November 2025: Vote YES on Prop 50!

This is a short and sweet election in California. There’s one thing on the ballot: Prop 50. Vote yes. Gerrymandering sucks and should be illegal. A better Supreme Court would find it unconstitutional. In California, a 2008 proposition changed state legislative boundaries to be drawn by a bipartisan commission rather than by the party controlling the legislature. In 2010, this was extended to cover Congress as well. Nobody reasonable disputes that this is a good approach to drawing legislative boundaries, or that the maps we’ve been using aren’t fairer than in most legislatively-controlled states.
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March 2024

This election has a bunch of kinda hard decisions on it and I’m taking longer than usual to figure out what to vote for (plus I got my county voters guide really late). At least I know to VOTE YES ON BERKELEY MEASURE H.

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November 2022

Another November, another election. This election feels momentous nationally, as the outcome of Congressional elections could either enable or thwart the ability of the Biden administration to get anything done in Congress, and the outcome of many governor and state legislature elections could wrest abortion rights away from millions who haven’t already lost them. Here in Berkeley, the stakes may feel a bit lower, but there’s still a lot to be excited about on the ballot. Lots more below, but definitely vote Pamela Price for Alameda County DA and Alfred Twu for AC Transit director.)

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June 2022

On my Berkeley ballot, there are many choices to make. But there are no propositions, and most elections involve a Democratic incumbent running against no serious opposition from the left.

But there are a few really important elections! Most importantly, make sure to vote for Alameda County Sheriff and District Attorney.

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September 2021 Recall (VOTE NO!)

These are my thoughts on the September 2021 California Governor recall election. tl;dr: VOTE NO ON QUESTION 1. Make sure everyone you know VOTES NO ON QUESTION 1. Make sure you got your mail-in ballot, and return it to a dropbox if easy or to USPS if not, as soon as possible. Don’t dilly-dally on voting just because question 2 is confusing. This election is not about Gavin Newsom. This election is about the Republican Party of California and about a loophole in the recall process.
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