Right to Our Homes
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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…
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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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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…
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Measure W – Fund Mental Health, Housing, & Job Training
Won with 50.09% Yes 49.91% No
Establishes a half-cent sales tax to raise $150 million per year for 10 years for general public services. Although this is a regressive sales tax for…
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Proposition 19 – Increase Burden on First Time Home Buyers
Won with 51.11% Yes 48.89% No
Lets wealthy homeowners who buy a more expensive house pay lower property taxes, while disadvantaging younger or first-time homebuyers. Cuts into the…
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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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