Eugene Weekly : News : 10.23.08

Endorsements At a Glance
EW’s choices in measures and contested races

• President of the U.S.
BARACK OBAMA 

• U.S. Senate.
JEFF MERKLEY

• Secretary of State
KATE BROWN

• State Treasurer
BEN WESTLUND

• Labor Commissioner
BRAD AVAKIAN

• House District 7
DON NORDIN

• Mayor of Eugene
KITTY PIERCY  

• North County Commission
ROB HANDY 

• Eugene Measure 20-137
4J local option levy — YES

• Eugene Measure 20-142
LCC five-year bond — YES

• Eugene Measure 20-145
bond to fix streets — YES

• Eugene Measure 20-146
police auditor  — YES

• Oregon Measure 54
voting eligibility — YES

• Oregon Measure 55
redistricting rules — YES

• Oregon Measure 56
eliminates double majority — YES

• Oregon Measure 57
prison terms, drug treatment —  YES

• Oregon Measure 58
“English immersion” — NO

• Oregon Measure 59
Big tax break for the rich — NO

• Oregon Measure 60
links teacher pay, performance — NO

• Oregon Measure 61
mandatory prison sentences — NO

• Oregon Measure 62
lottery dollars for crime — NO

• Oregon Measure 63
building permits — NO

• Oregon Measure 64
public money and politics — NO

• Oregon Measure 65
top-two primary election — NO