Community Control & Political Power
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Measure BB – Ranked-Choice Voting
Won with 73.2% Yes 26.8% No
Ranked-choice voting allows diverse voices into the electoral process and frees voters to support who most represents them — not just who the politica…
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Measure Q – Change City Clerk from Elected to Appointed
Lost with 64.6% Yes 35.4% No
This measure would make the city clerk appointed, not elected. It stinks of an anti-democracy move.
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Measure W – Tie Alamo Parks & Recreation Funding Ceiling to Population & Cost of Living
Won with 67.6% Yes 32.4% No
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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Measure OO – Allow Everyone to Serve on City Boards & Commissions Regardless of Immigration Status
Won with 67% Yes 33% No
Currently, our city rules keep some of the most qualified people who can help lead our community stuck on the sidelines simply because of the place of…
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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 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 QQ – Allow 16- and 17-year-olds to Vote for School Board
Won with 67.8% Yes 32.2% No
In a year where young people fought and won to make their schools safer by eliminating police in schools, youth are leading all over Oakland. Our youn…
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Proposition G – Allow 16- and 17-year-olds to Vote in Local Elections
Lost with 50.8% No 49.2% Yes
Young people have as much at stake in our elections as anyone — and they deserve to shape the future of our city. 16- and 17-year-olds should be able…
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Proposition H – Streamline Permitting and Keep Local Businesses Afloat
Won with 60.8% Yes 39.2% No
In the wake of the enormous challenges posed to small businesses by the pandemic, this measure would streamline permitting and allow flexibility to ke…
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Proposition C – Remove Citizenship Barriers to Serving on City Bodies
Won with 54% Yes 46% No
This will allow every San Franciscan, regardless of immigration status, to serve on city boards and commissions.
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