November 2, 2004 General Election
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The following chart was developed by Sari Stadt of Women For Peace
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California Recommendations
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Position or Issue (tax exempt organizations cannot legally endorse a candidate) |
Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| President and Vice President | John Kerry & John Edwards |
Cobb & LaMarche
Nader & Camejo |
John Kerry & John Edwards | John Kerry & John Edwards | |||||||
| US Senator | Barbara Boxer | Marsha Feinland | Barbara Boxer | Barbara Boxer | |||||||
| US Representative | D06 Lynn Woolsey
D07 George Miller D08 Nancy Pelosi D09 Barbara Lee D10 Ellen Tauscher D12 Tom Lantos D13 Pete Stark |
D01 Mike Thompson
D02 Mike Johnson D03 Gabe Castillo D04 David Winters D05 Robert Matsui D06 Lynn Woolsey D07 George Miller D08 Nancy Pelosi D09 Barbara Lee D10 Ellen Tauscher D11 Gerald McNerney D12 Tom Lantos D13 Pete Stark D14 Anna Eshoo D15 Michael Honda D16 Zoe Lofgren D17 Sam Farr D18 Dennis Cardoza D19 James "Lex" Bufford D20 Jim Costa D21 Fred Davis D23 Lois Capps D24 Brett Wagner D25 Tim Willoughby D26 Cynthia Matthews D27 Brad Sherman D28 Howard Berman D29 Adam Schiff D30 Henry Waxman D31 Xavier Becerra D32 Hilda Solis D33 Diane Watson D34 Lucille Roybal-Allard D35 Maxine Waters D36 Jane Harman D37 Juanita Millender-McDonald D38 Grace Flores Napolitano D39 Linda Sanchez D40 J. Tilman Williams D42 Lewis Myers D43 Joe Baca D44 Louis Vandenberg D45 Richard Meyer D46 Jim D. Brandt D47 Loretta Sanchez D48 John Graham D49 Michael Byron D50 Francine Busby D51 Bob Filner D52 Brian Keliher D53 Susan Davis garcinia cambogia ultra |
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Position or Issue (tax exempt organizations cannot legally endorse a candidate) |
Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| State Senator | D09 Tom Condit | D01 Kristine McDonald
D03 Carole Migden D05 Mike Machado D07 Tom Torlakson D09 Don Perata D11 S. Joseph Simitian D13 Elaine Alquist D15 Peg Pinard D17 Jonathan Kraut D19 Paul Joseph Graber D21 Jack Scott D23 Shelia James Kuehl D25 Edward Vincent D27 Alan S. Lowenthal D29 Rufino M. Bautista, Jr. D31 Marjorie Mikels D33 Randall Daugherty D35 Rita Bell Siebert D37 Pat Johansen D39 Christine Kehoe |
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Position or Issue (tax exempt organizations cannot legally endorse a candidate) |
Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| State Assembly Member | D14 Loni Hancock
D16 Wilma Chan |
D06 Joe Nation
D13 Mark Leno D14 Loni Hancock D15 Elaine Shaw D18 Johan Klehs D20 Alberto Torrico |
D01 Patty Berg
D02 Barbara McIver D03 Robert Woods D04 Todd Schwenk D05 Sandra Carey D06 Joseph E. Nation D07 Noreen Evans D08 Lois Wolk D09 Dave Jones D11 Joseph E. Canciamilla D12 Leland Yee D13 Mark Leno D14 Loni Hancock D15 Elaine Shaw D16 Wilma Chan D17 Barbara Matthews D18 Johan Klehs D19 Gene Mullin D20 Alberto Torrico D21 Ira Ruskin D22 Sally Lieber D23 Joe Coto D24 Rebecca Cohn D25 Bryan Justin Marks D26 Tim Weintz D27 John Laird D28 Simon Salinas D29 Michael Macias D30 Nicole Parra D31 Juan Arambula D32 Anthony Marvin Armas D33 Stewart Jenkins D34 Maggie Florez D35 Pedro idelfonso Nava D36 Horton Scioneaux D37 Ferial Amin Masry D38 Brian Davis D39 Cindy Montanez D40 Lloyd E. Levine D41 Fran Pavley D42 Paul Koretz D43 Dario Frommer D44 Carol Liu D45 Jackie Goldberg D46 Fabian Nunez D47 Karen Bass D48 Mark Ridley-Thomas D49 Judy Chu D50 Hector De La Torre D51 Jerome E. Horton D52 Mervyn M. Dymally D53 Mike Gordon D54 Betty Karnette D55 Jenny Oropeza D56 Rudy Bermudez D57 Edward Chavez D58 Ron Calderon D59 Dan Harden D60 Patrick Martinez D61 Gloria Negrette McLeod D62 Joe Baca Jr. D63 D'Andre McNamee D64 Robert Melsh D65 Rita Ramirez-Dean D66 Laurel Nicholson D67 Dave Silva D68 Al Snook D69 Thomas J. Umberg D70 Carl Mariz D71 Bea Foster D72 Ross Johnson D73 Kathleen Calzada D74 Karen Underwood D75 Karen Heumann D76 Lori Saldana D77 Christopher Larkin D78 Patricia Davis D79 Juan Vargas D80 Mary Ann Andreas |
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| Peralta Community College District Trustee | Berkeley Daily Planet | D4 Nicky Gonzalez Yuen
D6 Cy Gulassa |
D1 Harry Hartman
D2 Johnny Lorigo D4 Nicky Gonzalez Yuen D6 Cy Gulassa |
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| BART Director | W 3 Roy Nakadegawa | W3 Bob Franklin
W3 Roy Nakadegawa |
W1 Gail Murray
W3 Roy Nakadegawa W9 Tom Radulovich |
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| AC Transit Director at large | Chris Peeples | Chris Peeples | Chris Peeples | ||||||||
| AC Transit Board | W1 Joe Wallace
W2 Christine Zook W4 Dennis Hayashi |
W2 Christine Zook | |||||||||
| Berkeley City Council | Berkeley Daily Planet | D2 Darryl Moore
D3 Max Anderson |
D2 Darryl Moore
D3 Max Anderson D5 Jesse Townley D6 Mark Sawicki (write in) |
D2 Darryl Moore
D3 Max Anderson D5 Laurie Capitelli D6 Betty Olds |
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| Berkeley School Board |
Karen Hemphill
Kalima Rose |
John Selawsky | |||||||||
| Berkeley Rent Board |
Jesse Arreguin
Jason Overman |
Jesse Arreguin
Jack Harrison Jason Overman Eleanor Walden |
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| Position or Issue | Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| Prop 1A: Protection of Local Gov Revenues |
Official Voter Info Guide click on the arguments for and against after reading the description UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | no position | YES | no position | YES | |
| Prop 59: Public Records, Open Meetings |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
YES | no position | YES | YES | no position | no position | YES | YES | YES | |
| Prop 60: Election Rights of Political Parties |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | YES | no position | no position | YES | YES | YES | |
| Prop 60A: Surplus Property |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
no position | no position | no position | YES | YES | no position | no position | no position | YES | |
| Position or Issue | Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| Prop 61: Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program. Bond Act. |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
no position | NO | YES | YES | NO | no position | NO | no position | YES | |
| Prop 62: Elections, Primaries |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | no position | NO | no position | NO | |
| Prop 63: Mental Health Services Expansion Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes Above $1 Million |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters Analysis |
YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | no position | YES | |
| Prop 64: Limits on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | no position | NO | NO | NO | |
| Position or Issue | Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| Prop 65: Local Gov Funds, Revenues, State Mandates |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
NO | no position | YES | NO | NO | no position | YES | no position | no position | |
| Prop 66: Limitations on Three Strikes Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment. |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | no position | YES | YES | YES | no position | YES | |
| Prop 67: Emergency Medical Services, Funding. Telephone Surcharge |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | no position | NO | |
| Prop 68: Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion, Tribal Caming Compact Amendments. Tax Exemptions. |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters Analysis |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | no position | NO | NO | NO | |
| Prop 69: DNA Samples, Collection. Database. Funding. |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | no position | NO | no position | NO | |
| Position or Issue | Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| Prop 70: Tribal Gaming Compacts, Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | no position | no position | NO | NO | |
| Prop 71: Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | YES | |
| Prop 72: Health Care Coverage Requirements |
Official Voter Info Guide
UCB Inst of Gov Studies League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | no position | YES | YES | YES | |
| Position or Issue | Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| BART Measure AA: Bart Earthquake Safety Bond | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | |||||||||
| Berkeley Unified School District Measure B: Special School Tax | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | YES | ||||||||
| Berk H: Public Funding of Local Elections in return for spending limits | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | |||||||||
| Berk I: Date mayoral elections to coincide with presidential elections | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | |||||||||
| Berk J: Increase utility users tax from 7.5% to 9% | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | |||||||||
| Berk K: Special tax of .5-1% on real estate transfers to fund youth services |
Berkeley Ballot Measure Info
Berk League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | ||||||||
| Berk L: Increase the special library tax from from .132 to .154 per square foot |
Berkeley Ballot Measure Info
Berk League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | |||||||
| Berk M: Increase the special paramedic services tax from from .026 to .042 per square foot | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | |||||||||
| Berk N: Increase the ceiling limit for city expenditures under Prop 13 to allow for the expenditure of taxes previously approved by the voters |
Berkeley Ballot Measure Info
Berk League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | ||||||||
| Berk O: Set the Rent Control allowed rent increase to 65% of the Bay Area Consumer Price Increase in the previous year |
Berkeley Ballot Measure Info
Berk League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | ||||||||
| Berk P: Lots of Rent Control amendments | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | |||||||||
| Berk Q: De-Criminalize Prostitution | Berkeley Ballot Measure Info | YES | |||||||||
| Berk S: Form new staffed Tree Board to deal with issues with public trees and planting |
Berkeley Ballot Measure Info
Berk League of Women Voters |
NO | YES | ||||||||
| Position or Issue | Good Links for Discussion | Women for Peace | League of Women Voters | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | California Council | West Contra Costa Rainbow Coalition | Gray Panthers | Green Party, CA | Sierra Club | Democratic Party | |
| AC Transit BB: Increase parcel tax by $24 per parcel |
Berk League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | YES | YES | ||||||
| East Bay Regional Park CC: New $12 parcel tax |
Berk League of Women Voters |
YES | YES | NO | YES | ||||||