CA Ventura County June 2018 Primary Election voting recommendations
By Debra Tash & George Miller
The electorate is so polarized that Citizens Journal will continue its tradition of listing voting recommendations from all over the political map ….
But first- who’s running and for what?
June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Candidate List – Local Offices
June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Candidate List – State and Federal Offices
Democratic Party
Statewide Candidates
US Senate: No Consensus*
Governor: No Consensus*
Lieutenant Governor: No Consensus*
Attorney General: No Consensus*
State Controller: Betty Yee
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
State Treasurer: Fiona Ma
State Board of Equalization District 3: No Consensus*
*No Consensus means that no candidate was able to clear the 60% threshold required for endorsement.
Congressional Candidates
Congressional District 24: Salud Carbajal
Congressional District 25: No Consensus*
Congressional District 26: Julia Brownley
Congressional District 30: Brad Sherman
State Assembly
District 37: Monique Limon
District 38: Christy Smith
District 44: Jacqui Irwin
District 45: Jesse Gabriel
County Seats
Ventura County, Board of Supervisors District 4: Bernardo M. Perez
Ventura County Superior Court Judge, Office 4: Caleb Donner
Ventura County Superior Court Judge, Office 6: Michael Magasinn
State Propositions
Proposition 68: Yes
Proposition 69: Yes
Proposition 70: No
Proposition 71: Yes
Proposition 72: Yes
Source: http://www.venturacountydemocrats.com/endorsements1.html 5-11-18
Indivisible Conejo
Has not responded
CAUSE
We were informed that they are not doing a primary voter guide but will do one for the general election.
Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA)
![]() VOTE NO ON PROP 68 – CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN WATER AND SAFE PARKS
Why we’re against it: Proposition 68 would allow the state to borrow $4 billion by selling general obligation bonds to investors, then repaying the debt with interest. The state Legislative Analyst estimates that the interest cost will total $3.8 billion, and the cost to taxpayers will be $200 million per year for 40 years. The money would be used for parks, natural resource protection programs, climate adaptation, water quality and flood protection.
VCTA is not opposed to all bonds, but we think projects funded with bond dollars should last at least as long as the debt obligation, typically 40 years. Otherwise your kids will spend their lives paying off the debt for something that is long gone.
California’s debt service ratio – the amount of money we spend out of our General Fund solely to pay off bond debt each year – is slightly over five percent. That’s five percent of funds not supporting our colleges, our prisons, pensions or any other priorities.
There is not a good track record regarding how previous bond dollars have been spent. In 2006, voters approved Proposition 84, a $5.4 billion bond of which $400 million went to fund 126 park projects, predominately in low-income communities. According to a recent analysis done by the California Natural Resources Agency, 42 projects remain in progress 12 years after the bond was approved. VCTA believes bond money should be spent in a timely manner and fund projects that last the length of the bond.
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![]() VOTE NO ON PROP 69 – MOTOR VEHICLE FEES AND TAXES
Why we’re against it: Proposition 69 was placed on the ballot the same day the SB 1 gas and car tax increase was approved in 2017. Supporters want you to believe that it 100% guarantees that the gas and car taxes can only be spent on repairing and maintaining roads. But the measure has loopholes that can be easily exploited. It is fake reform.
Consider:
Currently, a billion dollars a year worth of truck weight fees (fees truckers pay because they tear up our roads) are being diverted to pay off bond debt, and some of the money is even going into California’s General Fund. It’s not being used to repair and maintain roads. Proposition 69 could have easily altered this, but does not.
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![]() VOTE YES ON PROP 72 – PROPERTY TAXATION: NEW
CONSTRUCTION: RAIN WATER CAPTURE SYSTEM
Why we’re for it: Proposition 72 would create a property-tax exemption for rain water capture systems, allowing property owners to purchase and install rain barrels and other water-capture solutions without facing higher property taxes for that improvement to their property. This is similar to existing exemptions for seismic retrofit and solar energy installations.
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Republican Party
Have not responded to our request
Libertarian Party
State-wide Candidates
Governor –
Two candidates are LPCA endorsed:
Zoltan Istvan
Nickolas Wildstar
Lt. Governor
Tim Ferreira
US Senate
Derrick Reid
Secretary of State
Gail Lightfoot
Propositions:
Prop 68 Bonds Funding Parks
Issues $4 billion in bonds for parks, environmental protection, and water infrastructure.
NO: We favor direct budgeting, rather than borrowing, for essential government services.
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Prop 69 New Transportation Revenues allocated to Transportation
Requires certain tax and fee revenue related to transportation be used for transportation purposes.
YES: We oppose any tax increases or diversion of funds. This initiative limits expenditures from the gas tax receipts to transportation.
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Prop 70 Budget
Requires a one-time two-thirds vote to use revenue from the cap-and-trade program.
YES: We oppose the program, but favor constraints on expenditures.
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Prop 71 Direct Democracy
Changes the date for when voter-approved ballot measures take effect.
YES: Laws should go into effect as soon as they are official adopted.
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Prop 72
Excludes rainwater capture systems from property tax assessments.
YES: We oppose any increase in taxes on any property improvements.
Three District School Bonds: Measure A, Oxnard Union High School District, Measure B, Hueneme School District, Measure C – Pleasant Valley School District
NO on all three (See Voter Information Guide Arguments Against) Not one DIME of any school bond money will EVER go to benefit any student. Your tax dollars, millions of dollars can only be used for construction of buildings long after your student graduates..
For information on the Libertarian Party of Ventura County, please visit our website at http://LPVC.org – email: [email protected]
phone: 805-642-LPVC, (805-642-5782)
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
Governor- John Cox
State Treasurer- Jack Guerrero
U.S. Congressional District 45- Mimi Walters
Statewide Measures
Proposition 68- NO
Why we’re against it: Proposition 68 would allow the state to borrow $4 billion by selling general obligation bonds to investors, then repaying the debt with interest. The state Legislative Analyst estimates that the interest cost will total $3.8 billion, and the cost to taxpayers will be $200 million per year for 40 years. The money would be used for parks, natural resource protection programs, climate adaptation, water quality and flood protection.
HJTA isn’t opposed to all bonds, but we think projects funded with bond dollars should last at least as long as the debt obligation, typically 40 years. Otherwise your kids will spend their lives paying off the debt for something that is long gone.
California’s debt service ratio, the amount of money we spend out of our General Fund solely to pay off bond debt each year, is slightly over five percent. That’s five percent of funds not supporting our colleges, our prisons, pensions or any other priorities.
There’s not a good track record regarding how previous bond dollars have been spent. In 2006, voters approved Proposition 84, a $5.4 billion bond of which $400 million went to fund 126 park projects, predominately in low-income communities. According to a recent analysis done by the California Natural Resources Agency, 42 projects remain in progress 12 years after the bond was approved. HJTA believes bond money should be spent in a timely manner and fund projects that last the length of the bond.
Proposition 69- NO
Why we’re against it: Proposition 69 was placed on the ballot the same day the SB 1 gas and car tax increase was approved in 2017. Supporters want you to believe that it 100% guarantees that the gas and car taxes can only be spent on repairing and maintaining roads. But the measure has loopholes that can be easily exploited. It is fake reform. Consider:
- Proposition 69 exempts all the new gas and car tax revenue from applying against the Gann Spending Limit. The more taxes we exempt out of the limit, the more worthless it becomes as a method to control spending.
- If any future state General Obligation transportation bonds are approved by voters, under Proposition 69 they can be paid for with money from the car tax out of SB 1. Voters have long said that they want gas and car tax money to go toward repairing and maintaining our roads, not paying off bond debt.
Currently, a billion dollars a year worth of truck weight fees (fees truckers pay because they tear up our roads) are being diverted to pay off bond debt, and some of the money is even going into California’s General Fund. It’s not being used to repair and maintain roads. Proposition 69 could have easily altered this, but does not.
Proposition 72- YES
Why we’re for it: Proposition 72 would create a property-tax exemption for rainwater-capture systems, allowing property owners to purchase and install rainbarrels and other water-capture solutions without facing higher property taxes for that improvement to their property. This is similar to existing exemptions for seismic retrofit and solar energy installations.
POV (Point Of View)
A spokeswoman told us that they do not endorse candidates, but will send us issues they feel strongly about and urge you to find candidates who support them. Stand by!
League of Women Voters
The League also does not endorse candidates but advances political, civic and social positions, as follows: http://www.lwvventuracounty.org/Positions.html
Ventura County Tea Party
(R) TRAVIS ALLEN………………………………………..A*
(R) JOHN COX…………………………………………… A
(D) ALBERT CAESAR MEZZETTI……………………C
(D) GAVIN NEWSOM……………………………………..F*
(D) ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA………………………..D*
(L) NICKOLAS WILDSTAR.……….………………. A
(L) ZOLTAN ISTVAN……………….…………….….C
(L) TIM FERREIRA………………………………………. A
(R) DAVID HERNANDEZ……………………..…… A
(R) LYDIA ORTEGA ……………………..………DNR
(NPP) GAYLE MCLAUGHLIN……………….….DNR
(NPP) DANNY THOMAS ……………………….DNR
(D) JEFF BLEICH………………………………. DNR
(D) CAMERON GHARABIKLOU…………….…DNR
(D) ED HERNANDEZ………………………..…..DNR
(D) ELENI KOUNALAKIS……………………….DNR
(R) DAVID FENNELL………………………..…..DNR
(R) COLE HARRIS……………………………….DNR
ATTORNEY GENERAL ELECTION
(R) STEVEN BAILEY……………………………………..A
(D) XAVIER BECERRA………………………….…F*
(D) DAVE JONES ………………………………DNR
(R) ERIC EARLY ……………………………….DNR
(D) SOFIA COLLIN ……………………………..DNR
(D) S. MONIQUE LIMÓN(I)………………….……..F
(D) DAVID L. NORRDIN…………………………….A
STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 38
(D) CHRISTY SMITH……………………………DNR
(R) DANTE ACOSTA (I)………..……………………B
(D) JACQUI IRWIN (I) ……………………………………..F
(D) ROBERT ZELINSKY…………………………DNR
(R) BALDWIN-KENNEDY……………….……….….A
(D) RAY BISHOP …………………………….……DNR
(D) JEFF BORNSTEIN ……………………………DNR
(D) DANIEL BRIN ………………………………….DNR
(D) JESSE GABRIEL ……………………………..DNR
(D) ANKUR PATEL ………………………………..DNR
(D) TRICIA KASSON………………………………DNR
(R) JUSTIN M. CLARK ……………………………DNR
BILL AYUB……………………………………………….DNR
SEAT 4
ANTHONY J. SABO……………………………………DNR
SUPERIOR COURT COMMISSIONER
CALEB DONNER……………………………………….DNR
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEAT 6
MICHAEL L. MAGASINN…………………………….DNR
ATTORNEY AT LAW
DEREK D. MALAN……………………………………..DNR
SUPERIOR COURT COMMISSIONER
Pro-Life Council- California Affiliate
Governor John Cox
Lt Gov David Hernandez
Controller Kostas Roditis
Treasurer Jack Guerrero
Atty Gen Steven Bailey
BOE 1st District Ted Gaines.
BOE 4th District Joel Anderson
U.S. Senate. Paul Taylor
Congressional Races
CD 25 Steve Knight
CD3 6 Kimberlin Brown Pelzer
State Senate
SD36 Patricia Bates
SD38 Brian Jones
Assembly
AD 36 Tom Lackey
AD 38 Dante Acosta
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Congress
CD25- Knight, only because the opposition is even worse
CD26- Jeff Burum
Statewide
US Senator- Ted Palzer
Governor- No consensus, Cox and Allen debated
Lt Governor- David Hernandez
Secretary of State- Mark Meuser
Insurance Commissioner- Steve Poizner-
Attorney-General- Steven Baily
Treasurer- Greg Conlon
Board of Equalization- no preference
Controller- No preference
Supt. of Public Instruction- No Preference
State Assembly
AD37- No preference
AD38- Dante Acosta
AD44- Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy
AD45- Clark
County
County Supervisor District 1- No preference
County Supervisor District 4- Bob Huber
Judges- Derek Malan in the 6th district and Anthony Sabo in the 4th district
County Clerk/Recorder- Lunn
Assessor- No preference
District Attorney- No preference
Sheriff- No preference
Treasurer-Tax Collector- Hintz
County Supt. of Schools- Stanley Mantooth
Ballot Propositions
68- Funding parks, natural resources, etc.– No
69- Mandates that transportation funds be used for what intended for- No
70- Supermajority vote required to use cap & Trade $- No (we changed this when it was pointed out that it would enshrine cap + trade in the state constitution.
71- Five day effectively on new ballot measures- No
72 – Don’t tax new rain capture systems- YES
School Bonds- NO on all. Cleverly written to allow misuse of funds- and they do. Send back to them to rewrite.
Yes, a lot of “no preferences.” In most cases because candidates are uninspiring or even dangerous. In a few cases because we don’t know enough to opine. In one case, we couldn’t agree.
Debra Tash is Editor-in-Chief of Citizensjournal.us, past president for Citizens Alliance for Property Rights, business executive and award-winning author, residing in Somis.
George Miller is Publisher of CitizensJournal.us and a “retired” operations management consultant residing in Oxnard
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