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Measure M – Extend Parcel Tax to Fund Teachers and Academic Programs
Won with 73.6% Yes 26.4% No
Public education is on the ballot. With cratering public budgets compounding the costs associated with distance learning and safe in-person instructio…
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Measure O – Extend Parcel Tax to Fund Teachers and Academic Programs
Won with 77.4% Yes 22.6% No
Public education is on the ballot. With cratering public budgets compounding the costs associated with distance learning and safe in-person instructio…
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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 JJ – Raise Elected Officials’ Pay to Median Income for Berkeley
Won with 64.6% Yes 35.4% No
Though raising salaries is always tough, Berkeley’s current salaries are not commensurate with public service anywhere, let alone in such an exp…
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Proposition L – Tax Corporations Based on Ratio of CEO to Employee Pay
Won with 65% Yes 35% No
If a CEO is paying themselves 100 times the salary of their average employee, or more, it’s time they gave back. This measure will raise a gross…
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Proposition 22 – Take Away Protections Such As Minimum Wage for Gig Workers
Won with 58.63% Yes 41.37% No
Uber, Lyft, and other tech giants want to re-classify their employees as “independent contractors” to avoid labor protections such as mini…
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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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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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