Opinions & Editorials

Proposition M would ensure reliant foot-patrol police programs in areas of San Francisco with high crime rates. This would work as a substitute for the much-needed Proposition L, the Civil Sidewalks or “sit-lie” measure.

By Dominick DelgadilloThe Guardsman Proposition 23 has been billed by opponents as the “dirty energy proposition.” Groups like the American Lung Association of California, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the California Teachers Association and even our Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger agree that this proposition is nothing but bad news for

By Jose TorresThe Guardsman Proposition 23 threatens to destroy the commitment we, as Californians, forged with the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as AB32. Proposition 23 calls for a halt in caps and requirements put forth by AB32.  If passed it will kill California’s goal of

By Angela PennyThe Guardsman If non-conservatives don’t break through our collective malaise and vote for Democrats this November, we are putting ourselves in danger of surrendering political control to a small group of uber-conservative zealots. The only people who would benefit from this are religious fundamentalists and greedy billionaires.

By Patrick MakiriThe Guardsman Proposition 20 will extend a measure that California voters had already approved 2 years ago. Proposition 11 was passed in 2008 to address redistricting issues at the state assembly level by stripping the legislature of its power to redraw district lines and awarding that power to

By Frank LadraThe Guardsman Proposition 20, for all of its fancy wording, is nothing more than a big contest to determine who gets authority in choosing which citizens will be in specific congressional districts throughout the state of California. Up to this point, redistricting in California, which takes place every