Ballot: Overview —Tuesday November 8, 2022 —California General Election
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Superintendent Of Public Instruction, State of California
- 13,237,785 votes (36.3%)
Member, District 1, California Board of Equalization
- 11,114,423 votes (44.5%)
Board Member, Alameda Unified School District
- 2
School Director, Berkeley Unified School District
- 3
Board Member, Hayward Unified School District
- 2
Board Member, Hayward Unified School District - Short Term
- 1
Board Member, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
- 310,376 votes (12.36%)
7,992 votes (9.52%)
7,677 votes (9.14%)
5,070 votes (6.04%)
4,501 votes (5.36%)
3,476 votes (4.14%)
Member, Board of Education, Piedmont Unified School District
- 21,692 votes (17.03%)
School Director, Trustee Area 2, Oakland Unified School District
- 1
School Director, Trustee Area 4, Oakland Unified School District
- 1
School Director, Trustee Area 6, Oakland Unified School District
- 1
Board Member, Lammersville Joint Unified School District - 4 Year Term
- 21,562 votes (19.2%)
Board Member, Lammersville Joint Unified School District - 2 Year Term
- 1Board Member, Newark Unified School District
- 2
Council Member, Council District 3, City of Pleasanton City Council
- 1
Council Member, Council District 3, City of Union City
- 1
Mayor, City of Oakland
- 139,909 votes (31.79%)
12,893 votes (10.27%)
10,949 votes (8.72%)
7,627 votes (6.08%)
5,798 votes (4.62%)
3,745 votes (2.98%)
1,268 votes (1.01%)
960 votes (0.76%)
863 votes (0.69%)
City Council, District 6, City of Oakland
- 1
Mayor, City of San Leandro
- 1
City Council, District 1, City of San Leandro
- 1
City Council, City of Hayward
- 27,247 votes (14.45%)
6,569 votes (13.1%)
5,091 votes (10.15%)
4,908 votes (9.79%)
3,383 votes (6.75%)
2,896 votes (5.78%)
City Council, City of Newark
- 23,275 votes (18.33%)
2,079 votes (11.64%)
1,840 votes (10.3%)
1,665 votes (9.32%)
City Council, City of Piedmont
- 3
City Council, Alameda City Council
- 29,226 votes (18.29%)
8,488 votes (16.83%)
7,194 votes (14.26%)
1,575 votes (3.12%)
City Council, City of Albany
- 2
City Council, City of Emeryville
- 2
City Council, District 1, Berkeley City Council
- 1
City Council, District 8, Berkeley City Council
- 1
City Council, District 2, City of Fremont
- 1
City Council, District 3, City of Fremont
- 1
Commissioner, City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
- 5
Board Member, Area 2, Pleasanton Unified School District
- 1
Director, Livermore Area Recreation and Park District
- 3
Member, Oro Loma Sanitary District Board of Directors
- 3
Director, Ward 3, East Bay Regional Park District
- 1
Director, Ward 7, East Bay Municipal Utility District
- 1
Director, District 6, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
- 1
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Proposition 1 — Abortion & Contraception
Passing7,176,888 votes yes (66.9%)3,553,564 votes no (33.1%)
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment...
Learn MoreProposition 26 — In-Person Sports Betting in Tribal Casinos
Failing3,514,597 votes yes (33%)7,129,127 votes no (67%)
ALLOWS IN-PERSON ROULETTE, DICE GAMES, SPORTS WAGERING ON TRIBAL LANDS.
Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly...
Learn MoreProposition 27 — Online Sports Betting
Failing1,906,342 votes yes (17.7%)8,849,206 votes no (82.3%)
ALLOWS ONLINE AND MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE TRIBAL LANDS.
Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/ mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues,...
Learn MoreProposition 28 — Funding Arts and Music Education
Passing6,924,618 votes yes (64.4%)3,827,971 votes no (35.6%)
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K+12 public schools (including charter schools).
Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year,...
Learn MoreProposition 29 — Kidney Dialysis Clinics
Failing3,364,407 votes yes (31.6%)7,281,201 votes no (68.4%)
REQUIRES ON-SITE LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS AND ESTABLISHES OTHER STATE REQUIREMENTS.
Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment.
Requires clinics to: disclose physicians' ownership interests; report infection data.
Fiscal Impact:...
Learn MoreProposition 30 — Income Tax on Millionaires for Electric Cars
Failing4,560,488 votes yes (42.4%)6,203,810 votes no (57.6%)
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND PREVENT WILDFIRES BY INCREASING TAX ON PERSONAL INCOME OVER $2 MILLION.
Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention.
Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging...
Learn MoreProposition 31 — Yes or No to Banning Flavored Tobacco Products
Passing6,803,431 votes yes (63.4%)3,923,385 votes no (36.6%)
REFERNDUM ON 2020 LAW THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products.
Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of...
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Measure D — Amend current Measure D to increase Floor Area Ratio for some agricultural/equestrian facililties
Passing298,036 votes yes (69.71%)129,499 votes no (30.29%)
To preserve and enhance agriculture in the unincorporated area of Alameda County, shall the "Save Agriculture and Open Space Lands" Initiative (Measure D, November 2000) allow (1) a maximum floor area ratio of .025 for agricultural buildings in Large Parcel Agriculture areas and (2) a maximum floor area...
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Measure E — Salary Increase for Councilmembers
Passing15,276 votes yes (53.97%)13,031 votes no (46.03%)
Shall the Charter be amended to allow City Council to increase salaries for Councilmembers ($1,200/year) and Mayor ($3,600/year) for the first time since the 1970s, by capping annual salaries at an amount not to exceed 30% of the salary for "All Occupations, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational...
Learn MoreMeasure F — General Tax
Passing16,942 votes yes (59.29%)11,631 votes no (40.71%)
Shall an ordinace be adopted increasing the City of Almaeda transient occupancy tax from 10% to 14%, paid by hotel/ motel/ short-term retnal guests, generating approximately $700.000 to $910,000 annually until ended by voters, for general government use such as maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response times,...
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Measure K — Special Tax
Passing5,752 votes yes (76.23%)1,794 votes no (23.77%)
To maintain and enhance local paramedic, advanced life support, firefighting services, firefighting equipment and ambulance service; shall a measure repealing the current two special emergency services taxes and adding a new Emergency Medical Services, Advanced Life Support, and Fire Protection Special...
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Measure L — General Obligation Bond
Failing26,545 votes yes (59.42%)18,130 votes no (40.58%)
Shall the measure to create affordable housing; repair streets and sidewalks; underground utilities; and enhance buildings, infrastructure, and safety, authorizing the issuance of $650 million in general obligation bonds, subject to independent oversight and audits, be adopted?
Financial ImplicationsMedian...
Learn MoreMeasure M — Property Tax
Passing28,805 votes yes (64.94%)15,549 votes no (35.06%)
Shall the measure to tax property owners who keep residential units vacant more than 182 days per year, $3,000 for each nonexempt condominium, duplex, single family dwelling, or townhouse vacant unit in the first year, increasing to $6,000 for each subsequent year, and $6,000 for all other residential...
Learn MoreMeasure N
Passing33,791 votes yes (76.13%)10,597 votes no (23.87%)
Shall any federal, state or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an additional 3,000 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income?
Financial Implications: Uncertain, dependent on means of financing used.
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Measure O
Passing2,549 votes yes (71.28%)1,027 votes no (28.72%)
Shall the measure to fund general City services including fire/emergency response/police; street/sidewalk/park maintenance; water pollution prevention; disaster preparedness; affordable housing; senior/childcare/recreation services, by increasing the City of Emeryville Real Property Transfer Tax to $15...
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Measure P — South Livermore Urban Growth Boundary
Passing21,098 votes yes (66.6%)10,583 votes no (33.4%)
Shall the ordinance amending the South Livermore Urban Growth Boundary policies in the City of Livermore's General Plan to allow the City to extend sewer service to permitted uses within the South Livermore Valley Area Plan Planning Area be adopted?
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Measure Q
Passing100,844 votes yes (80.07%)25,107 votes no (19.93%)
Shall the measure to authorize the City of Oakland to develop, construct, or acquire, or assist the development of, up to 13,000 low rent residential units in social housing projects within the City for the purpose of providing affordable rental housing be adopted?
Learn MoreMeasure R
Passing95,980 votes yes (75.47%)31,192 votes no (24.53%)
Shall the measure to amend the City Charter to replace gender-specific language with gender neutral language, such as replacing words like "fireman" with "firefighters" and using gender-neutral pronouns in referring to City officers and staff, recognizing that women and non-binary persons as well as...
Learn MoreMeasure S
Passing83,637 votes yes (66.58%)41,985 votes no (33.42%)
Shall the measure to amend the City Charter to allow the City Council by adopting an ordinance, to authorize voting by noncitizen residents, who are the parents, legal guardians, or legally recognized caregivers of a child, for the Office of Oakland School Board Director if they are otherwise eligible...
Learn MoreMeasure T
Passing89,926 votes yes (71.77%)35,367 votes no (28.23%)
Shall the measure amending Oakland's business tax rates to create a progressive rate structure that would (1) impose the highest rates on the highest grossing businesses, (2) increase Oakland's annual tax revenue by an estimated $20,900,000, and (3) generate approximately $124,000,000 in total annual...
Learn MoreMeasure U
Passing95,816 votes yes (75.33%)31,387 votes no (24.67%)
Shall the measure to improve public safety and invest in Oakland by creating affordable housing for Oaklanders, increasing housing for homeless Oaklanders, repaving streets to remove potholes, improving traffic/pedestrian safety, and updating fire stations and other public facilities, by issuing $850,000,000...
Learn MoreMeasure V
Passing84,758 votes yes (68.3%)39,331 votes no (31.7%)
Shall the Measure amending the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance to: (1) prohibit no-fault evictions of children and educators during the school year; (2) extend eviction protections to tenants in recreational vehicles (RVs), tiny homes on wheels, and newly constructed units except during the first 10...
Learn MoreMeasure W — Campaign Finance Reform
Passing91,279 votes yes (73.92%)32,206 votes no (26.08%)
Shall the Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code and City Charter to establish resident public financing for candidate election campaigns, increase transparency regarding independent spending in City elections, further restrict former city officials from acting as lobbyists, and provide additional...
Learn MoreMeasure X
Passing94,497 votes yes (80.21%)23,319 votes no (19.79%)
Shall a measure to amend the Charter to, among other things, establish Councilmember term limits, require two hearings before Council places certain measures on the ballot; count Councilmember abstentions and absences as "no" votes in determining whether Mayor may break a tie; provide Public Ethics Commission...
Learn MoreMeasure Y
Passing77,769 votes yes (63.07%)45,529 votes no (36.93%)
Shall the measure to amend Oakland's Municipal Code to fund Oakland Zoo operations, staffing, maintenance and capital improvements, including but not limited to animal care and rehabilitation, educational and conservation programs, fire prevention, accessibility, and visitor services, by imposing an...
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Measure Z — Extension of an existing voter approved local one-half cent transactions and use (sales) tax.
Passing12,782 votes yes (74.4%)4,398 votes no (25.6%)
To maintain funding the State cannot take away for Union City services, such as keeping fire stations open/ fully staffed, 9-1-1 emergency response, street/ pothole repair, paramedic services, neighborhood police patrols, disaster preparedness, senior/ youth programs and for general government use, shall...
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Measure G
Failing17,094 votes yes (50.1%)17,030 votes no (49.9%)
To upgrade aging classrooms, labs and job training facilities to meet safety/ instructional standards and support science, technology, engineering and math instruction; fix leaky roofs/ deteriorating plumbing/ electrical/ heating/ cooling systems; keep instructional technology up-to-date; and improve...
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Measure H
Passing102,745 votes yes (81.62%)23,144 votes no (18.38%)
To continue to: reduce dropout rates; prepare Oakland students for college and 21st century careers; attract and retain highly qualified teachers; and provide mentoring, tutoring, and counseling; shall the Oakland Unified School District measure renewing the $120 parcel tax for 14 years, without increasing...
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Measure I
Passing15,710 votes yes (57.2%)11,757 votes no (42.8%)
To continue replacing/modernizing deteriorating plumbing, roofs, electrical/HVAC systems, classrooms, science labs, performing arts, physical education facilities/spaces, and alternative high school facilities; constructing career technical/early childhood education classrooms; making safety/access improvements...
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Measure J
Passing316 votes yes (59.62%)214 votes no (40.38%)
To improve the quality of education facilities; make safety and security improvements; renovate electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems; repair/replace leaky roofs; and construct a technology, engineering, and math lab; shall Sunol Glen Unified School District's measure be adopted authorizing the issuance...
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