Archive for November, 2008
2008 Presidential Election Special Issue: Barack Obama, Phil Thalheimer, Jan Goldsmith, and Prop 4
These short informational columns were part of an election issue voting guide that I organized and edited as the State of Mind editor, which was published during the 2008 National Presidential Election on November 4. Major presidential candidates Obama and McCain were featured, as well as an list of local candidates and local and statewide propositions, the object being to inform students about less-well-publicized local elections so they could vote.
Local candidates covered included Mike Aguirre and Jan Goldsmith for San Diego City Attorney, Sherri Lightner and Phil Thalheimer for San Diego City Council District 1, Todd Gloria and Stephen Whitburn for San Diego City Council District 3, and April Boling and Marti Emerald for San Diego City Council District 7.
The Daily Aztec also covered the local San Diego Proposition D, an alcohol ban on local beaches, statewide Proposition 4, which proposed waiting periods and parental notifications for minors seeking an abortion, and statewide Proposition 8, which banned the right of same-sex couples to marry in California.
