Saturday, November 1, 2008

Republican & Democratic Parties - Not One Bad Thing to Say on Y and Z

The County Democratic Party endorses Torrance school bond measures Y and Z.

The County Republican Party takes no official position on Measures Y and Z. There's more to it than that, though. I left a message with the County Party office today to inquire further, but did reach the local office (at Hawthorne and Lomita), which confirmed the no stance. However, the phone answerer indicated the higher ups in the party were supporting Y and Z, that there are a lot of safeguards in the measures. This was not an 'off the cuff' answer, but rather what she said after checking with the office staff -- so I suspect it's the unofficial party line on Y and Z. Call yourself if you'd like to inquire for yourself - the number is 310-791-3305. The person I was talking to also shared her personal position that she was going to vote Yes on both Y and Z.

So, the major parties are either explicity endorsing or unofficially giving its thumbs up on Measures Y and Z. I think this is a great indication that fixing Torrance schools is not a partisan issue - it's just something we HAVE to do.

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