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LAST MINUTE CLIMATE-CENTRIC VOTING GUIDE
(these are my recommendations, not a debate and I will delete any)

President – Kamala Harris.

US Senator – Full Term – Adam Schiff
US Senator – Partial/Unexpired Term – Adam Schiff

LOS ANGELES

Senate District 27 - my favorite CA State Senator, Henry Stern

Congressional District 30 - my favorite CA State Assemblymember getting a well-deserved promotion (though we will miss her desperately in the Assembly) - Laura Friedman

Assembly District 46: Jesse Gabriel, excellent work as Assembly Budget Chair

Assembly District 55: Isaac Bryan, serious and effective changemaker in environmental justice/health and nature-based solutions

IRVINE CITY COUNCIL: Ayn Craciun, effective climate and children's health activist

SONOMA COUNTY & PETALUMA

US Representative – Congressman Jared Huffman, our climate and environmental champ

Assemblymember 12th District – Damon Connolly, our rising star North Bay Assemblymember, who, self-reportedly, will be chairing the joint Assembly/Senate Climate Committee.

Petaluma City Council
District 6: Brian Barnacle
District 5: Blake Hooper
District 4: Frank Quint

Petaluma School District Governing Board Member – Ellen Webster

STATE OF CALIFORNIA MEASURES

2 – Bonds for Public School and Community College – YES

3 – Constitutional Right to Marriage - YES

4 – Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks - YES!!!

5 – Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Vote Approval – YES

6 – Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons – YES

32 – Raises Minimum Wage to $17 or $18 per hour – YES

33 – Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control – YES

34 – Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues By Certain Health Care Providers – No

35 – Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services – No

36 – Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes – No

SONOMA COUNTY MEASURES
Measure I – To Improve the health and well-being of Sonoma County children, including increasing access to child care and early childhood education. - YES

Measure J – Sonoma County Prohibition on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations – NO (it will take out the industry-leading organic dairies as well)

Measure W – Renew 1/8 cent sales tax to fund county library services - YES

PETALUMA CITY MEASURE

Measure Y – Shall an ordinance be adopted to extend the term of Petaluma’s Urban Growth Boundary through December 31, 2050 and to modify UGB provisions concerning transit oriented development - YES

PETALUMA SCHOOL MEASURES

Measure AA – Local High/Junior High School Improvement Measure – YES

Measure Z - Petaluma Elementary School Improvement Measure – YES

Female black bear appears to return to the San Fernando Valley, captured on nearby security cameras A rare sighting of a black bear in the San Fernando Valley occurred last week. Officials say it's likely the same one spotted this summer in Chatsworth.

The news doesn't get better.

Our climate change challenge Earth is in peril. Will we sacrifice enough today to ensure future generations can survive?