Berkeley
Final Election Results: Oakland Voters Affirm Commitment to Equitable Democracy and Reimagining Public Safety Oakland Rising Action Celebrates Victories for Working-class, Immigrant, Black and Brown Oaklanders
December 09, 2022
Oakland Rising Action’s Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2022 CONTACT: liz suk, Executive Director, Oakland Rising A…
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Kate Harrison
Won with 100%
Kate Harrison has served on Berkeley City Council since 2017 and in that time has established a climate equity fund that helps low-income residents tr…
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Measure N – Allow Berkeley to Build Low-Income Housing Units
Won with 76.13%
No matter who you are or where you come from, success in life starts at home. When we all have safe and secure places to live, parents earn more, kids…
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Measure M – Have Speculators Pay Taxes on Vacant Properties
Won with 64.94%
No matter who you are or where you come from, success in life starts at home. When we all have safe and secure places to live, parents earn more, kids…
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Measure L – Fund Affordable Housing and Infrastructure
Won with 59.42%
No matter who you are or where you come from, success in life starts at home. When we all have safe and secure places to live, parents earn more, kids…
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Measure II – Create Board and Director of Police Accountability
Won with 84.6% Yes 15.4% No
Clearly, this measure could go farther for civilian oversight and defunding of policing in Berkeley, but it is a good start. It creates a nine-member…
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Vote No
Measure HH – Fund Climate Equity Fund Through Increased Utilty User Tax
Lost with 52.97% No 47.03% Yes
In an effort to fund a Climate Equity Action Fund, this measure places a tax on users’ electricity bills. Though there are carve-outs for low-in…
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Measure GG – Tax Lyft and Uber Riders to Fund Public Services
Won with 58.7% Yes 41.3% No
While well-intentioned, this measure would result in unaccountable and greedy rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft passing charges on to their drive…
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Measure FF – Raise $8.5 Million for Emergency Response Through Parcel Tax
Won with 74.1% Yes 25.9% No
This measure raises needed funds for firefighting, emergency medical response and wildfire preparedness. It raises $8.5 million through a $0.1047 per…
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Measure MM – Limit Evictions, Extend Emergency Renter Protections
Won with 56.8% Yes 43.2% No
As the original COVID eviction moratoriums expire, certain landlords are threatening millions of Californians with losing their homes. This measure ex…
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Measure LL – Allow Berkeley To Invest Allocated Funds
Won with 81.3% Yes 18.7% No
To comply with a restrictive state law, Berkeley voters must approve the resources that have already been allocated.
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Measure KK – Allow Flexibility in Staffing of Fire Department (And Other Amendments)
Won with 75% Yes 25% No
A pile of amendments thrown into one, this would allow people who live far out of Berkeley to work as firefighters in the city. Given the housing…
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Measure JJ – Raise Elected Officials’ Pay to Median Income for Berkeley
Won with 64.6% Yes 35.4% No
Though raising salaries is always tough, Berkeley’s current salaries are not commensurate with public service anywhere, let alone in such an exp…
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