To assist voters who cast mail ballots, here is a list of the Union-Tribune's endorsements to date for the Nov. 4 election. To read the full editorials online, go to uniontrib.com/more/endorse2008.
ELECTED OFFICES
SAN DIEGO CITY ATTORNEY
Jan Goldsmith
SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL
Philip Thalheimer, District 1
Todd Gloria, District 3
April Boling, District 7
OCEANSIDE MAYOR
Rocky Chavez
OCEANSIDE CITY COUNCIL
Jack Feller
Charles Lowery
OCEANSIDE TREASURER
Rosemary Jones
ESCONDIDO CITY COUNCIL
Olga Diaz
Richard Barron
VISTA CITY COUNCIL
Steve Gronke
Frank Lopez
SAN MARCOS CITY COUNCIL
Hal Martin
Rebecca Jones
SANTEE MAYOR
Randy Voepel
SANTEE CITY COUNCIL
Jack Dale
IMPERIAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Fred McLean
Maxx Stalheim
LEMON GROVE CITY COUNCIL
Thomas Clabby
Mary England
NATIONAL CITY CITY COUNCIL
Rosalie Zarate
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis
NATIONAL CITY TREASURER
Mitchel Beauchamp
MIRA COSTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
George McNeil
Gloria Carranza
Jacqueline Simon
GROSSMONT UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD
Priscilla Schreiber
Larry Urdahl
STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS
PROPOSITION 1A
$9.95 billion bond for long-distance rail system NO
PROPOSITION 2
Standards for confining farm animals YES
PROPOSITION 3
$980 million bond for children's hospitals NO
PROPOSITION 4
Parental notification of a minor's abortion YES
PROPOSITION 5
Limits on incarceration of drug offenders NO
PROPOSITION 6
Minimum funding requirement for law enforcement NO
PROPOSITION 7
Electricity mandate for renewable energy NO
PROPOSITION 8
Repeal of legal right of same-sex marriage NO
PROPOSITION 9
Victim input in criminal justice system; parole limits NO
PROPOSITION 10
$5 billion bond for alternative-fuel vehicles NO
PROPOSITION 11
Nonpartisan redistricting process YES
PROPOSITION 12
$900 million veterans bond NO
LOCAL PROPOSITIONS
PROPOSITION A
Parcel tax for regional fire protection YES
PROPOSITION B
10th Avenue Marine Terminal decking NO
PROPOSITION C
Earmarked funds for Mission Bay Park NO
PROPOSITION D
Beach booze ban YES
PROPOSITION G
Approval of Del Mar commercial project YES
PROPOSITION H
Del Mar hotel tax hike NO
PROPOSITION J
El Cajon sales tax hike NO
PROPOSITION L
La Mesa sales tax hike NO
PROPOSITION M
National City sales tax repeal NO
PROPOSITION P
Santee charter city status YES
PROPOSITION S
$2.1 billion San Diego Unified School District bond NO
PROPOSITION U
$417 million Grossmont Union High School District bond YES
