The Post is going to make a number of recommendations for candidates and ballot measures in the next two weeks.
Why would the Post — which prides itself on being fair, impartial and objective in its reporting — endorse candidates? The endorsements are presented on the opinion page and are in no way connected with the news stories found elsewhere in the newspaper. An endorsement is the opinion of the management of the newspaper and has no bearing on the manner in which a news story on the same candidate is reported.
If the candidates we endorse are elected, they owe us nothing and visa versa.
We watch public officials day in and day out. We get a front row seat to how decisions are made in local government and the school systems. As part of our job, we review a great deal of information that the typical voter doesn’t have time to read. If we’ve done our job, we should be able to make a choice that has meaning for the voter.
We do our homework and read the fine print. In 2008, the Post was the only newspaper in the Bay Area to recommend a “no” vote on high-speed rail. Other newspapers missed or ignored the disruption high-speed rail would cause in the community and the questionable ridership and cost estimates. After the election, people began to discover what a boondoggle this “train to nowhere” project would be. But it was too late by then.
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