A summary of Sacramento Bee endorsements for the Super Tuesday primary on March 3
California’s primary election is on Super Tuesday, March 3. Over the past two months, the Editorial Board has published endorsements for the measures and candidates on the ballot. Below is a summary of all of those endorsements.
Congress
U.S. House, District 6: Doris Matsui
Matsui has introduced good legislation on climate and flooding. If re-elected, Matsui must do more to address homelessness.
U.S. House, District 7: Ami Bera
Bera’s office is accessible and responsive to constituents, and he has worked to protect and improve the Affordable Care Act. However, Bera has not passed a bill through the House.
Statewide
Proposition 13 (school bonds): Yes
Prop. 13 gives priority funding to schools that need health and safety improvements or that come from districts facing financial hardship. It also lowers fees for the dense housing development California critically needs.
Sacramento County
Measure E, Los Rios Community College District: Yes
Proposed projects under Measure E include modernizing and expanding classroom spaces across the Los Rios colleges, upgrades to building safety, and improvements to ADA compliance.
Sacramento County Supervisor District 3: Gregg Fishman
Fishman is both the change Sacramento County needs and an experienced leader who currently represents many District 3 voters on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors.
Sacramento County Supervisor District 4: Non-endorsement
Sue Frost, current Sacramento County Supervisor for District 4, will almost certainly win re-election – but only because there’s no better option. We can’t endorse Frost, but we endorse the idea of a worthy candidate running for this powerful seat in 2024.
City of Sacramento
Sacramento City Council District 2: Allen Warren
Sacramento City council member Allen Warren has refreshingly clear thoughts on the causes of homelessness and their remedies, compared to many California politicians. He needs to do better at implementing solutions.
Sacramento City Council District 4: Steve Hansen
Balancing District 4’s crises with its opportunities is a massive challenge, and Hansen has proven himself up to the task. Hansen spearheaded Sacramento’s ban on flavored tobacco products and brokered the Tenant Relief and Protection Act.
Sacramento City Council, District 6: Eric Guerra
Eric Guerra has represented District 6 for nearly five years and made real progress, especially on the issue of sex trafficking. Guerra can improve by rising to the urgency of homelessness.
Sacramento City Council, District 8: Mai Vang
Mai Vang has courage and experience. In addition to her current position on the Sacramento City Unified school board, she’s the executive director for the Buck Scholars Association. She co-founded Hmong Innovating Politics.
Sacramento Mayor: Darrell Steinberg
It would be hard to find any candidate more prepared to lead at Sacramento City Hall than Mayor Steinberg. He’s made progress on homelessness with his 8x100 plan and on affordable housing with Measure U, and he helped broker the Major League Soccer deal.
Measure G, also called the Sacramento Children’s Fund, aims to reverse Sacramento’s neglect of its youth by earmarking 2.5 percent of unrestricted city revenues for youth-oriented programs, resources and services.
City of Davis
Davis City Council in September declared a fiscal emergency in response to the imminent expiration of a 1 percent sales tax that generates 15 percent of the city’s overall budget. Measure Q seeks to extend the 1 percent sales tax slated to expire, keeping the total sales tax in Davis at 8.25 percent.
Compensation for Davis teachers ranks low for a district of its size in California. Measure G, supported by the DJUSD Board of Education, would create a new parcel tax of $198 a year to boost salaries and benefits for district employees.
This story was originally published February 29, 2020 at 5:00 AM.