Alameda County
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Measure S – Open Door to Non-citizen Voting in Oakland
Oakland
Won with 66.58%
Measure S will open the door to getting non-citizens’ voices heard in OUSD school board elections. 13,000 non-citizen parents send their childre…
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Measure T – Reduce Taxes for Small Businesses and Generate Over $20M for Oakland’s General Fund
Oakland
Won with 71.77%
Measure T, the Invest in Our Oakland Act, will provide relief for residents and local business owners who have been heavily impacted by the pandemic.
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Measure U – Allocate $850m Via a Bond Towards Affordable Housing and Infrastructure Improvement
Oakland
Won with 75.33%
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 V – Extend Eviction and Just Cause Protections for Tenants
Oakland
Won with 68.30%
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 Y – Enact 20-year Parcel Tax for Oakland Zoo
Oakland
Won with 63.07%
Measure Y will create a 20-year parcel tax for Oakland Zoo improvements. Among other improvements, the tax fund would: ensure fire safety at the zoo,…
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Measure J – Levy Bonds to Support Dublin Schools
Dublin
Won with 59.62%
Admittedly, bonds are a regressive way to raise funds that saddle the public with debt and bring Wall Street into managing our democracy, and we would…
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