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Green Voter Guide Now Online!

by Green
Please note: Many of the links to websites in this online Voter Guide are “clickable”, when you place your cursor over them! Also, 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: http://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/
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Green Voter Card
Clip and bring with you to the polls (and photocopy for your friends!)
http://acgreens.wordpress.com/voter-guides/

State Executive Offices
Boycott the Following Races - see front-page article:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney
General, and Insurance Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction - [Don't vote for Tuck]

Federal Offices
U.S. Representative, District 13 - See write-up: boycott this race
Other State Offices
State Board of Equalization, District 2 - Boycott this race: see front-page article
State Assembly, District 15 - [Don't vote for Echols]
State Assembly, District 18 - Boycott this race: see front-page article

Judicial Offices
State Supreme Court - Vote Yes on Mariano Cuellar, Goodwin Liu, and Kathryn
Werdegar, with reservations
State Courts of Appeal, First District - No Endorsements, see write-up

Special School Districts
Peralta Community College, Area 5 - David Ralston
Peralta Community College, Area 7 - Julina Bonilla

County Offices
Superintendent of Schools - [Don't vote for Foster]

City Offices
Alameda
Mayor - Trish Spencer
City Council - Frank Matarrese
School Board - Solana Henneberry and Gary Lym
Healthcare District - No Endorsement, see Questionnaires
Albany
City Council Cancellation Response - See article
School Board - Charles Blanchard and Paul Black; Ross Stapleton-Gray, with reservations
Berkeley
Auditor - No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council, District 1 - Alejandro Soto-Vigil
City Council, District 4 - Jesse Arreguin
City Council, District 7 - Kriss Worthington
City Council, District 8 - #1: Jacquelyn McCormick; sharing #2 & #3: George Beier* and Lori
Droste*; [Stop Alvarez-Cohen]
School Board - Ty Alper, Josh Daniels, and Karen Hemphill
Rent Board - Katherine Harr, John Selawsky, Paola Laverde-Levine, James Chang, and
Jesse Townley
Emeryville
City Council - John Bauters & Scott Donahue; Dianne Martinez, with reservations
School Board - Christian Patz
Oakland
Mayor - #1: Jason Anderson, #2: Saied Karamooz*, #3: Dan Siegel*
Auditor - No Endorsement, see write-up
City Council, District 2 - [Don't vote for King or Maxey]
City Council, District 4 - [Don't vote for vote Broadhurst or Lim]
City Council, District 6 - #1: Write in Vicente Cruz; [Don't vote for Johnson or Moore]
School Board, District 2 - No Endorsement, see write-up
School Board, District 4 - Karl Debro, with reservations; [Don't vote for Shakir-Gilmore]
School Board, District 6 - Shanthi Gonzales
*These candidates have been ranked, but not endorsed.

Special Districts
A.C. Transit, At-Large - Dollene Jones, with reservations
A.C. Transit, Ward 4 - Murphy McCalley
A.C. Transit, Ward 5 - Jeff Davis
BART, District 4 - Lena Tam, with reservations
EBMUD, Ward 3 - Marguerite Young
EBRPD, Ward 5 - No Endorsement, see write-up

State Propositions
1 - Water Bond - No
2 - State Reserve Policy (Rainy Day Fund) - No
45 - Healthcare Insurance Rate Changes - Yes
46 - Drug Testing of Doctors; Medical Negligence Lawsuits - No
47 - Criminal Sentences, Misdemeanor Penalties - Yes, but much more needs to be done
48 - Indian Gaming Referendum - No (Don't approve the compacts)

Local Measures
D - Berkeley vs. Big Soda -- Yes
F - Berkeley Parks Tax -- See Write-up: Either vote No in Protest OR Abstain from Voting
I - Alameda $179 Million School Bond - No
K - Emeryville School Parcel Tax Renewal - Yes, with reservations
N - Oakland School Parcel Tax -- No Endorsement, see write-up
O - Berkeley Recall of Elective Officers - Yes
P - Berkeley Towards reversing Citizens United v FEC, corporate personhood, and money
being equated with speech - Yes
Q - Berkeley Flex-time Initiative - Yes
R - Berkeley Green Downtown and Public Commons Initiative - Yes
S - Berkeley Redistricting Gerrymander - No
U - Emeryville Becoming a Charter City - Yes
V - Emeryville Property Transfer Tax - Yes
Z - Oakland Police & Services Parking & Parcel Tax - No
BB - County Transportation Expenditure Plan - Yes
CC - Oakland Public Ethics Commission - Yes, with reservations
DD - Oakland Independent Redistricting Commission -- No
EE - Oakland Municipal Retirement System termination- Yes
FF - Oakland Minimum Wage Increase - Yes, Yes, Yes!
LL - Albany School Parcel Tax - Yes, with reservations
Candidates in green ink are Green Party members
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