At popular demand, but without elaboration, here are my ballot recommendations:
Governor, Gavin Newsom Lieutenant Governor, Eleni Kounalakis Secretary of State, Alex Padilla Controller, Betty T. Yee Treasurer, Fiona Ma Attorney General, Xavier Becerra Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara State Board of Equalization, District 2, Malia Cohen United States Senator, Dianne Feinstein United States Representative, Mark DeSaulnier Member State Assembly, District 15, Buffy Wicks State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond County Superintendent of Schools, Lynn Mackey Alameda Contra Costa Transit District, Joel B. Young West Contra Costa unified School District: Consuelo Lara, Madeline Kronenberg and Michael Gonzales Mayor: Tom Butt Richmond City Council: Cesar Zepeda, Demnlus Johnson III and Dave Schoenthal Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Carol A. Corrigan: No Leondra R. Kruger: Yes Sandra Margulies: Yes Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District Division 1 James M. Humes: Yes Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District, Division 2 James A. Richman: Yes Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District, Division 2 Marla Miller: Yes Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District, Division 3 Peter John Siggins: Yes Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District, Division 4 Jon B. Streeter: Yes Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District, Division 4 Allison M. Tucher: Yes Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District, Division 5 Barbara Jones: Yes Proposition 1: Yes Proposition 2: Yes Proposition 3: No Proposition 4: Yes Proposition 5: No Proposition 6: No Proposition 7: Yes Proposition 8: No Proposition 10: No Proposition 11: No Proposition12: Yes Measure R: Yes Measure H: Yes Measure T: Yes Measure FF: Yes