SNR Changes Endorsement to Support Mai Vang for District 8

In a reversal of their initial endorsement, Sacramento News & Review changed its endorsement in the race of District 8 to Mai Vang.

Sacramento News & Review Article: Help Decide Sacramento’s Future (10/8/2020):

UPDATE: SN&R is changing its recommendation in this contest to support Mai Vang.

We don’t make this decision lightly. But what has happened since publishing our initial endorsement on Oct. 8 has tipped the scales in what was always a very close call.

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Asked about the real estate money, the Simmons campaign said on Oct. 15 that he actually opposes the rent control ballot measure and instead supports the less strict ordinance passed by the City Council last year.

The most charitable explanation is that Simmons simply changed his mind. The most problematic is that the Realtors money influenced his position on a hotly contested policy. In any case, some voters may have cast ballots without knowing where he really stands on rent control.

That’s a risk of voting early; it’s also a danger of endorsing in time for when mail ballots first arrive in early October: A major development can change a campaign and judgments on a candidate’s strengths and weaknesses.

So for those voters in District 8 who haven’t returned their ballots yet, we encourage you to support Vang.