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League Liberates Ballot Arguments from City Hall
(Photo by Luke Thomas, Fog City Journal)
Every year when it's time to do the research for our voters guides we have a hell of a time finding the information we need to understand all the confusing things on the ballot. The Department of Elections boils it down in a voter info booklet with all of the arguments for and against, BUT they don't post 'em online - COME ON!
SO....we had to go down to City Hall during work hours to get a hold of the ballot arguments, man it's a lot of effort to be an engaged participant in Democracy! ...And costly, we found out that If you want to make photocopies of the arguments they cost 10 cents a page!! The ballot arguments can total over 100 pages.
So this year, we took
matters into our own hands. We lugged a printer/scanner down to City
Hall and set up shop. Two hours later, we offer this gift to the San
Francisco political public: the ballot arguments for the 2007 election!*
The people who work at the Department of Elections are smart and friendly. There's no reason they couldn't do this themselves. They just need the leadership. How about it John Arntz (the head of the DoE)? Can we bring San Francisco elections into the 21st century?
Proposition A - MUNI Reform
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponents
Proposition B - Kick out Commissioners When Their Terms' Expire
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
No paid arguments against B
Proposition C - Require Public Hearings on Proposed Measures
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
No paid arguments against C
Proposition D - Renew Library Preservation Fund
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
Proposition E - Question Time with the Mayor--The Sequel
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
No paid arguments for E
Proposition F - Give SFO Police the Same Retirement Benefits as the Rest of the SFPD
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
No paid arguments for F
No paid arguments against F
Proposition G - Establish Golden Gate Park Stables Matching Fund
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
No paid arguments against G
Proposition H - "Regulating" Parking Spaces
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
Proposition I - Establish Office of Small Business as City Department and Create Small Business Assistance Center
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
No paid arguments against I
Proposition J - Adopting a Policy to Offer Free City-Wide Wi-Fi
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
Proposition K - Adopting a Policy to Restrict Advertising on Street Furniture and City Buildings
Ballot arguments from the official proponents and opponent
* We did leave out a handful of ballot arguments on the more popular measures because we got sick of scanning all of them and they get repetitive after awhile. We apologize if we left out your group's argument. Send it to us and we'll add it.
