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Mayor Gavin Newsom addresses supporters at Yoshi's in San Francisco following his victory over LA Councilwoman Janice Hahn in the Democratic Primary race for Lt. Governor. Photos by Luke Thomas. <\/p><\/div>\n

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

June 9, 2010<\/p>\n

Chalk yesterday’s California and San Francisco elections results up to a victory for Progressivism.\u00a0 With all votes tallied, PG&E’s $48 million campaign to hoodwink the California electorate <\/a>into voting against its best interests was defeated, as was Mercury Insurance’ Prop 17.\u00a0 Progressives also maintain control<\/a> of the all important San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC), wrested from Party moderate control by Chris Daly and Aaron Peskin in 2008.<\/p>\n

Mayor Gavin Newsom was a big winner as well, winning the Democratic Party primary for Lt. Governor and preserving his totalitarian appointment authority over the San Francisco Film Commission (Prop C).\u00a0 If Newsom defeats Republican incumbent Abel Maldonado in November, he will vacate the Office of Mayor in January, availing a <\/strong>golden opportunity for a Progressive takeover of Room 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The scandals<\/a> involving<\/a> the office of San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris did not seem to have an impact on Dem voters who nominated her for Party representation over former Facebook Privacy Chief Chris Kelly in the race for California Attorney General.\u00a0 She faces Los Angeles County District Attorney\u00a0 Steve Cooley, a Republican, in November.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris.<\/p><\/div>\n

In the two San Francisco races for Superior Court Judge, Progressive Michael Nava pulled off a stunning victory in defeating Richard Ulmer by 2,697 votes. As did Progressive Linda Colfax who roundly defeated Prosecutor Harry Dorfman by 16,832 votes. Because Nava did not receive over fifty percent of the vote, he will face Ulmer in a runoff in November.<\/p>\n

On the local San Francisco ballot<\/a>, voters made clear they want their high-speed rail terminus located at the Transbay Terminal at First and Mission streets (Prop G), though from a practical standpoint locating the terminal at 4th and King streets may make more sense.\u00a0 Voters also approved Prop A which authorizes a special parcel tax “to improve earthquake and fire safety and implement critical capital maintenance of\u00a0 schools and facilities.” Voters also approved Prop B which authorizes the issuance of a $412 million public bond for earthquake safety and facility maintenance expenditures.\u00a0 Prop D, a measure affecting how City employee retirement benefits are calculated, also passed.\u00a0 Voters also want to know how much taxpayer money is being spent on police security for dignitaries (Prop E).\u00a0 Prop F, a renters financial hardship measure, was narrowly defeated.<\/p>\n

Statewide, voters approved Prop 13 which modifies how earthquake building-retrofits are taxed.\u00a0 Prop 14, which establishes open primaries and all but eliminates the possibility for third-parties to compete, passed. \u00a0 Voters failed to pass Prop 15, a public campaign finance measure that would have helped overcome special interest domination of electoral outcomes.<\/p>\n

But of all the California races yesterday, none was arguably more important than Prop 16.\u00a0 If passed, the PG&E-sponsored measure would have enshrined in the California Constitution a two-thirds vote threshold against public power competition from municipalities and community choice aggregators.<\/p>\n

Asked why the 1,830,278 Californians, who voted for Prop 16, could be so dumb, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who spearheaded<\/a> a $100 thousand campaign<\/a> to defeat PG&E’s $48 million campaign, said: “PG&E has been on the airwaves right from the beginning.\u00a0 They targeted the ill-informed, undisconcerting voter.”<\/p>\n

Voter turnout in San Francisco was a paltry 23 percent. Though figures for California turnout have not been published, the turnout is also expected to be very low. In previous election cycles, low voter turnout has favored conservative outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With all votes tallied, PG&E’s $50 million campaign to hoodwink the California electorate into voting against its best interests was defeated, as was Mercury Insurance’ Prop 17. 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