There are 7 measures on the ballot this November, 2008. We will have short writeups of them within a couple of days. So far there are writeups for GG & HH & KK, and against KK & LL.

We didn't explicitly recommend positions on the measures, but here's a general sense of what people thought.We didn't explicitly recommend positions on the measures, but here's a general sense of what people thought.

We were in favor of FF, GG, HH, JJ.
We didn't have enough information about II.
We wanted more information about the content & effects of KK, and of BRT in general.
We were generally against LL.

Here are their descriptions on the City website.

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Measures placed on the ballot (in ballot order):

MEASURE FF (PDF)Library Bond(2/3 vote required)

MEASURE GG (PDF)
Fire Protection and Emergency Response and Preparedness Tax
(2/3 vote required)

MEASURE HH (PDF)
GANN Limit Override Renewal for Parks, Library, Emergency Medical
Services (EMS), and Emergency Medical Services For Severely Disabled
Persons
(Majority vote required)

MEASURE II (PDF)
Redistricting Timelines – Charter Amendment
(Majority vote required)

MEASURE JJ (PDF)
Resubmission of Measure R, Patient's Access to Medical Cannabis
Initiative Ordinance
(Majority vote required)

MEASURE KK (PDF)
Initiative Ordinance Requiring Voter Approval of Exclusive
Transit-Only and HOV/Bus-Only Lanes
(Majority vote required)

MEASURE LL (PDF)
Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (LPO) Referendum
(Majority vote required)