Here are links to the Voter Card and complete Green Voter Guide, a well-respected election guide produced by the Green Party of Alameda County.
VOTER CARD (also copied below)
Complete GREEN VOTER GUIDE – PDF
A NOTE ON FLAWED PROPOSITIONS
Propositions (and candidates!) are often so flawed that even people with very similar values have strong disagreements about whether to vote for the possible benefits, or against the possible harms. The process would be different if the Green Party commitment to “no corporate money” was adopted in all political processes, from presidential campaigns to local measures.
In this election, a number of counties’ Green Parties have also made their own analysis and recommendations, and most but not all of the endorsements for or against are aligned with each other. These are links to voter guides by the Green Party of Alameda County, Green Party of Santa Clara County, Green Party of Los Angeles County, and Green Party of San Francisco County.
https://acgreens.wordpress.com/voter-guides/
https://sccgreens.org/elections/2024-november-voting-guide
https://losangeles.cagreens.org/voter-guide-november-2024
https://www.sfgreenparty.org/
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Remember that, especially in a “non-swing” state like California, it’s “winner take all” and so in CA the overwhelming likelihood is that every single Electoral College vote will go to Harris. So, to use your voting power for a candidate who (A) takes no corporate money, which also means no super-pacs, and (B) who stands for climate action, social justice, real democracy, and peaceful solutions (which DO exist, despite the propaganda we’ve heard against negotiations and keeping agreements), (C) please consider using your voting power powerfully, and vote for Jill Stein and Butch Ware.
Green Voter Card
Federal Offices
President and Vice-President — Jill Stein and Rudolph (Butch) Ware
U.S. Senate — Snub this race; please see our “boycott article”
U.S. House of Representatives, District 12 — Spurn this race; please see article
State Offices
State Senate, District 7 — Jovanka Beckles (Recommended)*
State Assembly, District 14 — Margot Smith (Recommended)*
State Assembly, District 18 — Shun this race; please see our “boycott article”
- = Recommended, but not endorsed, as they are registered with the pro-corporate Democratic Party
Special School Districts
Peralta Community College, Area 2 — Paulina Gonzalez
County Offices
District Attorney, Recall of Pamela Price — NO
Supervisor, District 5 — Nikki Fortunato Bas, with reservations
County Offices
Office #5 — No endorsement, please see article
Office #12 — Mark Fickes
City Offices
– – – Albany
City Council — #1: Peggy McQuaid; #2: Aaron Tiedemann; #3: Preston Jordan; #4: Jennifer Hansen-Romero
School Board — #1: Jolene Gazmen; #2: Brian Doss
– – – Berkeley
Mayor — #1: Kate Harrison [Don’t rank other candidates]
City Council, District 2 — #1 Jenny Guarino [Do NOT rank Taplin]
City Council, District 3 — #1: John “Chip” Moore; #2: Ben Bartlett* [Do NOT rank Matthews]
City Council, District 5 — #1: Nilang Gor* [Don’t rank the other candidates]
City Council, District 6 — #1: Andy Katz* [Don’t rank Blackaby]
School Board — Ana Vasudeo and Jen Corn
Rent Board — Xavier Johnson, Alfred Twu, Avery Arbaugh and Dominique Walker
* Ranked, but not endorsed
– – – Emeryville
City Council — Mia Esperanza Brown and Calvin Dillahunty
School Board — Brian Donahue
– – – Oakland
Recall of Mayor Sheng Thao — NO
City Council, At Large — #1: Charlene Wang; #2: Rowena Brown [Don’t vote for Armstrong, Pechenuk, or Sidebotham]
City Council, District 1 — #1: Zac Unger; #2: Edward Frank (ranked but not endorsed)
City Council, District 3 — #1: Carroll Fife [Don’t rank other candidates]; Support Carroll’s campaign!
City Council, District 5 — #1: Erin Armstrong
City Council, District 7 — #1: Merika Goolsby; #2: Iris Merriouns
City Attorney — Ryan Richardson
School Board, District 1 — Rachel Latta
School Board, District 3 — VanCedric Williams
School Board, District 5 — Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez
School Board, District 7 — Don’t vote for Thompson
Special Districts
A.C. Transit, Ward 6 — Jesse Gunn
BART, District 5 — No endorsement, please see write-up
BART, District 7 — Victor Flores
EBMUD, District 5 — Alex Spehr, with reservations
EBMUD, District 6 — Valerie Lewis, with reservations
EBRPD, Ward 2 — Lynda Deschambault
EBRPD, Ward 4 — Luana Espana
Local Measures
C — Albany — Replacement of Sidewalks Tax — YES
L — Albany — School District Bond Measure — NO
R — Albany — Residential Rental Tax for Rental Assistance — Yes, with reservations
S — Albany — City Manager Hiring — YES
T — Albany — Bonding to Run for Office Requirement Removal — YES
U — Albany — City’s Bonding Limit — YES
V — Albany — 16 & 17 Year Old Voting in Albany Local Elections — YES
W — Berkeley — Real Property Transfer Tax — YES
X — Berkeley — Library Relief Act of 2024 — YES
Y — Berkeley — Parks, Trees, and Landscaping Maintenance — YES
Z — Berkeley — Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax — YES
AA — Berkeley — Article XIIIB GANN Appropriations Limit — YES
BB — Berkeley — Rent Stabilization & Housing Retention — YES
CC — Berkeley — Direct Rental Payments & Rent Stabilization Amendments — NO
DD — Berkeley — Prohibit Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations — YES
EE — Berkeley — Fix the Streets & Sidewalks — YES
FF — Berkeley — Safe Streets — NO
GG — Berkeley — Large Buildings Fossil Fuel Tax — YES
HH — Berkeley — Healthy Indoor Air Quality for City Buildings — YES
MM — Oakland — Wildfire prevention — YES
NN — Oakland — Violence Reduction: Renewal of Measure Z — YES
OO — Oakland — Public Ethics Commission amendment — YES
State Propositions
2 — Public education bonds — Yes, with bond reservations
3 — Right to marry; protects same-sex marriage — YES
4 — $10 billion climate, water, and flood protection bond — NO
5 — Lowers vote threshold to 55% for local housing and Infrastructure bonds — YES
6 — Ends involuntary servitude — YES
32 — Raises minimum wage — YES
33 — Expands authority to enact rent control — YES
34 — Restricts spending of the Aids Healthcare Foundation — NO
35 — Funding for Medi-Cal — YES
36 — Increase drug and theft penalties — NO