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Oakland

“I Was Feeling the Call of Community”: An Interview with Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas

September 30, 2020

In September 2019, we interviewed Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas, who is on the Oakland City Council representing District 2 which covers Eastlake,…

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East Palo Alto

Santa Clara County

Measure V – Ask Hotel Guests to Pitch In for Affordable Housing

Lost with 35.34% Yes 64.66% No

The recession is threatening public services, and asking those who are wealthy enough to travel to pitch in a little more for all of us is a responsib…

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Daly City

San Mateo County

Measure Q – Pass Local Recovery and Relief

Won with 72% Yes 28% No

This is a 1/2 percent cent sales tax, with no state takebacks. Though it is a regressive tax, we support it because Daly City urgently needs the money…

San Mateo (City)

San Mateo County

Measure R – Limit Building Densities, But With Exemptions for Affordable Housing

Won with 53.8% Yes 46.2% No

This measure does limit building densities and removes the voter approval requirement for proposed changes to the city’s General Plan, creating…

San Mateo (City)

San Mateo County

Measure Y – Limit Building Densities

Won with 50.05% Yes 49.95% No

This is a NIMBY measure that places a limit on building heights, as well as on residential and nonresidential densities. It would prevent us from buil…

Proposition 21 – Allow Local Communities to Expand Rent Control

Lost with 59.85% No 40.15% Yes

Current law stops local governments from using more progressive rent control measures — this allows cities to implement rent control for residential p…

Berkeley

Measure MM – Limit Evictions, Extend Emergency Renter Protections

Won with 56.8% Yes 43.2% No

As the original COVID eviction moratoriums expire, certain landlords are threatening millions of Californians with losing their homes. This measure ex…

Alameda (City)

Measure Z – Allow More Dense Housing to be Built

Lost with 59.9% No 40.1% Yes

The housing crisis has hit the city of Alameda hard, and more housing will need to be built to accommodate more Alamedans, while we fight for true ren…

San Francisco

Proposition K – Authorize Up to 10k Units of Affordable Social Housing

Won with 73.5% Yes 26.5% No

Authorizes up to 10,000 units of affordable social housing.

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San Francisco

Proposition A – Borrow Funds for Mental Health & Homelessness Services, Parks, & Street Repair

Won with 70.6% Yes 29.4% No

Crafted to respond to the COVID crisis, this bond will fund critical mental health and homelessness services, parks and street repair in our communiti…