By Margie Joehnck, Assembly District 1 Representative
Nevada County was well represented in Oakland at the CDP Executive Board meeting held July 13-15. In addition to me, Heidi Hall, Hilary Hodge, Carson Wright, Peter Minett, and Eric Robbins attended all or part of the meeting.
Highlights included:
- Endorsing Kevin de Leon by 65% for US Senate
- The party looking to hire community organizers for rural areas as well as various demographic groups
- An excellent specialist on rural voter outreach and messaging, Isaac Wright, presentation was extremely well received
- The Voter Service Committee formed a Rural Outreach Subcommittee
- The Eboard arrived at no consensus on Proposition 3 (the Water Bond)
Below is the full list of endorsements by the California Democratic Party and its positions on the propositions on the November ballot.
Candidates
U.S. Senate: Kevin de Leon
U.S. Congress District 1: Audrey Denny
Governor: Gavin Newsom
Lt. Governor: No Consensus
Attorney General: Xavier Becerra
State Controller: Betty Yee
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Laura
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
Board of Equalization: Tom Hallinan
Propositions
| PROP# | Qualified Ballot Measures | RECOMMENDED
POSITION |
| 1 | Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018. (SB 3, Chapter 365, Statutes od 2017) | Support |
| 2 | No Place Like Home Act 2018
(AB 1827, Chapter 41, Statutes of 2018) |
Support |
| 3 | Authorizes Bonds to Fund Projects for Water Supply and Quality, Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Water Conveyance, and Groundwater Su
stainability and Storage Initiative Statute. |
Neutral |
| 4 | Authorizes Bonds Funding Construction at Hospitals Providing Children’s Health Care. Initiative Statute. | Support |
| 5 | Changes Requirements for Certain Property Owners to Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property Initiative Constitutional Amendment & Statute. | Oppose |
| 6 | Eliminates Recently Enacted Road Repair and Transportation Funding by Repealing Revenues Dedicated for Those Purposes. Requires Any Measure to Enact Certain Vehicle Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Submitted to and Approved by the Electorate. Initiative Constitution Amendment | Oppose |
| 7 | Daylight Savings Time
(AB 807, Chapter 6, Statutes of 2018) |
Support |
| 8 | Authorizes State Regulation of Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Limits Charges for Patient Care. Initiative Statute. | Support |
| 10 | Expands Local Government’s Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property. Initiative Statute. | Supports |
| 11 | Requires Private-Sector Emergency Ambulance Employees to Remain on Call During Work Breaks. Changes Other Conditions of Employment. Initiative Statute. | Oppose |
| 12 | Establishes New Standards for Confinement of Certain Farm Animals; Bans Sale of Certain Non-Complying Products. Initiative Statute. | Support |