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State Assembly – District 14

Forum Canceled
Buffy Wicks* Assembly member 88.4%
Richard Kinney Republican  11.6%

Alameda County

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Forum – September 19th Video
Pamela Price, Civil Rights Attorney  53.15 %
Terry Wiley, Chief District Attorney  46.85 %

AC TRANSIT AT LARGE DIRECTOR
Forum – Saturday October 1st Video
Alfred Twu Transit Facility Architect  44.06 %
Joel Young  AC Transit Director, At-Large 55.94 %

PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA 7
Forum – Saturday October 1st Video
Sponsored by LWV Berkeley Albany Emeryville and LWV Oakland.
Seth Steward Chief of Staff  40.85 %
Sheweet Yohannes Assistant Dean/Professor  59.15 %

Albany

CITY COUNCIL (2 seats – 4year term). Learn about Albany’s
proportional representation form of ranked choice voting HERE. 
Forum – Saturday October 1st Video
Jeremiah Garrett-Pinguelo Longshoreman  4.36 %
Nick Pilch Technology Manager  17.31 %
John Anthony Miki Architect/Urban Designer  30.01 %
Robin D. López Scientist/Ecologist  22.89 %
Jennifer Hansen-Romero Real Estate Agent  25.43 %

BOARD OF EDUCATION (3 seats – 4 year term)
Forum – candidates declined to participate
Ron Rosenbaum Educator  49.85 %
Sadia Khan Policy, Advocacy Coordinator  27.19 %
Lucy Baird Withdrawn from election  2.58 %
Becky Hopwood Parent  20.38 %

Berkeley

CITY COUNCIL, District 1
FORUM – October 7th Video
Submit questions to Berkeley City Council Candidates
Elisa Mikiten Affordable Housing Planner  41.51 %
Tamar Michai Freeman Mother/Disability Commissioner  8.85 %
Rashi Kesarwani Incumbent  49.65 %

CITY COUNCIL, District 8
FORUM – September 8th Video
Peter Bruce DuMont Civics Ethics Author4.56 %
Mari Mendonca Rent Board Commissioner  25.93 %
Mark Humbert Attorney/Mediator  63.54 %
Jay Wu Financial Service Agent  2.38 %
Mary-lee Smith  3.59 %

RENT BOARD
FORUM-September 22nd Video
Soli Alpert Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner  16.42 %
Stefan Elgstrand City Legislative Aide  12.17 %
Nathan Mizell Workers’ Rights Paralegal  14.63 %
Carole Marasovic Attorney/City Commissioner  11.00 %
Vanessa DanielleMarrero Education Non-Profit Director  13.17 %
Ida Martinac Lawyer/Union Steward  11.81 %
Negeene Mosaed Licensed Healthcare Provider  11.15 %
Wendy Saenz Hood Community Volunteer  9.65 %

SCHOOL BOARD
FORUM September 19th Video
Ka’Dijah Brown Berkeley School Board Director  28.53 %
Mike Chang Education Lawyer/Lecturer  21.76 %
Jennifer Shanoski Chemistry Professor/Parent  21.67 %
Norma J F Harrison Community Volunteer  1.18 %
Reichi Lee Youth Advocate/Attorney  20.62 %
Tatiana Guerreiro Ramos Educational Advocate  6.24 %

Emeryville

CITY COUNCIL
FORUM – October 6Video
Sukhdeep Kaur  18.22 % 
David Mourra  21.36 %
Kalimah Priforce  27.65 %
Eugene Tssui  14.32 %
Brooke Westling  18.45 %

SCHOOL BOARD
FORUM – October 6 Video
Brynnda R. Collin
Brian Donahue
Susan Donaldson

Alameda County Ballot Measure

MEASURE D – Save Agriculture and Open Space Lands  Percentage Passing: 50% + 1

CHINESE PROS AND CONS FOR ALBANY BERKELEY & EMERYVILLE

SPANISH PROS AND CONS FOR ALBANY BERKELEY & EMERYVILLE

VOTE WITH THE LEAGUE on Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville Measures

Albany Ballot Measure

PROS AND CONS

MEASURE K – Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Fire Protection Special Tax   Percentage Passing: 2/3

Berkeley Ballot Measures

PROS AND CONS

MEASURE L – Bond Measure, to create affordable housing; repair streets and sidewalks;
underground utilities; and enhance buildings, infrastructure, and safety, authorizing the
issuance of $650 million in general obligation bonds, subject to independent oversight
and audits. Percentage Passing: 66.6667%

MEASURE M – to tax property owners who keep residential units vacant more than
182 days per year, $3,000 for each nonexempt condominium, duplex, single family
dwelling, or townhouse vacant unit in the first year, increasing to $6,000 for each
subsequent year, and $6,000 for all other residential units vacant in the first year,
increasing to $12,000 for each subsequent year, with exceptions, from January 1, 2024
to December 31, 2034, generating between $3,900,000 and $5,900,000 annually. Percentage Passing: 50% + 1

MEASURE N – any federal, state or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an additional 3,000 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons
of low income. All Berkeley Ballot Measures Percentage Passing: 50% + 1

Emeryville Ballot Measure

PROS AND CONS

MEASURE O – to modify Emeryville’s existing Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT). If approved by city voters, Measure O will modify Emeryville’s RPTT from $12 to $15 per $1,000 for property sales between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 and $25 per $1,000 for property sales above $2,000,000. Under this proposal, the RPTT for properties valued at less than $1,000,000 would remain unchanged. Real Property Transfer Tax   Percentage Passing: 50% + 1

Statewide Ballot Propositions

LEAGUE PRESENTATION OF PROS AND CONS
The LWVC voice over video series on the 7 state propositions on YouTube.
PROS AND CONS STATEMENTS
PROS AND CONS IN SPANISH AND CANTONESE
VOTE WITH THE LEAGUE

Proposition 1 Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.  (PDF)    Percentage Passing: 66.9%

Proposition 26 Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. (PDF)  Percentage Defeat:  >67.0%<strong>

Proposition 27 Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. (PDF)    Percentage Defeat: 82.3%

Proposition 28 Provides Additional Funding for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools. Initiative Statute. (PDF)    Percentage Passing:   64.4%

Proposition 29 Requires On-Site Licensed Medical Professional at Kidney Dialysis Clinics and Establishes Other State Requirements. Initiative Statute. (PDF)    Percentage Defeat: 68.4%

Proposition 30 Provides Funding for Programs to Reduce Air Pollution and Prevent Wildfires by Increasing Tax on Personal Income Over $2 Million. Initiative Statute. (PDF)  Percentage Defeat: 57.6%

Proposition 31 Referendum On 2020 Law That Would Prohibit the Retail Sale of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products. (PDF)  Percentage Passing: 64.4%

BALLOT DELIVERY
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