Contra Costa County
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Measure U – Raise Gross Receipts Tax for the Biggest Businesses
Richmond
This measure, backed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance, will raise a gross receipts tax on city businesses (a tax on their total income) to fund 91…
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Vote No
Measure Q – Change City Clerk from Elected to Appointed
City of Pittsburg
This measure would make the city clerk appointed, not elected. It stinks of an anti-democracy move.
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Vote Yes
Measure W – Tie Alamo Parks & Recreation Funding Ceiling to Population & Cost of Living
Contra Costa County
Raises the amount of money that can go to parks by a cost of living and population adjustment. This is a straightforward measure to support.
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Proposition 21 – Allow Local Communities to Expand Rent Control
California
Current law stops local governments from using more progressive rent control measures — this allows cities to implement rent control for residential p…
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Vote Yes
Measure X – Add County Sales Tax for Emergency, Early Childhood, & Safety-Net Services
Contra Costa County
This is a 0.5 cent sales tax with money going to the county general fund, with no state takebacks. Though it is a regressive tax, we support it becaus…
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