IAM San Francisco VA Medical Center NFFE Local 1

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

San Francisco VA Medical Center NFFE Local 1

SF Labor Council Endorsements

San Francisco Labor Council 150 Unions & 100,000 Workers Strong - Endorsements & Recommendations - November 4, 2008 General Election SAN FRANCISCO CANDIDATES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BOARD OF EDUCATION District 1 Eric Mar Sandra Fewer District 3 David Chiu Jaynry Mak District 4 No Recommendation Norman Yee* District 5 Ross Mirkarimi* District 7 No Recommendation COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD District 9 No Recommendation Natalie Berg* District 11 John Avalos Chris Jackson SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE: Gerardo Sandoval *Incumbent SAN FRANCISCO BALLOT MEASURES BOND A San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center Earthquake Safety Bonds Vote YES CHARTER AMENDMENTS B Establishing an Affordable Housing Fund Vote YES C Prohibiting City Employees from Serving as Members of Charter Boards & Commissions Vote NO D Financing Pier 70 Waterfront District Development Plan upon Board of Supervisors’ Approval Vote YES E Changing the Number of Signatures Required to Recall City Officials Vote YES F Holding All Scheduled City Elections Only in Even-Numbered Years Vote YES G Allowing Retirement System Credit for Unpaid Parental Leave Vote YES H San Francisco Clean Energy Act No Recommendation I Creating the Office of an Independent Rate Payer Advocate Vote NO J Creating a Historic Preservation Commission Vote NO OPEIU 3 AFL-CIO(11) ORDINANCE K Changing the Enforcement of Laws Related to Prostitution and Sex Workers Vote NO L Funding Community Justice Center Vote NO M Changing the Residential Rent Ordinance to Prohibit Specific Acts of Harassment of Tenants by Landlords Vote YES N Changing Real Property Transfer Tax Rates Vote YES O Replacing the Emergency Response Fee with an Access Line Tax & Revising the Telephone Users Tax Vote YES P Changing the Composition of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board Vote NO Q Modifying the Payroll Expense Tax Vote YES R Renaming the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant No Recommendation S Policy Regarding Budget Set-Asides and Identification of Replacement Funds Vote NO T Free and Low-Cost Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Vote YES DECLARATION OF POLICY U Policy Against Funding the Deployment of Armed Forces in Iraq Vote YES V Policy Against Terminating Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) in Public High Schools Vote NO STATE-WIDE CANDIDATES ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 12: FIONA MA ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 13: TOM AMMIANO SENATE DISTRICT 3: MARK LENO CALIFORNIA BALLOT PROPOSITIONS 1 Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act Vote YES 2 Treatment of Farm Animals No Recommendation 3 Children’s Hospital bond Act No Recommendation 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy Vote NO 5 Nonviolent Offenders. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation Vote YES 6 Criminal Penalties and Laws. Public Safety Funding. Vote NO 7 Renewable Energy Statute Vote NO OPEIU 3 AFL-CIO(11) 8 Elimination of Right to Same-Sex Marriage Vote NO 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Vote NO 10 Bonds. Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy Vote NO 11 Redistricting Vote NO 12 Veterans Bond Act Vote YES

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