The publishers of the West Valley Journal and SGVJournal.com recommend the following candidates and propositions for your consideration when you go to the polls on Tuesday.

FOR GOVERNOR: Jerry Brown
We believe that Jerry Brown is the only qualified candidate for Governor. His opponet has demonstrated her lack of integrity in the manner she has conducted her campaign.
FOR U.S. SENATOR: Barbara Boxer
Sen. Boxer has the experience to carry on the job of getting the U.S. out of our current recession.
For Lt. Governor:  No Recommendation
For Atty General: Kamala Harris
For Secty. of State: Debra Bowen
For Controller: John Chiang
For Treasurer: Bill Lockyer
For Congress: Judy Chu, 32nd District and Adam Schiff, 29th District

For County Assessor: John Wong

PROPOSITIONS

California Proposition 19:  NO

Prop. 20 would legalize the sale of marijuana in California. It would allow people 21 or older to grow or have small quantities of marijuana for personal use.

Proposition 20:  NO

Prop. 20 would assign congressional redistricting to the state’s previously-established redistricting commission.

Leaving congressional redistricting to the state legislature while the redistricting commission handles the redrawing of state legislative districts will allow California residents to see and evaluate both decision makers in order to decide which entity should have the responsibility for redistricting in the future.

California Proposition 21:  YES

Prop. 21 would establish a modest vehicle license fee to support state parks while providing free admission to the parks for surcharged vehicles. The measure provides much-needed resources to state parks while ensuring free access to state residents with a vehicle.

California Proposition 23:  NO

Prop. 23 would suspend indefinitely California’s groundbreaking laws to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. The measure is an unnecessary step backwards in addressing global warming, a critical issue of great concern to all Californians.

California Proposition 24:  YES

Prop. 24 would repeal tax breaks granted to all businesses in recent years. The measure increases needed state revenues without affecting the tax rates of individual taxpayers.

California Proposition 25:  YES

Prop. 25 would remove the supermajority requirement for the state legislature to adopt the state budget.
The measure is an important step toward eliminating the legislative gridlock that every year threatens to paralyze the state at budget time.

California Proposition 26:  NO

Prop. 26 would impose a supermajority requirement on the legislature in enacting certain levies and charges. Permitting a small minority of the legislature to block critical legislation already contributes significantly to the state’s precarious fiscal condition.

California Proposition 27:  NO

Prop. 27 would abolish the previously-established redistricting commission charged with redrawing state legislative districts.  The redistricting commission, already well into the process of selecting its members, deserves the opportunity to demonstrate if it is an effective means of accomplishing redistricting.