Green Party local, state, and national Endorsements

San Francisco Green Party Endorsements
(See: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements ):

President and Vice President: Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (nominated at our national convention in July)

SF Board of Supervisors:
D1: no endorsement
D3: no endorsement
D5: Dean Preston (#1 ranked choice), Daniel Landry (#2 ranked choice)
D7: no endorsement
D9: no endorsement
D11: John Avalos

School Board: Matt Alexander, Kevine Boggess, Mark Sanchez

College Board: Aliya Chisti, Anita Martinez, Geramye Teeter

Local Ballot Measures:
No on A: bond to fund Mayor's slush fund
Yes on B: split Sanitation and Streets department off from Public Works
Yes on C: Allow non-citizens to serve on City commissions
Yes on D: Sheriff oversight
No on E: ineffective police staffing proposal
Yes on F: makes business taxes more progressive
Yes on G: Youth voting (16 year olds in local elections)
No on H: Neighborhood gentrification districts
Yes on I: Increase real estate transfer tax on most expensive properties
No on J: repeal and replace parcel tax for SFUSD (we like the current parcel tax for teachers)
Yes on K: Permit 10,000 units of social housing
Yes on L: tax on companies where executives make 100x as much as workers
No on RR: regressive sales tax for Caltrain (should be free to riders, paid for by state or local budgets)

State Ballot Measures:
No on 14: regressive bonds for stem cell research (should be part of state budget)
Yes on 15: Split tax rolls for commercial and residential property
Yes on 16: Repeal prop 209; allow affirmative action
Yes on 17: Voting rights for people on parole
Yes on 18: Youth voting (17 year olds to vote in primaries if they will be 18 by the general election)
no position on Prop 19: Allows transfer of property tax basis to all counties in CA, changes taxes on inherited properties
No on 20: fascist proposal to lock up more people and collect DNA from people convicted of misdemeanors
Yes on 21: More rent control
NO on 22: Allows Uber and Lyft to continue classifying their drivers as "contractors" in order to avoid taxes and regulations
Yes on 23: dialysis regulation, to help SEIU-UHW West
No on 24: water down consumer privacy laws
Yes on 25: keep laws eliminating cash bail (but we call on Democrats in the CA legislature to do this in a less racist way)


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**** Green Party of Alameda County Endorsements ****

Please consider reading the 20-page "Green Voter Guide", with articles about all of the races and measures below, at: http://acgreens.wordpress.com/voter-guides (On that page, click on the letters "pdf"). In addition, completed candidate questionnaires can be read at: http://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires


*** Green Voter Card ***
Translations of this Green Voter Card are at: https://acgreens.wordpress.com/translations

Federal Offices
President and Vice-President -- Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker
U.S. House of Representatives, District 13 – Boycott: please see write-up

State Offices
State Senate, District 9 – Boycott: please see write-up
State Assembly, District 15 -- Sara Brink, with qualifications
State Assembly, District 18 -- Boycott: please see write-up

Superior Court Judge
Office #2 -- Elena Condes

Special School Districts
Peralta Community College, Area 1 -- Jeffrey Heyman

County Supervisor
District 1 -- Vinnie Bacon

City Offices
Alameda
City Council – Trish Spencer, Gig Codiga, and Amos White; Don't vote for Oddie or Vella
City Auditor – Kevin Kearney
City Treasurer – Kevin Kennedy
School Board – Jennifer Williams

Albany
City Council – Preston Jordan and Aaron Tiedemann
School Board – No Endorsements, please see write-up

Berkeley
Mayor -- Aidan Hill; Don't rank Arreguin or Hsiung
City Council, District 2 – Cheryl Davila; Don't rank Sharenko!
City Council, District 3 – Ben Bartlett*; Don't rank the other candidates
City Council, District 5 – #1: Sophie Hahn*, #2: Paul Picklesimer*; Don't rank Todd Andrew!
City Council, District 6 – Richard Illgen; Defeat Wengraf!
School Board – Ana Vasudeo and Laura Babitt
Rent Board – Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson, Mari Mendonca, Leah Simon-Weisberg, and Andy Kelley
* = Ranked, but not endorsed

Emeryville
City Council and School Board – Not on ballot, please see write-up

Oakland
City Council, At Large -- Rebecca Kaplan
City Council, District 1 – #1: Tri Ngo, #2: Dan Kalb, with reservations; Do NOT vote for Walton
City Council, District 3 – #1: Carroll Fife; Sharing #2 and #3: Seneca Scott* and Meron Semedar*
City Council, District 5 – #1: Richard Raya, #2: Zoe Lopez-Meraz
City Council, District 7 -- #1: Aaron Clay, #2: Marchon Tatmon
City Attorney – Eli Ferran, with reservations
School Board, District 1 – #1: Stacy Thomas, #2: Sam Davis*; Do NOT vote for Austin Dannhaus
School Board, District 3 – Sharing #1 and #2: Cherisse Gash and VanCedric Williams; Do NOT vote for Maiya Edgerly or Mark Hurty
School Board, District 5 – Mike Hutchinson; Do NOT vote for Leroy Gaines
School Board, District 7 – "Coach" Ben Tapscott; Do NOT vote for Clifford Thompson
* = Ranked, but not endorsed

Union City
Mayor -- Sarabjit Cheema
City Council, District 1 – Sandra Holder-Grayson*
New Haven School Board, Area 1 – Jatinder Sahi
New Haven School Board, Area 2 – Melissa Shuen-Mallory
New Haven School Board, Area 3 – Michael Gonzales
* = Preferred, but not endorsed

Special Districts
A.C. Transit, At-Large -- Chris Peeples
A.C. Transit ,Ward 1 -- Jovanka Beckles
A.C. Transit ,Ward 2 -- No Endorsement, please see write-up
BART, District 3 -- Rebecca Saltzman (Unopposed and not on ballot, please see write-up)
BART, District 5 -- John McPartland
BART, District 7 -- Lateefah Simon
EBMUD -- Not on ballot, please see write-up
EBRPD, Ward 1 – Norman LaForce
HARD -- Peter Rosen and Josh Kelton; Rick Hatcher, with reservations

Local Measures
V -- Extends unincorporated area’s 6.5% Utility Users Tax -- Yes, with reservations
W -- Countywide half cent sales tax increase for homeless services, etc. -- Yes, with sales tax reservations
Y -- Oakland School Bond -- Yes, with bond reservations
Z -- Alameda -- Repeals Measure A (Article 26), for multi-unit housing -- No, with reservations
AA -- Alameda -- Clarifies prohibition against meddling by city council members -- Yes
BB -- Albany -- Ranked Choice Voting -- Yes
CC – Albany -- Real Property Transfer Tax -- Yes, with reservations
DD -- Albany -- Utility Users’ Tax-- Yes, with reservations
EE -- Albany -- Paramedic, Fire Engines, and Ambulance Special Tax -- Yes, with reservations
FF – Berkeley -- Fire, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention Tax -- Yes
GG – Berkeley -- Tax on Transportation Network Trips -- Yes
HH – Berkeley -- Utility Users Tax-- Yes
II – Berkeley -- Police Accountability Charter Amendment -- Yes, Yes, Yes!
JJ – Berkeley -- Mayor and City Council Compensation -- Yes
KK – Berkeley -- Administrative Provision and City Attorney -- Yes
LL – Berkeley -- Gann Limit Spending Authority -- Yes
MM – Berkeley -- Rent Stabilization Ordinance Amendment -- Yes
QQ --Oakland -- Allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections -- Yes
RR -- Oakland -- Allows for new misdemeanor fine limit after public hearing -- No position, please see write-up
S1 -- Oakland -- Strengthens the Police Commission -- Yes
WW -- Union City -- Utility Users Tax -- No

State Propositions
14 - $5.5 Billion in Bonds for Stem Cell Research Institute -- No
15 - Funding for Schools and Local Governments by Fairly Taxing Large Commercial Properties -- Yes, Yes, Yes!
16 - Allows Diversity and Affirmative Action -- Yes, Yes, Yes!
17 - Restores Right to Vote after Completion of Prison Term -- Yes
18 - Primary Voting for 17-Year-Olds who will be 18 for the General Election -- Yes
19 - Changes Certain Property Tax Rules -- Neutral, please see write-up
20 - Restricts Parole for Non-Violent Offenders and Authorizes Felonies for Some Current Misdemeanors -- No
21 - Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control -- Yes
22 - Exempts Some App-Based Companies from Providing Employee Benefits -- No, No, No!
23 - Establishes Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics -- Yes
24 - Amends Privacy Laws and Establishes Privacy Protection Agency -- No
25 - Approves Replacing Money Bail with Algorithm-Based System -- No

If you have questions about registration, your ballot, or voting, please call the Registrar of Voters at: 510-27 2-6973 or the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights at: 1-866-OUR-VOTE, or view the Secretary of State's website, here: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/