Official Monterey County Democratic Central Committee Profile & Endorsements - eVoter
ORGANIZATION
Monterey County Democratic Central Committee
ORGANIZATION ENDORSEMENTS
2010 Official Monterey County Democratic Central Committee Organization Endorsements
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Edmund 'Jerry' G. Brown | 2010 California General Election | Governor | ca |
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Gavin Newsom | 2010 California General Election | Lt. Governor | ca |
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Debra Bowen | 2010 California General Election | Secretary of State | ca |
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John Chiang | 2010 California General Election | State Controller | ca |
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Bill Lockyer | 2010 California General Election | State Treasurer | ca |
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Kamala D. Harris | 2010 California General Election | Attorney General | ca |
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Dave Jones | 2010 California General Election | Insurance Commissioner | ca |
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Betty T. Yee | 2010 California General Election | Member, State Board of Equalization, 1st District | ca |
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Barbara Boxer | 2010 California General Election | U.S. Senator | ca |
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Sam Farr | 2010 California General Election | U.S. Representative, 17th Congressional District | ca |
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Anna Caballero | 2010 California General Election | State Senator, 12th State Senate District | ca |
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Bill Monning | 2010 California General Election | Member, State Assembly 27th Assembly District | ca |
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Luis Alejo | 2010 California General Election | Member, State Assembly 28th Assembly District | ca |
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Tom Torlakson | 2010 California General Election | Superintendent of Public Instruction | ca |
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Robert Chacanaca | 2010 California General Election | Santa Cruz County Board of Education TA 7 | ca |
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Dennis Donohue | 2010 California General Election | City of Salinas, Mayor | ca |
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Annalisa Mitchell | 2010 California General Election | City of Seaside, City Council Member | ca |
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Alvin Edwards | 2010 California General Election | City of Seaside, City Council Member | ca |
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Ralph Rubio | 2010 California General Election | City of Seaside, Mayor | ca |
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Alejandro Chavez | 2010 California General Election | City of Soledad, City Council Member | ca |
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Fred J. Ledesma | 2010 California General Election | City of Soledad, Mayor | ca |
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Janet V. Barnes | 2010 California General Election | City of Salinas, City Council Member District 3 | ca |
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Ken Scherpinski | 2010 California General Election | Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District, Director | ca |
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Dan Presser | 2010 California General Election | Monterey Peninsula Airport District, Director | ca |
PROPOSITION ENDORSEMENTS
2012 Official Monterey County Democratic Central Committee Proposition Endorsements
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2010 Official Monterey County Democratic Central Committee Proposition Endorsements
Statewide Proposition 20
We endorse saying NO on Redistricting of Congressional Districts
Removes elected representatives from the process of establishing congressional districts and transfers that authority to the recently-authorized 14-member redistricting commission. Redistricting commission is comprised of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four voters registered with neither party. Requires that any newly-proposed district lines be approved by nine commissioners including three Democrats, three Republicans, and three from neither party. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Probably no significant change in state redistricting costs.
Statewide Proposition 21
We endorse saying YES on Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs and Grants Free Admission to All State Parks to Surcharged Vehicles
Establishes an $18 annual state vehicle license surcharge and grants free admission to all state parks to surcharged vehicles. Requires deposit of surcharge revenue in a new trust fund. Requires that trust funds be used solely to operate, maintain and repair the state park system, and to protect wildlife and natural resources. Exempts commercial vehicles, trailers and trailer coaches from the surcharge. Requires annual independent audit and review by citizen's oversight committee. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased state revenues of about $500 million annually from the imposition of a surcharge on the VLF to be used mainly to fund state parks and wildlife conservation programs. Potential state savings of up to approximately $200 million annually to the extent that the VLF surcharge revenues were used to reduce support from the General Fund and other special funds for parks and wildlife conservation programs. Reduction of about $50 million annually in state and local revenues from state park day-use fees. These revenue losses could potentially be offset by increases in other types of state park user fees and revenues.
Statewide Proposition 22
We endorse saying NO on Prohibits the State from Taking Funds Used for Transportation or Local Government Projects and Services
Prohibits the State from shifting, taking, borrowing, or restricting the use of tax revenues dedicated by law to fund local government services, community redevelopment projects, or transportation projects and services. Prohibits the State from delaying the distribution of tax revenues for these purposes even when the Governor deems it necessary due to a severe state fiscal hardship. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Significant constraints on state authority over city, county, special district, and redevelopment agency funds. As a result, higher and more stable local resources, potentially affecting billions of dollars in some years. Commensurate reductions in state resources, resulting in major decreases in state spending and/or increases in state revenues
Statewide Proposition 23
We endorse saying NO on Suspends Air Pollution Control Laws Requiring Major Polluters to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming Until Unemployment Drops Below Specified Level for Full Year
Suspends State laws requiring reduced greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, until California's unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for four consecutive quarters. Requires State to abandon implementation of comprehensive greenhouse-gas-reduction program that includes increased renewable energy and cleaner fuel requirements, and mandatory emission reporting and fee requirements for major polluters such as power plants and oil refineries, until suspension is lifted. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potential positive, short-term impacts on state and local government revenues from the suspension of regulatory activity, with uncertain longer-run impacts. Potential foregone state revenues from the auctioning of emission allowances by state government, by suspending the future implementation of cap-and-trade regulations.
Statewide Proposition 24
We endorse saying YES on Repeals Recent Legislation That Would Allow Businesses to Carry Back Losses, Share Tax Credits, and Use a Sales-Based Income Calculation to Lower Taxable Income
Repeals recent legislation that would allow businesses to shift operating losses to prior tax years and that would extend the period permitted to shift operating losses to future tax years. Repeals recent legislation that would allow corporations to share tax credits with affiliated corporations. Repeals recent legislation that would allow multistate businesses to use a sales-based income calculation, rather than a combination property-, payroll- and sales-based income calculation. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Annual state revenue increase from business taxes of about $1.7 billion when fully phased in, beginning in 2011-12.
Statewide Proposition 25
We endorse saying YES on Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes
Changes the legislative vote requirement necessary to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority. Provides that if the Legislature fails to pass a budget bill by June 15, all members of the Legislature will permanently forfeit any reimbursement for salary and expenses for every day until the day the Legislature passes a budget bill. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Unknown changes in the content of the state budget from lowering the legislative vote requirement for passage. Fiscal impact would depend on the composition and actions of future Legislatures. Minor reduction in state costs related to compensation of legislators in years when the budget bill is passed after June 15.
Statewide Proposition 26
We endorse saying NO on Increases Legislative Vote Requirement to Two-Thirds for State Levies and Charges. Imposes Additional Requirement for Voters to Approve Local Levies and Charges with Limited Exceptions
Increases legislative vote requirement to two-thirds for state levies and charges, with limited exceptions, and for certain taxes currently subject to majority vote. Changes Constitution to require voters to approve, either by two-thirds or majority, local levies and charges with limited exceptions. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Potentially major decrease in state and local revenues and spending, depending upon future actions of the Legislature, local governing bodies, and local voters.
Statewide Proposition 27
We endorse saying YES on Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with Elected Representatives
Eliminates 14-member redistricting commission selected from applicant pool picked by government auditors. Consolidates authority for establishing state Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries with elected state representatives responsible for drawing congressional districts. Reduces budget, and imposes limit on amount Legislature may spend, for redistricting. Provides that voters will have the authority to reject district boundary maps approved by the Legislature. Requires populations of all districts for the same office to be exactly the same. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Likely decrease in state redistricting costs totaling several million dollars every ten years.
City of Marina Measure M
We endorse saying YES on City of Marina Measure M
To preserve funding for general city services, including but not limited to, maintaining firefighters and police officers for adequate emergency response, reducing crime and criminal gang and drug activity, maintaining city streets and parks, senior programs and youth after-school programs, shall the City of Marina adopt an ordinance enacting a temporary one percent (1%) transactions and use (sales) tax to automatically expire in five years, with all money staying locally to preserve Marina city services.
City of Marina Measure N
We endorse saying YES on City of Marina Measure N
To preserve funding for general city services, including maintaining firefighters and police officers for adequate emergency response, reducing crime, maintaining city streets and parks, and senior and youth programs, shall the City of Marina temporarily increase the transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) rate from ten percent
to twelve percent with the increase to expire in five years and tax to revert to ten percent with all money staying locally to preserve Marina city services?
Monterey Peninsula School District Measure P
We endorse saying YES on Monterey Peninsula School District Measure P
To improve local neighborhood elementary, middle/ high schools, make funds available
to attract/ retain quality teachers and offset State cuts, repair/ replace aging heating, plumbing and wiring, install educational classroom technology, improve utility and energy efficiency to save money for academic programs, improve school/ student safety, acquire, repair, construct and equip classrooms/ sites/ school facilities, shall Monterey Peninsula Unified School District issue $110,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits and NO money for administrator salaries?
City of Pacific Grove Measure Q
We endorse saying YES on City of Pacific Grove Measure Q
Shall a new Chapter 6.70 be added to the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to impose a tax at the rat of $90.00 per year for all Owners of Parcels in the City of Pacific Grove as well as $45.00 per year per unit for multi-Common Household units, in order to create a dedicated and restricted revenue source solely to provide, maintain, and improve core library services for the Pacific Grove public Library in the City of Pacific Grove such?
City of Pacific Grove Measure R
We endorse saying YES on City of Pacific Grove Measure R
Shall the Pacific Grove City Charter be amended to conform to the "Voter Initiative Limiting the Ability of the City of Pacific Grove to Approve or Modify Agreements That Provide Retirement Benefits to City Employees," provide City officers/employees do not hold rights to future employment or future employment benefits, and amend the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to clarify that voter-approved limits relating to long-term City debt or financial liabilities apply only to retirement plans or agreements?
