After the election there’s a lot for Democrats to consider on both the local and national level. We’re delighted to have two of our club members lead our discussion:
- Gregg Robinson will discuss the results from a sociologist’s point of view
- Cynara Velazquez will provide analysis of the local races
If he can make it we’ll also be joined by Doug Porter, of the San Diego Free Press.
Cynara Velazquez works for EDF Renewable Energy as a Reporting Data Architect and Report Designer. She graduated from UC Santa Cruz, with a B.S., Information Technology. She also campaigned for the recent, successful (and after these election results, much appreciated) Proposition 64 ballot measure.
Gregg Robinson is a professor of sociology at Grossmont College in San Diego, California. He received his Ph.D. from UCSD, and has taught at the University of Maryland as well as Austin State University. His past research has focused on teachers in high poverty schools as well as on the foreclosure crisis and the response to it among the white working class. More recently he has conducted a poll of San Diego County white working class voters’ attitudes toward Donald Trump. He currently serves as the president of the County Board of Education as well as Vice-President of the American Federation of Teachers 1931.
Image Credit: Professor Robert Vanderbei, Princeton
| Proposition Title | County | State | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes Votes |
% | No Votes |
% | Yes Votes |
% | No Votes |
% | |||
| Yes | 51 | K-12 and Community College Facilities | 542,220 | 52.9% | 482,654 | 47.1% | 6,338,116 | 54.2% | 5,355,494 | 45.8% |
| Yes | 52 | Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program | 704,701 | 69.8% | 305,259 | 30.2% | 8,084,940 | 69.9% | 3,475,696 | 30.1% |
| No | 53 | Voter Approval of Revenue Bonds | 505,497 | 51.4% | 477,156 | 48.6% | 5,546,239 | 48.9% | 5,786,190 | 51.1% |
| Yes | 54 | Legislative Procedure Requirements | 639,235 | 64.4% | 354,091 | 35.6% | 7,365,886 | 65.0% | 3,958,070 | 35.0% |
| Yes | 55 | Tax Extension for Education and Healthcare | 610,793 | 60.0% | 407,227 | 40.0% | 7,308,748 | 62.6% | 4,359,974 | 37.4% |
| Yes | 56 | Cigarette Tax | 651,226 | 62.1% | 397,456 | 37.9% | 7,633,690 | 63.8% | 4,325,438 | 36.2% |
| Yes | 57 | Criminal Sentences & Juvenile Crime Proceedings | 675,468 | 66.3% | 342,985 | 33.7% | 7,478,918 | 63.9% | 4,231,726 | 36.1% |
| Yes | 58 | English Proficiency. Multilingual Education. | 728,562 | 71.5% | 290,231 | 28.5% | 8,510,811 | 72.9% | 3,165,318 | 27.1% |
| Yes | 59 | Corporate Political Spending Advisory Question | 502,700 | 52.5% | 455,691 | 47.5% | 5,866,806 | 53.0% | 5,209,330 | 47.0% |
| No | 60 | Adult Film Condom Requirements | 422,895 | 42.3% | 576,687 | 57.7% | 5,222,992 | 45.7% | 6,199,107 | 54.3% |
| No | 61 | State Prescription Drug Purchase Standards | 447,590 | 44.9% | 548,945 | 55.1% | 5,288,985 | 46.0% | 6,196,348 | 54.0% |
| No | 62 | Repeal of Death Penalty | 454,942 | 44.6% | 564,304 | 55.4% | 5,417,885 | 46.4% | 6,247,373 | 53.6% |
| Yes | 63 | Firearms and Ammunition Sales | 634,475 | 61.1% | 404,452 | 38.9% | 7,396,268 | 62.7% | 4,395,160 | 37.3% |
| Yes | 64 | Marijuana Legalization | 601,019 | 56.1% | 470,885 | 43.9% | 6,769,155 | 56.5% | 5,210,073 | 43.5% |
| No | 65 | Carryout Bag Charges | 481,580 | 47.0% | 542,250 | 53.0% | 5,245,343 | 45.2% | 6,349,259 | 54.8% |
| Yes | 66 | Death Penalty Procedure Time Limits | 522,018 | 53.9% | 445,999 | 46.1% | 5,694,991 | 51.0% | 5,462,079 | 49.0% |
| Yes | 67 | Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags | 533,673 | 51.3% | 505,675 | 48.7% | 6,157,110 | 52.8% | 5,506,190 | 47.2% |
Top Image Credit: Mark Newman, University of Michigan
Bottom Image Credit: Professor Robert Vanderbei, Princeton
4:00PM – 5:30PM
Point Loma Assembly, 3035 Talbot St, San Diego, CA 92106
For additional info call (619) 800-5098
Directions and parking information
Social Time
Members are encouraged to get together from 3:30PM before the meeting starts, please bring whatever light drinks/snacks that you’d like to share.
After the meeting ends we suggest adjourning to the Point Break Cafe at 2743 Shelter Island Dr to continue our progressive conversation. Happy Hour is until 6:30pm.
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