Elections 2020
The Most Important Election of Our Lives: A Statement by the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Endorsements for the November 3, 2020 general election:
Statewide Ballot Propositions:
- Yes on Prop 14, Stem Cell Research Institute Bond Initiative
- Yes on Prop 15, Schools & Communities First, California Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative
- Yes on Prop 16, Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment
- Yes on Prop 17, Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment
- Yes on Prop 18, Primary Voting for 17-Year-Olds Amendment
- Prop 19, Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment – No Endorsement
- No on Prop 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative
- Yes on Prop 21, Local Rent Control Initiative
- No on Prop 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative
- Yes on Prop 23, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative
- Prop 24, Consumer Personal Information Law and Agency Initiative – No Endorsement
- Yes on Prop 25, Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum
Local Ballot Measures:
- Yes on Alameda County Measure W, half-cent general sales tax that will raise ~$150 million a year for 10 years address Alameda County’s homeless crisis, protecting our most vulnerable neighbors
- Yes on Berkeley Measure FF, Fire, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention Tax
- Yes on Berkeley Measure GG, Tax on Transportation Network Company Trips
- Yes on Berkeley Measure HH, Utility Users Tax
- Yes on Berkeley Measure II, Police Accountability Charter Amendment
- Yes on Berkeley Measure JJ, Charter Amendment: Mayor and Council Compensation
- Yes on Berkeley Measure KK, Charter Amendment: Administrative Provisions and City Attorney
- Yes on Berkeley Measure LL, GANN Limit Spending Authority
- Yes on Berkeley Measure MM, Rent Stabilization Ordinance
- Yes on Oakland Measure QQ, Allowing Persons Aged 16 and 17 to Vote for the Office of School Board Director
- Yes on Oakland Measure RR, Proposed Amendment to City Charter to Remove the $1,000 Limit on Fines
- Yes on Oakland Measure S1, Creating an Office of Inspector General to review and report on the Police Department’s and the Community Police Review Agency’s practices
- Yes on Oakland Unified School District Measure Y, approval of $735 million bond for school upgrades
U.S. House:
- California Congressional District 13: Barbara Lee
State Senate:
- California State Senate, District 9: Nancy Skinner
State Assembly:
- California State Assembly, District 15: Buffy Wicks
- California State Assembly, District 18: Rob Bonta
County:
- Office of Superior Court Judge #2: Elena Condes
- Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 1: Vinnie Bacon
- Peralta Community College District Board of Directors, Area 1: Jeff Heyman
- Peralta Community College District Board of Directors, Area 2: Kevin Jenkins
- Peralta Community College District Board of Directors, Area 4: Nicky Gonzalez Yuen
- Peralta Community College District Board of Directors, Area 6: Dyana Delfín Polk
- AC Transit Board of Directors, At-large: H. E. Christian Peeples
- AC Transit Board of Directors, Ward 1: Jovanka Beckles
- AC Transit Board of Directors, Ward 2: Jean Walsh
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors, District 3: Rebecca Saltzman
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors, District 7: Lateefah Simon
- East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors, Ward 2: Dee Rosario
Berkeley:
- Mayor: Jesse Arreguín
- City Council, District 2: Cheryl Davila
- City Council, District 3: Ben Bartlett
- City Council, District 5: Sophie Hahn
- City Council, District 6: Richard Illgen
- School Board, At-large: Ana Vasudeo and Laura Babitt
- Rent Stabilization Board, At-large: Right to Housing Slate (Leah Simon-Weisberg, Mari Mendonca, Andy Kelley, Dominique Walker, Xavier Johnson)
Oakland:
- City Council, At-large: Rebecca Kaplan
- City Council, District 1: Dan Kalb
- City Council, District 3: Carroll Fife
- City Council, District 5: Richard Santos Raya
- City Council, District 7: Treva Reid #1, Aaron Clay #2
- School Board, District 1: Sam Davis #1, Stacy Thomas #2
- School Board, District 3: VanCedric Williams #1, Cherisse Gash #2
- School Board, District 5: Mike Hutchinson
- School Board, District 7: Victor Valerio #1, Ben Tapscott #2
- 2020 Oakland School Board Elections Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 – Presented to Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Richmond:
- City Council, District 1: Melvin Willis
- City Council, District 5: Gayle McLaughlin
- City Council, District 6: Claudia Jimenez