<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Subscribers,<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Now that we’ve survived the process of moving you all onto the new “Mailman” email list service (where your addresses continue to be confidential!), I am finally sending you the attached (and pasted below) Ballot Guide.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This primary election is the first in my adulthood in which California’s votes might actually <i class="">matter </i>in selecting the presidential candidates. That makes it a very important election, so please vote — and vote thoughtfully.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>For my guide to the propositions — well, <i class="">proposition — </i><span style="font-style: normal;" class="">h</span>ere’s the short version: </div><div class="">
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<u class="">Proposition 13</u>: Authorizes $15 <b class="">billion</b> in state
general obligation bonds for construction and modernization of public
education facilities. <b class="">Yes.</b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%" class=""><b class=""> YES - </b><a href="https://votersedge.org/en/ca/ballot/election/2020-03-03/measure/proposition-13" class="">League
of Women Voters of CA</a>, <a href="https://votersedge.org/en/ca/ballot/election/2020-03-03/measure/proposition-13" class="">CA
Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="https://votersedge.org/en/ca/ballot/election/2020-03-03/measure/proposition-13" class="">CA
Democratic Party</a>, <a href="https://votersedge.org/en/ca/ballot/election/2020-03-03/measure/proposition-13" class="">CA
Federation of Teachers</a>, <a href="https://votersedge.org/en/ca/ballot/election/2020-03-03/measure/proposition-13" class="">CA
Labor Federation</a>, Friends Committee on Legislation of CA.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%" class=""> No - <a href="https://votersedge.org/en/ca/ballot/election/2020-03-03/measure/proposition-13" class="">Howard
Jarvis Taxpayers Association</a>, <a href="https://votersedge.org/en/ca/ballot/election/2020-03-03/measure/proposition-13" class="">Peace
and Freedom Party</a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The full information is below.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>By the way, I apologize for accidentally sending you a message earlier this evening, saying only SUBSCRIBE. That was an error: <i class="">You <b class="">are </b>subscribed! </i>I had expected to send this message out to you shortly after that, to allay your concerns. I didn’t, and I hope you did not experience more stress!</p><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>That mistake came about as I tested the subscription mechanism for this (one-way) listserve. If you know of someone who wants to subscribe, the how-to is at the end of the Guide.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>With most of the glitches worked out, I can reassure you that the Guide for the November elections should reach you at least two weeks before the elections. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Yours, Darien</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></div></body></html>