Tag Archives : elections

Free Postage for Mail-in Ballots


In a move designed to address the problem of abysmally low voter turnout, yesterday the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to pay postage for vote-by-mail ballots.  The change will go into effect in the November 2015 elections, at a cost of $31,000.  For the two elections scheduled in 2016 the estimated cost to the County is $198,000, about…

What Do Elections Have to Do With AIDS?


With the Jan 1 arrival of health care for millions, and with it the attendant sigh of relief, I have been reminded of the history among my gay brothers and sisters who have been living for years with AIDS. Not that long ago, we had a President who wouldn’t acknowledge the epidemic ravaging mostly gay men, creating whole communities of…

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