Voter Guide

**Valley Oak** · 09-04-2016 10:57 AM

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ELECTION 2016
(Info. provided by Santa Rosa Junior College)

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**Valley Oak** · 10-06-2016 04:54 PM

California Choices, a collaborative effort by Next 10 and IGS at UC Berkeley, has been designed to provide a better understanding of the challenges that our state faces and to provide nonpartisan information to educate voters on the statewide initatives included on the California ballot. These guides provide you with concise descriptions of ballot measures including non-partisan analyses, official voter information, background materials, pro-and-con websites, newspaper articles and editorials, opinion polls, political endorsements, and financial-contribution records. See our Ballot Initiative Endorsements page for positions on the propositions by major organizations. The Official Voter Guide is available from the Secretary of State.

Prop. 51: School Bonds. Funding for K-12 School and Community College Facilities. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 52: Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Prop. 53: Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Prop. 54: Legislature. Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Prop. 55: Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Prop. 56: Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Prop. 57: Criminal Sentences. Parole. Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Prop. 58: English Proficiency. Multilingual Education. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 59: Corporations. Political Spending. Federal Constitutional Protections. Legislative Advisory Question.
Prop. 60: Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 61: State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 62: Death Penalty. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 63: Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 64: Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 65: Carryout Bags. Charges. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 66: Death Penalty. Procedures. Initiative Statute.
Prop. 67: Ban on Single–use Plastic Bags. Referendum.

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Ballot Endorsements for November 8th, 2016:

Political Parties	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
CA Democratic Party	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N		Y	Y	Y		N	Y
CA Republican Party	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	N
Green Party (Calif.)	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		Y	N	N	Y
Libertarian Party (Calif.)	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N		N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Peace and Freedom Party	N	Y	N		Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y

Unions	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
AFSCME California PEOPLE			N		Y	Y		Y				Y				N
Calif. Correctional Peace Officers Ass.												N				Y
Calif. Federation of Teachers			N	N	Y		Y	Y	Y			Y	Y			N
Calif. Labor Federation	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y				N	Y
Calif. Nurses Association			N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Calif. Professional Firefighters	Y	Y	N		Y			Y	Y							Y
Calif. State University Employees Union					Y
Calif. Teacher's Assoc.		Y			Y			Y
Service Employees International Union			N		Y	Y	Y	Y				Y	Y		N	N	Y

Non-profits	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
Calif. Chamber of Commerce	Y	Y	N	Y	N			Y			N
Calif. Church IMPACT	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Calif. Hospital Association		Y			Y	Y
Calif. League Conserv. Voters			N		Y	Y			Y					Y			Y
Calif. Police Chiefs Association							N					N	N	N		Y
Calif. Taxpayers Association	Y			Y	N	N					N
Common Cause (Calif.)				Y					Y
Friends Committee Legis. Calif.	Y	N	N	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y
Health Access					Y	Y
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc.	N		Y	Y	N	N
League of Calif. Cities			N	Y											N		Y
League of Women Voters, Calif.	Y			Y	Y		Y	Y	N			Y	Y		N	N	Y
Sierra Club (Calif.)						Y		Y	Y								Y

**Valley Oak** · 10-15-2016 08:25 AM

FEDERAL & STATE

U.S. President:
Hillary Clinton

U.S. Senate:
Kamala Harris

U.S. Congress:
CD2 Jared Huffman*
CD5 Mike Thompson*

State Senate:
SD3 Bill Dodd

State Assembly:
AD2 Jim Wood*
AD4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
AD10 Marc Levine*
*Incumbent Note: If a race is not listed, that means there was no endorsement.

SONOMA COUNTY

Board of Supervisors: District 5:
Noreen Evans

Sonoma County Board of Education, Area 1:
Jason Carter

CITY COUNCIL RACES

Cloverdale City Council:
Melanie Bagby
Mary Ann Brigham*

Cotati City Council:
John Dell'Osso*
Susan Harvey*
Wendy Skillman*

Healdsburg City Council:
Tim Meinken
Joe Naujokas

Petaluma City Council:
Mike Healy*
Bill Wolpert

Santa Rosa City Council:
Julie Combs*
Chris Rogers
Jack Tibbetts

Sebastopol City Council:
Neysa Hinton
Craig Litwin

Sonoma City Council:
David Cook*
Laurie Gallian*

Windsor Town Council:
Julia Donoho
Deb Fudge*

SCHOOL BOARD RACES

Santa Rosa Junior College Board District 3, 4, 5:
Don Edgar*
Mariana Martinez

Cotati/Rohnert Park School District:
Chrissa Gillies
Tim Nonn

Santa Rosa School District:
Caroline Banuelos
Laurie Fong
Jenni Klose*
Ed Sheffield

Sonoma Valley Unified School District:
John Kelly

West Sonoma County Union High School District:
Diane Landry*
Ted Walker*

Windsor Unified School District:
Esther Lemus (Short Term)*
George Valenzuela (Full Term )*

STATEWIDE BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
*CADem = California Democratic Party

51: YES: Kindergarten Through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016: Repairs and upgrades older schools; relieves classroom overcrowding.

52: YES: Medi-Cal Funding and Accountability Act: Ensures continued access to Medi-Cal.

53: NO: Stop Right Wing Millionaires Attack on Local Control and Infrastructure: Erodes local control of infrastructure projects.

54: NO: Legislature. Legislation and Proceedings: Gives special interests the power to block needed and timely legislation on key issues facing California.

55: YES: Tax Extension to Fund Childrens Education and Healthcare: Maintains current tax rates on the wealthiest Californians to prevent $4 billion in cuts to public education.

56: YES: Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement: Increases cigarette tax by $2/pack to keep children from smoking, improve healthcare, and save lives.

57: YES: Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act: Authorizes parole consideration for nonviolent inmates under certain conditions.

58: YES: The LEARN Initiative (Language Education, Acquisition, and Readiness Now!): Helps students learn English quickly and expands opportunities for English speakers to learn a second language.

59: YES: Overturn Citizens United: Stops the flood of secret corporate money into our elections.

60: NO: Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements: Would allow any California resident to sue adult film performers and other workers; violates their privacy and reduces workplace safety.

61: YES: State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards: Would change standards used by state agencies for negotiating and paying for prescription drugs. (Calif. Dems take No Position).

62: YES: Replace the Costly, Failed Death Penalty System: Replaces the death penalty with life in prison without parole.

63: YES: Safety for All Act: Keeps communities safe with common-sense laws to curb gun violence.

64: No Position by SoCo Dems: Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act: (Calif. Dems say, YES).

65: NO: Carry-Out Bags. Charges: Changes specifications for revenue from carry-out bags. (Calif. Dems take No Position)

66: NO: Death Penalty. Procedures: Removes legal safeguards in death penalty procedures, greatly increasing the risk of executing an innocent person.

67: YES: Plastic Bag Ban: Keeps in place Californias current ban on plastic bags.

LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES

C: YES: Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District Bond

D: YES: Healdsburg Unified School District Bond

E: YES: Sonoma Valley Unified School District Bond

F: YES: Windsor Unified School District Bond

G: YES: Guerneville School District Bond

H: YES: Rincon Valley Union School District Parcel Tax

I: YES: Wilmar Union School District Parcel Tax

J: YES: Sonoma County Regional Parks and Water Quality Improvement: One-half-cent sales tax in unincorporated areas to expand, maintain, and improve Regional Parks.

K: YES: Sonoma County Community Separators Protection Act: Renews voter protections for community separators, preserving open space and farmlands.

L: YES: Sonoma County Tourist Tax: Addresses impacts of tourism by increasing the Transient Occupancy Tax from 9% to 12% in unincorporated areas.

M: YES: Sonoma County Transgenic Contamination Prevention Ordinance: Countywide ban on cultivation of genetically engineered crops.

N: YES: Santa Rosa City Services Measure: Extends existing voter-approved 1/4-cent sales tax for eight more years.

O: YES: Santa Rosa Public Safety Spending Levels: Amends minimum funding requirements for public safety services.

P: No position.

Q: No position.

R: NO: Healdsburg Growth Management Ordinance: Amends existing Growth Management Ordinance.

S: No position.

T: No Position: City of Healdsburg: Moratorium on water fluoridation.

U: YES: City of Sonoma: Extends existing voter-approved 1/2-cent sales tax for five years to support city services.

V: YES: City of Sonoma: Bans use of gas-powered leaf blowers within city limits.

W: YES: City of Sonoma: Expands protections from secondhand smoke.

Y: YES: Sonoma County Library: Sales tax of 1/8 of one cent to fund library services.

Important Voter Information

Last Day to Register to Vote: October 24
Election Day: November 8

Click the links below for detailed voter information:

Vote By Mail
District & Elected Official Lookup
Precinct & District Maps
Voter Bill of Rights
Sonoma County Registrar of Voters
California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information

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