tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962045919124337547.post5125803849453826413..comments2023-08-08T17:55:02.244-07:00Comments on Jeff Hobson's Election Picks: June 2018 Local RacesJeff Hobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17326012386280240563noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962045919124337547.post-19418919773498881902018-06-04T22:16:03.727-07:002018-06-04T22:16:03.727-07:00Thanks for the notes, Tom & Michael.
Tom -- ...Thanks for the notes, Tom & Michael. <br /><br />Tom -- I'm interested in the "no confidence" vote option. I'm not a fan of Sheriff Ahern either. I usually ignore the uncontested races. I'll be curious to see if there's a sufficient # of those votes to make an impression. I'll consider having that be part of my recommendation repertoire in the future. Jeff Hobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326012386280240563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962045919124337547.post-48976075497726075802018-06-03T13:13:27.032-07:002018-06-03T13:13:27.032-07:00On Flanagan vs Katz: I had a very hard time with t...On Flanagan vs Katz: I had a very hard time with this. I strongly agree with your position that judges should be independent of the political process and not an electoral office. However, here we are and I am deeply disturbed that Flanagan has crossed that political line in a substantive way by taking large campaign fund contributions from sheriffs unions. With regrets, I voted for Katz. Tom Lentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962045919124337547.post-59615954506862168782018-06-03T10:42:26.773-07:002018-06-03T10:42:26.773-07:00Thanks for the write-ups!Thanks for the write-ups!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134239379097512675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962045919124337547.post-15283002974437861542018-06-01T12:38:24.173-07:002018-06-01T12:38:24.173-07:00I'm planning to write in ‘no confidence’ again...I'm planning to write in ‘no confidence’ against Sheriff Ahern. He is running unopposed (as he has since 2006) but is totally out of step with Bay area values and really needs opposition. Immigration and justice reform activists have long raised concerns about condistions at Santa Rita under his watch, his support of deportation and other ICE actions, his embrace of the Urban Shield militarization programs and his opposition to criminal justice reforms that favor community based programs over incarceration. More detail <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5F0C2ZFW_EnXtmepibRq3EIq448ctgDRvAZ4B5LLUyGUTiA/viewform/" rel="nofollow">here </a> <br /><br />Learn more about voting ‘no confidence’ from Indivisible Berkeley at <a href="https://indivisibleberkeley.org/action/vote-no-confidence-in-sheriff-ahern/" rel="nofollow">here </a> Tom Lentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962045919124337547.post-26851296650692774632018-06-01T12:15:24.995-07:002018-06-01T12:15:24.995-07:00I am not yet decided yet either - we are lucky to ...I am not yet decided yet either - we are lucky to have lots of good choices - but I'm giving Dan Kalb a seeper look. I think his chances are actually pretty good despite the Buffy $$ machine. He's got some other useful endorsements - East Bay Express and CLCV, for example - and for some interesting reasons. Of all the candidates he arguably has the most actual experience getting things done in Sacramento, albeit from his time as an environmental lobbyist, but he was effective. I'm intrigued. Tom Lentnoreply@blogger.com