is to avoid losses, not to reduce risk. ... A public insurer would invest in prevention and resiliency, and the public would benefit with fewer claims to pay out."

Caroline Menjivar

California State Senate · District 20

Nicholas Schultz

California State Assembly · District 44

Richard Andrew Barrera

California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Barrera is the choice! Sonja is backed by Republicans.

Federal

1 pick

Laura Friedman

U.S. House · California District 30

Local

4 picks

Robert G. Luna

Los Angeles County Sheriff

Luna is the only option. Villanueva has a long track record of opposing oversight for misconduct.

Rhonda A. Haymon

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge - Office 64

Criminal justice reform!

Justin Allen Clayton

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge - Office 65

Both okay but Clayton slightly better!

Anthony Bayne

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge - Office 87

The progressive choice is Bayne!

Ballot Proposals

15 picks

Measure SM: Bond Measure

Recommended: vote yes

Proposition 1: Veteran and Housing Assistance Programs Bond Measure

Recommended: vote yes

Proposition 2: Budget Stabilization Account Cap Increase and Gann Limit Changes Amendment

Recommended: vote yes

Proposition 3: Renew State Income Tax Increase for Education Funding Initiative

Recommended: vote yes

Proposition 4: Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure

Recommended: vote yes

Proposition 5: Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment

Recommended: vote yes

Proposition 37: Second Mortgage Homebuyer Program and Revenue Bond Initiative

Recommended: vote yes

Proposition 38: Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Funding Initiative

Recommended: vote no

This one is sneaky! But there are already well-funded research institutions in California! This proposition would direct state funds to billionaire backed projects with no track record.

Proposition 39: Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification, and Registered Voter List Administration Initiative

Recommended: vote no

This is MAGA fever-dream nonsense.

Proposition 40: One-Time Wealth Tax for State-Funded Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance Programs Initiative

Recommended: vote yes

DO NOT OVERTHINK THIS! A billionaire tax is good! They won't "leave the state" as they threaten. And even if they do they'll still have to pay this one time tax.

Proposition 41: Prohibit Excluding New State Taxes from Spending Limit and Require Special Tax Audits Initiative

Recommended: vote no

This is funded by billionaires to try to get out of taxes!

Proposition 42: Prohibit New Taxes on Retirement Holdings, Personal Assets, and Savings and Limit Retroactive Taxes Initiative

Recommended: vote no

This is funded by billionaires to try to get out of taxes!

Proposition 43: Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Special Tax Initiatives and Property Tax Initiative Prohibition Amendment

Recommended: vote no

Proposition 44: Spending Requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers Initiative

Recommended: vote no

Proposition 45: Changes to Environmental Review Process for Certain Projects Initiative

Recommended: vote no