Oakland’s Measure Y is about just cause evictions. Under the city’s current ordinance, landlords are prohibited from evicting tenants without just cause.

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Oakland Proposition Y: Eviction Limitations Law

Measure Q is Berkeley's response if Californians approve Proposition 10 this November, which would repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Quick reminder: Costa Hawkins is a 1995 law that largely prevents cities and towns from having rent control.

Berkeley Proposition Q: Rent Stabilization Ordinance

Oakland’s Measure AA creates a 30-year parcel tax to fund early childhood education and college readiness programs.

Oakland Proposition AA: Early Childhood Education

Measure F limits how much hospitals, medical clinics and other health care providers in Palo Alto can charge patients and insurers for care. Under the measure, medical providers can’t charge more than 15 percent above the reasonable cost of care provided. What’s reasonable cost?

Palo Alto Proposition F: Health Care Cost Initiative

The cost of rent is on the rise in Berkeley. This is making it hard for low and middle income residents to afford to stay in the city.

Berkeley Proposition O: Affordable Housing

If you live in Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Alameda, San Pablo, El Cerrito, Albany, Emeryville, Piedmont, El Sobrante, and Kensington, listen up. You’ll be voting on Measure FF this November.

East Bay Proposition FF: Wildfire Protection

Affordable housing is on the ballot everywhere this election, and wine country is no exception.

Napa Proposition F: Hotel Tax for Affordable Housing

Measure A is about the renewal of a one-eighth cent sales tax increase in Santa Clara County, keeping most of the county’s total sales tax at 9% .

Santa Clara County Proposition A: Sales Tax Measure

In the upcoming November election San Mateo County will consider a half-cent transportation sales tax, also known as Measure W.

San Mateo County Proposition W: Transportation Sales Tax

Measure W is a vacant property tax in Oakland, aimed at reducing homelessness and illegal dumping.

Oakland Proposition W: Vacant Property Tax

Voters around California are weighing dozens of ballot measures that would impose taxes on marijuana businesses in different cities and counties. Oakland’s Measure V is unique, however, because it could lead to lower tax rates for marijuana businesses.

Oakland Proposition V: Cannabis Tax

San Francisco’s Proposition E would redirect a fraction of the city’s hotel taxes to support the arts . The Board of Supervisors unanimously put this measure on the ballot, and it wouldn’t require a tax increase.

San Francisco Proposition E: Hotel Tax for Cultural Purposes

Proposition D is known as the Marijuana Business Tax Increase. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors put the measure on the ballot to add another tax onto cannabis businesses operating in the city.

San Francisco Proposition D: Tax Increase on Cannabis Businesses

There's been a lot of debate recently about how tech companies should handle our data, and whose job it is to regulate it. San Francisco's Proposition B , also called the Privacy First Policy, is one approach to the problem. It aims to protect people from having their personal information abused by companies.

San Francisco Proposition B: City Privacy Guidelines

Proposition C would create an additional tax on San Francisco businesses with gross receipts, or revenue, of more than $50 million a year to fund homeless services.

San Francisco Proposition C: Business Tax to Fund Homeless Services

KALW's guide to the 2018 midterm elections for Bay Area voters. We'll be releasing 2-minute summaries of the measures and propositions on the upcoming ballot.

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