Voter Guide
Orange County Endorsements November 2020
We have endorsed these candidates for their vision of inclusive communities with housing opportunities across the full spectrum of affordability. Orange County will continue to thrive only if we make it possible for future generations to live here. These are the people who will make that happen.
To create strong, vibrant communities, we need councilmembers who will start from Yes:
To create strong, vibrant communities, we need councilmembers who will start from Yes:
- Yes to affordable housing for seniors
- Yes to workforce housing for families
- Yes to townhomes and condos for first time homebuyers, and
- Yes to apartments for mobile professionals.
Our City Council CandidatesCity of Brea, Member, City Council
Tyler Baugh Christine Marick City of Costa Mesa, Mayor Katrina Foley City of Costa Mesa, Member, City Council District 2: Loren Gameros District 6: Jeff Harlan City of Garden Grove, Member, City Council District 6: Kim B. Nguyen City of Huntington Beach, Member, City Council Dan Kalmick Natalie Moser City of Irvine, Member, City Council Lauren Johnson-Norris City of Laguna Niguel, Member, City Council Stephanie Oddo Sandy Rains City of La Habra, Member, City Council Tim Shaw Jr. City of Mission Viejo, Member, City Council Pauline Hale City of Orange, Member, City Council District 1: David Vazquez City of Placentia, Member, City Council District 1: Rhonda Shader City of Rancho Santa Margarita, Member, City Council Beth Schwartz City of Santa Ana, Member, City Council Ward 1: Thai Viet Phan City of Tustin, Member, City Council Ryan Gallagher |
Ballot Propositions15: Yes! "Schools & Communities First" Increases Funding for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property; this reopens a revenue stream that our schools have been deprived of for decades. This prop is focused on large commercial and industrial property.
19: Yes! Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment; this increases mobility within the state and allows for reasonable revenue collection 21: Neutral Local Rent Control Initiative; this gives towns the option to enact rent control measures. Our organization has members who feel strongly on both sides so we are choosing to remain neutral. Local MeasuresMeasure X: City of La Habra No!
Citizens’ Initiative for Preservation of Open Space in La Habra. Despite it's name this measure is a ballot box zoning measure targeting a single development project on one parcel of land, a privately owned golf course. While the parcel is zoned "Open Space," it is only truly OPEN to the people who pay membership fees. The development project would create 450 new homes, a new PUBLIC community center, a public park, and public walking trails. You can read an op-ed about it here. Measure AA: City of Orange, Yes! The Trails at Santiago Creek Open Space and Residential Project was already approved by the Orange City Council. A yes vote will enable the project to move foreword. |
