FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER - YOUR OFFICIAL STEAMING POOP VOTER GUIDE

This is your official clip and carry voter guide. I'm not covering EVERY proposition or candidate, just the important ones. Remember, you can't bitch about how things are run if you don't vote. So do it, because voting is important AND it's sexy.

State Offices:

Governor - Jerry Brown (D) - Come on, do you really have to ask why?

Lt. Governor - No recommendation - Lt. Governors' don't really do much, something Gavin Newsom (who is the democratic nominee) has trained for during his years as the mayor of San Francisco, so I should endorse him, but I won't.

Attorney General - No Recommendation

Secretary of State - Debra Bowen

Federal Offices

U.S. Senate: Barbara Boxer (D) - I'm hesitant in my endorsement of her, but, come on. Carly Fiorina? You can't run on the platform of job creation when you laid off 30,000 of your employees, ship their jobs overseas and then nearly run a highly respected company like HP into the ground.

San Francisco City Board of Supervisors

City Supervisor (District 8) - Rafael Mandelman - He is a bit more progressive than I like my elected officials to be, but he's smart, has some good ideas, grew up in San Francisco, and he's a friend.

State Propositions

Proposition 19: Yes - This will legalize Marijuana and make it taxable. It is a flawed proposition, but it's a good start and the loopholes can be closed as we go forward. The Feds have promised to fight this if it passes.

Proposition 21: Yes - Increases the vehicle license fee by $18 a year, which goes to fund our beloved state parks.

Proposition 23: No - Tesoro and Valero (two Texas oil companies) are bank-rolling the YES campaign, that's reason enough to vote NO.

Proposition 25: Yes - Would end the 2/3 majority rule on the passage of state budgets.

Proposition 26: No - Voters should NOT be given permission to vote on taxation - California voters have proven time and again that they cannot be trusted when it comes to having a say on tax increases. Besides, isn't that the job of our legislators anyway?

Local Propositions

Proposition A: Yes - Earthquake retrofitting bond measure - we need this.

Proposition B: No - I want to say vote YES on this, as I do feel the need for some kind of reform. However, city employees have already taken it on the chin, with furlough days and pay cuts. I don't believe any of our elected officials have offered to take any kind of pay cut, so because of that, I changed my mind and recommend a NO vote.

Proposition E: No - Passage would allow voters to register and vote on election day. I don't think it's a good idea to have same day registration. It leaves me with a fear of voter fraud.

Proposition G: Yes - This will amend the city charter so that the MUNI employees are no longer guaranteed to be the second-highest paid transit workers in the country. Maybe when MUNI becomes the "second-best public transportation system in the country", then we can revisit this "second-highest paid" thing.

Proposition L: Yes - The controversial sit/lie ordinance would prohibit sitting or laying on sidewalks from 7am to 11pm. The No on "L" campaign tag line is "Sidewalks are for People" and they're right. They're for people to WALK on, not pee on, shit on, lay all day on and aggressively panhandle.