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Election Selections The Metro Santa Cruz Cheat Sheet Candidate Endorsements 14th Congressional District: Anna Eshoo 17th Congressional District: Sam Farr 27th Assembly District: John Laird 28th Assembly District: Simon Salinas Supervisor District 3: Mardi Wormhoudt Santa Cruz City Council: Tim Fitzmaurice, Thomas Leavitt, Mike Rotkin Local Measure Endorsements Measures Q, T, W and O (Hotel tax increase): Yes Measure P (repeal of the city's utility tax): No Measure S (ban on water additives, Watsonville voters only): No State Proposition Endorsements Prop. 46: Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund: Yes Prop. 47: Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities: Yes Prop. 48: Court Consolidation: Yes Prop. 49: Before and After School Programs: No Prop 50: Water Quality Supply and Safe Drinking Water: Yes Prop. 51: Distribution of Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax: No Prop. 52: Election Day Voter Registration: Yes Voter Info Websites www.votescount.com (Santa Cruz County) vote2002.ss.ca.gov (State government, live election returns) www.fec.gov (Federal Elections Commission) www.vote-smart.org (National Project Vote Smart) www.rockthevote.org (Rock the Vote) www.smartvoter.org (League of Women Voters) www.SantaCruzElection2002.org (local elections only ) Community TV Election Marathon Community Television airs city and county candidate forums Nov. 2-4 on Channel 26, Nov.2-3 on Channel 27, and live election coverage Nov. 5, 8-11:30pm on Channel 26. Hosts include Geoffrey Dunn, executive director of Community Television, Rachel Goodman of KUSP Radio and John Sandidge of KUSP and KPIG Radio. Invited guests include lieutenant governor candidate Bruce McPherson, Assembly candidate John Laird and District 3 supervisor candidates Mardi Wormhoudt and Mark Primack. Community TV's Joel Domhoff will provide up-to-the-minute coverage of statewide and countywide races three times an hour throughout the evening. [ Santa Cruz Week | Metroactive Central | Archives ]