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Bay Area Election Briefs
by KALW
KALW's guide to the propositions on the 2016 California ballot. We'll be releasing quick, 2-minute summaries of these measures between now and Election Day.
Episodes
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Berkeley Measure Z: Extending the 2014 soda tax
Berkeley’s Measure Z — also known as the soda tax — is an initiative that aims to extend the 2014 ballot measure to continue the tax on sugar sweetened beverages.
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Oakland Measure OO: Updating the Public Ethics Commission
Oakland’s Measure OO is a new initiative to change the structure of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission.
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Oakland Measure NN: Increasing funding for violence prevention services
Oakland’s Measure NN is a new proposal aimed at funding public safety through a tax on property owners.
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Oakland Measure MM: Funding wildfire prevention
Oakland Measure MM is a new initiative that aims to fund wildfire prevention in parts of the city with high fire risk.
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Richmond Measure J & L: Reforming elections
Richmond’s Measure J and Measure L both focus on election reform.
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San Francisco Prop O: Funding low-cost reproductive care
Proposition O would strengthen access to abortions in San Francisco.
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San Francisco Prop N: Offering emergency workers student loan forgiveness
Proposition N would create a fund to help police officers, firefighters, paramedics, sheriffs, nurses and 911 dispatchers employed by the city pay off their student loan debt.
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San Francisco Prop M: Adjusting taxes on businesses
SF Prop M would overhaul SF Business Tax System . The city would rely less on taxing a company’s payroll for staff working here, and more on revenue that businesses earn within the city.
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San Francisco Prop L: Taxing ride-hail companies to fund public transit
Proposition L would tax ride-hail companies, including those that operate self-driving cars.
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San Francisco Prop K: Closing the Upper Great Highway to cars
Proposition K would start a process that could permanently close part of San Francisco’s Great Highway to traffic.
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San Francisco Prop J: Monitoring spending on youth programs
Proposition J would create an oversight body to monitor city government spending on programs helping children and young people.
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San Francisco Prop I: Expanding retirement for nurses and dispatchers
Proposition I would improve retirement packages for 9-1-1 dispatchers, as well as nurses who transition from temporary to full-time roles.
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San Francisco Prop H: Lowering the retirement age for firefighters
Proposition H would lower the retirement age for San Francisco firefighters from 58 to 55.
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San Francisco Prop G: Creating a new affordable housing fund
Proposition G would reduce rent in hundreds of units serving extremely low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities.
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San Francisco Prop F - Allowing retired police officers to continue working
Proposition F allows retirement eligible police officers to stay on the job while receiving both their salary and pension for up to five years.
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San Francisco Prop E: Creating a commissions task force
Proposition E would create a five member task force to assess San Francisco’s many commissions and recommend whether any should be altered or eliminated to improve local governance.
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San Francisco Prop D: Consolidating City Hall commissions
Proposition D would dramatically alter governance in San Francisco, slashing City Hall commissions from the current 130 to a maximum of 65, retaining 20 major commissions.
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San Francisco Prop C: Creating an inspector general position
Proposition C aims to fight corruption in the San Francisco government by creating an inspector general to investigate fraud, waste and abuse.
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San Francisco Prop B: Paying for health facilities and public spaces
Proposition B would let San Francisco borrow up to $390 million to build new infrastructure and upgrade existing buildings, roads, and public spaces.
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San Francisco Prop A: Paying for school improvements
Proposition A would let the San Francisco Unified School District borrow up to 790 million dollars to upgrade, repair and retrofit its properties.
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California Prop 36: Increasing penalties for certain crimes
If passed, California Proposition 36 would enforce harsher penalties for certain crimes to address concerns about shoplifting and drug possession.
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California Prop 35: Funding Medi-Cal services
If passed, California Proposition 35 would require the state to use money from a tax on health insurance plans towards payments to doctors who serve Medi-Cal patients.
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California Prop 34: Mandating prescription drug profits to fund patient care
If passed, California Proposition 34 would require some California health providers to use profits from prescription drug sales to directly fund patient care.
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California Prop 33: Removing limits on rent control
If passed, California Proposition 33 would let cities remove current limits on rent control.
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California Prop 32: Raising the minimum wage to $18
If passed, California Proposition 32 would mandate a higher statewide minimum wage.
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California Prop 6: Ending forced labor of incarcerated people
If passed, Proposition 6 would end California’s practice of forcing incarcerated people to work.
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California Prop 5: Lowering the threshold for bonds to pass
California Proposition 5 would lower the threshold of voter support required to pass certain local bond measures.
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California Prop 4: Funding statewide projects to address climate change
California Proposition 4 would fund projects across the state to pay for climate and environmental projects.
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California Prop 3: Adding same-sex marriage to the constitution
If passed, Proposition 3 would enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the California constitution.
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California Prop 2: Paying for updates to school facilities
If California Proposition 2 passes, it would pay for repairs and upgrades at thousands of K-12 schools and community colleges across California.
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KALW's guide to the propositions on the 2016 California ballot. We'll be releasing quick, 2-minute summaries of these measures between now and Election Day.
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