Endorsements, Endorsements, Endorsements!

SFYD has spoken! In the year of the young voter, our voices will be more important than ever! Please see the below positions we have taken for the November 4th Election!

FEDERAL:
President: BARACK OBAMA
Congressional District 8: NANCY PELOSI
Congressional District 12: JACKIE SPEIER

STATEWIDE:
State Senate District 3: MARK LENO
Assembly District 13: TOM AMMIANO
Assembly District 12: FIONA MA

State and local propositions and San Francisco supervisors, school board, and community college board in the full entry, click here

CA PROP 1 – SAFE, RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN BOND ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: YES
CA PROP 2 – STANDARDS FOR CONFINING FARM ANIMALS : YES
CA PROP 3 – CHILDREN S HOSPITAL BOND ACT: YES
CA PROP 4 – WAITING PERIOD AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION BEFORE TERMINATION OF MINOR’S PREGNANCY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: NO
CA PROP 5 – NON-VIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES, SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND REHABILITATION: YES
CA PROP 6 – POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND LAWS: NO
CA PROP 7 – RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION: NO
CA PROP 8: ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: HELL NO
CA PROP 9 – CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. VICTIMS RIGHTS. PAROLE: NO
CA PROP 10 – ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY: NO
CA PROP 11 – REDISTRICTING: NO
CA PROP 12 - VETERANS BOND ACT: YES

LOCAL
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE: Gerardo Sandoval

BART Board, District 7 Lynette Sweet
BART Board, District 9 Tom Radulovich

Supervisor District 1 NO POSITION
Supervisor District 3 NO POSITION
Supervisor District 4 Carmen Chu
Supervisor District 5 NO POSITION
Supervisor District 5 Sean Elsbernd
Supervisor District 9 David Campos
Supervisor District 11 John Avalos

San Francisco School Board: Sandra Lee Fewer, Kimberly Wicoff, Norman Yee, Jaynry Mak
San Francisco Community College Board: Chris Jackson, Natalie Berg, Milton Marks, Steve Ngo

SF PROP A - SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND TRAUMA CENTER EARTHQUAKE SAFETY BONDS: YES
SF PROP B - ESTABLISHING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UND USING SET ASIDES FROM SET ASIDES FROM PROPERTY TAXES: YES
SF PROP C - PROHIBITING CITY EMPLOYEES FROM SERVING ON CHARTER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: NO
SF PROP D - FINANCING PIER 70 WATERFRONT DISTRICTS DEVELOPMENT PLAN UPON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL:YES
SF PROP E - CHANGING THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO RECALL CITY OFFICIALS: YES
SF PROP F - HOLDING ALL SCHEDULED CITY ELECTIONS ONLY IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS: YES
SF PROP G - ALLOWING RETIREMENT SYSTEM CREDIT FOR UNPAID PARENTAL LEAVE: YES
SF PROP H - OPTIONS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC POWER IN SAN FRANCISCO: NO POSITION
SF PROP I - CREATING THE OFFICE OF AN INDEPENDENT RATEPAYER: NO POSITION
SF PROP J - CREATING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION: NO
SF PROP K - CHANGING THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS RELATED TO PROSTITUTION AND SEX WORKERS: NO
SF Prop L - Funding the Community Justice Center: YES
SF Prop M - Changing the Residential Rent Ordinance to Prohibit Specific Acts of Harassment of Tenants by Landlords: YES
SF Prop N - Changing Real Property Transfer Tax Rates: YES
SF Prop O - Replacing the Emergency Response fee with an Access Line Tax and Revising the Telephone Users Tax: YES
SF Prop P - Changing the Composition of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board: NO
SF Prop Q - Modifying the Payroll Expense Tax: N
SF Prop R - Renaming The Oceanside Water Treatment Plant: NO POSITION
SF Prop S - Policy Regarding Budget Set-Asides and Identification of Replacement Funds: YES
SF Prop T - Free and Low-Cost Substance Abuse Treatment Programs; YES
SF Prop U - Policy Against funding the Deployment of Armed Forces in Iraq: NO POSITION
SF Prop V - Policy Against Terminating Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Programs in Public High Schools: NO POSITION

As a reminder- any candidate or proposition MUST receive 60% of the vote in order to secure endorsement. If the 60% threshold is not reached, we do not have a position.