Times Ballot Recommendations

General Election Nov. 8, 1988

California Measures

Prop. 78: $600-million bond issue for construction on college campuses--YES

Prop. 79: $800-million bond issue for building and repairing schools--YES

Prop. 80: $817-million bond issue for state prison construction--YES

Prop. 81: $75-million bond issue for safer drinking water--YES

Prop. 82: $60-million bond issue for water-conservation programs--YES

Prop. 83: $65-million bond issue to help build sewage-treatment plants--YES

Prop. 84: $300-million bond issue for housing for homeless, elderly and disabled--YES

Prop. 85: $75-million bond issue to build and renovate libraries--YES

Prop. 86: $500-million bond issue to build and maintain county jails and juvenile facilities--YES

Prop. 87: Corrects law about redevelopment and property taxes--YES

Prop. 88: Allows deposit of public money in insured industrial-loan firms--YES

Prop. 89: Gives governor veto of all murderers’ paroles--NO

Prop. 90: Allows elderly to transfer property assessment to another county--YES

Prop. 91: Makes justice courts “courts of record”--YES

Prop. 92: Opens to public some judicial discipline commission proceedings--YES

Prop. 93: Changes residency requirement on veterans’ property-tax exemption--YES

Prop. 94: Permits judges to teach part time--YES

Prop. 95: Sets new safety penalties to raise money to help homeless--NO

Prop. 96: Allows AIDS testing of suspects in assault cases--NO

Prop. 97: Restores the California occupational safety program--YES

Prop. 98: Guarantees schools’ financing level and part of state surplus--NO

Prop. 99: Raises cigarette tax to finance health programs--YES

Prop. 100: Requires auto-insurance regulation and 20% good-driver discount--YES

Prop. 101: Limits “pain and suffering” claims and attorneys’ fees--NO

Prop. 102: Requires reporting of all suspected AIDS cases, eliminates anonymous testing--NO

Prop. 103: Reduces insurance rates and requires elected regulator--NO

Prop. 104: Establishes no-fault auto-insurance system--NO

Prop: 105: Requires disclosures on products, services and investments--NO

Prop. 106: Limits plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees in lawsuits involving injuries--NO

The Candidates

(As a general policy The Times does not endorse candidates for President, governor or the U.S. Senate.)

U.S. House of Representatives (by District)

19th--Gary K. Hart (D) 20th--William M. Thomas (R) 23rd--Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 24th--Henry A. Waxman (D) 25th--Edward R. Roybal (D) 28th--Julian C. Dixon (D) 29th--Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 32nd--Glenn M. Anderson (D) 35th--Jerry Lewis (R) 36th--George E. Brown Jr. (D) 38th--Jerry Yudelson (D)

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

5th District--No endorsement

Judge of the Municipal Court

Office 4--Julie Cathey Office 6--John Gunn

Office 8--Marion J. Johnson

Catalina Justice Court--Peter Mirich Jr.

Los Angeles County Measure

Prop. J: $197.5-million bond issue to relieve jail overcrowding--YES

Los Angeles City Measures

Prop. L: $90-million bond issue to build and repair libraries--YES

Prop. M: $1.5-billion, 30-year bond authorization to improve sewage treatment--YES

Prop. N: $67-million bond issue for Fire Department communication equipment--YES

Prop. O: Repeals authority for exploratory oil drilling in Palisades--NO

Prop. P: Allows approved oil drilling in Palisades--YES

Orange County Candidates

State Legislature

35th Senate District--John Seymour (R)

37th Senate District--Marian Bergeson (R)

72nd Assembly District--Christian F. Thierbach (D)

Orange County Measures

Measure A: Appointed superintendent of schools--APPOINTED

Measure B (Placentia Unified School District): Yorba Linda annexation to Placentia--YES

Measure C (Yorba Linda School District): Annexation to Placentia Unified--YES

Measure G (Costa Mesa): Sensible growth/traffic control--NO

Measure H (Costa Mesa): Segerstrom Home Ranch Plan 1--YES

Measure I (Costa Mesa): Segerstrom Home Ranch Plan 2--YES

Measure J (Huntington Beach): Sensible growth/traffic control--NO

Measure K (Newport Beach): Traffic management--NO

Measure U (San Clemente): Appointive city clerk--YES

Measure V (San Clemente): Appointive city treasurer--YES

Measure X (San Juan Capistrano): Sensible growth/traffic control--NO

Measure Z--(Stanton): Fireworks ban--NO