America Amplified

Berkeley’s Measure Z — also known as the soda tax — is an initiative that aims to extend the 2014 ballot measure to continue the tax on sugar sweetened beverages.

Right now in Berkeley the annual rent increase is 7%. Measures BB and CC address this differently.

Measure DD is an initiative that aims to ban large livestock facilities from operating in Berkeley.

Oakland’s Measure OO is a new initiative to change the structure of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission.

Oakland’s Measure NN is a new proposal aimed at funding public safety through a tax on property owners.

Oakland Measure MM is a new initiative that aims to fund wildfire prevention in parts of the city with high fire risk.

Richmond’s Measure J and Measure L both focus on election reform.

Proposition O would strengthen access to abortions in San Francisco.

Proposition N would create a fund to help police officers, firefighters, paramedics, sheriffs, nurses and 911 dispatchers employed by the city pay off their student loan debt.

SF Prop M would overhaul SF Business Tax System . The city would rely less on taxing a company’s payroll for staff working here, and more on revenue that businesses earn within the city.