Voter Guide for June 8 Primary

Blog writers compiled a voter guide for Mission Viejo that reflects the recommendations of conservative Republicans. Democrats are invited to send us their picks for publication.

State Offices (Republican Slate)
Governor: Steve Poizner
Lieutenant Governor: Sam Aanestad
Secretary of State: Damon Dunn
Controller: Tony Strickland
Treasurer: Mimi Walters
Attorney General: John Eastman
Insurance Commissioner: Mike Villines
State Board of Equalization, District 3: Michelle Steel
U.S. Senate: Chuck DeVore. Carly Fiorina is an alternative choice.
U.S. Representative: 42nd District: Gary Miller

ORANGE COUNTY
GOP Central Committee Races (vote for these six in your Assembly District)
71st (all of Mission Viejo is in this district): Mark Bucher, Tony Beall, Todd Spitzer, John Williams, Jack Anderson, Marcia Gilcrist. They are incumbents who are doing a good job, which is a rare occurrence in government today.

JUDICIAL
All California Superior Court Judges are elected to 6 year terms. Of those, 50 are up for re-election in June, but you will only find five on the June 8 ballot. No one filed to run against the other 45.
Superior Court Judge Office No. 2: unopposed
Superior Court Judge Office No. 13 unopposed
Superior Court Judge Office No. 16: Andy Manssourian
Superior Court Judge Office No. 39: unopposed
Superior Court Judge Office No. 50: Julian Bailey

SCHOOLS
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Diane Lenning
County Superintendent of Schools: William Habermehl
County Board of Education Area 2: Alexandria Coronado
County Board of Education Area 5: No recommendation
Recall of Capistrano Unified School District Trustees: NO.

COUNTY OFFICES
Supervisor, 2nd District: John Moorlach
Supervisor, 4th District: Shawn Nelson
Supervisor, 5th District: Pat Bates
Assessor: Claude Parrish
Auditor-Controller: David Sundstrom
County Clerk-Recorder: Hugh Nguyen
District Attorney: Tony Rackauckas
Public Administrator: John Williams
Sheriff-Coroner: Bill Hunt
Treasurer-Tax Collector: Keith Rodenhuis

Proposition 13: Limits on Property Tax Assessment. YES
Proposition 14: Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections. NO
Proposition 15: California Fair elections Acts: NO
Proposition 16: Two-Thirds Voter Approval for Local Public Electricity Providers. NO
Proposition 17: Auto Insurance based on Driver’s History of Insurance coverage. YES

MEASURE D: Mission Viejo Right–To-Vote Initiative. YES!

The following analysis came from Kathy’s Pics by Kathy Dittner of Mission Viejo.

This measure was initially put on the ballot in response to the Casta Del Sol golf course being considered for sale with a senior care facility being built on a portion of the land that is not in a flood channel. The developer wanted the rest of the golf course to be sold to the city for a park or open space that the city/tax payers would need to maintain. The developer backed out when the building market collapsed and residents came to meetings in M.V to oppose the sale.

The Mission Viejo Right to Vote (Measure D) will:

REQUIRE voter approval of major zoning changes.

PROTECT present standards for single family home permits, reconstruction and additions not involving major changes to zoning. Businesses would also maintain present standards for changes in their buildings.

PRESERVE our original Master Plan of the Mission Viejo Company. It provided a balance between housing, business, and recreation areas.

PREVENT election costs by having the developers who are proposing the major zoning changes to pay for the regular or special elections, NOT THE TAXPAYERS! The City Council will approve or reject regular land use changes or affordable housing required by state law.

KEEP recreation and open spaces by VOTERS approving changes or development of open spaces, and rezoning recreation property, unless being changed to open space. This would prevent the City Council from taking a park and selling it to a developer to build houses or apartment. The City Council would still approve sports parks or dog parks.

Approving the Mission Viejo Right To Vote (Measure D) is a big win for the citizens of Mission Viejo.