Dear Colleagues,
Please announce to your students, friends, and family members, today is the last day to register to vote online: https://registertovote.ca.gov/.
When we all vote, we all win!
In Solidarity,
Jim
Jim Mahler, President
AFT Guild, Local 1931
P.S. You can “conditionally” register and vote at the county elections office or official voting location after the 15-day voter registration deadline.
P.P.S. In case you missed it, below are our election recommendations.
Top Priority Races:
• Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District 1 – Desiree Klaar (AFT Guild Member)
• Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District 2 – Debbie Justeson (former AFT Guild Member)
• Grossmont Union High School District 3 – Gabriel Lawson & Jo Hart-Lloyd (AFT Guild Members)
• Grossmont Union High School District 4 – Jeanie Tyler (AFT Guild Member)
• Grossmont Union High School District 5 – Terry Kohlenberg & Nancy Jennings (AFT Guild Members)
• Palomar Community College District 1 – Judy Patacsil (AFT Guild Member)
• La Mesa-Spring Valley School District 1 – Caitlin Tiffany (AFT Guild Member)
• La Mesa-Spring Valley School District 2 – Rebecca McRae
• La Mesa-Spring Valley School District 3 – Brianna Coston
• San Diego County Board of Education District 3 – Alicia Muñoz (former AFT Guild Member)
• San Diego County Board of Education District 5 – Rick Shea
• National City Mayor – Jose Rodriguez (former AFT Guild Student Intern)
Other Education Board Endorsed Races
Palomar Community College District 4 – Kartik Raju
Palomar Community College District 5 – Norma Miyamoto
Southwestern Community College District 4 – Mae Case
Southwestern Community College District 5 – Don Dumas
San Diego Unified School District B – Shana Hazan
San Diego Unified School District C – Cody Petterson
Carlsbad Unified School District 5 – Kathy Rallings
Chula Vista Elementary District 1 – Francisco Tamayo
Chula Vista Elementary District 3 – Leslie Bunker
Chula Vista Elementary District 5 – Cesar Fernandez
Oceanside Unified School District 1 – Nancy Licona
San Dieguito School Board Trustee Area 5 – Julie Bronstein
South Bay Union School District 2 – Jose Lopez Eguino
Sweetwater Union High School District 3 – Elva Lopez-Zepeda
Sweetwater Union High School District 5 – Marti Emerald
Sweetwater Union High School District 1 – Arturo Solis
Vista Unified School District 2 – Rena Marrocco
Vista Unified School District 3 – Martha Alvarado
Local Ballot Measures
Measure A – Cannabis Business Tax Unincorporated Areas – YES
Measure B – Allows City of SD to Charge for Trash Pickup – YES
Measure C – Removes 30-foot Height Limit in Midway-Pacific Highway Community Planning Area – YES
Measure D – Allows the Use of Project Labor Agreements on City of SD Construction Projects – YES
Measure H – Allows Childcare Activities at Recreation Facilities and Buildings in Dedicated Park Property Owned by the City of SD – YES
Measure U – San Diego Unified School District Facilities Bond – YES
Statewide Ballot Measures
Prop 1 – Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom – YES
Prop 26 – Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands – NEUTRAL
Prop 27 – Allows Online Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands – NO
Prop 28 – Provides Additional Funding for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools – YES
Prop 29- Requires On-Site Licensed Medical Professional at Kidney Dialysis Clinics – NO
Prop 30- Provides Funding for Programs to Reduce Air Pollution and Prevent Wildfires by Increasing Tax on Personal Income Over $2M – NO
Prop 31- Referendum on 2020 Law that Would Prohibit the Retail Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products – YES
County of San Diego
Board of Supervisors District 4 – Nathan Fletcher
Board of Supervisors District 5 – Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson
County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk – Barbara Bry
Superior Court Judge
Seat #35 – Rebecca Kanter
Seat #36 – Peter Singer
Community Planning Commissions
San Diego Community Planning District 8 – Shane Parmely
Spring Valley Community Planning – Chris Pearson
Statewide Ballot Measures
Prop 1 – Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom – YES
Prop 26 – Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands – NEUTRAL
Prop 27 – Allows Online Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands – NO
Prop 28 – Provides Additional Funding for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools – YES
Prop 29- Requires On-Site Licensed Medical Professional at Kidney Dialysis Clinics – NO
Prop 30- Provides Funding for Programs to Reduce Air Pollution and Prevent Wildfires by Increasing Tax on Personal Income Over $2M – NO
Prop 31- Referendum on 2020 Law that Would Prohibit the Retail Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products – YES
County of San Diego
Board of Supervisors District 4 – Nathan Fletcher
Board of Supervisors District 5 – Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson
County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk – Barbara Bry
Superior Court Judge
Seat #35 – Rebecca Kanter
Seat #36 – Peter Singer
Community Planning Commissions
San Diego Community Planning District 8 – Shane Parmely
Spring Valley Community Planning – Chris Pearson
City of San Diego
City Council District 2 – Dr. Jennifer Campbell
City Council District 4 – Monica Montgomery Steppe
City Council District 6 – Kent Lee
City of Carlsbad
City Council District 1 – Sam Ward
City Council District 3 – Priya Bhat-Patel
City of Chula Vista
Mayor – Ammar Campa Najjar
City Council District 1 – Carolina Chavez
City Council District 2 – Jose Preciado
City of Encinitas
Mayor – Tony Kranz
City of Escondido
Mayor – Paul McNamara
City Council District 1 – Consuelo Martinez
City Council District 2 – Jeff Griffith
City of Imperial Beach
Mayor – Paloma Aguirre
City Council District 1 – Jen Crumley
City Council District 3 – Anna Webb
City of La Mesa
City Council At-Large – Patricia Dillard
City Council At-Large – Mejgan Afshan
City of Lemon Grove
City Council At-Large – Jennifer Mendoza
City Council At-Large – Alysson Snow
City of National City
Mayor – Jose Rodriguez
City Council District 1 – Luz Molina
City Council District 3 – Ditas Yamane
City of Oceanside
City Council District 1 – Eric Joyce
City Council District 2 – Daniel Dominguez
City of La Mesa
City Council At-Large – Patricia Dillard
City Council At-Large – Mejgan Afshan
City of San Marcos
Mayor – Randy Walton
City Council District 1 – Maria Nuñez
City Council District 3 – Jay Petrek
City of Vista
Mayor – Cipriano Vargas
City Council District 4 – Dan O’Donnell
Special Districts
Helix Water District, Division 2 – Andrea Beth Damsky
Otay Water District Division 3 – Gary Croucher
North County Fire Protection District 1 – Ross Pike
Local State & Federal Races
Assembly District 74 – Chris Duncan
Assembly District 76 – Brian Maienschein
Assembly District 77 – Tasha Boerner-Horvath
Assembly District 78 – Chris Ward
Assembly District 79 – Akilah Weber
Senate District 18 – Steve Padilla
Senate District 38 – Catherine Blakespear
Senate District 40 – Joseph Rocha
Congressional District 49 – Mike Levin
Congressional District 51- Sarah Jacobs
Congressional District 52 – Juan Vargas