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Judging by the polls, it's been working-he's narrowed [Meg Whitman]'s leadbut it's a loathsome ploy, reminiscent of the 1994 gubernatorial campaign of Pete Wilson. He ardently supported Prop. 187, barring immigrants from using social services. It passed, but was later declared unconstitutional, as one hopes will be the fate of the Arizona law. (Ironically, Wilson is now a Whitman supporter.) Whitman's views are not much better, and her eBay résumé hardly qualifies her for high office. But [Steve Poizner]'s gutter tactics disqualify him, in our view.
The San Francisco mayor could have been a gubernatorial contenderif he hadn't been demonized for his support of gay marriage. This is a largely ceremonial office that he and Republican opponent Abel Maldonado clearly see as a launching pad. We endorsed Maldonado in his last State Senate bid, and as Sacramento Republicans go, he's relatively moderate. But [Gavin Newsom]'s policy stancesincluding championing S.F.'s universal health care plan- earn him the nod.Power grabs don't get more transparent than this. Prop. 16, with the misleading title "Taxpayers Right to Vote," would actually cement Pacific Gas & Electric's near-monopoly and limit our ability to choose between public and private utilities. Under this prop, if Monterey County agencies wanted to offer residents retail power that's cheaper and cleaner than PG&E's, they'd need at least 66.7 percent super-majority voter approval to proceed.See the full content of this document
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A Local and Independent Take
LOCAL RACES
SHERIFFScott MillerScott Miller says he decided to run for sheriff after reading the Weekly's January cover story on Mike Kanalakis, which predicted a win for the incumbent despite the controversies surrounding him, simply because the sole challenger at the time, Fred Garcia, did not appear to be a viable candidate.He makes a good point. Though Kanalakis is a dedicated public servant who pushed for new jail funding and helped prevent deputy layoffs, his two terms have been marred by a pattern of bullying instead of consensus-building. He blew his chance to make peace with LTJLAC and managed to offend the NAACP, t...See the full content of this document
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