Proposition M - opposition
Proposition M would ensure reliant foot-patrol police programs in areas of San Francisco with high crime rates. This would work as a substitute for the much-needed Proposition L, the Civil Sidewalks or “sit-lie” measure.
Opinions & Editorials
Prop 23 pro
By Dominick DelgadilloThe Guardsman
Proposition 23 has been billed by opponents as the “dirty energy proposition.” Groups like the American Lung Association of California, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the California Teachers Association and even our Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger agree that this proposition is nothing but bad news for
Prop 23 con
By Jose TorresThe Guardsman
Proposition 23 threatens to destroy the commitment we, as Californians, forged with the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as AB32.
Proposition 23 calls for a halt in caps and requirements put forth by AB32. If passed it will kill California’s goal of
Dodging Democrats
By Angela PennyThe Guardsman
If non-conservatives don’t break through our collective malaise and vote for Democrats this November, we are putting ourselves in danger of surrendering political control to a small group of uber-conservative zealots.
The only people who would benefit from this are religious fundamentalists and greedy billionaires.
prop 20 pro
By Patrick MakiriThe Guardsman
Proposition 20 will extend a measure that California voters had already approved 2 years ago.
Proposition 11 was passed in 2008 to address redistricting issues at the state assembly level by stripping the legislature of its power to redraw district lines and awarding that power to
Prop 20 con
By Frank LadraThe Guardsman
Proposition 20, for all of its fancy wording, is nothing more than a big contest to determine who gets authority in choosing which citizens will be in specific congressional districts throughout the state of California.
Up to this point, redistricting in California, which takes place every
What did Operation Iraqi Freedom accomplish
By Atticus MorrisThe Guardsman
As Barack Obama announced the end of “major combat operations” in Iraq on Aug. 31, congressional Republican leaders, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, expressed concern that the president would attempt to assume credit for the war’s success. Which begs the question: With 2,722 official