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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10 p.m. Thursday: \u003c/strong>Supervisor David Campos has conceded defeat in his race with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu for the state Assembly. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Campos and Chiu made announcements on their Facebook pages. \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/davidcampossf/posts/892751720737452\" target=\"_blank\">An excerpt from Campos \u003c/a>first: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A few moments ago I called David Chiu to congratulate him on his win in the assembly race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As I write this my thoughts are with Supervisor Harvey Milk. Forty-two years ago Harvey made a similar call when he lost his own race for the 17th Assembly district by fewer then 4,000 votes. It was one of many races that Harvey lost, in fact he was only a Supervisor for 11 months before his murder. And yet the message that is most associated with him is that of hope. Right now my heart is filled with hope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a time of great change in our city. And through this campaign we have sent a powerful message that the people of San Francisco are alive, spirited, and ready to fight for our values and way of life. We made clear that we love this City, refuse to be pushed out and are a force to be reckoned with.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/davidchiu.sf/posts/10152895294033081\" target=\"_blank\">an excerpt from Chiu's message\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>David Campos called me earlier tonight to concede in our race to represent California's 17th Assembly District. We had a positive conversation and agreed to work together in the future for the good of San Francisco. While the race was often challenging, I applaud Supervisor Campos and all of his supporters on the passion and hard work that they put into the campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am truly humbled to be elected by the people of San Francisco to serve in the State Assembly. I ran for this office because I want to fight to make sure that Sacramento delivers real results for the people of our city on the challenges of our time - from housing affordability and education to transportation and the environment. For six years, I have been working to make City Hall more effective by bringing all sides together to get things done for all San Franciscans. I am honored that the voters have supported our vision of continuing to move San Francisco forward.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:45 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 6)\u003c/strong>: David Chiu's lead over David Campos has continued to expand. Chiu now leads by 3.78 percent or 3,771 votes. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:10 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 5)\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Latest numbers from the San Francisco Department of Elections show David Chiu's lead over David Campos expanding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The updated count released at 4 p.m. today has Chiu leading by 3.3 percent, or 3,049 votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Elections is working its way through 42,000 mail-in ballots that were dropped off at polling places yesterday, as well as 11,000 provisional ballots. A department spokesman said about 9,600 of those dropped-off, mail-in ballots were counted today, and the provisional ballots won't likely be touched until this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of San Francisco politics professor Corey Cook said those provisional ballots may favor a Campos comeback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The question is, will they favor him enough to overcome the current gap,\" Cook said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Post\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Campos and David Chiu are locked in a dead heat in the race to replace Tom Ammiano in San Francisco's 17th Assembly District. San Francisco election officials say they still have tens of thousands of absentee and provisional ballots to count. Both the Chiu and Campos campaigns say they are \"cautiously optimistic.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest returns showed Chiu leading by nearly 2,400 votes. \"We are still obviously going to be waiting for the returns but at the end of the day all of you have every single day renewed my hope in what San Francisco is about,\" Chiu told his supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meantime, Campos says he is still holding out hope. \"We're optimistic that we're going to pull it off. I think that, you know, it's all about the turnout on election day and I know that we did an amazing job in getting people out,\" Campos told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campos says he was expecting Chiu to grab an early lead as results came in on election night, but he is feeling optimistic about his current position.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we understand that the early absentees are ballots that historically would go for a candidate like David Chiu,\" he said. \"But this is going to be decided by turnout, and it comes down to what the turnout on Election Day is. And we feel very confident about that … keep watching.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New results are expected by 4 p.m. Wednesday, but election officials say 42,000 vote-by-mail ballots and 11,000 provisional ballots will still need to be counted. They plan to work through the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's been an ugly contest, with independent committees \u003ca href=\"http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2014/10/20/independent-groups-hit-campos-chiu-hard-in-assembly-race/\">launching aggressive mail campaigns\u003c/a> attacking both candidates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campos and Chiu, both 44, have spent six years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and are lawyers who attended Harvard Law School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the two Democrats have a lot in common, and would likely vote along similar party lines in Sacramento, they have very different styles and approaches, said Corey Cook, a University of San Francisco political science professor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How each has responded to the consequences of the city's economic boom, he said, became the lightning rod issue in the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A key differentiation are these very local issues around development, gentrification, displacement, renter protection. And I think this is where the two have had the most significant clashes over policy,” said Cook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campos, who came to the U.S. from Guatemala as a 14-year-old undocumented immigrant, says he is the clear progressive choice because he's worked to tackle the needs of the city's most vulnerable residents, including getting laws passed to provide free transit for low-income youth, extend health care to low-wage workers and \u003ca href=\"http://sfappeal.com/2014/10/city-attorney-to-repeal-ruling-that-overturned-tenant-relocation-assistance-law/\">increase relocation payments\u003c/a> to evicted tenants. He accuses Chiu of compromising too much and bending to the interests of developers and real estate and corporate interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In Sacramento, people are doing too much of what David has done. They’re compromising our affordability, they’re compromising away our environment. We need someone who is going to stand up for regular people and say: California belongs to working people as much as the rich people,\" Campos said during \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201410131000\">a debate on KQED's \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campos, who represents District 9 spanning the Mission, Bernal Heights and Portola, has been endorsed by Ammiano, who is being termed out, Assemblyman Phil Ting and many of the city's progressive political organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chiu, a former civil rights attorney and criminal prosecutor who is president of the Board of Supervisors, says he's been a more effective supervisor, getting more than 100 laws passed. The list includes controversial legislation to legalize Airbnb rentals, and other laws Chiu's campaign says help seniors, students, homeless veterans and \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/04/02/san-francisco-supervisors-approve-legalization-of-in-law-units/\">tenants living in-law units.\u003c/a> He has accused Campos of being all talk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He really is the pot trying to call the kettle black, \" Chiu said on \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>, claiming Campos has also taken money from real estate interests. \"He’s been shouting from the sidelines, saying no, pushing his extreme views and not getting things done.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chiu represents District 3, which covers some of the city's most dense neighborhoods, including Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Chinatown and North Beach. He has been endorsed by Mayor Ed Lee and many of the city's moderate Democrats, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Kamala Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chiu has raised $1.05 million, while Campos has taken in $728,000, making it one of the most expensive Assembly races in this election, according to \u003ca href=\"http://sfist.com/2014/10/27/campos_vs_chiu_ii_progressives_rais_1.php\">SFist\u003c/a>. Tech investors Ron Conway and Reid Hoffman \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Airbnb-backers-invest-big-on-Chiu-s-campaign-5822784.php\">have poured $550,000 into a committee opposing Campos\u003c/a>, while labor organizations have donated $250,000 to a committee opposing Chiu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The June primary was a close race, but Chiu won by 2,951 votes. Primaries typically draw low turnout, and Cook said two big factors could determine the outcome in this election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the turnout is abysmally low, I think that favors Chiu because he’s effectively ahead among those who are more likely to vote. I think if Campos is able to turn out more progressive voters in his base, then he has a real shot of coming back and winning,\" said Cook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other factor will be Republicans, who make up about 6 percent of all voters in the 17th Assembly District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The presumption is that they’re likely to vote for David Chiu, but it’ll be interesting whether they vote in high numbers or not,\" said Cook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Campos and Chiu still have two years to serve on the Board of Supervisors. Mayor Ed Lee will appoint someone to fill the term of the candidate who heads to Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Alex Emslie contributed reporting.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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A department spokesman said about 9,600 of those dropped-off, mail-in ballots were counted today, and the provisional ballots won't likely be touched until this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of San Francisco politics professor Corey Cook said those provisional ballots may favor a Campos comeback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The question is, will they favor him enough to overcome the current gap,\" Cook said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Post\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Campos and David Chiu are locked in a dead heat in the race to replace Tom Ammiano in San Francisco's 17th Assembly District. San Francisco election officials say they still have tens of thousands of absentee and provisional ballots to count. Both the Chiu and Campos campaigns say they are \"cautiously optimistic.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest returns showed Chiu leading by nearly 2,400 votes. \"We are still obviously going to be waiting for the returns but at the end of the day all of you have every single day renewed my hope in what San Francisco is about,\" Chiu told his supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meantime, Campos says he is still holding out hope. \"We're optimistic that we're going to pull it off. 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They plan to work through the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's been an ugly contest, with independent committees \u003ca href=\"http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2014/10/20/independent-groups-hit-campos-chiu-hard-in-assembly-race/\">launching aggressive mail campaigns\u003c/a> attacking both candidates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campos and Chiu, both 44, have spent six years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and are lawyers who attended Harvard Law School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the two Democrats have a lot in common, and would likely vote along similar party lines in Sacramento, they have very different styles and approaches, said Corey Cook, a University of San Francisco political science professor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How each has responded to the consequences of the city's economic boom, he said, became the lightning rod issue in the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A key differentiation are these very local issues around development, gentrification, displacement, renter protection. And I think this is where the two have had the most significant clashes over policy,” said Cook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campos, who came to the U.S. from Guatemala as a 14-year-old undocumented immigrant, says he is the clear progressive choice because he's worked to tackle the needs of the city's most vulnerable residents, including getting laws passed to provide free transit for low-income youth, extend health care to low-wage workers and \u003ca href=\"http://sfappeal.com/2014/10/city-attorney-to-repeal-ruling-that-overturned-tenant-relocation-assistance-law/\">increase relocation payments\u003c/a> to evicted tenants. He accuses Chiu of compromising too much and bending to the interests of developers and real estate and corporate interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In Sacramento, people are doing too much of what David has done. They’re compromising our affordability, they’re compromising away our environment. We need someone who is going to stand up for regular people and say: California belongs to working people as much as the rich people,\" Campos said during \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201410131000\">a debate on KQED's \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campos, who represents District 9 spanning the Mission, Bernal Heights and Portola, has been endorsed by Ammiano, who is being termed out, Assemblyman Phil Ting and many of the city's progressive political organizations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chiu, a former civil rights attorney and criminal prosecutor who is president of the Board of Supervisors, says he's been a more effective supervisor, getting more than 100 laws passed. The list includes controversial legislation to legalize Airbnb rentals, and other laws Chiu's campaign says help seniors, students, homeless veterans and \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/04/02/san-francisco-supervisors-approve-legalization-of-in-law-units/\">tenants living in-law units.\u003c/a> He has accused Campos of being all talk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He really is the pot trying to call the kettle black, \" Chiu said on \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>, claiming Campos has also taken money from real estate interests. \"He’s been shouting from the sidelines, saying no, pushing his extreme views and not getting things done.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chiu represents District 3, which covers some of the city's most dense neighborhoods, including Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Chinatown and North Beach. He has been endorsed by Mayor Ed Lee and many of the city's moderate Democrats, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Kamala Harris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chiu has raised $1.05 million, while Campos has taken in $728,000, making it one of the most expensive Assembly races in this election, according to \u003ca href=\"http://sfist.com/2014/10/27/campos_vs_chiu_ii_progressives_rais_1.php\">SFist\u003c/a>. Tech investors Ron Conway and Reid Hoffman \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Airbnb-backers-invest-big-on-Chiu-s-campaign-5822784.php\">have poured $550,000 into a committee opposing Campos\u003c/a>, while labor organizations have donated $250,000 to a committee opposing Chiu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The June primary was a close race, but Chiu won by 2,951 votes. Primaries typically draw low turnout, and Cook said two big factors could determine the outcome in this election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the turnout is abysmally low, I think that favors Chiu because he’s effectively ahead among those who are more likely to vote. 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It totaled more than $11 million in Berkeley and San Francisco, where a similar measure won more than 50 percent support but failed to get the needed two-thirds majority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rebuff of Big Soda in Berkeley paralleled a repudiation of Big Oil in Richmond, where a mayoral candidate and three City Council candidates, all backed heavily by Chevron, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/11/04/richmond-mayoral-race-may-decide-citys-ideological-future/\" target=\"_blank\">managed to lose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those races, McCuan said, hold important lessons for other issues, such as fracking, marijuana legalization and the right-to-die movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The conventional wisdom is that the best money in politics is spent on the 'no' side against measures, against issues,\" he said. \"And yet if you spend too much money, you actually engender a kind of backlash effect, where voters begin to move to the other side.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, he noted that the electorates in Berkeley, Richmond and San Francisco were unusual -- more diverse and reflective of the population as a whole -- compared with what is normally seen in midterm elections, which tend to draw voters who are whiter, more affluent and more suburban, McCuan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Changing demographics at the state and local level might also be contributing to another trend: Female candidates all around California did well, winning seats on school boards, city councils, supervisorial boards and on up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are seeing a shift. Not only women but women of color,\" McCuan said. \"It's something to pay attention to moving forward. And we're going to see some changes by the GOP statewide to make Republicans more relevant to women -- especially in Central and Southern California. That's where their farm team is. \u003ca href=\"http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/11/04/4218339_fresno-mayor-in-tight-race-for.html?rh=1\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Swearingen\u003c/a> wasn't successful (in her race for state controller), but we'll see more people like her.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fiscal measures widely approved throughout the Bay Area continue a pattern that goes back at least a decade, said McCuan, who sees it as an indirect effect of the 1978 passage of Proposition 13, which decreased property taxes for many.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As a result, lots of other mechanisms have been created to raise revenue. In general, for the last several cycles, voters have been predisposed to approving them,\" said McCuan, who mentioned by way of example that 77 percent of all school bond measures were passed statewide in June, which is incredibly high for a primary off-year election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area often seems like a different country, compared with the rest of the United States. I asked McCuan if the election results Tuesday reinforced that feeling of apartness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's always been an island of deep, deep blue, regardless of how red the sea around it has changed,\" McCuan said. \"But there's also a Jekyll-and-Hyde sense of the voters. They want government to work, so they will vote for many things they believe improve their quality of life. On the other hand, they express incredible frustration, in survey after survey, with how government is run and how things happen at City Hall.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the biggest election surprises, McCuan said, was incumbent \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article3569082.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Torlakson's victory\u003c/a> over Marshall Tuck as state school superintendent. \"If this election were held a month ago, he would have lost,\" he said. \"The California Teachers Association delivered him. He ran a lackluster campaign.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Actually, he said, labor didn't do badly in the Bay Area. \"They're always hit over the head as being dead, but they're not dead,\" he said. \"They're effective at delivering the vote.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Another surprise, he said, was the inability of technology to report election results. McCuan blamed the leadership of Secretary of State Debra Bowen and hopes that her successor, Alex Padilla, will do better.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This was a relatively benign, low-information election,\" he said. \"Imagine if we had more things going on. There's a much better way to do this than what we've seen.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday morning, KQED’S \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> took a look at the winners and losers in California and Bay Area elections. One of the most startling outcomes was \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Jean-Quan-loses-Oakland-mayor-s-job-to-Libby-5873406.php\" target=\"_blank\">Libby Schaaf’s emergence\u003c/a> as the next mayor of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A pretty remarkable loss, frankly, for Jean Quan,” said \u003ca href=\"http://www.usfca.edu/Magazine/Summer_2012/Corey_Cook_Q_A/\" target=\"_blank\">Corey Cook,\u003c/a> associate professor of politics at the University of San Francisco and director of its Leo T. 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It totaled more than $11 million in Berkeley and San Francisco, where a similar measure won more than 50 percent support but failed to get the needed two-thirds majority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rebuff of Big Soda in Berkeley paralleled a repudiation of Big Oil in Richmond, where a mayoral candidate and three City Council candidates, all backed heavily by Chevron, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/11/04/richmond-mayoral-race-may-decide-citys-ideological-future/\" target=\"_blank\">managed to lose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those races, McCuan said, hold important lessons for other issues, such as fracking, marijuana legalization and the right-to-die movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The conventional wisdom is that the best money in politics is spent on the 'no' side against measures, against issues,\" he said. \"And yet if you spend too much money, you actually engender a kind of backlash effect, where voters begin to move to the other side.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, he noted that the electorates in Berkeley, Richmond and San Francisco were unusual -- more diverse and reflective of the population as a whole -- compared with what is normally seen in midterm elections, which tend to draw voters who are whiter, more affluent and more suburban, McCuan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Changing demographics at the state and local level might also be contributing to another trend: Female candidates all around California did well, winning seats on school boards, city councils, supervisorial boards and on up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are seeing a shift. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6:25 p.m. Wednesday\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rebecca Kaplan released a statement congratulating Oakland Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf Wednesday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Mayor-elect Schaaf and I share a deep and profound commitment to making Oakland stronger, safer and more prosperous,\" Kaplan said in the statement. \"I'm excited to partner with her on a wide variety of ways to improve the city that she and I both love.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At last count, Kaplan was in third place behind incumbent Jean Quan and Schaaf. Quan conceded earlier today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County plans to update election results Thursday at 5 p.m. However, none of the 14 other official Oakland mayoral candidates are expected to overtake Schaaf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quan and Schaaf plan to hold a joint news conference Thursday morning to talk about collaboration the transition of Oakland's executive office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the race for mayor of Oakland, City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf has claimed that she is the winner. Her fellow Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan in second place. Mayor Jean Quan, who finished third, has conceded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It certainly felt like a victory party last night as Schaaf spoke at her campaign headquarters, “Oakland is a city that has frequently missed the bus when opportunity has come to knock on our door… and doesn’t this feel like it is Oakland’s time finally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday morning Schaaf's campaign released a statement claiming victory:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\"I am honored by the tonight’s results and want to thank the people of Oakland for the trust they have placed in me. The people have made it clear that they are looking for progressive leadership and a new direction for Oakland.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Schaaf’s confidence seemed to be rewarded Tuesday night. The registrar posted the ranked choice election results with Schaaf garnering 62.8 percent of the vote, and Kaplan in second place with 37.2 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaplan had been the consistent leader in the polls in this race for weeks. And her campaign manager Jason Overman, was by no means ready to concede this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not going to speculate an outcome that we don’t know yet,” said Overman. “It would be premature for any candidate to declare anything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347101\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10347101 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/libby-1440x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"Libby Schaaf thanked supporters as she maintains her lead in a field of 15. 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Those votes could radically change the results under the ranked choice voting system, in which as candidates with the lowest number of first place votes are eliminated, their supporters’ second and third choices are moved to candidates still in the running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schaaf benefitted from a pair of high-powered endorsements late in the race from Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The endorsements were great,” said Schaaf’s campaign manager Peggy Moore. “But we’ve had a very strong team of volunteers who have been very disciplined and very focused to do the outreach to the voters of Oakland just to introduce them to Libby. And we believed all along that the people who met Libby would like Libby.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile incumbent Mayor Jean Quan told reporters last night that she came from behind in 2010 to beat the frontrunner State Senator Don Perata, and she could do it again. Quan was in third place until the final round of ranked choice counting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Quan also sounded philosophical about what might be the end of her first and only term as mayor, one marked by turmoil and voter disenchantment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been through some incredibly tough times, and every time something happens where one door closes, the next one opens,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County registrar has said it will take until Thursday or Friday to complete the count of all the mail-in ballots dropped off at polling places on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public safety was the top issue for most voters, and the candidates all proposed ways to reduce crime, boost police effectiveness and staffing, and maintain gang intervention programs like Ceasefire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10347098\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/kaplan-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Rebecca Kaplan dances at her election night party. (Cy Musiker/KQED)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/kaplan-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/kaplan-400x300.jpeg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/kaplan-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Kaplan danced at her election night party, despite election returns. (Cy Musiker/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city is also facing looming budget deficits, and the candidates have been less precise on how they would cover the expected shortfalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters also approved Measure Z. That’s a continuation of a parcel and parking meter tax raising about $277 million over the 10 years. The money would mostly go to pay for police officers and community-based violence prevention programs. Measure Z needed a two-thirds majority to pass.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Mayor Jean Quan, who finished third, has conceded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It certainly felt like a victory party last night as Schaaf spoke at her campaign headquarters, “Oakland is a city that has frequently missed the bus when opportunity has come to knock on our door… and doesn’t this feel like it is Oakland’s time finally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday morning Schaaf's campaign released a statement claiming victory:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\"I am honored by the tonight’s results and want to thank the people of Oakland for the trust they have placed in me. The people have made it clear that they are looking for progressive leadership and a new direction for Oakland.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Schaaf’s confidence seemed to be rewarded Tuesday night. The registrar posted the ranked choice election results with Schaaf garnering 62.8 percent of the vote, and Kaplan in second place with 37.2 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kaplan had been the consistent leader in the polls in this race for weeks. And her campaign manager Jason Overman, was by no means ready to concede this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not going to speculate an outcome that we don’t know yet,” said Overman. “It would be premature for any candidate to declare anything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347101\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10347101 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/libby-1440x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"Libby Schaaf thanked supporters as she maintains her lead in a field of 15. 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Those votes could radically change the results under the ranked choice voting system, in which as candidates with the lowest number of first place votes are eliminated, their supporters’ second and third choices are moved to candidates still in the running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schaaf benefitted from a pair of high-powered endorsements late in the race from Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The endorsements were great,” said Schaaf’s campaign manager Peggy Moore. “But we’ve had a very strong team of volunteers who have been very disciplined and very focused to do the outreach to the voters of Oakland just to introduce them to Libby. And we believed all along that the people who met Libby would like Libby.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile incumbent Mayor Jean Quan told reporters last night that she came from behind in 2010 to beat the frontrunner State Senator Don Perata, and she could do it again. Quan was in third place until the final round of ranked choice counting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Quan also sounded philosophical about what might be the end of her first and only term as mayor, one marked by turmoil and voter disenchantment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been through some incredibly tough times, and every time something happens where one door closes, the next one opens,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County registrar has said it will take until Thursday or Friday to complete the count of all the mail-in ballots dropped off at polling places on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public safety was the top issue for most voters, and the candidates all proposed ways to reduce crime, boost police effectiveness and staffing, and maintain gang intervention programs like Ceasefire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10347098\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/kaplan-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Rebecca Kaplan dances at her election night party. 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"content": "\u003cp>The day after \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/11/04/in-governors-race-brown-chases-history-kashkari-an-upset\">winning an unprecedented fourth term in office\u003c/a>, California Gov. 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(Of course, the overall economy, new budget-crafting rules and increased taxes played a big role in that reversal, too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you abandon that [commitment to those Democratic aspirations], you become really incoherent as Democratic leader,” Brown said. “If you totally give into it you fall prey to budget deficits and chaos and public dissatisfaction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That being the case, Brown said he’ll aim to spend the next four years “combining the hopes with what government can do while putting reins on what it should not do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'For Me, Prop. 30 Was Temporary'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Top on the “should not do” list, Brown said, would be extending the Proposition 30 tax hikes, passed in 2012, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/30/long-term-debate-over-Jerry-Brown-temporary-tax-Proposition-30/\">but begin to phase out in 2016\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me, Prop 30 was temporary. That’s what I said, and I mean it,” he said Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, a handful of Democrats in the Legislature have begun to call for an extension. There has been growing dissatisfaction among the party’s rank-and-file lawmakers about Brown’s hesitancy to increase social services spending, and Brown’s philosophical balance between spending and progressive ideas could be tested over that issue in the coming years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On Climate Change, 'I’ll Do Whatever I Can'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One issue Brown has no reluctance to forge ahead on is climate change. California is the only state with its own cap-and-trade program, aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions. \u003ca href=\"http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e5e80ca1d55f49898a5d835e6aa762b7/CA--Governor-California-Brown-Interview\">The governor has said he hopes to pass even tougher emissions limits\u003c/a> in his next term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown said he isn’t worried that California remains on far ahead of the curve, when it comes to capping greenhouse gases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m going to take it as one of my major responsibilities to help bring people around. So I will go to Washington, I’ll go to other places, and I’ll do whatever I can,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That will include, he said, a push to get to the point where California gets more than 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources like wind and solar power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brown dismissed the idea that Republican gains in statehouses and the Senate may slow efforts to enact cap-and-trade systems elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fact there may be a temporary stall in some states or even Washington does not stop the climate from changing, and does not stop the…near-unanimity in the scientific community that we have to do something,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The energy industry has spent a lot of time and effort in recent months criticizing California’s climate change regulations,\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/08/07/cap-and-trade-faces-first-major-political-test/\"> which are set to expand to include gasoline sales.\u003c/a> As Brown ramps up his climate change evangelism, you can expect the push back to grow, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Campaign Postmortem\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Republican candidate \u003ca href=\"http://www.neelkashkari.com/lessons-trail/\">Neel Kashkari has published a public postmortem\u003c/a> on his first run for office. The former U.S. Treasury official posted a 12-page memo on his website, looking back at what worked and didn’t work during the campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t appreciate how important and how hard it would be to develop name recognition in a state of 38 million people,” wrote Kashkari, who did, in fact, struggle mightily to get voters to remember him. Despite getting a lot of media attention, “all of the press coverage we earned didn’t move the needle. It came down to paid advertising for which we didn’t have much money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kashkari was blunt about his struggles to raise cash.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'I didn’t appreciate how important and how hard it would be to develop name recognition in a state of 38 million people.'\u003ccite>Neel Kashkari\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I did not anticipate the fatigue major Republican donors felt after very well-funded defeats in 2010 and 2012. Indeed many donors have simply given up on California and instead donate to races outside the state, such as for the U.S. Senate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kashkari ultimately spent several million dollars of his own money on the race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As the primary proceeded I realized my savings could move the needle so I felt an obligation to do whatever I could to support our campaign,” he wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kashkari spent a large percentage of his net worth and lost by 17 points. Still, he said he “found the process of running for governor a wonderful, enriching experience that allowed me to meet the widest possible diversity of people, from homeless people living on the street, to working Californians struggling to build a better life for themselves.” You can read his full memo \u003ca href=\"http://www.neelkashkari.com/lessons-trail/\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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If politicians want to stake their reputations on what Berkeley did, they do so at their own risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley was the first city in the country to adopt many measures that have gone on to become mainstream, including voluntary integration of its public schools, benefits for domestic partners, a ban on Styrofoam cups, a ban on smoking in restaurants, a ballot measure drawing attention to global warming, and commercial rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347222\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10347222\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"Vicky Alexander, co-chair of the Yes on D campaign, speaks at a pro-soda tax demo outside Old City Hall in July. (Courtesy: Berkeley vs Big Soda)\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477-400x265.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicki Alexander, co-chair of the Yes on D campaign, speaks at a pro-soda tax demo outside Old City Hall in July. (Courtesy: Berkeley vs Big Soda)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the returns started to pour in early Tuesday night showing that Measure D had a commanding lead, those that worked on the campaign vowed to take it to other cities around the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today is a historic day for our kids’ health,” Dr. Vicki Alexander, the co-chair of the Yes on Measure D campaign, said Tuesday. “Today is the day when the tide turns against Big Soda. Today is the day when the tide turns for the whole country. Big Soda knows this and that’s why it’s freaking out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another commentator said the passage of the soda tax was a watershed moment for health activists and a Waterloo moment for the beverage industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who spent $657,000 to pass the soda tax, (he also spent $10 million to pass a similar tax in Mexico) said he would now look to helping other municipalities.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/10/29/heres-what-would-be-taxed-or-not-in-sf-berkeley-soda-tax-measures/\">Here’s What Would Be Taxed — or Not — in SF, Berkeley Soda Tax Measures\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/11/01/Berkeley-soda-tax-measure-d-campaign-spending\">Berkeley’s Soda Tax Takes Center Stage This Election Season\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“Last night was a huge defeat for Big Soda and a historic victory for public health and all the advocates who worked so hard in Berkeley,” Bloomberg said in a statement. “The results will surely encourage other municipalities across the nation to pursue similar initiatives to fight obesity and diabetes. We stand ready to assess and assist other local efforts in the coming election cycle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The battle is not over. City Councilman Laurie Capitelli, who worked hard to pass Measure D, said the city expects the beverage industry to sue to stop the tax. It is unlikely that a judge will issue a temporary restraining order against a tax, he said. Berkeley will begin collecting the one-cent per ounce tax from distributors on Jan. 1, 2015, but won’t spend the proceeds until the legal issues are resolved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why the Tax Won in Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As soon as the poll results starting trickling in, those who worked to pass Measure D start to speculate on why Berkeley was successful where so many other cities were not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, the bar was lower for Berkeley, where the tax only needed a majority vote to pass. In San Francisco, Measure E needed two-thirds of a vote to pass since the tax revenues were going into a special fund. (Revenues from the Berkeley tax will go into the city’s general fund.) As it turns out, Measure D passed with much more than a two-thirds majority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But only requiring a 50 percent vote also forced the beverage industry to reach more voters – which cost more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitelli told the crowd assembled at the headquarters on Shattuck Avenue Tuesday night that Berkeley had learned a lot from the 2010 Richmond fight to pass a tax. Almost a year and a half ago, he and City Councilwoman Linda Maio sat down with Dr. Jeff Reiterman, a former Richmond City Councilman who spearheaded Richmond’s unsuccessful attempt to adopt a soda tax. They started a string of discussions about what succeeded and failed in Richmond. The soda industry spent about $2.3 million there to defeat the measure. (It spent about $2.4 million in Berkeley)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347225\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10347225\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"One of the many Yes on D lawn signs that were seen all over Berkeley in the run-up to the Nov. 4 election. 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(Courtesy: Berkeley vs Big Soda)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the primary takeaways was that the soda industry adopted a divide-and-conquer strategy in Richmond, offering money to churches and other groups to come out against the tax and paying people to boycott businesses that supported the tax. This strategy also worked in Philadelphia, where the beverage industry donated $10 million to the children’s hospital there in exchange for the City Council’s agreement not to impose a tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Without the wisdom we gained from Richmond, there is no way we would have been successful here,” said Meleah Hall, who worked with Alexander in bringing together focus groups of African-American women.. \"We knew the tactics of Big Soda ahead of time. We went to the people and warned them, 'They are trying to buy you out. They are trying to buy your vote.' This is Berkeley. We don’t do that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley started to build a diverse coalition early, and that was key to its success, according to many members of the campaign. There were more than 250 volunteers who handed out 2,000 lawn signs and got 10,000 people to commit to a yes vote before election day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coalition not only included every member of the Berkeley City Council, but historically black churches, Latino health groups, doctors, medical clinics, teachers, environmental groups, students, political groups and many more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yes on D campaign also had the benefit of services from Larry Tramutola, an experienced and successful political strategist. Tramutola had a number of his employees work on the campaign –- for free, he said, adding he might get a bonus payment now that the measure has won.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The beverage industry undermined itself when it flooded Berkeley with so much money, said Tramutola. It used those funds for a blitz of advertising, focus groups, phone calls and on-the-street campaign workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They had an unlimited checkbook,” said Tramutola. “There was nothing that couldn’t be bought. The combination of all that turned Berkeley voters off.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The No on D campaign also tried to suggest that the soda tax effort was coming from the political fringe. Tramutola countered that by placing the long list of endorsers in a prominent spot on all the Yes on D mailers. The campaign also focused on the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, a message that resonated with Berkeley voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This shows that “communities do have the power to fight for their kids’ health and win against obscene amounts of outside money spent in its own interest,” said Martin Bourque, the executive director of the Berkeley's Ecology Center.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The city of Berkeley was basking in glory Wednesday over its passage of the nation’s first soda tax, an accomplishment that the beverage industry dismissed as just a whacky – and inconsequential – victory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the soda industry was quick to release a press statement Tuesday night after San Francisco’s defeat of a two-cent an ounce tax on soda, it took them hours to respond to the win in Berkeley, where voters \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/11/04/berkeley-2014-elections-tune-in-here-for-live-coverage/\" target=\"_blank\">passed Measure D with 75% of the vote\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The outcome of Measure D is unfortunate but not surprising , given some of the dubious measures that have come out of Berkeley,” Roger Salazar, a spokesman for the No on Measure D campaign said in a prepared statement that was sent out around 9 a.m. Wednesday. “Soda tax activists have been venue shopping for more than five years. Over that time more than 30 cities and states have rejected similar taxes. Berkeley was low-hanging fruit, and doesn’t look like mainstream America. If politicians want to stake their reputations on what Berkeley did, they do so at their own risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley was the first city in the country to adopt many measures that have gone on to become mainstream, including voluntary integration of its public schools, benefits for domestic partners, a ban on Styrofoam cups, a ban on smoking in restaurants, a ballot measure drawing attention to global warming, and commercial rent control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347222\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10347222\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"Vicky Alexander, co-chair of the Yes on D campaign, speaks at a pro-soda tax demo outside Old City Hall in July. (Courtesy: Berkeley vs Big Soda)\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477-400x265.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Berkeley-vs-Big-soda-rally-outside-City-Hall-in-July-720x477.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicki Alexander, co-chair of the Yes on D campaign, speaks at a pro-soda tax demo outside Old City Hall in July. (Courtesy: Berkeley vs Big Soda)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the returns started to pour in early Tuesday night showing that Measure D had a commanding lead, those that worked on the campaign vowed to take it to other cities around the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today is a historic day for our kids’ health,” Dr. Vicki Alexander, the co-chair of the Yes on Measure D campaign, said Tuesday. “Today is the day when the tide turns against Big Soda. Today is the day when the tide turns for the whole country. Big Soda knows this and that’s why it’s freaking out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another commentator said the passage of the soda tax was a watershed moment for health activists and a Waterloo moment for the beverage industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who spent $657,000 to pass the soda tax, (he also spent $10 million to pass a similar tax in Mexico) said he would now look to helping other municipalities.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/10/29/heres-what-would-be-taxed-or-not-in-sf-berkeley-soda-tax-measures/\">Here’s What Would Be Taxed — or Not — in SF, Berkeley Soda Tax Measures\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/11/01/Berkeley-soda-tax-measure-d-campaign-spending\">Berkeley’s Soda Tax Takes Center Stage This Election Season\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“Last night was a huge defeat for Big Soda and a historic victory for public health and all the advocates who worked so hard in Berkeley,” Bloomberg said in a statement. “The results will surely encourage other municipalities across the nation to pursue similar initiatives to fight obesity and diabetes. We stand ready to assess and assist other local efforts in the coming election cycle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The battle is not over. City Councilman Laurie Capitelli, who worked hard to pass Measure D, said the city expects the beverage industry to sue to stop the tax. It is unlikely that a judge will issue a temporary restraining order against a tax, he said. Berkeley will begin collecting the one-cent per ounce tax from distributors on Jan. 1, 2015, but won’t spend the proceeds until the legal issues are resolved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why the Tax Won in Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As soon as the poll results starting trickling in, those who worked to pass Measure D start to speculate on why Berkeley was successful where so many other cities were not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, the bar was lower for Berkeley, where the tax only needed a majority vote to pass. In San Francisco, Measure E needed two-thirds of a vote to pass since the tax revenues were going into a special fund. (Revenues from the Berkeley tax will go into the city’s general fund.) As it turns out, Measure D passed with much more than a two-thirds majority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But only requiring a 50 percent vote also forced the beverage industry to reach more voters – which cost more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitelli told the crowd assembled at the headquarters on Shattuck Avenue Tuesday night that Berkeley had learned a lot from the 2010 Richmond fight to pass a tax. Almost a year and a half ago, he and City Councilwoman Linda Maio sat down with Dr. Jeff Reiterman, a former Richmond City Councilman who spearheaded Richmond’s unsuccessful attempt to adopt a soda tax. They started a string of discussions about what succeeded and failed in Richmond. The soda industry spent about $2.3 million there to defeat the measure. (It spent about $2.4 million in Berkeley)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10347225\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10347225\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"One of the many Yes on D lawn signs that were seen all over Berkeley in the run-up to the Nov. 4 election. (Courtesy: Berkeley vs Big Soda)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720-75x75.jpg 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/Dog-and-Big-Soda-720x720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the many Yes on D lawn signs that were seen all over Berkeley in the run-up to the Nov. 4 election. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 5)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Note: The voting outcomes below are unofficial and don’t include all vote-by-mail ballots. The City and County of San Francisco plans to continue to release updated counts each day at 4 p.m. The Santa Clara County registrar of voters updated election results at 5 p.m. today, and Alameda County updates are expected at 5 p.m. on Thursday.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From soda taxes to minimum wage hikes, Bay Area voters had a lot to weigh in on. We’ve selected some of the most important and interesting local ballot measures below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For other races, check out our \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/election-watch-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Watch\u003c/a> page.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Ballot Measures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are 30 ballot measures in Alameda County. Find election results for all measures at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/current_election/226/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County election page.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Alameda County Registrar, updated results are expected to be announced by 5 p.m. Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureBB-v5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure BB, Alameda County Transportation Sales Tax\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, appears to have \u003cstrong>passed with 70 percent approval\u003c/strong>, doubling the transportation sales tax to 1 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb.jpg\" alt=\"bart-bb\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The money raised from Measure BB will go to Alameda County’s 30-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan, which will expand and modernize BART in Alameda County; improve transit connections to jobs and schools; fix roads, improve highways and increase bicycle and pedestrian safety; reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality; and keep senior, student and disabled fares affordable. The measure needed two-thirds approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureD-v6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure D, City of Berkeley Soda Tax. \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/11/04/will-berkeley-and-san-francisco-soda-tax-measures-set-precedent/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters in Berkeley have passed the nation’s first soda tax\u003c/a> with a \u003cstrong>resounding 75 percent of the vote\u003c/strong>. The measure needed a simple majority approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 30 cities and states across the country have attempted such a tax, but have failed, at least in part because of big spending by the soda industry to defeat these measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346549\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d.jpg\" alt=\"sodatax-d\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By approving Measure D, a 1 cent ($0.01) per ounce general tax on sugar-sweetened beverages will be imposed in Berkeley. The tax will affect sales of sodas, energy drinks and presweetened teas. The tax exempts sweeteners, such as sugar, honey and syrups, typically distributed to grocery stores. It also exempts diet drinks, milk products, 100 percent juice, baby formula, alcohol or drinks taken for medical reasons. Learn more about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/soda-tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“soda taxes.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, the No on Measure D campaign released a statement criticizing the measure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Soda tax activists have been venue shopping for more than five years … Berkeley was low-hanging fruit, and doesn’t look like mainstream America. If politicians want to stake their reputations on what Berkeley did, they do so at their own risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureZ-V3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure Z, A City Of Oakland Proposed Ordinance to Maintain a Parcel Tax and a Parking Tax Surcharge to Improve Public Safety\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, has unofficially \u003cstrong>passed with 77 percent approval\u003c/strong>. The measure needed two-thirds approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346566\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z.jpg\" alt=\"police-z\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By approving Measure Z, an existing parcel tax and parking tax will be extended for 10 years to improve public safety in Oakland. The money will be used to fund programs aimed at reducing gun violence, robberies and homicides, as well as funding improving 9-1-1 response times and supporting at-risk youth and young adults. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Money from the measure is also slated to improve police, fire and emergency response services and fund proven community programs such as school dropout prevention, crisis intervention and job placement and training. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureFF-V3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Measure FF, City of Oakland Proposed Amendment to Establish a Minimum Wage\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, has unofficially \u003cstrong>passed with 81 percent approval\u003c/strong>. A simple majority approval was needed to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346580\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff.jpg\" alt=\"minimumwage-ff\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the approval of Measure FF, Oakland will establish a minimum wage of $12.25 per hour beginning on March 2, 2015. The minimum wage will increase yearly on January 1, based on increases in the cost of living.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the new law, employers will be required to provide employees paid sick leave. Hotel, restaurant and banquet facility operators will also have to pay service charges, like room service or portage charges, to the employees providing those services. The proposition also gives employees the right to bring a lawsuit against employers for violation of this ordinance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on unofficial results Wednesday morning, it appears \u003cstrong>Oakland voters have also approved Measure CC\u003c/strong>, strengthening the city’s Public Ethics Commission, with 72 percent approval, \u003cstrong>and Measure DD\u003c/strong>, which creates an independent redistricting commission in the city, with 60 percent approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=4414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Ballot Propositions\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are 12 ballot measures in the City and County of San Francisco. Find the latest election results for all measures \u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/ElectionsArchives/2014/Nov/Summary4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Elections plans to update results at 4 p.m. throughout the rest of the week. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_SugarSweetenedBeverages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Measure E, Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages,\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> appears \u003cstrong>to have failed to reach the two-thirds approval needed\u003c/strong>, with 54.41 percent voting in favor and 45.59 percent against.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346636\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e.jpg\" alt=\"soda-e\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/11/04/will-berkeley-and-san-francisco-soda-tax-measures-set-precedent/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the proposition did not pass\u003c/a>, supporters in San Francisco declared a victory of their own: more than half the voters approved the tax despite millions spent by the American Beverage Association to defeat it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fact that we were able to overcome $10 million dollars,” said Proposition E co-author Supervisor Scott Wiener, “and it looks like a majority of San Franciscans — despite that $10 million — will vote ‘yes,’ is pretty extraordinary.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Had Measure E passed, San Francisco would have collected a tax of 2 cents ($0.02) per ounce from the distribution of sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax would then have been used to fund health, physical education and active recreation programs. A similar measure passed in Berkeley (Measure D).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_BusinessandTaxCode.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure G, Additional Transfer Tax on Residential Property Sold Within 5 Years of Purchase\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, \u003cstrong>appears to have failed\u003c/strong> to reach the simple majority needed for approval, with 45.71 percent voting yes compared to 54.29 percent voting no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346642\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g.jpg\" alt=\"housing-g\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure G called for an additional tax between 14 percent and 24 percent on the total sale price of certain multiunit residential properties that are sold within five years of purchase or transfer. The additional tax would have applied to property sales on or after Jan. 1, 2015, with certain exceptions. Learn more information about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/17/san-francisco-ballot-measures-address-housing-affordability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proposition G from KQED\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_AdministrativeMinimumWage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure J, Minimum Wage Increase,\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, appears to have \u003cstrong>passed with 76.76 percent approval\u003c/strong>. The measure needed only a simple majority approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346658\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j.jpg\" alt=\"money-j\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By passing Measure J, San Francisco’s minimum wage will increase to $12.25 per hour on May 1, 2015, and then increase every July until it reaches $15 on July 1, 2018. The minimum wage would then increase annually based on inflation beginning on July 1, 2019. A similar minimum wage measure (FF) was also approved in Oakland. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_AffordableHousing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure K, Affordable Housing,\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> appears to have \u003cstrong>passed with 64.91 percent approval\u003c/strong>. The measure needed a simple majority approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346678\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k.jpg\" alt=\"sf-k\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Measure K, San Francisco will construct or rehabilitate at least 30,000 homes by 2020. More than 50 percent are required to be affordable for middle-class households, with more than 33 percent affordable for low- and moderate-income households.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more information about Proposition K from KQED, visit \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/17/san-francisco-ballot-measures-address-housing-affordability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco voters also appear to have \u003cstrong>rejected Proposition H\u003c/strong>, and \u003cstrong>approved Proposition I\u003c/strong>, clearing a path for the installation of artificial turf and nighttime lighting at athletic fields in Golden Gate Park. Proposition H, which sought to block a multimillion dollar project at the park, was rejected by 54.29 percent of voters. Proposition I, a dueling measure which allows for the installation of lights and turf during park renovation, was approved by roughly 55 percent of voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Santa Clara County\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are 18 measures in Santa Clara County. Find election results for all measures at the \u003ca href=\"http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/54209/144518/Web01/en/summary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Clara County page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://votersedge.org/santa-clara-county-open-space-authority/ballot-measures/2014/november/measure-q?ed=2014-11-04&county=Santa%20Clara&jurisdictions=O1055.O1056.O1058.O1059.O1060.O1062.O1121.1.O1540.O2074.8.O2658.O2659.O2660.11.O60.O61.O62.O64.O2731.178.228.231.233.234.O2771.962.963.964.O2748.O2749.966.968.969.970.O2765.O2732.O2733.O2734.O2735.O2736.O2737.O2738.O2739.O2740.O2741.1094.1095.1096.O2746.O2747.1098.1099.1100.1101.1102.1103.1104.1105.1106.1107.1108.1109.1110.1111.1112.O2661.O2662.1113.O2768.O2769.1115.1116.M338.M339.M340.M341.M342.M343.M344.M345.M346.M347.M348.M349.M350.M351.M352.28.28-upper-ca#.VFg-KvTF_lo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure Q, Santa Clara Open Space Authority Parcel Tax\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, is \u003cstrong>still barely passing\u003c/strong>. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, voter approval of the measure grew slightly, now at 67.11 percent. The race remains too close to call, needing two-thirds approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If voters approve Measure Q, the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority will levy a special tax of $24 annually per parcel for 15 years to protect and preserve natural open space areas for future generations by: improving parks, open spaces and trails; protecting land around creeks, rivers and streams to prevent pollution and improve local water quality; preserving wildlife habitat; expanding public access; enhancing environmental education; and protecting scenic hillsides. The measure need a two-thirds supermajority to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the remaining Bay Area counties, find information and election results below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cocovote.us/upcoming-election-05162014/?electionId=35#Election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/election-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.countyofnapa.org/electionresults/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shapethefuture.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/november_4th_2014___general_election/election_results/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://vote.sonoma-county.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 5)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Note: The voting outcomes below are unofficial and don’t include all vote-by-mail ballots. The City and County of San Francisco plans to continue to release updated counts each day at 4 p.m. The Santa Clara County registrar of voters updated election results at 5 p.m. today, and Alameda County updates are expected at 5 p.m. on Thursday.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From soda taxes to minimum wage hikes, Bay Area voters had a lot to weigh in on. We’ve selected some of the most important and interesting local ballot measures below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For other races, check out our \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/election-watch-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Watch\u003c/a> page.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Ballot Measures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are 30 ballot measures in Alameda County. Find election results for all measures at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/current_election/226/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County election page.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Alameda County Registrar, updated results are expected to be announced by 5 p.m. Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureBB-v5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure BB, Alameda County Transportation Sales Tax\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, appears to have \u003cstrong>passed with 70 percent approval\u003c/strong>, doubling the transportation sales tax to 1 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb.jpg\" alt=\"bart-bb\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/bart-bb-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The money raised from Measure BB will go to Alameda County’s 30-Year Transportation Expenditure Plan, which will expand and modernize BART in Alameda County; improve transit connections to jobs and schools; fix roads, improve highways and increase bicycle and pedestrian safety; reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality; and keep senior, student and disabled fares affordable. The measure needed two-thirds approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureD-v6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure D, City of Berkeley Soda Tax. \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/11/04/will-berkeley-and-san-francisco-soda-tax-measures-set-precedent/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters in Berkeley have passed the nation’s first soda tax\u003c/a> with a \u003cstrong>resounding 75 percent of the vote\u003c/strong>. The measure needed a simple majority approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 30 cities and states across the country have attempted such a tax, but have failed, at least in part because of big spending by the soda industry to defeat these measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346549\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d.jpg\" alt=\"sodatax-d\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sodatax-d-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By approving Measure D, a 1 cent ($0.01) per ounce general tax on sugar-sweetened beverages will be imposed in Berkeley. The tax will affect sales of sodas, energy drinks and presweetened teas. The tax exempts sweeteners, such as sugar, honey and syrups, typically distributed to grocery stores. It also exempts diet drinks, milk products, 100 percent juice, baby formula, alcohol or drinks taken for medical reasons. Learn more about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/soda-tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“soda taxes.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, the No on Measure D campaign released a statement criticizing the measure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Soda tax activists have been venue shopping for more than five years … Berkeley was low-hanging fruit, and doesn’t look like mainstream America. If politicians want to stake their reputations on what Berkeley did, they do so at their own risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureZ-V3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure Z, A City Of Oakland Proposed Ordinance to Maintain a Parcel Tax and a Parking Tax Surcharge to Improve Public Safety\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, has unofficially \u003cstrong>passed with 77 percent approval\u003c/strong>. The measure needed two-thirds approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346566\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z.jpg\" alt=\"police-z\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/police-z-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By approving Measure Z, an existing parcel tax and parking tax will be extended for 10 years to improve public safety in Oakland. The money will be used to fund programs aimed at reducing gun violence, robberies and homicides, as well as funding improving 9-1-1 response times and supporting at-risk youth and young adults. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Money from the measure is also slated to improve police, fire and emergency response services and fund proven community programs such as school dropout prevention, crisis intervention and job placement and training. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureFF-V3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Measure FF, City of Oakland Proposed Amendment to Establish a Minimum Wage\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, has unofficially \u003cstrong>passed with 81 percent approval\u003c/strong>. A simple majority approval was needed to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346580\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff.jpg\" alt=\"minimumwage-ff\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/minimumwage-ff-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the approval of Measure FF, Oakland will establish a minimum wage of $12.25 per hour beginning on March 2, 2015. The minimum wage will increase yearly on January 1, based on increases in the cost of living.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the new law, employers will be required to provide employees paid sick leave. Hotel, restaurant and banquet facility operators will also have to pay service charges, like room service or portage charges, to the employees providing those services. The proposition also gives employees the right to bring a lawsuit against employers for violation of this ordinance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on unofficial results Wednesday morning, it appears \u003cstrong>Oakland voters have also approved Measure CC\u003c/strong>, strengthening the city’s Public Ethics Commission, with 72 percent approval, \u003cstrong>and Measure DD\u003c/strong>, which creates an independent redistricting commission in the city, with 60 percent approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=4414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Ballot Propositions\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are 12 ballot measures in the City and County of San Francisco. Find the latest election results for all measures \u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/ElectionsArchives/2014/Nov/Summary4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Department of Elections plans to update results at 4 p.m. throughout the rest of the week. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_SugarSweetenedBeverages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Measure E, Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages,\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> appears \u003cstrong>to have failed to reach the two-thirds approval needed\u003c/strong>, with 54.41 percent voting in favor and 45.59 percent against.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346636\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e.jpg\" alt=\"soda-e\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/soda-e-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/11/04/will-berkeley-and-san-francisco-soda-tax-measures-set-precedent/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the proposition did not pass\u003c/a>, supporters in San Francisco declared a victory of their own: more than half the voters approved the tax despite millions spent by the American Beverage Association to defeat it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fact that we were able to overcome $10 million dollars,” said Proposition E co-author Supervisor Scott Wiener, “and it looks like a majority of San Franciscans — despite that $10 million — will vote ‘yes,’ is pretty extraordinary.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Had Measure E passed, San Francisco would have collected a tax of 2 cents ($0.02) per ounce from the distribution of sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax would then have been used to fund health, physical education and active recreation programs. A similar measure passed in Berkeley (Measure D).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_BusinessandTaxCode.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure G, Additional Transfer Tax on Residential Property Sold Within 5 Years of Purchase\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, \u003cstrong>appears to have failed\u003c/strong> to reach the simple majority needed for approval, with 45.71 percent voting yes compared to 54.29 percent voting no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346642\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g.jpg\" alt=\"housing-g\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/housing-g-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Measure G called for an additional tax between 14 percent and 24 percent on the total sale price of certain multiunit residential properties that are sold within five years of purchase or transfer. The additional tax would have applied to property sales on or after Jan. 1, 2015, with certain exceptions. Learn more information about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/17/san-francisco-ballot-measures-address-housing-affordability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proposition G from KQED\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_AdministrativeMinimumWage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure J, Minimum Wage Increase,\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, appears to have \u003cstrong>passed with 76.76 percent approval\u003c/strong>. The measure needed only a simple majority approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346658\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j.jpg\" alt=\"money-j\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/money-j-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By passing Measure J, San Francisco’s minimum wage will increase to $12.25 per hour on May 1, 2015, and then increase every July until it reaches $15 on July 1, 2018. The minimum wage would then increase annually based on inflation beginning on July 1, 2019. A similar minimum wage measure (FF) was also approved in Oakland. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://sfgov2.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Nov2014/Nov2014_AffordableHousing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure K, Affordable Housing,\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> appears to have \u003cstrong>passed with 64.91 percent approval\u003c/strong>. The measure needed a simple majority approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10346678\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k.jpg\" alt=\"sf-k\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/sf-k-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Measure K, San Francisco will construct or rehabilitate at least 30,000 homes by 2020. More than 50 percent are required to be affordable for middle-class households, with more than 33 percent affordable for low- and moderate-income households.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more information about Proposition K from KQED, visit \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/17/san-francisco-ballot-measures-address-housing-affordability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco voters also appear to have \u003cstrong>rejected Proposition H\u003c/strong>, and \u003cstrong>approved Proposition I\u003c/strong>, clearing a path for the installation of artificial turf and nighttime lighting at athletic fields in Golden Gate Park. Proposition H, which sought to block a multimillion dollar project at the park, was rejected by 54.29 percent of voters. Proposition I, a dueling measure which allows for the installation of lights and turf during park renovation, was approved by roughly 55 percent of voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Santa Clara County\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are 18 measures in Santa Clara County. Find election results for all measures at the \u003ca href=\"http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/54209/144518/Web01/en/summary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Clara County page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://votersedge.org/santa-clara-county-open-space-authority/ballot-measures/2014/november/measure-q?ed=2014-11-04&county=Santa%20Clara&jurisdictions=O1055.O1056.O1058.O1059.O1060.O1062.O1121.1.O1540.O2074.8.O2658.O2659.O2660.11.O60.O61.O62.O64.O2731.178.228.231.233.234.O2771.962.963.964.O2748.O2749.966.968.969.970.O2765.O2732.O2733.O2734.O2735.O2736.O2737.O2738.O2739.O2740.O2741.1094.1095.1096.O2746.O2747.1098.1099.1100.1101.1102.1103.1104.1105.1106.1107.1108.1109.1110.1111.1112.O2661.O2662.1113.O2768.O2769.1115.1116.M338.M339.M340.M341.M342.M343.M344.M345.M346.M347.M348.M349.M350.M351.M352.28.28-upper-ca#.VFg-KvTF_lo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measure Q, Santa Clara Open Space Authority Parcel Tax\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, is \u003cstrong>still barely passing\u003c/strong>. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, voter approval of the measure grew slightly, now at 67.11 percent. The race remains too close to call, needing two-thirds approval to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If voters approve Measure Q, the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority will levy a special tax of $24 annually per parcel for 15 years to protect and preserve natural open space areas for future generations by: improving parks, open spaces and trails; protecting land around creeks, rivers and streams to prevent pollution and improve local water quality; preserving wildlife habitat; expanding public access; enhancing environmental education; and protecting scenic hillsides. The measure need a two-thirds supermajority to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It was, as one political observer \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/johnmyers/status/527130884508377088\" target=\"_blank\">called it\u003c/a>, the \"meh election\" in California -- a mismatch in the state's marquee race, a nasty and largely confusing fight over health care initiatives, and an electorate both a little gloomy about the future ... but mostly unwilling to cast a vote for change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, there was history made on Tuesday night. Voters put Edmund G. Brown Jr. in the history books as the only person to ever be elected governor of California four times. The 76-year-old Brown handily beat his newcomer GOP challenger almost four decades to the day after he first won the office in 1974. And Democrats, even in a year when Republicans were more energized, managed to largely dominate all the important contests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A look at the big takeaways -- five in all -- from a California election that, well, may not be that memorable in the years to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Everything's Coming Up Jerry\u003c/strong>: The state's unconventional governor has had his ups and downs, but it's hard to see a downside as the final votes are counted in this election. A thumping of Republican Neel Kashkari, a resounding victory for the two ballot measures -- Proposition 1 and Proposition 2 -- that he urged voters to approve, and at least a gentle breeze of a good economy at his back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I take the opportunity and the responsibility very seriously,\" Brown told reporters in his brief Q&A Tuesday night in Sacramento. 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Tuesday night's buzz of possible wins in the races for state controller and secretary of state faded by the stroke of midnight -- races where Republicans seemed to have a real shot at some statewide visibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have a numerical disadvantage,\" state GOP Vice Chair Harmeet Dhillon said on KQED Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>True, but Republican leaders -- and big donors -- focused more of their energies in the fall election on legislative and congressional races, seeing those contests as the best way to refocus a party that's widely seen as having lost its way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First Loss For Indian Gaming\u003c/strong>: The defeat of Proposition 48 -- a shellacking, in non-technical terms -- was the first time California voters have rejected a ballot measure in support of either new tribal gaming or expanded tribal gaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prop. 48, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/09/proposition-48-north-fork-rancheria-casino-madera-county\" target=\"_blank\">a referendum on the state's approval of a Madera County casino project\u003c/a>, was portrayed as a potential precedent for other tribes seeking new land for gaming. In elections in 1998, 2000 and 2008, voters backed Indian casino propositions. Not this time, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prop. 48 even appeared to have lost in Madera County, where the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians had believed it had strong local support for its casino project. And then, an issue left somewhat unanswered: Can federal officials -- who have already signed off on the tribal gaming plan -- simply ignore Tuesday's vote and allow the project to move forward? If that sounds like it has the potential for a lawsuit, you're probably right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Johnny T. Makes It Three\u003c/strong>: We had expected two tight races for incumbent California congressional Democrats, but Johnny Tacherra wasn't on the radar. On Tuesday, the Fresno County dairy farmer \u003ca href=\"http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/16/\" target=\"_blank\">looked like a potential winner\u003c/a> in an upset of Rep. 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How about the passage of the nation's \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/11/04/will-berkeley-and-san-francisco-soda-tax-measures-set-precedent/\" target=\"_blank\">first soda tax in Berkeley\u003c/a> (one some observers said may be dismissed by the Big Soda industry as \"Well, it's Berkeley, of course\") or the headaches in Santa Clara County, whose elections officials struggled to fix some technical glitches and thus sparked some chuckles about this happening in the heart of Silicon Valley, or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/529884298921267201\" target=\"_blank\">the warm and fuzzy tweets between Gavin Newsom and Ron Nehring\u003c/a> after Newsom won a second term as lieutenant governor -- even though the two had traded nasty barbs for weeks. All's fair in love, war, and politics. Right?\u003c/p>\n\n",
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So, going down the list of those who have contributed to the $16 million-plus campaign fund makes it a little hard to say definitely who's anted up for the water bond, who feels passionate about the rainy-day fund, who thinks those are both terrific ideas and who just wants to be a good friend to the governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But you can say this: Much of the cash flowing into the fund comes from labor and construction industry groups you figure would really like to see something big, like dams, built because it could mean jobs. The campaign has also attracted major contributions from large agricultural interests that, no surprise, have a significant interest in securing more water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clearly, many Prop. 1 supporters want and expect the Prop. 1 money to be used to build dams. East Bay Rep. John Garamendi is pushing legislation to partially fund a dam and reservoir complex in the hills west of the Sacramento Valley. Agricultural interests farther in the eastern San Joaquin Valley are lobbying for Temperance Flat Dam, which would be built on the upper San Joaquin River above the current Friant Dam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla is the executive director of the environmental group Restore the Delta and has served as field director of the No on 1 campaign, which raised about $100,000 to get its message out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At midday on Election Day, with polls still showing strong support for Prop. 1, she wasn't quite conceding defeat. But she was ready to talk about what will come next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The result will be what it will be,\" Barrigan-Parrilla says. \"We've been outspent by a tremendous amount. 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