This is our list of top picks for the Nov. 6th election. Our members voted, and this reflects the top choices for each race.
Statewide Offices
- Vote Gavin Newsom Governor
- Vote Eleni Kounalakis Lieutenant Governor
- Vote Buffy Wicks for Assembly District 15
Ballot Propositions
- Vote yes on prop. 1: $4B affordable housing bond
- Vote yes on prop. 2: $2B for homelessness prevention
- Vote no on prop 5: Cynical self-serving real estate industry measure to expand Prop 13
- Vote no on prop 6: Dangerous proposal to cut road maintenance and essential transit funding
- Vote yes on prop 10: Repeal Costa-Hawkins, allowing cities to expand rent control
Regional Measures
- Vote yes on Measure FF: Renews funding for regional parks
BART Board of Directors
- Vote Mark Foley District 2
- Vote Robert Raburn District 4
- Vote Anu Natarajan District 6
AC Transit
- No endorsement for at-large
Oakland
- Vote Libby Schaaf for Mayor
- Vote Courtney Ruby for Auditor
- Vote Abel Guillen for District 2
- Vote Nayeli Maxson for District 4
- Vote Marlo Rodriguez for District 6
- Vote yes on Measure W: Vacancy Tax to fund homeless services
- Vote yes on Measure X: Transfer Tax for general fund
- Vote yes on Measure Y: Increase tenant protections in 2 and 3 unit buildings
- Vote yes on Measure AA: Parcel tax to fund early childcare and college access
Berkeley
- Vote Rashi Kesarwani District 1
- Vote Greg Magofña District 4
- Vote Rigel Robinson District 7
- Vote Lori Droste District 8
- Vote yes on Measure O: Parcel tax for housing bond
- Vote yes on Measure P: Transfer tax for homeless services
- Vote yes on Measure Q: Rent control with 20 year phase in and ADU exemption
- Vote yes on Measure R: Vision 2050
Alameda
- Vote Marylin Ezzy Ashcraft for mayor
- Vote John Knox White and Jim Oddie for city council
- Vote no on Measure K: Locking in 2016 rent-control vote