How I'm voting, June 2018 election

[Jeff Hobson]

Dear fellow voters, 

I've finally finished my writeup for how I'm voting in this June's primary election. Check it out at https://caelections.blogspot.com/. 

If you just want the summary, you can print out this email, which is just the headers from three posts: 

• Statewide Races 
• Local Races    
• Ballot Measures (both State + Local)
  

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-- Jeff

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Statewide Races

Governor: Probably John Chiang; maybe Antonio Villaraigosa
Lieutenant Governor: I’m not sure
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
Controller: Betty Yee
Treasurer: Vivek Viswanathan to get on Nov. ballot with Fiona Ma
Attorney General: You can’t go wrong: I’m leaning Xavier Becerra
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
State Board of Equalization, District 2: Malia Cohen
U.S. Senator: Kevin De Leon
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: leaning Marshall Tuck over Tony Thurmond

Local Districts, Federal + State Offices
U.S. Congress, 13th District: Barbara Lee
CA State Assembly, 15th District: Beckles over Pardue Okimoto + Wicks

Alameda County
Superior Court Judge, Office #1: Tara Flanagan
Assessor: Phong La
Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder: Blackwood
District Attorney: Pamela Price (Heart) over Nancy O’Malley (Head)

State Ballot Measures

68: YES for Parks, Water, & Environment

69: YES to Ensure Transportation Revenues are used for Transportation Purposes

70: NO. Don’t require Supermajority to use Cap and Trade Funds

71: YES for Good Government Reform

72: YES to Promote Rainwater Capture Systems

Bay Area Ballot Measure

Regional Measure 3: YES to improve transportation with funds from higher bridge tolls.

Alameda County Ballot Measure

A: YES for childcare and early education