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February 27, 2004
LA Weekly's take on Tuesday's Election
Since I don't know anything about these judges and attorneys, I'll go with the LA Weekly's Endorsements.
The Weekly also has endorsements for state and local offices and propositions. I agree with their recommendations on Boxer and Bass:
Barbara Boxer
It may not work for drug prevention, but “Just say no” has a certain ring to it when there’s a mischievous Republican Congress and White House afoot. “No” is how Barbara Boxer voted on tax cuts for the rich, the Iraq-war resolution and the bogus Medicare reform. By contrast, Dianne Feinstein voted “yes” on all but the war resolution. Boxer remains a staunch liberal and a valuable member of the U.S. Senate.
Karen Bass
Our clear choice in this race is Karen Bass, a brilliant community organizer and advocate who has fought for decades to make L.A. a better place to live. As head of the Community Coalition, Bass has worked successfully to reduce the number of liquor stores in South-Central, to bring training programs and jobs into that community, and to create cross-racial organizations. As a USC professor, she’s taught physicians how to relate better to indigent and minority patients. She’ll bring a street-wise perspective to Sacramento that the legislature badly needs.
Unfortunately, the Weekly takes the wrong position on Prop 57 and 58. I could probably stomach 58 passing, but the Weekly has decided to go one farther and endorse voting yes on 57 simply because it's the companion initiative to 58. Screw it. See previous entry for reasons why.
Posted by glyphic at February 27, 2004 10:26 PM