California Ballot Propositions

[queso]

Not sure how you'll vote on the California ballot propositions? Here's some food for thought:

Newspaper Endorsements San Francisco ChronicleLos Angeles Times
Prop 1A - High Speed Rail
YesYesProp 2 - Farm Animal StandardsNoNoProp 3 - Children's HospitalsNo opinionYesProp 4 - Parental NotificationNoNoProp 5 - Nonviolent Drug OffensesNoNoProp 6 - Law

Comments

[worlddiva]

smartvoter.org should have online sample ballots.

[queso]

You beat me to it.

[worlddiva]

lol

I haven't decided on a lot of these yet (except for props 8, 1A, and 4), so thanks for the "food for thought." :-)

I'll probably end up voting yes on prop 2, though. I can't pass up a chance, as a good vegetarian, to pass something like this in the state. Plus, it gives farmers 6 years to prepare for the new law. That seems like enough time to me to start treating animals better.

I have a question for you, however. I'll read the articles of course, but I'm wondering what you think of it as an avid supporter of solar energy. I listened to an NPR interview about it between an opponent and an advocate for it and got very little from it. I'm still trying to make a decision on this one...any insight to give?

[queso]

I'm voting no on prop 7. It sounds like it would actually take away incentives to install rooftop solar panels.

More from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

[worlddiva]

Thanks for the link!

[songmonk]

Are you voting yes or no on 1A?

[worlddiva]

I'm voting yes. If I could vote "HELL YES it's about time for something like this," I would. :-)

[songmonk]

Hahaha, okay. :-)

I'm leaning yes, but I want to do more research.

I am definitely FOR building out the public transportation infrastructure. But obviously there are wise and unwise ways to do that, and a dollar spent on this is a dollar not spent on something else.

[worlddiva]

This is something that's been in the works for a long time; I think since the 90's. I'm elated that it's finally (hopefully) on the road to happening.

Check out their website: http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/