On 8/26/08 Berkeley Greens met & recommended the following positions for this Saturday's Endorsement Meeting. Mayor- Vote to Defeat Tom Bates
City Council District 2- No endorsement
City Council District 3- No endorsement
City Council District 4- Jesse Arreguin
City Council District 5- Sophie Hahn, with reservations
City Council District 6- Phoebe Anne Sorgen
Rent Board- Progressive Slate- Drake, Harrison, Shelton, Townley, Tregub (5 open seats)
School Board- John Selawsky only (2 open seats)
Here are the candidate responses to the Berkeley Green Party's quesionnaires that were sent out & returned in August, 2008. We also discussed the 7 Measures on the ballot- click on 2008 Berkeley Measures below for more information & some write-ups of the measures. They are divided by office, and appear in alphabetical order. Each candidate has a page of their own for their questionnaire. For instance, the mayoral link goes to page 1 of 3. That 1st page has Tom Bates' questionnaire, while Page 2 contains Shirley Dean's & Page 3 features Zachary Running Wolf's. You can read the candidates official statements on the City's website.
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Berkeley Green Local Endorsements for November 2008 |
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Today our endorsement meeting voted & chose the following Berkeley Green Party endorsements. They will become official once the Alameda County Council approves them next week & will appear, with explanations in next month's Green Voter Guide. Thanks to all of the candidates & Greens who participated! All races had "No Endorsement" as a choice, as well as the option for "with Reservations," which means that the Voter Guide will discuss the pros & cons in depth. 2 races were split 50/50 because of the # of ballots & low number of 2nd & 3rd choices marked by voters. These 2- District 2 & Measure KK- are marked as no endorsement & the writeups will reflect the opposing viewpoints & emphasize that we deadlocked on them.
Mayor- No Endorsement
City Council District 2- Split decision between No Endorsement & Darryl Moore with Reservations, default is no endorsement
City Council District 3- Max Anderson with Reservations
City Council District 4- Jesse Arreguin
City Council District 5- Sophie Hahn with Reservations
City Council District 6- Phoebe Anne Sorgen with Reservations
Rent Board- Progressive Slate- Drake, Harrison, Shelton, Townley, Tregub (5 open seats)
School Board- John Selawsky only (2 open seats)
Measure FF Library Bond - Yes
Measure GG Fire/Emergency/Disaster - Yes
Measure HH GANN Limit override - Yes
Measure II Redistricting timeline - Yes
Measure JJ Medical Cannabis - Yes With Reservations
Measure KK Vote Required for BRT & similar projects - Split Decision between Yes & No, default is no endorsement
Measure LL Revising current Landmarks Ordinance - No, No, No!
Discuss the upcoming election on the unmoderated 2008 Berkeley Green Yahoo Group!. |
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There are 7 measures on the ballot this November, 2008. We will have short writeups of them within a couple of days. So far there are writeups for GG & HH & KK, and against KK & LL. We didn't explicitly recommend positions on the measures, but here's a general sense of what people thought.We didn't explicitly recommend positions on the measures, but here's a general sense of what people thought.
We were in favor of FF, GG, HH, JJ.
We didn't have enough information about II.
We wanted more information about the content & effects of KK, and of BRT in general.
We were generally against LL. Here are their descriptions on the City website. Click on "Read More" for details
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Questionnaires for this race were sent out later than the other races. There are 5 open seats. The 5-person Rent Board Slate of Nicole Drake, Jack Harrison, Judy Shelton, Jesse Townley, & Igor Tregub submitted a combined questionnaire. The other 2 candidates did not turn in a questionnaire. |
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District 4 City Council Race |
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We received 4 completed questionnaires, from Jesse Arreguin, Terry Doran, N'Dji Jockin, and LA Wood. Click on "Read More" for the questionnaires. They are listed in alphabetical order. |
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District 6 City Council Race |
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We received 1 completed questionnaire, from Phoebe Anne Sorgen. Click on "Read More" for the questionnaire. |
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2008 Candidate Questionnaires