🗳️ June 2026 Primary Election Ballot Analysis (VI): Summary

[cahwyguy]

Here in California (and in Los Angeles in particular), we have an election coming up. You know what that means: Every election, I do a detailed ballot analysis of my sample ballot. This is where I examine each candidate and share my conclusions, and invite you to convince me to vote for the other jerk.  Because this is a long ballot, I’m splitting this analysis into a few chunks (note: links may not be available until all segments are posted):

1. Governor of California
2. Other State and National Offices (excluding judges)
3. County and City (Los Angeles) Local Offices (excluding judges)
4. Measures (nee Propositions)
5. Judicial Offices (County and State)
6. Summary

This part provides a summary of my ballot analysis results. Please read the full explanation of why I chose who I chose in the links above. Note: This summary is presented in the order of my Sample Ballot.

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(IV) Special Property Owners Ballot: Streetlight Assessment

Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District № 5500: Assessment Ballot

⚫ Yes

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(III) City/Local Offices + (II) Other State and National Offices

City of Los Angeles
Mayor of Los Angeles	Karen Bass (NP/Leans 🐴) ⭐INC
City Attorney	Marissa Roy (NP/Leans 🐴)
City Controller	Kenneth Mejia (NP) ⭐INC
California State Assembly: 40th District	Pilar Schiavo ⭐INC (D)
US House of Representatives, 32nd District	(1st choice): Brad Sherman (D) ⭐INC. (2nd choice): Jake Levine (D)

(IV) City and County Measures

City Measure CB: Apply Marijuana Tax to Unlicensed Marijuana Businesses Measure	Yes
City Measure TC: Expand Implementation of Local Hotel Tax Measure	Yes
City Measure TT: Increase Local Hotel Tax Measure	Yes

(II) County Offices

Supervisor, 3rd District	Lindsey Horvath (NP/Leans 🐴) ⭐INC
County Sheriff	(1st: Keep Luna) Robert Luna (NP/Leans 🐴, but 🐘 until 2022) ⭐INC (2nd Replace Luna) Karla Carranza (NP/Leans 🐴)
County Assessor	(1st: New Blood) Rob Newland (NP) (2nd: Keep Experience) Jeffrey Prang (NP) ⭐INC.

(IV) Judges of the Superior Court

Office № 2	Tal Valbuena
Office № 14	Irene Lee
Office № 39	Binh Dang
Office № 60	Ann Maurer
Office № 64	Maria Ghobadi
Office № 65	Anna Slotky Reitano
Office № 66	Ben Forer
Office № 81	David B. Walgren ⭐INC
Office № 87	Anthony Bayne
Office № 116	Paul Thompson
Office № 131	Donna Tryfman
Office № 141	Mariela Torres
Office № 176	Gloria Marin
Office № 181	Ryan Dibble
Office № 196	Candice Henry

(III) County Measures

Measure ER: Sales Tax Increase for Health Services Measure

No

Statewide Election: (I) Governor + (II) Other Statewide Offices

State of California
Governor	(What I’ll do) Vote for the top polling Democratic candidate as of May 15 or later. (My favorite of Tier 1) ⚫ Katie Porter (D) (My likely vote from Tier 1) ⚫ Thomas Steyer (D)
Lt. Governor	Josh Fryday (D)
Secretary of State	Shirley Weber (D) ⭐INC
Controller	Malia Cohen (D) ⭐INC
Treasurer	Anna Caballero (D)
Attorney General	Rob Bonta (D) ⭐INC
Insurance Commissioner	(1st Choice): Patrick Wolff (D) (2nd Choice): Ben Allen (D)
Member, State Board of Equalization, 3rd District	Yvonne Yiu (D)
Supt. of Public Instruction	Richard Barrera (NP/Leans 🐴)

 

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