The board voted four to one, with 2nd District Supervisor Mike Wilson dissenting, to not put the idea to the voters on March 5, citing the lack of public appetite and opposition from the current holder of each office. Voters were asked this question in 2016 with Measure Q, which was defeated at the ballot box.
On Monday, just a day after the California Democratic Party Convention wrapped up in Sacramento, party Chair Rusty Hicks launched his campaign to succeed Jim Wood as the next representative of Assembly District 2, which comprises Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma and Trinity counties.