Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club

Club Endorsements

Posted on October 8, 2012 Updated on October 10, 2012

City of Oakland

• City Attorney:  Barbara Parker
• City Council, At Large:  Rebecca Kaplan
• City Council, District 1:  Dan Kalb
• City Council, District 3:  Club declined to endorse
• City Council, District 5:  Mario Juarez
• City Council, District 7:  Club declined to endorse any candidate

Peralta Community Colleges:

• Peralta CC Trustee, Area 1, Club declined to endorse any candidate
• Peralta CC Trustee, Area 2, Meredith Elayne Brown
  
• Peralta CC Trustee, Area 4, Nicky Gonzalez Yuen
• Peralta CC Trustee, Area 6,  Cy Gulassa

Oakland School Board:

• Oakland School Board, District 1, Jody London
  
• Oakland School Board, District 3, Richard Fuentes
  
• Oakland School Board, District 5, Club declined to endorse any candidate
  
• Oakland School Board, District 7, Club declined to endorse any candidate

AC Transit:

• AC Transit Director, At Large, Chris Peeples
• AC Transit Director, Ward 2, Greg Harper

East Bay Municipal Utility District:

• EBMUD Director, Ward 5, Doug Linney
• EBMUD Director, Ward 6,  William “Bill” Patterson

East Bay Regional Park District:

• East Bay Regional Parks, Ward 2,  John Sutter
• East Bay Regional Parks, Ward 4,  Doug Siden 

Bay Area Rapid Transit:

• Bart Director, District 3, Rebecca Saltzman
• Bart Director, District 7, Zakhary Mallett

Local Measures: 

• Measure A1, Oakland Zoo Parcel Tax, YES
• Measure J, Oakland Schools Parcel Tax, YES

State Propositions:

• Proposition 30, Taxes: Jerry Brown’s Tax Increase, YES
• Proposition 31, State budget: Two-Year Budget Cycle, NO
• Proposition 32, Labor: Ban on corporate and union contributions to state and local candidates, NO
• Proposition 33, Insurance: Car insurance rates can be based on a person’s history of insurance coverage, NO
• Proposition 34, Death penalty: “End the Death Penalty”, YES
• Proposition 35, Law enforcement: Prohibition on Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery, Club declined to endorse either position
• Proposition 36, Law enforcement: Repeal of the “Three Strikes” Law, YES
• Proposition 37, Regulations: Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food, YES
• Proposition 38, Taxes: Molly Munger’s State Income Tax Increase, Club declined to endorse either position
• Proposition 39, Taxes: Income Tax Increase for Multistate Businesses, YES
• Proposition 40, Redistricting: Referendum on the State Senate Redistricting Plan, YES