san diego deviant

As my friend Jason put it, "the proposition process is like trying to kill a fly with a sledgehammer."

Although I voted with the majority of Californians on almost every issue on yesterday's ballot, I'm completely out of step with my fellow San Diegans on parental consent for abortions, teacher tenure, union dues, and who should be mayor.

Thank goodness for the other wacko liberals in this state who helped defeat 73, 74, and 75.


Take a look at this map, which shows how California voted on proposition 73, which would have required parental notification for abortions.

Note: The use of red and blue here is problematic, as blue on this map really is a conservative vote.

San Diego County Returns	County Returns Statewide County Status

Propositions Yes Votes Pct. No Votes Pct.

73 Y Minor's Pregnancy 345,494 54.9 284,339 45.1 Statewide 3,130,062 47.4 3,465,629 52.6 Map

74 Y Teacher Tenure 350,893 55.4 283,306 44.6 Statewide 2,987,010 44.9 3,662,932 55.1 Map

75 Y Public Union Dues 365,475 57.8 267,699 42.2 Statewide 3,092,495 46.5 3,551,011 53.5 Map

76 N Spending/Funding 302,758 47.9 328,152 52.1 Statewide 2,522,327 37.9 4,115,388 62.1 Map

77 N Redistricting 296,146 47.3 329,799 52.7 Statewide 2,673,530 40.5 3,920,487 59.5 Map

78 N Rx Drug Discounts 284,930 46.1 332,924 53.9 Statewide 2,719,999 41.5 3,821,957 58.5 Map

79 N Rx Drug Rebates 233,053 38.2 375,726 61.8 Statewide 2,523,803 38.9 3,950,763 61.1 Map

80 N Electric Regulation 215,963 36.0 383,007 64.0 Statewide 2,189,126 34.3 4,182,374 65.7 Map

Y - Proposition is passing N - Proposition is not passing