P&F Campaigns in Alameda County

Local Candidates

State Senate

Tom Condit is the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for State Senate in the 9th District, which includes Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda, Castro Valley, Dublin and Livermore, and part of Contra Costa County. He came in third of four candidates, behind the incumbent Democrat, Don Perata, who was reelected and the Republican, but ahead of the Libertarian. He received 16,598 votes (5.5%) in Alameda County, of 17,412 (5.4%) in the district. For results by precinct, see pages 463 to 528 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.

U.S. House of Representatives

There are no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for U.S. House of Representatives in Alameda County.

State Assembly

There are no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Assembly in Alameda County.

Local Non-partisan Offices

The Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party organization has endorsed the pro-tenant slate for the Berkeley Rent Board nominated by the Committee to Defend Affordable Housing. Two members of the slate, Jack Harrison and Eleanor Walden, are Peace and Freedom registrants, but we urge you to vote for all four members of the slate:

• Jesse Arreguin, ASUC Student Activist and Berkeley Housing Commissioner
• Jack Harrison, Progressive Disability Rights Attorney
• Jason Overman, Tenant Rights Activist and Cal Student
• Eleanor Walden, Current Rent Board Member and Senior Housing Activist

Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees

The elected members of the Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees from Alameda County are:

• First Supervisorial District (most of Fremont, Pleasanton and Livermore): 1 seat, no candidates, election cancelled.
• Second Supervisorial District (Hayward, Union City, Newark, part of Fremont): 3 seats, no candidates, election cancelled.
• Third Supervisorial District (part of Oakland from Chinatown and Jack London Square to Fruitvale, Alameda, San Leandro and San Lorenzo): 4 seats, one candidate elected.
  • Dave Kadlecek (Oakland) LWV page
• Fourth Supervisorial District (most of East Oakland, Castro Valley, Ashland and Cherryland, Dublin): 5 seats, no candidates elected.
• Fifth Supervisorial District (Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville, Piedmont, and much of Oakland including North Oakland, West Oakland, downtown, Adams Point and Trestle Glen): ten candidates elected, two placed on CCs by nomination for other office.
  • John Comley (Berkeley)
  • Tom Condit (Berkeley) (placed on CCs by nomination for State Senate)
  • Jon Crowder(Berkeley)
  • Albert Dragstedt (Oakland) (write-in)
  • Bob Evans (Berkeley)
  • Marsha Feinland (Berkeley) (placed on CCs by nomination for U.S. Senate)
  • Norma Harrison (Berkeley) LWV page
  • Ron Hoffman (Berkeley)
  • Antonio Salas (Oakland) (write-in) LWV page
  • Gerald Sanders (Oakland)
  • Eleanor Walden (Berkeley) LWV page
  • Stan Woods (Oakland)

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Local Measures

There are a number of county, municipal and regional measures that were on the ballot November 2nd in Alameda County, but the Peace and Freedom Party only considered eight and took positions on six:

• Measure H (Berkeley): Public Financing of Elections. While the Peace and Freedom Party is generally in favor of the concept of public financing of election campaigns when the plan is fair to all candidates (and opposed to schemes that use tax money to subsidize "major candidates"), we decided not to take a position on this measure. Measure H failed, by a vote of 29,265 (59.1%) to 20,269 (40.9%). For results by precinct, see pages 5809 to 5874 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.
• Measure O (Berkeley): Change Annual General Adjustment (AGA) of base rents under Berkeley's rent control law to use a formula based on the Consumer Price Index (from current decision by elected rent board based on studies of actual costs). Peace and Freedom did not take a position on this measure. We believe that the amount of the AGA is a political decision that should be made by elected officials who can give many factors their appropriate weights. However, we realized that the formula in this measure is the result of settling a lawsuit by landlords that, given the bias of courts in favor of property owners, may well have resulted in judges' imposing something worse. Measure O passed, by a vote of 34,407 (74.7%) to 11,660 (25.3%). For results by precinct, see pages 6007 to 6072 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.
• Measure P (Berkeley): Amend miscellaneous provisions of Berkeley's rent control law, most notably to regulate Section 8 rents above the federal payment standard. Peace and Freedom urged you to vote YES on P. With our support, Measure P passed, by a vote of 30,392 (66.9%) to 15,011 (33.1%). For results by precinct, see pages 6073 to 6138 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.
• Measure Q (Berkeley): Direct police to make enforcement of state laws against prostitution their lowest priority, and call for repeal of laws making prostitution a crime. Peace and Freedom urged you to vote YES on Q. Despite our support, Measure Q failed by a vote of 32,225 (63.5%) to 18,516 (36.5%). For results by precinct, see pages 6073 to 6138 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.
• Measure R (Berkeley): Require the city to issue permits for medical marijuana dispensaries, and remove fixed limits on the amount of medical marijuana patients and caregivers can possess. Peace and Freedom urged you to vote YES on R. Despite our support, Measure R failed by a vote of 25,167 (50.2%) to 24,976 (49.8%). For results by precinct, see pages 6139 to 6204 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.
• Measure S (Berkeley): Protect street trees, by banning the removal or alteration of non-hazardous public trees except in limited circumstances, and establishing mechanisms for enforcement. Peace and Freedom urged you to vote YES on S. Despite our support, Measure S failed by a vote of 35,072 (72.4%) to 13,354 (27.6%). For results by precinct, see pages 6139 to 6204 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.
• Measure Y (Oakland): Raise parcel tax and parking tax for "violence prevention" measures in Oakland, primarily hiring 63 more police officers. The combination of the tax being regressive and most of the money being for hiring more cops leads us to oppose this, which is actually worse than the March election's Measure R which we also opposed (Measure Y's taxes are equally regressive, while the spending is even more weighted toward the police). Peace and Freedom urged you to vote NO on Y. See noonmeasurey.org for more information. Despite our opposition, Measure Y passed by a vote of 96,473 (69.6%) to 42,048 (30.4%). For results by precinct, see pages 6337 to 6402 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.
• Measure Z (Oakland): Oakland Cannabis initiative. Make law enforcement related to private adult marijuana use, distribution, sale, cultivation and possession, the City's lowest law enforcement priority; and direct the City to lobby to change state and federal laws to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana for adult private use. Peace and Freedom urged you to vote YES on Z. See www.yesonz.org for more information. With our support, Measure Z passed by a vote of 87,446 (65.2%) to 46,669 (34.8%). For results by precinct, see pages 6403 to 6468 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote.

Statewide Candidates

President of the United States

The Peace and Freedom Party's presidential ticket, chosen at our state convention, held the weekend of July 30th and August 1st in Los Angeles, consists of Leonard Peltier for President of the U.S. and Janice Jordan for Vice-President of the U.S.

The Peltier/Jordan ticket came in fifth of six tickets on the ballot statewide, with 27,607 votes for 0.2%. In Alameda County, the Peltier/Jordan ticket came in fifth with 1,641 votes for 0.3%. These results were also ahead of the Nader/Camejo ticket, which received 21,213 (0.1%) statewide and 1,344 (0.2%) in Alameda County as write-ins. For more detailed results, see page 1 (of the section, numbered page 7 of the Supplement) of the Presidential section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 67 to 132 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.

United States Senator

The Peace and Freedom Party candidate for U.S. Senator is Marsha Feinland. She came in third of five candidates on the ballot, both statewide (243,846 votes for 2.1%) and in Alameda County (11,851 votes for 2.2%). For more detailed results, see page 1 (of the section, numbered page 52 of the Supplement) of the U.S. Senate section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 133 to 198 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.

Statewide Measures

There were sixteen propositions on the statewide ballot November 2nd, assigned proposition numbers 59 to 72, plus 60A and 1A. The Peace and Freedom Party took positions on most of them.

• Proposition 62 (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a 190 KB PDF, full text as a 301 KB PDF): "No Choice" initiative would put all candidates from all parties on a single blanket primary ballot for all partisan offices except President. Only the top two primary-election candidates with most votes for an office, whether or not members of the same party, would go on to the general election. This is similar to the election systems used in France and Louisiana, resulting in runoffs between open racists like Jacques LePen and David Duke and corrupt establishment politicians, with no progressive alternative allowed on that ballot. The proponents of this initiative think it will guarantee that socially-moderate, pro-business candidates like Democrats Gray Davis and Dianne Feinstein and Republicans Richard Riordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger won't lose to labor oriented progressives or religious right conservatives in their party primaries. Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this initiative. With our opposition, Proposition 62 failed by a statewide vote of 5,136,010 (46.3%) Yes to 5,954,969 (53.7%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 214,588 (43.7%) Yes to 276,125 (56.3%) No. For more detailed results, see page 26 (of the section, numbered page 137 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4819 to 4884 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 66: (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a 175 KB PDF, full text as a 200 KB PDF): This initiative circulated by FACTS would modify three strikes law by requiring that second and third strikes be serious or violent felonies and narrowing definitions of what crimes are "serious or violent" and when two convictions constitute separate strikes. Applies retroactively to reduce the long sentences some prisoners received for petty crimes. Also increases penalties for some sex crimes against children. Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this initiative. Despite our support, Proposition 66 failed by a statewide vote of 5,604,060 (47.3%) Yes to 6,238,060 (52.7%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 322,110 (60.5%) Yes to 211,178 (39.5%) No. For more detailed results, see page 76 (of the section, numbered page 187 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5083 to 5148 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 72: (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a 197 KB PDF, full text as a 187 KB PDF): Referendum on John Burton's SB 2 (which requires some employers to provide health insurance plans for some employees). Peace and Freedom opposed the referendum and supported keeping the law, as a step forward even though we prefer a publicly funded health care system not tied to workers' jobs. This meant a YES vote on the ballot. Despite our support, Proposition 72 failed by a statewide vote of 5,709,500 (49.2%) Yes to 5,889,936 (50.8%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 331,006 (64.0%) Yes to 186,273 (36.0%) No. For more detailed results, see page 126 (of the section, numbered page 237 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5479 to 5544 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.

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• Proposition 59: SCA 1, "Access to government information". Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this constitutional amendment. With our support, Proposition 59 passed by a statewide vote of 9,334,852 (83.4%) Yes to 1,870,146 (16.6%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 430,845 (86.3%) Yes to 68,812 (13.7%) No. For more detailed results, see page 1 (of the section, numbered page 112 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4555 to 4620 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 60: "Election Rights of Political Parties". Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this constitutional amendment. With our support, Proposition 60 passed by a statewide vote of 7,227,433 (67.6%) Yes to 3,478,774 (32.4%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 337,226 (71.1%) Yes to 137,688 (28.9%) No. For more detailed results, see page 1 (of the section, numbered page 112 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4621 to 4686 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 60A: "Surplus Property". Peace and Freedom decided not to take a position on this constitutional amendment. Proposition 60A passed by a statewide vote of 7,763,116 (73.1%) Yes to 2,860,562 (26.9%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 342,467 (72.3%) Yes to 131,772 (27.7%) No. For more detailed results, see page 26 (of the section, numbered page 137 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4687 to 4752 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 61: Bonds for Children's Hospitals. Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this bond measure. The bonds are for a generally good purpose, but our general opposition to bonds determined our recommendation. Despite our opposition, Proposition 61 passed by a statewide vote of 6,608,149 (58.1%) Yes to 4,769,612 (41.9%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 350,761 (69.0%) Yes to 158,177 (31.0%) No. For more detailed results, see page 26 (of the section, numbered page 137 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4753 to 4818 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 63: (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a 143 KB PDF, full text as a 171 KB PDF): Tax millionaires to support mental health services. Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this initiative. With our support, Proposition 63 passed by a statewide vote of 6,184,907 (53.7%) Yes to 5,341,969 (46.3%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 341,208 (66.4%) Yes to 173,144 (33.6%) No. For more detailed results, see page 51 (of the section, numbered page 162 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4885 to 4950 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 64: "Limits on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws". Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure, which would make it more difficult to go after corporate crime. Despite our opposition, Proposition 64 passed by a statewide vote of 6,549,609 (58.8%) Yes to 4,596,046 (41.2%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 221,395 (45.1%) Yes to 268,978 (54.9%) No. For more detailed results, see page 51 (of the section, numbered page 162 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4951 to 5016 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 65: "Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates". Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure. The solution to local government funding problems is not to lock into place reliance on regressive taxes that distort land use decisions. With our opposition, Proposition 65 failed by a statewide vote of 3,932,201 (37.8%) Yes to 6,449,830 (62.2%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 181,910 (39.9%) Yes to 272,978 (60.1%) No. For more detailed results, see page 51 (of the section, numbered page 162 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5017 to 5082 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 67: Telephone tax to pay for Emergency Medical Services. Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure; emergency medical services should be properly funded, but not by a regressive tax that costs poor people more than the rich. Peace and Freedom advocates a single-payer health care system funded by progressive taxation, which would pay for emergency medical services without the need for any special, dedicated funding. With our opposition, Proposition 67 failed by a statewide vote of 3,243,132 (28.4%) Yes to 8,165,809 (71.6%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 175,389 (34.4%) Yes to 333,171 (65.6%) No. For more detailed results, see page 76 (of the section, numbered page 187 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5149 to 5214 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 68: Casino gambling for card-rooms and race tracks. If Indian tribes that run casinos don't accept new compacts within 90 days, this measure would allow sixteen specific card-rooms and race tracks to run casinos with slot machines. Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure. With our opposition, Proposition 68 failed by a statewide vote of 1,897,177 (16.2%) Yes to 9,801,284 (83.8%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 83,195 (15.9%) Yes to 439,382 (84.1%) No. For more detailed results, see page 76 (of the section, numbered page 187 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5215 to 5280 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 69: DNA samples from arrestees. This would allow police to take DNA samples from anyone they arrest for a felony, even if the case is so weak the District Attorney declines to prosecute it, and enter it into a statewide database. Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure. Despite our opposition, Proposition 69 passed by a statewide vote of 7,194,347 (62.1%) Yes to 4,400,826 (37.9%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 272,501 (52.6%) Yes to 245,812 (47.4%) No. For more detailed results, see page 101 (of the section, numbered page 212 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5281 to 5346 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 70: "Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State". This measure would recognize the sovereignty of California Indian tribes by giving tribal casinos on reservation lands a monopoly on casino gambling in California, in exchange for financial contributions to the state government. Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this measure. Depite our support, Proposition 70 failed by a statewide vote of 2,763,800 (23.7%) Yes to 8,880,110 (76.3%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 113,306 (21.9%) Yes to 403,406 (78.1%) No. For more detailed results, see page 101 (of the section, numbered page 212 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5347 to 5412 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 71: Bonds for Stem Cell Research. Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure. The bonds are for a generally good purpose, but our general opposition to bonds determined our recommendation. Despite our opposition, Proposition 71 passed by a statewide vote of 7,018,059 (59.1%) Yes to 4,867,090 (40.9%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 360,975 (67.7%) Yes to 171,565 (32.3%) No. For more detailed results, see page 101 (of the section, numbered page 212 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 5413 to 5478 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.
• Proposition 1A: "Protection of Local Government Revenues". Peace and Freedom decided not to take a position on this constitutional amendment, which was the governor's and legislature's replacement for Proposition 65. Proposition 1A passed by a statewide vote of 9,411,198 (83.7%) Yes to 1,840,002 (16.3%) No. In Alameda County, the vote was 410,330 (82.7%) Yes to 86,150 (17.3%) No. For more detailed results, see page 1 (of the section, numbered page 112 of the Supplement) of the ballot measures section on political districts by county of the Supplement to the statewide Statement of Vote, and pages 4489 to 4554 of the Alameda County Statement of Vote for results by precinct.

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