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== <br/> Alameda County&nbsp;(Oakland, Berkeley, etc)&nbsp; ==

=== Alameda County – Bond Measure A1 ===

ALAMEDA COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND.

To provide affordable local housing and prevent displacement of vulnerable populations, including low- and moderate-income households, veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities; provide supportive housing for<br/> homeless people countywide; and help low- and middle-income households purchase homes and stay in their communities; shall the County of Alameda issue up to $580 million in general obligation bonds to acquire or improve real property, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits?

Percentage needed to pass: 66.6667%

'''Results:&nbsp;Yes: 72.3%''' No: 27.7%

=== City of Alameda (2) – Measure L1 Rent Stabilization Ordinance ===

<br/> City of Alameda Measure: Shall the voters adopt the City’s March 31, 2016 Rent Stabilization<br/> Ordinance, which (a) limits residential rent increases to once annually, (b) requires mediation for<br/> all residential rent increases above 5%, including binding decisions on rent increases for most<br/> rental units, (c) restricts reasons for evictions, (d) requires landlords to pay relocation fees when<br/> terminating certain tenancies, and (e) permits the City Council to amend the ordinance to address<br/> changing concerns and conditions?<br/> Percentage needed to pass: 50% + 1

'''Results:&nbsp;Yes: 55.6%''' No: 44.4%

=== City of Alameda (3) – Measure M1 Rent Control, Relocation Fees and Limiting the Reasons for Terminating Tenancies ===

<br/> Shall the City Charter be amended to (a) limit annual residential rent increases for certain units to<br/> 65% of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, (b) create an elected Rent Control<br/> Board separate from the City with authority to hire staff, impose fees on landlords for program<br/> funding and assess penalties, (c) limit the reasons for terminating tenancies and (d) require rental<br/> property owners to pay relocation fees to tenants when terminating certain tenancies?<br/> Percentage needed to pass: 50% + 1

'''Results: No: 66.4%'''&nbsp;Yes: 33.6%

=== City of Berkeley (2) – Measure U1 Tax Increase for Owners of Five or More Residential Rental Units and Housing Advisory Commission ===

<br/> Shall an ordinance permanently increasing the gross receipts tax on owners of five or more<br/> residential rental units be increased from 1.081% to 2.880%, prohibiting landlords from passing<br/> the tax on to sitting tenants, and directing the Housing Advisory Commission to make<br/> recommendations on funding and programs to increase affordable housing and protect Berkeley<br/> residents from homelessness, be adopted? Financial Implications: This amendment is estimated<br/> to raise approximately $3,900,000 annually, increasing with rents.<br/> Percentage needed to pass: Majority 50% + 1

'''Results:&nbsp;Yes: 74.1%''' No: 25.9%

=== City of Berkeley (7) – Measure Z1 Additional Low-Rent Housing ===

<br/> Shall any federal, state or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an<br/> additional 500 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income?<br/> Financial Implications: Uncertain, dependent on means of financing used.<br/> Percentage needed to pass: Majority 50% + 1

'''Results:&nbsp;Yes: 82.6%''' No: 17.4%

=== City of Berkeley (8) – Measure AA Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Rental Protections ===

Shall an ordinance amending the Rent Stabilization Ordinance to: prohibit owner move-in evictions of families with children during the academic year; increase the amount of relocation assistance required for owner move-in evictions to $15,000 with additional $5,000 for certain tenants; clarify protections for elderly/disabled tenants; require filing of eviction notices; change the source of interest rates for security deposits; and clarify exemptions and penalties to conform with state law, be adopted? Percentage needed to pass: Majority 50% + 1

*Note: The following City of Berkeley measures BB and CC do not speak directly to housing but are relevant to wages and therefore to housing affordability. 

'''Results:&nbsp;Yes: 72.3%''' No: 27.7%

=== City of Berkeley (9) – Measure BB $15&nbsp;Minimum Wage Ordinance and Mandated Sick Leave ===

<br/> Shall an ordinance: (1) amending the City’s existing minimum wage ordinance to increase the<br/> minimum wage to $15 per hour for all employees in the City of Berkeley by October 1, 2019, and<br/> thereafter by the CPI, with exemptions for youth in job training programs and a $1.50 health<br/> benefit credit; (2) requiring that service charges be distributed to the employees who provide the<br/> services; and (3) mandating paid sick leave for employees, be adopted?<br/> Percentage needed to pass: Majority 50% + 1

'''Results:''' '''No: 66%''' Yes: 34%

=== <br/> City of Berkeley (10) – Measure CC Increasing Minimum Wage (with $15 starting point and no exemptions) and Mandated Sick Leave ===

<br/> Shall an ordinance: increasing the City’s existing minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1,<br/> 2017, with annual increases based on the CPI + 3% beginning January 1, 2019 until it reaches<br/> $16.37 per hour in 2016 dollars, and thereafter based on the CPI; eliminating exemptions for<br/> youth in job training programs; requiring that hospitality service charges be distributed to the<br/> employees who provide the services; and mandating paid sick leave for employees be adopted?<br/> Percentage needed to pass: Majority 50% + 1

'''Results: No: 65.9%''' Yes: 34.1%

=== City of Berkeley (11) – Measure DD&nbsp;Tax Increase for Owners of Three or More Residential Rental Units and Creation of Citizen Panel on Affordable Housing and Homelessness ===

<br/> Shall an ordinance permanently increasing the gross receipts tax on owners of three or more<br/> residential rental units from 1.081% to 1.5%, prohibiting landlords from passing the tax on to<br/> sitting tenants except as allowed by law, and authorizing the Council to create a citizen panel to<br/> make recommendations on increasing affordable housing and protecting residents from<br/> homelessness be adopted? Financial Implications: This amendment is estimated to raise<br/> approximately $1,400,000 annually, increasing with rents.<br/> Percentage needed to pass: 50% + 1

'''Results:&nbsp;No: 70.8%'''&nbsp;Yes: 29.2%

=== City of Oakland (2) – Measure II Amendment to&nbsp; Increase the Maximum Lease Term of City-Owned Real Property From Sixty-Six Years To Ninety-Nine Years ===

<br/> Shall the Charter of the City of Oakland be amended to Increase the Maximum Lease Term of City-Owned Real Property From Sixty-Six Years To Ninety-Nine Years?<br/> Percentage needed to pass: 50% + 1

'''Results: Yes: 52.5%&nbsp;'''No: 47.5%

=== City of Oakland (3) – Measure JJ Just Cause for Eviction and Rent Adjustment ===

Shall Oakland’s Just Cause For Eviction and Rent Adjustment Ordinances be amended by: (1) extending just-cause eviction requirements from residential rental units offered for rent on or before October 14, 1980 to those approved for occupancy before December 31, 1995; and (2) requiring landlords to request approval from the City before increasing rents by more than the cost-of-living adjustment allowed by City law? Percentage needed to pass: 50% + 1

'''Results:&nbsp;Yes: 73.9%''' No: 26.1%

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