November 2022 State Measures + Fed/State Electeds

This time, just a summary plus a link to someone else's writeup:

State Propositions:

• 1: Yes for a Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom
• 26: No to Sports Gambling on Tribal Lands
• 27: No to Online Sports Gambling
• 28: Yes to Fund Arts & Music Education in Public Schools, K-12
• 29: No to Complicated Kidney Dialysis Clinic proposition
• 30: Yes to Reduce Air Pollution & Prevent Wildfires by Taxing People making over $2 million/year
• 31: Yes to Approve Law Prohibiting Sale of Flavored Tobacco

For details on all of these, see the writeup by my friend & colleague in Edie and Janet's November 2022 East Bay Voter Guide. I agree with them on all of these, and I agree with their rationales too. If you have a specific question, post a comment in the blog and I'll reply. 

Federal & State Elected Officials:

I'm voting the straight Democratic ticket. Not all of them are my favorites (looking at you, Ricardo Lara), but they're all better than the alternative. 

• US Senate: Alex Padilla (twice!)
• Congress District 13: Barbara Lee
• Governor: Gavin Newsom
• Lieutenant Governor: Elena Kounalakis
• Secretary of State: Shirley Weber
• Controller: Malia Cohen
• Treasurer: Fiona Ma
• Attorney General: Rob Bonta
• Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
• Member, State Board of Equalization District 2: Sally Lieber
• State Superintendent of Public Instruction (non-partisan): Tony Thurmond

Nov 2022: Alameda County Measures, Judges, & Elected Officials

Here are my recommendations on measures, judges, and elected officials I vote on in Alameda County (plus one I don't).

Alameda County Measure

Measure D: Yes for Regulation of Ag Land near Livermore

Judges: Just say Yes!

Alameda County Elected Officials 

District Attorney: Pamela Price

Special Districts 

AC Transit At-Large: Alfred Twu

AC Transit Ward 3: Sarah Syed

Elected Officials

AC Transit At-Large: Alfred Twu

AC Transit Ward 3: Sarah Syed

Plus (for all of you who ask me about Oakland every year), see Edie's recommendations. 

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Nov 2022: Berkeley + Elected Officials + Measures

Here are my recommendations on Berkeley’s measures and elected officials:

Berkeley Measures

L - Yes to Affordable Housing, Street Repair, + Other Good Stuff Bond

M - Yes to Vacant Units Tax

N - Yes to continue to allow affordable housing

Berkeley Elected Officials

Rent Stabilization Board: Carole Marasovic, Stefan Elgstrand, Soli Alpert, Nathan Mizell, and toss-up for 5th spot among Hood, Marrero, & Mosaed 

School Board: Brown, Chang, & Lee 

City Council, District 1: Rashi Kesarwani

City Council, District 8: Mark Humbert  

City Auditor: Jenny Wong (running unopposed)

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