Community Control & Political Power

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Measure J – Let Non-Citizens Serve as Public Officials; Move to Gender-Inclusive Language

Won with 67.60%
The ability to serve our communities – whether on a small business commission, parks board, or other entity – should not be determined by…

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Measure I – Improve Representation Through District Elections

Won with 70.26%
The legacy of segregation in our cities has led to concentrated wealth in certain neighborhoods, and allowed whiter, wealthier neighborhoods to domina…

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Proposition H – Move City Elections to Even Years to Increase Voter Turnout

Won with 71.22%
Bay Rising Action endorses a YES vote on Prop H, which would move city elections from odd years to even years. Voter turnout doubles in even years bec…

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Measure D – Allow Agricultural Events in Alameda County

Won with 69.71%
This measure adjusts a rule from 2000 to allow equestrian and agricultural businesses to operate in Alameda County, bringing in more tax dollars.

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Measure S – Open Door to Non-citizen Voting in 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 W – Create More Accountable Elected Officials by Limiting the Influence of Big Money

Won with 73.92%
Measure W, the Oakland Fair Elections Act, will bring much-needed accountability to local government and make it possible for all Oaklanders to suppor…

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Yes on Measure B for Fair Elections and a Just Democracy

Won with 55.48% Yes 44.52% No
Democracy works best when it reflects all our voices — no matter who we are, what we look like, or what’s in our wallet. San José has the opportu…

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Alysse Castro

Won with 53.1% Yes 46.8% No
Alysse Castro believes that our schools are community centers where we should support whole families as well as students to fulfill their full potenti…

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Proposition H – Republican recall of Chesa Boudin as District Attorney

Won with 55.1% Yes 44.9% No
Vote NO to keep San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin in office. Chesa was elected by San Franciscans because we wanted a DA who would reimagin…

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BAY RISING ACTION ENDORSES SAJID KHAN FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

January 06, 2022
Leaders note the tremendous power of district attorneys in the criminal legal system, wave of progessive prosecutors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday,…

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