Two important things, folks: First, we’ll be hosting a picnic/potluck to meet each other, and some of the candidates, this Saturday, Oct. 22, at noon in San Antonio Park. We hope you all show up—it will be fun and educational. If you can, please register through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cfabo-meet-and-greet-for-oakland-mayor-and-city-council-candidates-tickets-436099534447
Next, here are our local endorsements for the upcoming Nov. 8 election. Keep in mind that some of us differ on one or two of these endorsements, but in general, they reflect the thinking of CBO’s Board of Directors.
CBO Nov 8 2022 Oakland Voters’ Guide
Summary
MAYOR: 1.Scott, 2.Taylor, 3. de la Fuente, 4.Reid
CITY COUNCIL
Note that districts’ boundaries have changed, find your district here https://oakgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=da589a352c8641459af8a0f890398d44
District 2: Harold Lowe, not Bas
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/haroldlowe
District 4: Nenna Joiner, not Ramachandran
https://www.joinerforoakland.com/donate
District 6: Yakpasua Zazaboi
Alameda County District Attorney: Terry Wiley, definitely not Price
Oakland Measures
· Measure Q: Social Housing Vote No
o Disingenuous and unnecessary
· Measure R: de-Gendering City Charter Vote Yes
· Measure S: Non-Citizen Voting Vote No
o Do not dilute your rights as a citizen
· Measure T: Progressive Business Tax Vote No
o Does not make sense economically
· Measure U : Affordable Housing & Infrastructure Bond Vote No
o A Massive misallocation of resources
· Measure V: Eviction Moratorium Vote No
o Eviction moratoriums have gone too far
· Measure W: Additional Campaign funding Vote No
o Favors incumbents and an additional unneeded expense for city
· Measure X: Term Limits, Address Councilmember abstentions Vote No
· Measure Y: Zoo Parcel Tax Vote No
o Donations to the zoo should be voluntary
Thank you, Steve Heimoff