Bay Area Progressive Voter Guide – 2026 June Primary
Discover endorsed ballot measures that align with our values of racial, economic, and environmental justice. Be a voter who supports our working-class, immigrant, communities of color in the Bay Area and across California!
2026 Endorsement Summary
Alameda; Contra Costa; San Francisco; San Mateo
Alameda County
Measures
| District | Number/Letter | Description | Position |
| Oakland | Measure E | Create Parcel Tax to Fund Public Safety Programs Measure | Yes |
Contra Costa County
Measures
| District | Number/Letter | Description | Position |
| Richmond | Measure B | Fund The Services we Depend on Sales Tax | Yes |
San Francisco
Measures
| District | Number/Letter | Description | Position |
| San Francisco | Proposition A | Earthquake Preparedness, Safe Buildings means a Strong City | Yes |
| San Francisco | Proposition C | Small business relief shouldn’t come at workers’ expense | No |
| San Francisco | Proposition D | Hold corporations accountable when CEOs earn 100× more than their workers | Yes |
San Mateo County
Measures
| District | Number/Letter | Description | Position |
| Redwood City | Renter Protections: Everyone deserves Fair and Affordable Housing | Yes |
San Francisco
Yes on D – Overpaid CEO Tax: Hold corporations accountable when CEOs earn 100× more than their workers.
When a company’s CEO makes 100 times more than the average worker, something has gone seriously wrong. This measure puts a tax on that kind of extreme pay gap. The money raised doesn’t come from regular workers or small businesses. It only kicks in at the most extreme cases, so most companies aren’t even affected. If a corporation wants to pay less in taxes, the easiest fix is to pay their workers more. The people stay in charge. Vote YES.
No on Prop C – Decrease to Business Taxes: Small business relief shouldn’t come at workers’ expense
Prop C sounds like it’s helping small businesses, but don’t be fooled by the packaging. It bundles two very different things together. The first part exempts small businesses from certain taxes — which sounds fine. But the second part also lets those businesses off the hook for the executive pay tax. Here’s the problem: small businesses aren’t the ones paying their bosses 100 times more than their workers. So why are we weakening a tax that was designed to go after that exact behavior? That part of the deal doesn’t help small businesses, it just pokes a hole in a law that was working.
The one good thing in Prop C is that it speeds up the executive pay tax increase, moving 2028 rates into effect in 2027. That’s a win. But you shouldn’t have to swallow something bad just to get something good. Bundling popular ideas with unpopular ones is an old trick to get things passed that couldn’t win on their own.
San Francisco worked hard to pass the executive pay tax in the first place. Weakening it opens the door to more cuts down the road. If small businesses need tax relief let’s pass a clean measure that does just that, without trading away worker protections to get there. Vote NO on Prop C.
Yes on Prop A – Earthquake Safety and Emergency Bond Measure: Safe buildings means a strong city
San Francisco sits on earthquake country. And right now, some of the city’s most important buildings and emergency systems are not ready for a major quake. Prop A fixes that by authorizing $535 million in bonds to upgrade infrastructure, strengthen emergency response, and make the city safer for everyone who lives here.
Waiting is not a neutral choice. Every year we delay upgrading aging infrastructure is another year the city is more vulnerable. When the next big earthquake hits we want our emergency systems working, not crumbling. Low-income communities and communities of color are often hit hardest by disasters, so investing in preparedness is also an equity issue.
This is exactly what bonds are designed for: big, necessary, one-time investments in public safety that benefit everyone. Vote YES on Prop A.
Richmond, Contra Costa County
Yes on Measure B – Sales Tax Measure: Don’t cut the services we depend on
Contra Costa County needs money to keep basic services running, things like public health, emergency response, roads, and programs that support seniors, kids, and low-income residents. Measure B raises that money through a small sales tax of 0.625%, which works out to about 63 cents on every $100 you spend. It lasts five years, then voters decide whether to renew it. That’s it.
Over five years, this tax is estimated to bring in $150 million a year for the county. That’s real money that goes directly toward the services communities depend on. And because it comes with required annual audits, there’s built-in accountability — the public gets to see exactly where the money goes. That’s not always guaranteed with government funding, so it’s worth noting.
Oakland, Alameda County
Yes on Measure E – Create Parcel Tax to Fund Public Safety Programs Measure: Real public safety means real investment
Oakland’s communities deserve real safety and that means a lot more than just police. For decades, the city has underinvested in the things that actually prevent violence: mental health care, youth programs, community outreach, and crisis response teams that send the right person to the right situation. Measure E creates a dedicated parcel tax of $192 a year to fund exactly that kind of full-picture public safety.
The money is locked in for public safety programs only. It can’t be swept into the general budget or cut when politicians want to save money elsewhere.
This tax is flat, meaning it doesn’t grow with your property value. And for renters, the tradeoff is real but worth it: the programs this funds protect your block, support your neighbors, and invest in the young people in your community.
True progressive public safety means treating violence like the public health crisis it is. It means funding counselors, not just cops.
Redwood City, San Mateo County
Yes on Renter Protections: Everyone deserves Fair and Affordable Housing
Redwood City renters are in crisis. Rents keep climbing, evictions keep happening, and working families keep getting pushed out of the communities they built. The Fair and Affordable Housing Ordinance puts a stop to the worst of it by capping rent increases at 5% per year and cracking down on unjust evictions.
The ordinance is carefully written to target the properties that need it most. Single family homes, condos, and new buildings built after 1995 are all exempt. This is about protecting people in older multifamily buildings, the kind of housing where working class families, seniors, and long-term residents are most likely to live, and most likely to be pushed out.
Yes on Affordable Housing Ordinance
