Quality Public Education
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Measure Y – Borrow Funds to Repair & Upgrade School Buildings
Won with 77.6% Yes 22.4% No
Public education is on the ballot — with cratering public budgets and costs associated with distance learning and preparation for safe in-person instr…
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Proposition J – Remove Red Tape for School Funding
Won with 74.4% Yes 25.6% No
Removes red tape so that existing parcel taxes can fund schools. Specifically, this measure funds living wages for teachers and expanding technology p…
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Proposition 16 – End the Ban on Affirmative Action
Lost with 57.73% No 42.77% Yes
Proposition 16 affirms that race, gender, and ethnicity can be considered in hiring and admissions processes, and overturns the racist Proposition 209…
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Proposition 15 – Put Schools & Communities First
Lost with 51.93% No 48.07% Yes
No matter what we look like or where we come from most of us pitch in for each other and hope to leave things better off for those to come. But today…
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Bay Rising Action Endorses Senator Bernie Sanders for President
December 13, 2019
Bay Area Network Behind Local Progressive Wins Votes to Endorse Vermont Senator December 13, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Irene Rojas-Carroll, irene@bayri…
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Rebecca Kaplan
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 41% Yes 58.8% Other Candidates
With two decades of experience in elected office, Rebecca Kaplan is the best choice to lead our county on issues of housing and homelessness, mental h…
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James Coleman
Lost with 11.5% Yes 88.5% Other Candidates
James Coleman is a young, progressive champion for the working class people of South San Francisco, and the only candidate in his race from a working…
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Cindy Chavez
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 39.3% Yes 60.7% Other Candidates
Cindy Chavez is a longtime labor and community ally with a history of partnering with grassroots organizations that represent working families and has…
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Aisha Wahab
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 30% Yes 70% Other Candidates
Aisha is a fighter who takes initiative and works in tandem with community organizers across the Bay. She has built a career advocating for affordable…
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Jennifer Esteen
Lost with 22.1% Yes 77.9% Other Candidates
Jennifer Esteen is a former nurse, longtime union leader, and advocate who comes from grassroots organizing. She’s also a queer Black Jewish mom: elec…
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Liz Ortega
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 32.1% Yes 67.9% Other Candidates
Liz Ortega is a longtime labor activist from an immigrant family with a proven track record of fighting for working people, and the relationships and…
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