Short post today. I’ll comment only on one topic: Sacramento’s Measure O. If it passes, Sacramento would essentially become the first California city to allow residents to sue the city for “harm [caused] by unlawful camping or unlawful storage on City-owned property.” If the plaintiff wins the case, Sacramento would be required to cover “their costs and attorney’s fees.”
The measure also, for the first time to my knowledge, defines an “encampment” (four or more persons camping together or within 50 feet of each other, without permitted power, water, or bathrooms), but on the other hand it seems to conform with Martin v. Boise standards whereby, in a complicated formula, the Sacramento City Manager must “authorize new emergency shelter spaces to homeless people.” This part of Measure O, though, is murky.
Measure O, while not perfect, at least represents the intention of one California city—its capital city—to fight back against the proliferation of encampments that has been so destructive to places like Oakland. I’ll be watching to see if Sacramento voters pass Measure O, and by what majorities. I hope it wins big.
And now—go out and vote if you haven’t already! Below, for the last time, are our recommendations. Tomorrow: My analysis of the election results.
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
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District 4: Nenna Joiner, not Ramachandran
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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
Steve Heimoff