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It will be modeled after San Francisco’s wage enforcement division, where there are a half-dozen full-time wage-theft investigators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles will start with five. Koonse says that’s not enough. But it’s not a bad start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have like nine times more low-wage workers than San Francisco does, so clearly hiring five investigators is not going to achieve the scale that San Francisco is able to achieve,” says Koonse. “But it’s still better than what’s going on at the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>L.A. aims to build out its wage and labor enforcement staff to nearly 40 employees by the year 2020, when the city’s minimum wage reaches $15 an hour. Businesses that fail to comply could face thousands of dollars in fines and lose their operating permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'L.A. is the wage-theft capital of the country.'\u003ccite>Julia Figueira-McDonough\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But many employers worry the tough rules could be exploited by people filing frivolous wage-theft claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to see attorneys and advocates who are going to use this enforcement structure that right now looks very ripe for abuse,” says Ruben Gonzalez of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.lachamber.com/\">Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guarantee you that businesses which labor wants to organize are all of a sudden going to have a whole slew of wage complaints that may be specious claims,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anthony Vallecillo says his claims are the real deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s among a group of workers at a big warehousing firm near the Port of Los Angeles suing their employer over alleged wage theft. 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"content": "\u003cp>In East San Jose’s Mayfair Neighborhood, a young Cesar Chavez first started mobilizing farmworkers to get them better wages and working conditions. The area was then known as \u003cem>Sal Si Puedes, \u003c/em>meaning “get out if you can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was the 1950s, and Chavez often drove a bus to the fields in Santa Clara County and brought back the fruit pickers to Mayfair’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to talk about labor organizing and voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was no coincidence that \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=the+nation+on+silicon+valley+rising\">a new labor campaign\u003c/a> was launched at the same church in February. This time the issue is the low wages of service workers who clean, cook and stand guard at the sprawling campuses of Silicon Valley’s tech giants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Called \u003ca href=\"http://siliconvalleyrising.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Rising\u003c/a>, this coalition of labor unions, faith leaders and community-based organizations is orchestrating a campaign to raise families out of poverty by pushing for a livable wage, affordable housing and corporate responsibility. They are now highlighting the plight of service workers, the majority of which are immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/ftUeX6f_wzs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime South Bay labor activist Bob Brownstein says Silicon Valley Rising has symbolic parallels to the farmworkers movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The grape strike wasn’t just about grapes,” he says, referring to the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, when workers walked off farms demanding wages equal to the federal minimum wage. “It was about the plight of the agricultural workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today “the struggles of security guards and cafeteria workers and shuttle drivers — it’s not just about them. It’s about a much larger low-wage sector that’s trapped in Silicon Valley,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign has resulted in hundreds of cooks, shuttle drivers, groundskeepers and maintenance workers staging nearly monthly demonstrations for higher wages and better benefits in front of high-profile tech companies and contractors’ offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wage-theft-legislation-20150421-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of workers rallied\u003c/a> outside the Capitol in Sacramento in support of wage and labor bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want corporations to hire responsible contractors,” says Rebeca Armendariz, a spokeswoman for SEIU United Service Workers West. “We want them held accountable for following labor law. For not ripping off their workers, for paying them honest and fair wages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214697196&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wage demands for service workers isn’t a new issue. Twenty-five years ago, janitors in Santa Clara County mobilized for better wages and benefits in the “Justice for Janitors Campaign.” San Jose’s Cisco Systems Inc. was a major target, and the company eventually agreed to a union contract providing descent pay and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But today’s organizers feel this labor movement is more broadly based, and that the volatile debate about growing \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/inequality-in-red-vs-blue-states-2015-7\">income inequality\u003c/a> is helping its cause. This campaign “is being viewed as a much larger problem because the level of inequality in the Silicon Valley — actually, the country — has gone rogue,” says Brownstein. “It’s no longer sustainable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600580\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10600580 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rev. 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Father Jon Pedigo, the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, is one of the leaders who worked to hammer out a shared strategy for the campaign. He says extensive groundwork had to be laid down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t like, ‘Let’s all get on board and do this together.’ It was really through some meetings of getting people to listen, to talk to each other and kind of trust each other,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign is intended to focus attention on workers such as 33-year-old Maria, a cafeteria worker at Sunnyvale-based Yahoo. She doesn’t want to use her real name for fear of losing her job with Bon Appetit, the Palo Alto-based company Yahoo contracts with for food services. 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The spokeswoman said “fairness is a guiding principle at Yahoo and we are looking into this matter with Bon Appetit.”\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley companies are reluctant to discuss the issue of wages and their relationships with their service workers. And they refuse to discuss the recent labor agitation and organizing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But they have to be aware of the increased activism. In February, for example, shuttle bus drivers for Yahoo, Apple, Genentech, eBay and Zynga voted to joined the Teamsters union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And tech corporations have made a number of policy changes impacting service workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, Mountain View-based Google gave pay raises to its shuttle drivers, who did not join the Teamsters. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime South Bay labor activist Bob Brownstein says Silicon Valley Rising has symbolic parallels to the farmworkers movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The grape strike wasn’t just about grapes,” he says, referring to the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, when workers walked off farms demanding wages equal to the federal minimum wage. “It was about the plight of the agricultural workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today “the struggles of security guards and cafeteria workers and shuttle drivers — it’s not just about them. It’s about a much larger low-wage sector that’s trapped in Silicon Valley,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign has resulted in hundreds of cooks, shuttle drivers, groundskeepers and maintenance workers staging nearly monthly demonstrations for higher wages and better benefits in front of high-profile tech companies and contractors’ offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wage-theft-legislation-20150421-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of workers rallied\u003c/a> outside the Capitol in Sacramento in support of wage and labor bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want corporations to hire responsible contractors,” says Rebeca Armendariz, a spokeswoman for SEIU United Service Workers West. “We want them held accountable for following labor law. For not ripping off their workers, for paying them honest and fair wages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214697196&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wage demands for service workers isn’t a new issue. Twenty-five years ago, janitors in Santa Clara County mobilized for better wages and benefits in the “Justice for Janitors Campaign.” San Jose’s Cisco Systems Inc. was a major target, and the company eventually agreed to a union contract providing descent pay and benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But today’s organizers feel this labor movement is more broadly based, and that the volatile debate about growing \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/inequality-in-red-vs-blue-states-2015-7\">income inequality\u003c/a> is helping its cause. This campaign “is being viewed as a much larger problem because the level of inequality in the Silicon Valley — actually, the country — has gone rogue,” says Brownstein. “It’s no longer sustainable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10600580\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10600580 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/RS16001_FullSizeRender-qut1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rev. 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Father Jon Pedigo, the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, is one of the leaders who worked to hammer out a shared strategy for the campaign. He says extensive groundwork had to be laid down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t like, ‘Let’s all get on board and do this together.’ It was really through some meetings of getting people to listen, to talk to each other and kind of trust each other,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign is intended to focus attention on workers such as 33-year-old Maria, a cafeteria worker at Sunnyvale-based Yahoo. She doesn’t want to use her real name for fear of losing her job with Bon Appetit, the Palo Alto-based company Yahoo contracts with for food services. 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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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