By now those of us who are registered voters have received our ballots in the mail for the November 3rd General Election. For Californians, the ballot is two long pages, double sided. Some of the choices are easy such as those running for State offices like Governor, Secretary of State, etc.
Then there is the host of propositions, measures and names of people you have never heard of, so don’t panic. This is the point at which you begin to feel like your vote won’t make a difference. Fight the feeling. Every vote counts. Those who would steal our right to vote with harsh restrictions like Proposition 39, are counting on you giving up, laying your ballot aside until you forget to use it or if you have not registered to vote, they are counting on you buying the idea that your one vote won’t make a difference.
There are friends, and loved ones around you who have not registered to vote and who are telling you they don’t plan to and it won’t make a difference if they do. This is where you must stand up and fight to convince them they do count. You offer to take them to the polls where they can still register and vote a “Provisional Ballot”
These are the reasons the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint has prepared the Voter’s Guide, 2026. We have made recommendations on candidates and Ballot measures that we have researched based on
our coverage of the many issues affecting you which we write about daily. The Choice is yours, but make a choice you must if we are to continue with any degree of democracy and freedom.
As we look at the County and City of San Diego, please think before you vote. This election at our local level is not about friendships. Its about survival for those of us who are struggling with healthcare, rent, food and fuel whether for our homes or cars.
For the County, Measure A is not what it appears to be and we must not be deceived by how much we like the Supervisors sponsoring it.
Remember, in 2010 over 60 percent of the residents voted for Term Limits. That means restricting elected Supervisors to only two terms in office. All the “transparency” in Measure A can be taken up without adding a third term of office or stripping the new CAO of authority not sought before we placed an African American woman in that position.
Let’s get about the business of completing this vote with everything we have and paying closer attention to our government at all levels.
