Endorsements for November 2026

10d ago·Los Angeles, CA·38 views

Serving the entire San Fernando Valley, CA. These selections were carefully made by votes of our members. You will find these conveniently listed in the order found on Los Angeles County ballots.

State

16 picks

Xavier Becerra

California Governor

Fiona Ma

California Lieutenant Governor

Shirley Weber

California Secretary of State

Malia Cohen

California Controller

Eleni Kounalakis

California Treasurer

Rob Bonta

California Attorney General

Ben Allen

California Insurance Commissioner

Samuel P. Sukaton

California State Board of Equalization · District 3

Caroline Menjivar

California State Senate · District 20

Pilar Schiavo

California State Assembly · District 40

Deborah Klein Lopez

California State Assembly · District 42

Celeste Rodriguez

California State Assembly · District 43

Nicholas Schultz

California State Assembly · District 44

Jesse Gabriel

California State Assembly · District 46

Kenneth R. Yegan

California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 2, Division 6 (Yegan)

Richard Andrew Barrera

California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Federal

5 picks

Jacqui Irwin

U.S. House · California District 26

George Whitesides

U.S. House · California District 27

Luz Maria Rivas

U.S. House · California District 29

Laura Friedman

U.S. House · California District 30

Brad Sherman

U.S. House · California District 32

Local

8 picks

Karen Bass

Los Angeles City Mayor

Barri Worth Girvan

Los Angeles City Council · District 3

Marissa Roy

Los Angeles City Attorney

Robert G. Luna

Los Angeles County Sheriff

Donna Tryfman

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge - Office 131

Maria Ghobadi

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge - Office 64

Justin Allen Clayton

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge - Office 65

David Dejute

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge - Office 87

Ballot Proposals

24 picks

Measure A: Public Safety Employee Disputes Measure

Recommended: vote no

Measure E: Ethics Commission Measure

Recommended: vote yes

Measure EE: Ethics, Elections, and Governance Charter Amendment

Recommended: vote yes

Measure FD: Sales Tax for Fire Department Initiative

Recommended: vote no

Measure LA: Infrastructure, Budget, Finance, and Contracting Charter Amendment

Recommended: vote yes

Measure LV: Parcel Tax Renewal Measure

Recommended: vote yes

Measure PL: City Planning Department Charter Amendment

Recommended: vote no

Measure PRK: Department of Recreation and Parks Budget Charter Amendment

Recommended: vote yes

Measure SC: Board of Education Campaign Finance Rules Charter Amendment

Recommended: vote yes

Measure TE: Transfer Tax Exemption Measure

Recommended: vote no

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 yes

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

Recommended: vote no

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

Recommended: vote yes

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

Recommended: vote no

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

Recommended: vote no

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