How you should vote on Tuesday

I'll make this simple:

President and Vice President: Barack Obama/Joe Biden

If you live in California:
Prop 1a: Yes
Prop 2: Yes
Prop 3: No
Prop 4: No
Prop 5: Yes
Prop 6: No
Prop 7: No
Prop 8: No
Prop 9: No
Prop 10: No
Prop 11: No
Prop 12: Yes

If you live in San Diego:

City Council District 3: Stephen Whitburn

City Attorney: Michael J. Aguirre

Prop A: No
Prop B: No
Prop C: Yes
Prop D: Yes
Prop S: Bonds-No

Help put Paul Broadway on the ballot

Paul Broadway needs signatures to get on the ballot for the upcoming San Diego City Council, District Three elections, so he's looking for volunteers to spend 2 hours this Saturday, March 1, to go knock on doors. I blogged very briefly about Paul before and I'm supporting his campaign, so I plan to help out. If you're interested in helping out, we're all going to meet on Saturday at noon at the entrance to Morley Field, located at the intersection of Texas and Upas Streets in San Diego (map). Paul will be there with handout materials and will give a briefing on his plan for the volunteers.

I attended the recent League of Conservation Voters forum on environmental issues in City Heights, where all but the self-hating gay candidate participated in the first District 3 debate. Based on what I saw at that debate, Paul is the only non-Republican candidate that is truly independent of the San Diego political machine and I think that having an independent voice in local politics is a very good thing.

If you want to find out more about Paul or if you don't have time to volunteer but still want to sign the petition, you can contact Paul through his website.

Paul Broadway for San Diego City Council District 3

Due to term limits, the San Diego city council district three position is up for grabs in 2008. The first election won't be until June 3, but there are already seven "potential candidates" that have filed their intention to run form with the city clerk's office.

I've been leaning towards John Hartley because he seems honorable and because he's been pounding the pavement, knocking on doors and talking to constituents for years (he's been a repeat candidate for several elections now). He knocked on our door last year, we talked to him for a bit and we liked what we heard enough to say that we'd support his candidacy. I've not been happy with Toni Atkins lately, so I have no reason to support anyone that she endorses and I think John is an excellent representative for our community.

Having said that and taking nothing away from John Hartley, I'm throwing my support behind the newest candidate who just announced his intention to run: Paul Broadway. Paul was the owner of Sparky's (until it lost it's lease and was replaced by Hamilton's Tavern) and I've known Paul personally for several years through his participation on the Greater Golden Hill Planning Committee (and his postings to sdnet.eats). I like Paul and I think he deserves our support.