Still undecided? Here’s a summary of The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board’s election endorsements
Below is a brief, at-a-glance summary of The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board’s major endorsements for the Nov. 3, 2020 general election.
Endorsements, like editorials, represent the collective opinion of the Editorial Board. Board recommendations are not always unanimous and do not necessarily reflect the individual opinions of board members. The Bee’s opinion section operates independently from the news section.
City of Sacramento measures
▪ Measure A (mayoral accountability): Yes
Sacramento faces real crises, and our city needs a mayor empowered to confront them.
▪ Measure B (redistricting commission timeline exception): Yes
This noncontroversial measure gives the city’s redistricting commission more time to work after being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. It has no official opposition.
▪ Measure C (rent control): No
A smorgasbord of bad, bloated and bureaucratic ideas that could make Sacramento a more expensive place for renters. Sacramento has already adopted rent control and tenant protection measures.
Sacramento City Council
▪ Sacramento City Council, District 2: No endorsement. The Editorial Board withdrew its endorsement of incumbent Councilman Allen Warren after a Bee investigation revealed that he failed to pay over $200,000 in property taxes.
▪ Sacramento City Council, District 8: Mai Vang
Vang is a change agent, and also a skilled politician who has developed a strong base of support among local and state elected leaders.
Sacramento City Unified School District
▪ Area 3, Christina Pritchett: “Pritchett understands the fiscal crisis that SCUSD is facing.”
▪ Area 4: Jamee Villa: Villa brings experience in her work with California’s retirees to discussions about benefits and … also will charge toward critical fiscal reform.
▪ Area 5, Chinua Rhodes: Rhodes has done a year’s worth of preparation for this race and who is prepared to work first for students.”
▪ Area 7, Jessie Ryan: Ryan fully understands the challenges in unifying Sacramento City Teachers Association and the district.
Click here to read all of The Editorial Board’s SCUSD endorsements.
State Assembly
▪ 7th Assembly District: Kevin McCarty
▪ 8th Assembly District: Ken Cooley
Both McCarty and Cooley are experienced and effective legislators who deserve re-election.
Statewide Propositions
▪ Proposition 14 (stem cell bond): Yes
▪ Proposition 15 (“split roll” commercial property tax reform): Yes
▪ Proposition 16 (racial equity): Yes
▪ Proposition 17 (restore voting rights): Yes
▪ Proposition 18 (17-year-olds voting in primaries): Yes
▪ Proposition 19 (property tax transfers/fire funding):Yes
▪ Proposition 20 (overturn prison reforms): No
▪ Proposition 21 (rent control): No
▪ Proposition 22 (gig worker rules): No
▪ Proposition 23 (dialysis): No
▪ Proposition 24 (digital privacy): Yes
▪ Proposition 25 (bail reform): Yes
Sacramento County
▪ Sacramento County Supervisor District 3: Gregg Fishman
Fishman believes the board can do better to hold Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones accountable, and was critical of the sheriff’s decision in August 2018 to lock former Inspector General Rick Braziel out of the Sheriff’s Department.
Elk Grove mayor
▪ Elk Grove Mayor: Bobbie Singh-Allen
With Mayor Steve Ly mired in scandal, Elk Grove voters have an obvious best choice for mayor: Bobbie Singh-Allen.
Congress
▪ U.S. House, 4th Congressional District: Brynne Kennedy
“She’s a sensible and thoughtful candidate to replace Rep. Tom McClintock, who is seeking a sixth — and, if the past is any indication, politically fruitless — term.”
▪ U.S. House, 6th Congressional District: Doris Matsui
▪ U.S. House, 7th Congressional District: Ami Bera
“Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, and Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, face no serious threats to re-election this year. Both are smart elected leaders with a track record of focusing on issues that matter to their districts.”
This story was originally published November 2, 2020 at 5:00 AM.