Thank you to everyone who joined for
our forum on Measure L.
Thank you to everyone who joined for our forum on Measure L. After voting the club has endorsed Measure L at a 60% threshold. Thank you for all who voted.
We Had Kim Trutane and AUSD Board Vice-President Becky Hopwood present and answer questions about the School District's facility bond measure that will be on the November Ballot.
If you missed the meeting you can find the recording here
Endorsements
The club has endorsed the following candidates at our 60% threshold:
School Board:
Veronica Davidson
Dayna Inkeles
City Council:
Preston Jordan
Peggy McQuaid
Aaron Tiedemann
State Senate:
Jesse Arreguin
We also voted to endorse all the measures on the November ballot:
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Special Parcel Tax to repair and upgrade public sidewalks and pathways, replacing existing special sidewalk repair parcel tax
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Supplemental Special Business License Tax on residential rental businesses to fund tenant rental assistance programs, residential rental code enforcement, legal assistance for tenants and landlords, and to support rental providers to avoid financial hardship
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Charter Amendment - appointment of City officers and organization of departments
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Charter Amendment - eliminating bonding requirement for City officers
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Charter Amendment - removing exception for school purpose bonds from the City's bonding limit and clarifying the City's bonding limit
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Charter Amendment - allowing youth voting on local candidates and ballot measures (16-17 year olds)
We had a record number of votes, so thank you all for participating!
Thanks again!
Albany Democratic Club