Below are recommendations from county Green Party groups in Alameda, San Francisco, Solano, and Sonoma counties. The Alameda and San Francisco groups have also written articles about their endorsements (see the links provided below).



ALAMEDA COUNTY:Green Party of Alameda County recommendations for federal, state, and local elections: https://acgreens.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/gpac-vg-11-18web.pdf For a quick summary, below is the page 19 Green Voter Card.For many of the local races you’ll find lots of additional information in the candidates’ completed questionnaires, so we strongly encourage you to read them here on our website, at: http://acgreens.wordpress.com/candidate-questionnaires/ GREEN VOTER CARD***State Executive Offices***Boycott the Following Races – see front-page article:Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Insurance CommissionerSuperintendent of Public Instruction – [Don’t vote for Tuck]***Federal Offices***U.S. Senate – Boycott this race, please see write-upU.S. Representative, District 13 – Laura Wells***Other State Offices***State Board of Equalization, District 2 – Boycott this race: see front-page articleState Assembly, District 15 – Jovanka Beckles**This candidate is recommended, but not endorsed (because she is a Democrat)State Assembly, District 18 – No Endorsement, please see write-up***Judicial Offices***State Supreme Court – Carol Corrigan, with reservations; and Leondra Kruger, with reservationsState Courts of Appeal, First District – No Endorsements, please see write-up***Special School Districts***Peralta Community College, Area 3 – Corean ToddPeralta Community College, Area 5 – Cindi Napoli-Abella Reiss***County Offices***Assessor – [Don’t vote for Johnson]***City Offices*******Alameda****Mayor – Frank Matarrese, with reservationsCity Council – John Knox WhiteSchool Board – Gary LymHealthcare District, Short Term – Dennis Popalardo****Albany****City Council – Preston JordanSchool District Board – Charles Blanchard and Ross Stapleton-Gray****Berkeley****Auditor – Jenny WongCity Council, District 1 – #1: Igor Tregub, #2: Mary Behm-Steinberg, #3: Margo Schueler, with reservations [Don’t vote for Kesarwani]City Council, District 4 – Kate HarrisonCity Council, District 7 – #1: Aidan Hill, #2: Rigel Robinson, #3: No endorsement, leave blankCity Council, District 8 – #1: Mary Kay Lacey, #2: Alfred Twu, with reservations, #3: Russ Tilleman, with reservations [Don’t vote for Droste]School District Board – Ty Alper, Ka’Dijah Brown, and Dru HowardRent Stabilization Board – James Chang, Soli Alpert, Paola Laverde, Maria Poblet, John Selawsky – VOTE FOR ALL 5!****Emeryville****City Council – Scott Donahue, with reservations; and Dianne Martinez, with reservationsSchool District Board – No endorsement, see information on our website****Hayward****Mayor – Barbara HallidayCity Council – Aisha Wahab and Sara Lamnin [Don’t vote for Joe Ramos]School District Board – Todd E. Davis and April Oquenda****Oakland****Mayor – #1: Saied Karamooz; Sharing #2 & #3: Cat Brooks* and Pamela Price* [Don’t vote for Schaaf]Auditor – Courtney RubyCity Council, District 2 – Sharing #1 & #2: Nikki Fortunato Bas* and Kenzie Donte Smith* [Don’t vote for Guillén]City Council, District 4 – #1: Sheng Thao, #2: Pamela Harris, #3: Nayeli Maxson*, with reservations [Don’t vote for Michelson]City Council, District 6 – Sharing #1 and #2: Marlo Rodriguez* and Mya Whitaker* [Don’t vote for Brooks, Middleton, or Taylor]School Board, District 2 – [Don’t vote for Eng]School Board, District 4 – Clarissa DoutherdSchool Board, District 6 – [Don’t vote for Gonzales]*This candidate has been ranked, but not endorsed****Union City****New Haven School Board – Sarbjit Cheema***Special Districts***A.C. Transit, At-Large – Dollene JonesA.C. Transit, Ward 4 – Nicholas HarveyA.C. Transit, Ward 5 – Diane Shaw, with reservationsBART, District 4 – No Endorsement, please see write-upBART, District 6 – No Endorsement, please see write-upEBMUD, Ward 7 – No Endorsement, please see write-upEBRPD, Ward 5 – No Endorsement, please see write-up***Statewide Propositions***1 – Housing Assistance Bonds – Yes, with reservations2 – Mental Illness Housing Bonds – No3 – Water and Wildlife Bonds – No4 – Children’s Hospitals Bonds – Yes, with reservations5 – Property Tax Base Transfers – No6 – Transportation Funding, Gas Taxes, Vehicle Fees – No7 – Daylight Saving Time – Yes8 – Kidney Dialysis Clinics – Yes[Prop. 9 was removed from the ballot by court order]10 – Local Authority to Enact Rent Control/Affordable Housing Act – Yes, Yes, Yes!11 – Emergency Ambulance Employees – No, No, No!12 – Farm Animals Confinement – Yes***Local Measures***E – Peralta Parcel Tax Continuation – Yes, with reservationsF – Alameda Services Sales Tax – NoG – Peralta Sites/Facilities/Equipment Bond – Yes, with reservationsH – Hayward School Bond – Yes, with bond reservationsK – Alameda Weak Rent Control – NoL – Albany Services Sales Tax – Yes, with reservationsM – Albany Park and Open Space Parcel Tax – Yes, with reservationsN – Albany Appointed Treasurer – YesO – Berkeley Affordable Housing Bond – YesP – Berkeley Homeless Services Tax – YesQ – Berkeley Rent Ordinance Amendments – YesR – Berkeley Vision 2050 Plan – YesS – Emeryville Cannabis Business Tax – No endorsementT – Hayward Services Real Property Transfer Tax – YesV – Oakland Cannabis Business Tax – YesW – Oakland Homeless Services Vacant Property Tax – YesX – Oakland Graduated Real Estate Transfer Tax – Yes, with reservationsY – Oakland Just Cause Eviction Amendments – YesZ – Oakland Hotel Workers Workplace Protections and Wages – YesAA – Oakland Education Parcel Tax Charter Amendment – No, No!DD – Union City Cannabis Business Tax – YesEE – Union City Charter City and Real Property Transfer Tax – NoFF – EBRPD Wildlife Protection and Parks Parcel Tax – No, with reservationsSAN FRANCISCO:(Read the articles at: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/87-november-2018-endorsements Local Races:D2 Supe: no endorsementD4 Supe: #1 - Mike Murphy (Green Party member) #2 - Adam Kim (ranked endorsement)D6 Supe: Matt HaneyD8 Supe: no candidate sought our endorsement this time, although we just endorsed Rafael Mandelman in June.D10 Supe: Tony KellyBART Board: Janice LiCommunity College Board: Brigitte Davila & John RizzoSchool Board: Gabriela López, Mia Satya, & Li Miao LovettAssessor: Paul BellarPublic Defender: Jeff AdachiSF Ballot Measures:NO on A (Seawall bond)NO on B (Privacy rules that undermine our sunshine and public records laws)YES on C (Our City Our Home)YES on D (Cannabis tax)NO on E (Hotel tax set-asides)State Ballot Measures:NO on 1 (Bond to buy private housing for veterans)YES on 2 (Revenue bonds for permanent supportive housing for mentally ill homeless people)NO on 3 (Bond for dams)NO on 4 (Bonds for private children's hospitals)NO on 5 (Realtor scam)NO on 6 (Gas tax repeal)YES on 7 (Daylight savings time repeal)YES on 8 (Fair pricing for dialysis)YES on 10 (Stronger rent control)NO on 11 (Ambulance employee regulations)YES on 12 (Prevent animal cruelty)SOLANO COUNTY:VALLEJOVallejo City CouncilKaty MeissnerVUSD School BoardRuscal CayangyangChristy GardnerAllan YeapSUISUNSuisun City CouncilJane DayVACAVILLEVacaville City CouncilRovante RobinsonBENICIABenicia City CouncilKari BirdseyeChristina StrawbridgeMEASURE S - Vallejo City Unified School District $194,000,000 Bond Measure – NOENDORSEMENTS OUTSIDE SOLANO COUNTYJovanka Beckles – Assembly District 13James Hinton – Napa City CouncilJason Kishineff – American Canyon City CouncilLaura Wells – CA District 13SONOMA COUNTY:CA State Senator, 2nd District -- Veronica “Roni” JacobiCA State Assembly, 10th District -- Dan MonteSonoma City Council -- Jack WagnerSanta Rosa School Board, Area 4 -- Omar MedinaYES on Measure M -- Parks And Conservation Sales Tax. (Sonoma County)NO on Measure N -- Housing Recovery Bond (Santa Rosa)YES on Measure O -- Temporary Emergency Funding To Protect Vital Services (Santa Rosa)YES on Measure S -- Transient Occupancy Tax Increase (Sonoma City)