With another election cycle over and done with the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce was inline with the majority of voters, going 13 of 14, or 93 percent on its 2006 Business Voters Guide.
The chamber became more involved in the election process this year by forming our first ever Political Action Committee (PAC). This was a primarily formed ballot measure committee, or a short-term, issue related PAC to work toward defeating the citizen's ballot box planning initiative Proposition E. The PAC will go away as soon as the funds have been raised to settle all of its debts. With 74 days from the formation of the PAC until election-day, and virtually every vote going to the "Yes on E" cause, we informed the voters and defeated Prop E, albeit by 56 votes. While the chamber took no position on Prop D, the city sponsored initiative, it is passed by 324 votes, and defeated "Yes on E" by 178 votes.
In other Carlsbad election news, Mayor Claude "Bud" Lewis along with council members Matt Hall and Mark Packard were re-elected to office and will serve for 4 more years. We have a new member of the California State Assembly, Martin Garrick, who will take office Dec. 4, 2006, while his predecessor, Mark Wyland, has moved on to the California State Senate. Carlsbad's school district received support from almost 70 percent of voters to sell $198 million in bonds to fix schools and possibly build a new high school. Prop T, the Tri-City Hospital bond, narrowly failed being passed again. San Diego County voters overwhelmingly rejected the idea of a joint-use airport at Miramar.
Statewide, the Governor, who was re-elected in a mandate, saw his bond package (Prop's 1A-1E) pass. Prop 84, the central valley levee and state water protection bond also passed. Prop 87, oil tax, Prop 88, school tax, and Prop 89, public financed campaigns, all failed. Additionally, Prop 90, the eminent domain proposition, which the chamber took no position on, failed.
Even though this was a complicated election, filled with confusing propositions and many candidates on the ballot, we all survived to live another day. The chamber had just enough time to educate the public on the negative long-term effects of Prop E making its first PAC in an 84 year history successful. Good news, in all likelihood, we have two years before our next election.
The chamber became more involved in the election process this year by forming our first ever Political Action Committee (PAC). This was a primarily formed ballot measure committee, or a short-term, issue related PAC to work toward defeating the citizen's ballot box planning initiative Proposition E. The PAC will go away as soon as the funds have been raised to settle all of its debts. With 74 days from the formation of the PAC until election-day, and virtually every vote going to the "Yes on E" cause, we informed the voters and defeated Prop E, albeit by 56 votes. While the chamber took no position on Prop D, the city sponsored initiative, it is passed by 324 votes, and defeated "Yes on E" by 178 votes.
In other Carlsbad election news, Mayor Claude "Bud" Lewis along with council members Matt Hall and Mark Packard were re-elected to office and will serve for 4 more years. We have a new member of the California State Assembly, Martin Garrick, who will take office Dec. 4, 2006, while his predecessor, Mark Wyland, has moved on to the California State Senate. Carlsbad's school district received support from almost 70 percent of voters to sell $198 million in bonds to fix schools and possibly build a new high school. Prop T, the Tri-City Hospital bond, narrowly failed being passed again. San Diego County voters overwhelmingly rejected the idea of a joint-use airport at Miramar.
Statewide, the Governor, who was re-elected in a mandate, saw his bond package (Prop's 1A-1E) pass. Prop 84, the central valley levee and state water protection bond also passed. Prop 87, oil tax, Prop 88, school tax, and Prop 89, public financed campaigns, all failed. Additionally, Prop 90, the eminent domain proposition, which the chamber took no position on, failed.
Even though this was a complicated election, filled with confusing propositions and many candidates on the ballot, we all survived to live another day. The chamber had just enough time to educate the public on the negative long-term effects of Prop E making its first PAC in an 84 year history successful. Good news, in all likelihood, we have two years before our next election.