June 3, 2008 Election

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 at 11:00am

Didn't have a lot time to prepare for this election, but the two big things on the ballot are Propositions 98 and 99. Both deal with eminent domain. 98 seems stronger and has fewer exceptions than 99. 98 throws in rent control reform which I agree with, see this well written analysis of rent control to see why:

How Rent Control Drives Out Affordable Housing

Important to remember that rent control is only phased out after a tenant vacates a property. Everyone's poor little grandma won't be affected by this. For the judicial nominations and supervisors I'll just follow the Republican Party's recommendation:

http://www.lagop.org/news.asp?artid=74