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For a measure that is completely nonbinding there is much sturm und drang around the "Policy Against Terminating Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) in Public High Schools."
Debate is a limited commodity in the case of Proposition V; instead the two sides talk past and through each other — loudly and heatedly. » Read more
By Matthew Hirsch, Newsdesk.org/The Public Press View our annotated Flickr collection to see how pro-Propositon A activists are spinning the issue in campaign fliers. The proponents of Proposition A want voters to believe that the Nov. 4 election is a matter of life or death for San Francisco’s main public hospital. The measure has an enormous list of supporters, including elected officials, newspapers, community groups, and the local Democratic, Republican and Green parties. The campaign ads also feature long endorsement lists and descriptions of health care specialists who provide essential medical services.
View our annotated Flickr collection to see how pro- Proposition M activists are spinning the issue in campaign fliers.
Rancorous is always a good way to describe tenant-landlord relations in San Francisco, and the debate over Proposition M — an anti-harassment initiative put on the ballot by tenants’ rights activists — is no exception. » Read more
Newsrooms throughout the country continue to lay off workers, in hope of saving money and trying to figure out how to reinvent themselves as the Internet takes their advertisers and readers. The Christian Science Monitor is ceasing print publication and will be online only and is laying off staff, the New York Times reported today. Time Inc. announced plans to lay off more than 600 people. The layoff news just keeps getting worse. Despite the slow death of Old Media, as David Carr reports, online sites must still get their news from somewhere since most don’t have their own reporting staffs and rely on newspaper stories for content.
Proposition L, which would guarantee funding to San Francisco’s new Community Justice Center, is supposedly an initiative that would "stop efforts to play politics with community justice," according to advertising paid for by proponents.
However, given the heated debate among city officials — rooted in a longstanding feud between Supervisor Chris Daly and Mayor Gavin Newsom — that surrounds the creation of the court, the measure appears to serve a political purpose itself. » Read more
See how pro-Proposition B activists are spinning the issue in campaign fliers.
The battle over public power and the hospital bond have vacuumed up much of San Francisco’s attention and political capital this season.
But there’s an equally significant, if under-the-radar, item up for grabs: Proposition B. » Read more
See how pro-Proposition N&Q activists are spinning the issue in campaign fliers.
Propositions N and Q, which would increase and modify San Francisco’s property transfer and payroll expense taxes, were the product of intense negotiations between different business groups. » Read more
See how pro-Proposition K activists are spinning the issue in campaign fliers.
Proposition K, which seeks to decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco, has spawned a heated debate over how to curb human trafficking and protect the lives and health of sex workers. » Read more
See our growing collection of San Francisco election fliers for and against Proposition H at our Flickr site.
Proposition H is described as a clean energy measure by its proponents, and a “blank check” by its opponents.
With an eye-popping $5.4 million spent on the No on H side compared to the $19,000 on the other, Proposition H merits a close look from voters. » Read more