Here are our recommendations for the June 5, 2018, election. Click on the links to read the full editorials.
Statewide
U.S. Senate – Dianne Feinstein
Governor – Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant governor – Jeff Bleich
Attorney general – Dave Jones
Controller – Betty Yee
Treasurer – Vivek Viswanathan
Insurance commissioner – Steve Poizner
Secretary of State – Alex Padilla
Superintendent of public instruction – Marshall Tuck
Board of Equalization, District 2 – Malia Cohen
U.S. House
District 15 – Eric Swalwell
District 17 – Ro Khanna
State Assembly
District 15 – Buffy Wicks
District 16 – Catharine Baker
Alameda County races
Assessor – Phong La
Auditor/controller – Irella Blackwood
Board of Education, Area 1 – Joaquin Rivera
District attorney – Nancy O’Malley
Superior Court judge – Tara Flanagan
Contra Costa County races
Auditor-Controller – Robert Campbell
County Board of Supervisors, Dist. 4 – Karen Mitchoff
District Attorney – Paul Graves
Superintendent of Schools – Lynn Mackey
Santa Clara County races
Judge Persky recall – Yes
Persky replacement – Angela Storey
County Board of Supervisors, Dist. 4 – Susan Ellenberg
Sheriff – John Hirokawa
San Jose mayor – Sam Liccardo
San Jose City Council, Dist. 5 – Magdalena Carrasco
San Jose City Council, Dist. 7 – Tom Duong
San Jose City Council, Dist. 9 – Pam Foley
Ballot measures
Statewide
68 – Water, parks bond – Yes
69 – Fuel tax and vehicle fee restriction – Yes
70 – Spending cap-and-trade revenue – No
71 – Ballot measure effective date – Yes
72 – Rainwater capture systems – Yes
Regional
RM3 – Bridge toll increase – Yes (Mercury News) Yes (East Bay Times)
Alameda County
A – Alameda County child care tax – No
B – San Lorenzo school bond – Yes
D – Oakland library tax – No
Contra Costa County
E – Richmond kids initiative – No
F – Martinez council open-space measure – No
I – Martinez citizens’ open-space initiative – Yes
J – Orinda library tax – Yes
K – Richmond kids initiative revisions – Yes
L – Lafayette Deer Hill project – Yes
P – Pinole term limits repeal – Yes
Santa Clara County
A – Santa Clara redistricting – No
B – San Jose Evergreen developers initiative – No
C – San Jose Evergreen city measure – Yes