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Nov 3, 2020 Presidential

Introducing a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and requiring driver licensing can be approached from various perspectives. Financially, proponents argue that the minimal cost is outweighed by the significant benefits, including reduced accident rates and property damage savings.

Nov 3, 2020 Presidential

Supporters Officials Devin Nunes (R) - U.S. Representative [Source] Jim Cooper (D) - Assemblymember [Source] Vince Fong (R) - Assemblymember [Source] Political Parties Republican Party of California [Source] Government Entities Orange County Board of Supervisors [Source] Unions Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs [Source] Los Angeles Police Protective League [Source] Peace Officers Research Association of California [Source] Corporations Albertsons Safeway

Officials Gavin Newsom (D) - Governor [Source] Political Parties Republican Party of California [Source] Unions California Conference of Carpenters [Source] California District of Iron Workers [Source] California State Association of Electrical Workers [Source] California State Pipe Trades Council [Source] State Building and Construction Trades Council of California [Source] Corporations Avalonbay Communities, Inc. [Source] Equity Residential [Source] Essex Property Trust, Inc. [Source] Invitation Homes [Source] Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc. [Source] Organizations AMVETS, Department of California [Source] American Legion, Department of California [Source] California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce [Source] California Chamber of Commerce [Source] California Council for Affordable Housing [Source] California NAACP State Conference [Source] California Seniors Advocates League [Source] California Taxpayers Association [Source] Congress of California Seniors [Source] Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Supporters

Supporters Officials Bernie Sanders (Independent) - Vermont U.S. Senator [Source] Maxine Waters (D) - U.S. Representative [Source] Political Parties California Democratic Party [Source] Individuals Dolores Huerta - Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers [Source] Michael Weinstein - President of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation [Source] Unions AFSCME California [Source] California Nurses Association [Source] SEIU California State Council [Source] Organizations ACCE Action [Source] ACLU of Southern California [Source] AIDS Healthcare Foundation [Source] Democratic Socialists of America, Los Angeles [Source] Eviction Defense Network [Source] Los Angeles Tenants Union [Source] National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles [Source]

Opposition

Opponents Former Officials Jerry Brown (D) - Former Governor [Source] Political Parties California Democratic Party [Source] Individuals Patty Quillin - Philanthropist [Source] Lynn Schusterman - Philanthropist [Source] Unions California Labor Federation [Source] California Teachers Association [Source] SEIU California State Council [Source] Organizations ACLU of California [Source] ACLU of Northern California [Source] ACLU of Southern California [Source] California League of Conservation Voters [Source] California Partnership to End Domestic Violence [Source] Chan Zuckerberg Advocacy [Source] Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice [Source] Equality California [Source] League of Women Voters of California [Source] National Center for Crime Victims [Source] NextGen California [Source] Public Defenders Association [Source] University of California Student Association [Source]

Support

Extreme measures, a theft of $250 would be classified as a felony

punishable of up to 3 years (county), and life or death penalty (State)

Further incarcerates a disproportionate amount of black and brown teens

School-to-prison pipeline

Prop. 20 will spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars—your money—on prisons. California is facing massive cuts to schools, health care, and other critical services. Spending tens of millions more on prisons right now is a wasteful scam

Taking money out of our budget for other things that might be more necessary

Prop 20 could slash mental health treatment and rehabilitation programs—proven strategies to reduce repeat crime.

Budget cuts to actual rehabilitation centers for incorporating
Crime victims, law enforcement leaders as well as budget and rehabilitation experts oppose Prop. 20 because it wastes tens of millions on prisons while cutting rehabilitation programs and support for crime victims.
Need citation

The problem isn’t sentencing, it's what happens in prison to prepare people for release

Prisons are not the rehabilitation centers they are meant to be

helps get addicts (who are 75% of California's homeless population) off the streets and into the substance abuse and mental health programs they desperately need

Protects victims and gives offenders longer access to counseling, anger management and other rehabilitation programs

Disallow parole for criminals that perform violent crimes, forcing them to complete sentences

No: opposes this initiative to add crimes to the list of violent felonies for which early parole is restricted; recategorize certain types of theft and fraud crimes as wobblers (chargeable as misdemeanors or felonies); and require DNA collection for certain misdemeanors.

Yes: supports this initiative to add crimes to the list of violent felonies for which early parole is restricted; recategorize certain types of theft and fraud crimes as wobblers (chargeable as misdemeanors or felonies); and require DNA collection for certain misdemeanors.

Prop 20: the Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative

Increased state and local law enforcement costs not likely to be more than a few million dollars annually related to collecting and processing DNA samples
Increased state and local court-related costs of that could be more than several million dollars annually
Increased state and local correctional costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, primarily related to increases in county jail populations and levels of community supervision

Would keep offenders of crimes now deemed ' violent' behind bars longer

California already has lengthy sentences and strict punishment for serious and violent crime.
Backers of Prop. 20 are trying to scare you into rolling back effective criminal justice reforms you just passed, to spend tens of millions of your taxpayer dollars on prisons.

Allows DNA collection from convicts

privacy concerns; lack of trust in state to use such things ethically
which multiple studies show helps solve more serious and violent crimes like rape, robbery and murder

Need Citation

Would define currently non-violent crimes as violent crimes, such as child trafficking

it doesnt make sense to make non violent crimes violent... when they're not violent

response: it's about the severity of the crime

harshness of punishment might not deter crime;
this makes the punishment of certain crimes more serious, as it should be

OPPOSED BY A BROAD BIPARTISAN COALITION

Support from both sides of the aisle
Democrats and Republicans agree Prop. 21 will make the crisis worse. Opponents include: California Council for Affordable Housing • Disabled American Veterans, Dept. of California • California Housing Consortium • Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council • California Chamber of Commerce

MAKES THE HOUSING CRISIS WORSE

???

ALLOWS EXTREME REGULATIONS

OFFERS NO PROTECTIONS FOR SENIORS, VETERANS OR THE DISABLED

Prop actually doesn't provide protection for these groups, No provisions for lowered rents

REDUCES HOME VALUES

Extreme rent control measures result in an avg reduction of up to 20% ($115,000 CA Avg).
Citation: MIT https://economics.mit.edu/files/9760

ELIMINATES HOMEOWNERS PROTECTIONS

Forces landlords to follow regulations set by unelected boards, reduces the autonomy of landlords over their property

REPEALS HOUSING LAW WITH NO SOLUTION

Doesn't provide plans for how to solve overall housing shortage
Landlords are guaranteed profit. More just for small mom-pop landlords and renters don't need to pay as much, win-win situation.

Keep housing costs down

Preserves affordable housing for those that need it and encourages the construction of new homes for others, leading to affordable housing for all.

Protect single-family homeowners

Prop exempts single-family homeowners who own 1 or less homes. Only affects those in the home rental business

Brings Stability to seniors and veterans

Seniors and veterans struggle with high rents, therefore not enough left for other needs such as medical care and sustenance.
Kids are being kicked from schools if they are evicted from their housing. Families aren't able to keep up with rising rents

Saves Taxpayers money

No: opposes this ballot initiative, thereby continuing to prohibit rent control on housing that was first occupied after February 1, 1995, and housing units with distinct titles, such as single-family homes.

Yes: supports this ballot initiative to allow local governments to enact rent control on housing that was first occupied over 15 years ago, with an exception for landlords who own no more than two homes with distinct titles or subdivided interests.

Prop 21: (Local Rent Control Initiative) Expands Local Govt Authority to Enact Rent Control

Fiscal Impact

Landlords will have their profits cut
Tenants of Rent controlled units will be able to spend more of their money in their communities

Are People Owed Anything - Natural Entitlements, Rights, etc?

Entitled to a decent life?

not currently - employment is the current method of earning a decent life

Free Markets vs Regulation

Floating topic

15: Increase Funding for Schools, Local Governments by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property

Increased Tax Revenue

can't we tax other things?

the taxes are too high, this will stifle competition, hurt businesses, raise rents, make it harder to do business

https://www.lincolninst.edu/sites/default/files/pubfiles/50-state-property-tax-comparison-for-2017-full_1.pdf CA is indeed on the lower end of tax rates in the nation - though the amount of tax

think of the children, think of the roads

Alleged loss of Tax Revenue

Tax revenue must be increased to provide

CA lowest ratio of teacher to class size, etc

current law disincentives the proper sale of comm + ind property because people don't want to be reassessed; this measure would do away with that perverse incentive, and allow the free market to work more efficiently

Folks are using current rules to their advantage, this law would change it

Applicability of Law

it should exempt 5 mil or less! (arguing that it 3 mil is still too small...)

exempts small businesses $3million

apparently : 80% of current benefits apply to just 8% of property holders

Sample Topic: Create the DMV and require liscencing

Government Overreach?

We've been driving for decades without liscencing and it's been fine! The dead folks are the bad drivers and it's the survival of the fittest

Rebuttal: People are dying due to the 'bad drivers - people who were only minding their own business. This is unfair and every life lost is an injustice that should not exist in a civilized society.

It is the government's responsibility to account for the mistakes and shortcomings of individuals

"type" of argument: Financial: Public Cost

Against (arguments against)
The tax is unfair because it only taxes property owners, not renters who also drive

Questions for further research: What is the ratio of property owners to renters who drive?

This will raise property taxes by an 200$/year for homes worth 400k. That is a big burden

Citation needed

For (arguments in favor of proposition)
It will save people money from all the accidents we have going on with inexperienced drivers, not to mention the property damage, etc.
The cost is miniscule compared to the benefit

Nov 3, 2020 Presidential

State Propositions (12)https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures/ https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2020/general/pdf/complete-vig.pdf

25: Referendum on the Use of Risk Assessment Bail
24: Consumer Privacy Laws
23: Authorizes State Regulation of Kidney Dialysis Clinics - Minimum Staffing, State approval for reduction of services, reventing payment discrimination
increased cost of operations may lead to closures

there is no

there really isn't a problem in the dialysis clinics - no one has gotten hurt yet, this is not worth the cost and burden

how many

response: the whole idea is to prevent the preventable problems that will happen when the nurses need a doc and they can't find one - people are going to ask, why wasn't it required in the first place?

this will prevent malpractice and mistakes

22: Gig Worker's Employment Classification - Keep Uber/Lyft (~500k) Drivers as Independent Contractors
Drivers' Opinion

they are mislead and being exploited

80% of drivers want to remain independent contractors

rebuttal: guy on voter guide says 70%+ drive more than 30 hrs a week

An Industry That Wishes to Regulate Itself

Requiring 87.5% of legislature and governor's signature to make changes to prop 22

clearly an over reach, req

Concessions to Workers

it's clear to everyone that this is simply an industry that knew it was exploiting drivers, and only when caught do they give some freebies. Of course they would rather you pick their self written regulatons - it'll do less against the bottom line. But it doesn't go far enough in protecting workers. Sure, uber and lyft haven't turned a profit yet, but they have huge revenues and invesstment capital that should be spent on full workers's rights

This shows that uber lyft, etc care about their workers when they are introducing all sorts of things in this bill including some health care, some minimum earnings, etc. Thus a vote for this bill is not a vote against increasing some quality of life for drivers

Paid by Uber, Lyft - to Exempts App Based Transport from Employee minimums - $182 Million

we should not allow corporations to write our laws, we should instead listen to the politician's recommendation, as they have more to worry about than the bottom line of the businesses.

the merits of the arguments and policy speak for themselves, no matter who paid for this proposition

Appears to be a lack of logical consistency. why would the proponents only exempt certain jobs but not other ones?

Economic

Effect on Pricing/Business Model

driver flexiblity will not see great harm; itll just cost more to uber.lyft.

If these companies can't afford to pay a decent wage to its employees, they should not be operating! employees are not an area they should be able to cut costs on

Uber is doing great things for society - including self driving trucks, etc, we shouldn't push them out of business and impose this regulatory burden on them

this will keep the costs of rides and deliveries relatively stagnant, while also providing some benefit to drivers.

employment/contracting status

contracting is meant to describe a relationship where a person performs a service for a company that is outside of the normal operations of that company. hard to make that argument for ridesharing apps.

tech companies have been exploiting workers (but it's nice to have convenience

response: a better way to achieve greater wealth equality is not to reclass workers, but to tax the companies and redistribute that money in meaningful programs like healthcare or basic income.

the people driving these apps want steady employment. steady employment is the key to economic stability. they should be treated better.

people have a choice to be contractors or employees at other companies; why does the state have to dictate the relationship between two parties that independently want to do business together?

it's a rough world out there, especially for the lower classes. if a person wants to work to earn health care, a living wage etc, and they can only find a certain type of work, isn't it better for the billion dollar companies to take this cost? of course? Or perhaps someone can simply say 'no one owes you healthcare'

response: the working class does not have choice or freedom, they have coercion. It is near impossible for the vast majority of the population to consider taking a leave of abscence to think about what career or profession they want to pursue next... it is ridiculous to pretend that the working class is as free an actor as their employer.

gig work is the future economy. we should not keep people in 9-5 jobs, with their livelihood and medical care tied into their employers. we want freer societies where people can work on a whim, and we don't have to depend on employers

response: yes, but in the meantime, we need employers to take care of their own. while people can work toward a society that doesn't depend on employers to provide healthcare, etc, that day hasn't yet come - it doesn't make sense to shake off the yoke if you don't have a plan for freedom. employment is the current method for securing life,liberty, etc,

what Employeeship means for employers, employees, customers

they have the capital to treat their workers more. Those that need to work full time will be treated better. Those that already have jobs and just need extra cash will have to find something else. seems fair

it's impossible to figure out how to schedule part time drivers; rideshare companies will have to leave the state

it's not impossible; yall just don't want to do it

AB5 will slow down service due to less drivers

response They will pay the drivers more if they need more drivers

many current contractors are going to lose a significant income stream, as well as flexibility which is super important for certain workers

Uber, Lyft may leave CA due to cost

response: there are other companies ready to swoop in to the market; the market is too big, they won't leave

21: Expands Local Government Authority to Enact Rent Control
Senior and Veteran Populations

This prop provides no real protections for seniors and veterans. No provisions for lowered rents.

Seniors and Veterans are able to spend more on other things such as health care and sustinence

Keeps families in their homes

Keeping homes in the hands of the poor when there are other families that could afford to live there

Families will not have to be displaced from their homes and kids will not be evicted from local schools

Saves taxpayers money

Landlords/tenants will have to pay more out of pocket for repairs and such

Homelessness costs taxpayers $35,000 - $45,000 per homeless person, annually.

Fewer people becoming homeless lowers overall tax costs

Citation: https://www.zillow.com/research/highlights-rent-homelessness-16131/

Good for the local economy if tenants are able to spend more in their local communities

Keeps housing costs down

Lowers the values of the homes, leading to less houses being built

Provides no plan for how to solve overall housing shortage

Worsens the housing crisis because no reason for building new houses if values aren't worth

People will be able to live in their homes and not live with the fear of being evicted

Guarantees landlords a profit

Doesn't allow for homeowners to match market price even after tenants move out, places unnaturally restrictive regulations on landlords

Stifles maximum profit making for the landlords due to unnatural and artificial prices

Mom-and-pop landlords can more easily find tenants and are able to make a profit

20: Restricts Parole for non violent offenders, expands list of offenses that qualify for this program, makes certain theft crimes felonies, requires DNA collection
Labeling more crimes as violent

Many smaller misdemeanors (theft) could be labeled as felonies, imprisoning a disproportionate number of black and brown teens

There are many crimes that are currently non-violent that should be, such as child trafficking

19: Allowing the transfer of taxable value to any other primary residence in the State
Number of people who will take advantage of the new rules

more people moving around means more homes available

for homes of wildfire victims, this is a moot point because those homes are either destroyed or undesirable location. for others, it would mean more homes available, but lower property taxes in the new market

Dedicates Increased Funds to FIre Fighting

im not a huge fan of earmarked dollars; i generally like to see flexibility in budgeting; would not want future generations to be tied to bloated fire protection funding, resulting in mismanaged funds

respnose: of course, future generations can always change it

Only Allows the Special Inheritance Rules for Primary Residences and Farms

families need tools to ensure their children do okay

response: children need to be functioning adults in the society

big tax bill increase for many properties, families can't afford it,

response: if your family has multiple properties and can't afford the tax bill. you're mismanaging your equity. property should not simply be held, it should be used in the economy, in order to prevent a stagnation of the economy. masses of unused land ownership should be discouraged to ensure a more dynamic economy.

prevents rich people from taking advantage of tax savings on rentals and vacation homes - those homes should be taxed fully upon inheritance. if child does not move in to a property in the year following inheritance, property will be reassessed

seems to be a restricting of the rules, which is good for tax rolls, and limits the loopholes that wealthier families have,

Allows "EH" to move into a more expensive property

, cheating that locality out of tax money; the person should just move into different county or a property closer in value to prior one...

response: situations where the person has to move into that one market - proximity to family, healthcare?

need to see the reasoning for this... why is it necessary - to offset the difference in market prices? need a concrete example

300k house; 5k property tax - move to 600k house, 5k property tax?

Allows "eligible homeowners" to move anywhere in the state

i like the idea of policies allowing people more movement over geographic areas, as opposed to somehow limiting people to one small area.

should allow people to move out of fire prone areas - this makes sense because we don't want people to keep moving back into fire prone areas, costing state money to rebuild and fight fires/evacuate, etc. same argument against rebuilding in flood areas, etc

Limits Tax Benefits for Certain Transfers of Property

government shouldn't interfere with the transfer of wealth from family to family - i made it and earned it, no one should tell me how much i can give to my family

slows down some accumulation of wealth; healthy for society, prevents lazy entitled spoiled children, encourages work and industrialism of young people

18: Youth Voting in Primaries
It would allow 17 year olds to run for office as well
Cost of Implementation

i will pay any price to improve our democracy and get closer to encouraging democratic ideals

Democratic Spirit
Arbitrary Distinction of Adulthood
Maturity and Intellect of Youth

making the case for intellect of youth

Follows the Spirit of the Law

the demarcation is there for a reason.

people that will be 18 at the time of election should have a say in that election. the primaries are extremely important

17: Parolees Voting Restoration
Increased Government Spending (voter registrations, ballots, etc)

Unnecessary spending by the government could lead to inflation

Stimulates Economic Activity

Parole does not equal total freedom

This is a premature action with consequences, for example what if we spend all this money to get the their right to vote only to go back to jail

We should be actively trying to include ostracized members of society and this is a good chance to perhaps prevent them from going back to a life of crime

Giving Parolees the right to vote

These are criminals that this prop wishes to give the right to vote, something they have lost due to their own devices

It's good for society if we are able to include marginalized groups

16: Affirmative Action in CA
The Policy is Divisive; It pits races against each other

This creates disdain between racial groups, if we all sign up to believe that we all have equal chances to succeed, we can start acting like a post-racial society.

response: problem with this is that certain groups are stuck in vicious cycles that must be broken with decisive action, to prevent real pain. Speaking from a privileged group, it's easy to argue to ignore or dismiss inequities. Demanding equality always feel oppression to privileged groups...

the bigger issue is the competition for prestigious schools. the premises are that better schools = better quality education and/or better paychecks.

Better paychecks

honestly if you're smart enough to compete for ivy league schools, you're going to be okay getting your education from another institution - go to another school, be successful, contribute to create more quality institutions so there isn't this bottleneck

More research on academia/education policy needed

Better quality education

try to bring up the quality of other institutions - perhaps the government can incentivize faculty and professors from top ivy leagues to other universities - double their salaries; it should be worth for the big boost in the quality of education and students across the nation

have we ever tried asking racists to not be racist?

response: in light of people's moral shortcomings, we have to consider the environments that create and encourage or discourage certain opinions - We can and should worry about the perceptions that people have of policies... we can't depend on or expect people to change their ways. we should look for policies that aren't divisive...

we must look to the better and rational angels of our nature in realizing that the reconciliation of generational injustice is what will result in real steps toward equity between races. Equality (or at least no more significantly handicap) in wealth and representation is the surest step to removing the racial divide.

Constitutionality; Strict Scrutiny

the state has a compelling interest in infringing upon some named rights; the state must show that the policy is narrowly tailored to achieve certain objectives

it's clear that the inequities of society is an objective that must be rectified. the numbers are too plain and the history too clear to deny

Race as a small factor, but not as a defining factor

Not allowing race to determine acceptance or rejection, but as a factor was ruled ok cuz "The Court held that this plan is narrowly tailored enough to satisfy strict scrutiny because the "program is flexible enough to ensure that each applicant is evaluated as an individual and not in a way that makes race or ethnicity the defining feature of the application . . ."

Reducing the Quality of Programs

Allowing less 'capable' students and workers results in worse results for academia, medicine, law, etc. The quality of work will be decreased; lower standards, etc

Rebuttal: it's just for admission, not for the tests; does not reduce the rigor of the programs

rebuttal: black communities feel better with black doctors, better healthcare results, despite the doctor's potentially lower MCAT score

Wealth Redistribution

we should not seek to redistribute wealth under any circumstances

This would boost communities that have traditionally been underrepresented, hopefully starting a virtuous cycle that will result in more equitable wealth across society

Equal Oppurtunity

Allowing the government to discriminate based on race, etc, is an affront to equal oppurtunity, as it skews the competition in favor of those less qualified, and against those more qualified but part of a certain ethnic group. To be specific - asians and whites and males are being discrimated upon because they are not a 'preferred race'

Equality does not mean Equity: The competition for college admissions, contracts, jobs, are not equal for different population groups. Certain groups have it much harder - lack of resources growing up, etc. Equity, on the other hand, is leveling the playing field and accounting for differences to bring about a more equal result: For instance, if you have a seeing student and a blind student, equality is giving them both regular textbooks. Obviously the blind student cannot read the text. Equity is giving the seeing student a standard textbook and the blind student a braille textbook.

Gender Equality/Equity

Need stats on gender gap

Women are underrepresented in business - this would allow the state to award contracts to women run organizations and businesses

That Society Does not Owe Certain Populations Anything/ Generational Wrongs do not Carry Over

Why can't we all move on as a society. We all know slavery was wrong, but now anyone who puts their mind to it can achieve what they want.

Anyone that has studied the injustices that certain populations have undergone by governments, and has been able to get a glimpse of the terror inflicted must believe that such actions cannot be swept under the rug, as people suggest. And short of a discussion on reparations, we have to address the effects that the injustice has caused. I can offer a crappy analogy: your elder brother has beat up this kid and the kid is still bleeding. Even before talking about bringing your brother to justice, we should take care of the victim's wounds, instead of leaving them to suffer. So the idea that society owes these groups something is a conversation we've not yet considered. We're merely discussing how to stem the bleeding.

Diversity as a Goal

Diversity should not be a goal. We should be color blind - and treat everyone on their merits. Over time, things will sort themselves out if we simply treat each individual with respect and as we would treat them any one else.

Rebuttal: This does not take into account the past treatment of underrepresented populations - justice demands that an wrong be made right by actions. To ignore the generational disadvantages is

The notion that if a heterogeneous(multi ethnic) society were equal, you would find a equal distribution of races across wealth groups, professions, neighborhoods, etc. It doesn't take million dollar studies to tell us that this is not the case. All someone has to know is that in the case of black people, their ancestry can be traced from the violent subjugation of africans to be used as property, to know that this population and the generations to follow is probably not as well off as the white folks. The same can be said for all ethnic groups who did not have the generational benefit of inheriting previous wealth, in addition to the hoops that the dominating class put up in order to further secure their wealth. Indeed, all one has to think of is their racist parents or grandparents to know that people sucked, and these tribal notions probably had some consequences.

Rebuttal: This artificial equality is ridiculous - diversity should not be a goal of government - government should only do minimal things, not try to correct some aspect of the past.

Methods of Increasing Diversity

There are other methods to increase diversity - targeted geographical neighborhood recruitment, etc; they shouldn't use quota systems

Step 1 is to allow to account for race- the goal is equality of opportunity, and equity. The methods used are mainly identifiers in applications and probably a quota-like system for underrepresented populations.

quotas are still going to be prohibited

Affected Populations

This is an injustice to asian and white communities who work hard to study and do extracurricular activities and try their best to be good smart capable citizens in their communities. THeir parents as well, sacrifice a lot for them to be able to go to the good schools and reap the benefits. As we know, some parents sacrifice literally everything. Not all whites and asians are wealthy; their families can benefit from their children succeeding at the more competitive universities and landing the better jobs.

The beneficiaries are those groups that are underrepresented in higher education, etc.

Measures (13): https://sfelections.sfgov.org/sites/default/files/Documents/candidates/2020Nov/Nov2020_BallotQuestions.pdf Voter Information Pamphlet: https://sfelections.sfgov.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Voting/2020/M20_VIP_EN.pdf

RR: Caltrains Sales Tax
L: Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executive's Pay to Employee's Pay
K: Affordable Housing Authorization
J: Parcel Tax for SFUSD
I: Real Estate Transfer Tax
H: Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting
requires reviews be done in <30 days

Rushes the process without regards to the stakeholders and community members

Will help during the pandemic when time is of the essence

looser permitting process will help small business

residents that don't want more activities or want more say in those activities should be considered more carefully

response: NIMBYISM!!

allowing businesses to easier expand operations to streets will mean they can be operational sooner

Loosen Zoning and Permitting Rules

in a dense and vibrant city, we should invite more activity and not restrict it; if you want a dead quiet town, you should go elsewhere

response: this will result in chaos!

G: Youth Voting in Local Elections
F: Business Tax Overhaul
Increased tax revenue is not to be earmarked toward the normal funds, instead remains in the discretionary

The proceeds would be deposited in the City’s General Fund

Increase Tax Revenues

how will it increase tax revenue but also provide tax relief for businesses?

allows the spending of certain funds that are currently held up (childcare, homelessness)

those places will get their funds regardless. I think the homelessness one is already settled, and it's just a matter of time for the childcare one.

those are important things that the city needs to star spending on immediately

Increase gross receipts tax rate, increase registration fee, increase admin office tax, new tax on gross receipts from commercial leases. reduce annual reg fee for <$1mil, increase small bus tax exempt ceiling to 2mil, increases fee on business that receive exemption,
Eliminate Payroll Expense Tax

makes it easier or cheaper to hire, removes cost for having people on payroll

E: Police Staffing
D: Sheriff Oversight
C: Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies
B: Department of Sanitation and Streets, Sanitation and Streets Commission, and Public Works Commission
Necessity

against

the department of public works already exists.

for

A: Health, Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond
The tax burden

More taxes on property owners??!?!?

response - landlords may pass %50 through to tenants

Trust in Government

Aginst

the government is ruining everything, this should be left to charity!

I have trust in government, if we don't like the people, we cam always vote in a new mayor

Cost: 487.5 Mil (207 mil) for mental health (239 mil) to parks and rec (41.5mil) to roads,etc, Avg tax rate $10.6 per $100k of assessed property value = $84.8 per 800,000 of property value total cost 960 mil; sf budget 12.3 B 8% of 2019 budget

City has lost a lot of revenue due to covid. we can't afford it

Subtopic

Offices

Superior Court Judges
Local
Supervisors

Sup 11

Sup 9

Sup 7

Sup 5

Dean Preston

Sup 3

Daniel Sauter

Sup 1

Marjan Philhour

Veronica Shinzato

Andrew Majalya

Community College Board

Jeanette Quick

Against

For

Her main priority is stabilizing City College's finance

Her background and experience supports her goal: - She was in the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for 5 years. - She has a certified Fraud Examiner. - She has industry experience as Head of Compliance and Public Policy. - She's involved in politics (ie. Political partner at Truman National Security Project) - She studied politics, economics, and has a law degree.

End the decades of financial mismanagement of City College Stabilize funding by increasing private and public sources of capital Hire a new Chancellor with expertise in balancing budgets and strategic execution Demand accountability from administrators and publish progress reports on the path to accreditation stability Work closely with the faculty unions and student representatives

Geramye Teeter

Han Zou

Alan Wong

Shanell Williams

Tom Temprano

Aliyah

Board of Education (4)

Matt Alexander

Paul Kangas

Jenny Lam

Mark Sanchez

Andrew Alston

BART Board 7, 9

9

David Wei Wen Young

Michael Petrelis

Bevan Dufty

Prior President

7

Lateefah Simon

Sharon Kidd

State
State Assembly 17, 19
CA State Senator

Jackie Felder

Scott Weiner

Federal
US REP D14
US REP D12

Bhattar

Pelosi

POTUS

Trump/Pence

Biden/ Harris