What is Proposition B?

Proposition B is directed toward the San Diego Board of Supervisors. Currently there are five supervisors on the board, all divided up into five districts, which are Greg Cox (District 1), Ron Roberts (District 4), Diane Jacob (District 2), Bill Horn (District 5), and Pam Slater-Price who is the chair (District 3). They habdle budget matters, policy issues, and intergovernmental and legislative matters in San Diego. They earn more than state legislatures yet they don't two to three term limits.

The Service Employees International Union Local 221, a labor union, is the principal sponsor and financier of Proposition B. Proposition B states that the board of supervisors should have thier term length limited to only two four year terms. It has always been that board supervisors served life long terms, but with this proposition that will be changed. A reason for term limits is that currently there are only white Americans on the board with no diversity, which is not what San Diego is. San Diego is diversity.

Another reason for this proposition is that when these supervisors have life long terms, power becomes easily controlled and managed by only a few. Each and every one of the supervisors have held 15-18 year terms so far and if proposition B goes into affect voters will decide to either vote them in or out. If people vote for them then they will have the chance to serve two more terms of four years each.

There are currently no Democrats on the board. This is why Democrats are urging the need for term limits while Republicans are demanding to leave it as it is. If the measure is approved, San Diego will become the 7th county -- out of 58 counties -- to impose term limits on its county supervisors.There are not many sides to this proposition yet it is one that is controversial and can change the future of San Diego.