{"id":1103,"date":"2018-10-13T14:11:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T21:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2018-10-13T14:19:51","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T21:19:51","slug":"bca-election-newsletter-october-2018-bca-recommendations-for-the-november-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=1103","title":{"rendered":"BCA Election Newsletter \u2013 October 2018: BCA Recommendations for the November Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANDIDATES<\/strong>\"Endorsed<\/a>State Assembly, 15th District: Jovanka Beckles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Berkeley City Councilmember, District 1: Igor Tregub.<\/strong> BCA Steering Committee says vote for Igor #1, Margo Schueler #2 & Mary Behm Steinberg #3.<\/p>\n

Berkeley City Council District 4: Kate Harrison. <\/strong>BCA Steering says vote for Kate\u00a0only.<\/p>\n

Berkeley City District 7: Rigel Robinson.<\/strong> BCA Steering Committee says vote for Rigel Robinson #1, Aidan Hill #2, and no one else.<\/p>\n

Berkeley City District 8: Mary Kay Lacey.<\/strong> BCA Steering Committee says vote for Mary Kay Lacey #1, Alfred Twu #2 and Russ Tilleman #3.<\/p>\n

Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board: (Vote for 5): James Chang, Soli Alpert, Paola Laverde, Maria Poblet & John T. Selawsky<\/p>\n

Berkeley City Auditor: Jenny Wong.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BERKELEY MEASURES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Measure O, $130 Million Affordable Housing Bond………. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Measure P, Raises Transfer Tax\u00a0(homeless housing)…….. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Measure Q, Amends Berkeley Rent Control…………………. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note: The steering committees for BCA, BPA & BTU withdrew their support for Measure Q after Council voted for a 20 year period before new housing will be covered by Rent Control. However, at the endorsement meeting, which had a low turnout, Measure Q passed with 85% of the vote.<\/p>\n

Measure R, Vision 2050 Advisory…………………………………. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA PROPOSITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recommendations of the Steering Committee<\/p>\n

Prop 1, Affordable Housing Bond…………………………………. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 2, Homelessness prevention housing bonds ……….. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 3, Water bond………………………………………………………. NO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 4, Children’s hospital bond………………………………….. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 5, Property Tax Break…………………………………………… NO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 6, Gas Tax Repeal…………………………………………………. NO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 7,\u00a0 Year Round Daylight Savings Time…………………… YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 8, Limits Dialysis Profit to 15%……………….<\/strong>……………. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 10, Allows expansion Rent Control……….. YES, YES, YES!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 11, Ambulance workers on-call during breaks……… NO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prop 12, More space for farm animals…………………………. YES<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANDIDATESState Assembly, 15th District: Jovanka Beckles Berkeley City Councilmember, District 1: Igor Tregub. BCA Steering Committee says vote for Igor #1, Margo Schueler #2 & Mary Behm Steinberg #3. Berkeley City Council District 4: Kate Harrison. BCA Steering says vote …<\/p>\n

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