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State Assembly – District 14

Forum Canceled
Buffy Wicks* Assembly member
Richard Kinney Republican

Alameda County

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

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

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

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
Nick Pilch Technology Manager
John Anthony Miki Architect/Urban Designer
Robin D. López Scientist/Ecologist
Jennifer Hansen-Romero Real Estate Agent

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Lucy Baird Withdrawn from election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

Berkeley

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

CITY COUNCIL, District 8
FORUM – September 8th Video
Peter Bruce DuMont Civics Ethics Author
Mari Mendonca Rent Board Commissioner
Mark Humbert Attorney/Mediator
Jay Wu Financial Service Agent

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

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

Emeryville

CITY COUNCIL
FORUM – October 6 Video
Sukhdeep Kaur
David Mourra
Kalimah Priforce
Eugene Tssui
Brooke Westling

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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)

Proposition 26 Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. (PDF)

Proposition 27 Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. (PDF)

Proposition 28 Provides Additional Funding for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools. Initiative Statute. (PDF)

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

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)

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

BALLOT DELIVERY
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Mail-in ballots can be dropped in any Alameda County Dropbox. They can also be dropped at any open Vote Center in Alameda County. They can always be dropped in a US Postal Mailbox, no stamps needed.