Official Ballot Recommendations For Nov. 2010

Dear All;

At our LPSF business meeting Sept. 11, 2010 we voted for our official ballot
recommendations on the initiatives on the November 2, 2010 ballot.See the list
below and attached.

Ron Getty
Vice Chair
Chair Initiatives Committee

      LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
NOVEMBER 2, 2010OFFICIAL BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS
       
PROP. AA - Vehicle Registration Fee - CountyTransportationAuthority

Adds a $10 vehicle registration fee to fund transportation related projects.

Vote: Yes – 0 No – 7

BONDS

PROP. A Earthquake Retrofit Bond ($46,150,000) Mayor Newsom

$46 million bond to provide funds for seismic upgrade for some 2,800 multi-story
residential buildings built before 974 and deemed to be soft story and likely to
collapse in an earthquake.

Vote: Yes – 0 No - 7

CHARTER AMENDMENTS

PROP. B City Retirement and Health Plans - Jeff Adachi

Requires City employees to contribute towards their retirement fund

Vote: Yes – 6 No - 1

PROP. C Mayoral Appearances at Board Meetings - Chris Daly

The Mayor will attend one regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of
Supervisors each month.

Vote: Yes – 2 No – 6

PROP. D Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Elections –David Chiu + 8 Sups.

Allow parents of children who are not citizens to vote in SFUSD board elections.

Vote: Yes - 4 No – 2 No Position - 2

PROP. E Election Day Voter Registration - Ross Mirkarimi + 7 Supervisors

Allows election day voter registration for local elections only.

Vote: Yes – 0 No – 6 No Position - 2

PROP. F Health Service Board Elections – Sean Elsbernd + 9 Supervisors

To shorten on a one time basis the term of 1 Health board member from 5 years to
three years and one member from 5 years to two years so the terms will expire in
pairs in the future and can be filled in the same Board election.

Vote: Yes - 0 No – 0 No Position - 8

PROP. G Transit Operator Wages – aka Fix Muni Now – Sean Elsbernd

Requires Muni transit workers to negotiate their pay, benefits and work rules
locally. Pay will not be based on average of two highest paid transit workers
nationally.

Vote: Yes – 7 No - 0

ORDINANCES

PROP. H Local Elected Officials on Political Party Committees - Gavin Newsom

Elected officials would not be allowed to be a member of CountyCentralCommittee.

Vote: Yes – 0 No – 5 No Position - 3

PROP. I Saturday Voting - By signature gathering

Trial program to open 400 Saturday polling booths funds to be voluntarily
donated.

Vote: Yes – 1 No – 6 No Position - 1

PROP. J Hotel Tax Clarification and Temporary Increase– By signature gathering

A 2% increase in the hotel tax to be sun-set in 2014.

Vote: Yes – 0 No – 7

PROP. K Hotel Tax Clarification and Definitions - Gavin Newsom

The City hotel tax will apply to all hotel rooms regardless of how the rooms are
reserved or occupied. On-line or airline reservation of rooms will apply to
hotel tax.

Vote: Yes – 0 No - 7

PROP. L Sitting or Lying on Sidewalks - Gavin Newsom

No sit/lie on any public sidewalk citywide. Warnings will be given and those
needing medical or mental assistance will be provided that assistance.

Yes – 2 No – 5 No Position - 1

PROP. M Community Policing and Foot Patrols - John Avalos + 6 Supervisors

Each district police station will implement a beat foot patrol program
consulting with local residents and store owners. Special Note: If this
ordinance receives more votes than sit/lie – sit/lie will not be implemented.

Vote: Yes - 2 No – 5 No Position - 1

PROP. N Real Property Transfer Tax - John Avalos + 7 Supervisors

An increase of the real property transfer tax.

Vote: Yes - 0 No - 7

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Excellent....good political follow up would have us contact the offices of B, D and G to notify them of our endorsement. Let me know if you need help with that. I know Sean Elsbernd very well and would be happy to contact him on behalf of the LPSF. And I’d like to be involved with any of the other contact meetings that might come up. Let me know.

Mike

Mike

thanks for the help. After our straw poll I posted that information on the
appropriate Face Book sites for the relevant propositions. Fix Muni Now - San
Franciscans For Smart Reform - Economic Recovery SF - San Franciscans Against
Sit/Lie.

Next up the formal vote recommendations...

Ron Getty