Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide — November 2016 : Indybay

(20-page PDF with much more detail on races and ballot measures)

For a quick summary, here is the back page card:

Green Voter Card

Clip and bring with you to the polls (and photocopy for your friends!)

For many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at: acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/

Federal Offices

President and Vice-President — Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka

U.S. Senate – No endorsement, please see write-up

U.S. House of Representatives, District 13 – No endorsement, please see write-up

State Offices

State Senate, District 9 — No endorsement, please see write-up

State Assembly, District 15 — No endorsement, please see write-up

State Assembly, District 18 — No endorsement, please see write-up

Superior Court Judge

Office #1 — Scott Jackson

Special School Districts

Peralta Community College, Area 6 — Karen Weinstein, with reservations

City Offices

Alameda
City Council – Jennifer Roloff. Don’t vote for Ashcraft or Vella.
City Auditor – Kevin Kearney

City Treasurer – Kevin Kennedy

School Board – Unfortunately, we were not able to cover this race. Please see the candidates’ completed questionnaires at: https://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires. Alamedans, please help us!

Albany

Recommendations provided by the Albany Greens:
City Council – Nick Pilch, Peter Maass; Erik Giesen-Fields, with reservations. Do not vote for Michael Barnes.

Treasurer – No endorsement, please see write-up
School Board – Clementina Duron and Jon Raj Destin

Berkeley
Mayor – #1 and #2: Jesse Arreguin and Kriss Worthington, #3: Guy “Mike” Lee*. Don’t vote for Capitelli

City Council, District 2 – #1 : Nanci Armstrong-Temple, #2: Cheryl Davila, NO Moore!
City Council, District 3 – #1: Ben Bartlett*, #2: Mark Coplan*, #3: Al Murray* Don’t vote for Matthews
City Council, District 5 – Sophie Hahn
City Council, District 6 – Defeat Wengraf! #1: Fred Dodsworth, #2: Isabelle Gaston*

School Board – No Endorsement, please see write-up

Rent Board – Christina Murphy, Alejandro Soto-Vigil, Leah Simon-Weisberg and Igor Tregub. Vote for all 4!

* = These candidates have been ranked, but not endorsed

Emeryville
City Council – Christian Patz, John Bauters, and Ally Medina . Don’t vote for Engel.
School Board – Barbara Inch; Ken Bukowski, with reservations

Fremont
City Council – Cullen Tiernan, Vinnie Bacon

Oakland
City Council, At-Large –.#1: Matt Hummel, #2: Rebecca Kaplan* Don’t vote for Moore.

City Council, District 1 –Dan Kalb, with reservations
City Council, District 3 – Noni Session
City Council, District 5 – Noel Gallo, with reservations

City Council, District 7 – Nehanda Imara. Don’t vote for Reid.

City Attorney – No Endorsement, please see write-up

School Board, District 1– Don Macleay
School Board, District 3 – #1: Kharyshi Wiginton, #2: Ben Lang, with reservations. Don’t vote for Hodge.

School Board, District 5 – #1 : Mike Hutchinson, #2: Roseann Torres* Don’t vote for Trenado.

School Board, District 7 – Chris Jackson

* = These candidates have been ranked, but not endorsed

Special Districts
A.C. Transit, At-Large — Dollene Jones, with reservations

A.C. Transit ,Ward 2 — Greg Harper, with reservations
BART, District 3 — Rebecca Saltzman, with reservations (Encouragement for Varun Paul)

BART, District 5 — John McPartland

BART, District 7 — Lateefah Simon
EBRPD, Ward 2 – Dee Rosario

EBRPD, Ward 4 – Daniel Chesmore

Local Measures

A1 – Alameda County Housing Bond – No Endorsement, please see write-up

B1 – Alameda City Continuation of School Parcel Tax – Yes

C1 – A.C. Transit Parcel Tax Extension – Yes

E1 – Berkeley Public Schools Educational Excellence Act of 2016 – Yes

F1 – Hayward Area Recreation and Park District Bond – Yes, with reservations

G1 – Oakland School Parcel Tax – Yes, with reservations

RR – BART Infrastructure Bond – Yes, with standard bond reservations

B1 – Alameda City Continuation of School Parcel Tax – Yes

K1 – Alameda Transfer of $3.7 Million Annually from Alameda Municipal Power to the City – No

L1 – Alameda City Council’s Rent Control Measure – No

M1 – Alameda Renters Coalition’s Rent Control Measure – Yes

N1 – Albany Residential Parking Requirements — Yes

O1 – Albany Soda Tax – Yes

P1 – Albany Sidewalk Repairs — Yes

Q1 – Albany Vacancy Procedures, Pension Board, Copies, Etc. — Yes

R1 – Albany Civil Service Board — Yes

S1 – Albany School Board Removal of Term Limits – Yes

E1 – Berkeley Public Schools Educational Excellence Act of 2016 – Yes

T1 – Berkeley Infrastructure and Facilities Bond – Yes, with reservations

U1 – Berkeley Rental Unit Business License Tax, City Sponsored — Yes, Yes, Yes

DD – Berkeley Rental Unit Business License Tax, Big Landlord Initiative – No, No, No

V1 – Berkeley GANN Appropriation Limit Override– Yes

W1 – Berkeley Citizens Redistricting Commission – Yes

X1 – Berkeley Public Campaign Financing – Yes

Y1 – Berkeley Youth Voting – Yes

Z1 – Berkeley Low Income Housing Authorization – Yes

AA – Berkeley Rent Board Ordinance – Yes

BB – Berkeley Minimum Wage – City Sponsored — No

CC – Berkeley Minimum Wage – Labor-backed Citizens’ Initiative – Yes, please see write-up

DD – Berkeley Rental Unit Business License Tax, Big Landlord Initiative – No, No, No

EE – Hayward Cannabis Tax Authorization – Yes

G1 – Oakland School Parcel Tax – Yes, with reservations

HH – Oakland Soda Tax – Yes, with concerns, please see write-up

II — Oakland Increase of Maximum Lease Term – Neutral, please see write-up

JJ – Oakland Just Cause Eviction and Rent Law Amendment – Yes

KK – Oakland Street Repair and Infrastructure Bond – No

LL – Oakland Police Commission and Review Agency – No Endorsement, please see write-up

C1 – A.C. Transit Parcel Tax Extension – Yes

RR – BART Infrastructure Bond – Yes, with standard bond reservations

F1 – Hayward Area Recreation and Park District Bond – Yes, with reservations

State Propositions

51 – School Bonds, K-12 and Community College; Limits Developer Fees — No

52 – State Fees on Hospitals, Federal Medi-Cal Matching Funds — Yes, with reservations

53 – Revenue Bonds Requiring Statewide Voter Approval — No

54 – Legislature and Legislation, Allows Time to Read Bills — Yes, with reservations

55 – Tax Extension on the Rich, for Education and Healthcare — Yes

56 – Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research — Yes

57 – Sentencing for Non-violent Crimes and Juvenile Criminal Proceedings — Yes

58 – Allows Bilingual Education — Yes

59 – Campaign Finance, Repeal ‘Citizens United’– Yes

60 – Adult Films, Condoms — Very Strange, You Decide, please see write-up

61 – State Prescription Drug Purchases, Pricing Standards — Yes

62 – End the Death Penalty – Yes, Yes, Yes!

63 – Firearms, Ammunition Sales – No, because retired cops are exempt

64 – Marijuana Legalization — Yes

65 – Carry-Out Bags Measure from the Plastics Industry — No

66 – Speed Up the Death Penalty – No, No, No!

67 – Uphold the Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags — Yes

See the attached PDF for more details, or visit the Green Part of Alameda website.

Alameda County Green Party Voter Guide — November 2016

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