Editors’ Note: Prime-time Primaries
After an intense season of debates filled with finger-pointing, handshakes and candidates dropping out of the election, those who are eligible to vote had important decisions to make at the polls.
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Berkeley community prepares to vote for various local positions, measures
Closest to home are the three city measures, all of which focus on public schooling. The Committee for Berkeley Public Schools has been mobilizing in support of Measures E, G and H.
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Schooling the ballots: Why Berkeley ballot measures relate to education
Gearing up for Tuesday’s primaries, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters approved three measures to promote the welfare of local schools, making all city measures related to public education.
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The power of local government: Berkeley’s environmental progress
In January, Berkeley became the first U.S. city to ban natural gas pipes in new buildings, due to an initiative led by Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison, which added to the city’s long record of progressive environmental ordinances.
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Attention to all boomers: Beware, Gen Z is coming in hot
Born between 1997 and 2012, we represent change. Gen Z is more diverse than any other generation.
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Proposition 13, on school facilities, fails with close percent vote
Prop. 13 would have allocated $15 billion total, with $9 billion toward public K-12 schools and charter schools and $6 billion toward higher education facilities.
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Berkeley city measures E, G, H earn clear majority
City Measures E, H and G have passed on the March 3 ballot. All three were put forward by the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education.
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Barbara Lee, Nikka Piterman to both appear on November ballot
Finishing with 90.02 %, Lee took an early and strong lead ahead of Piterman, who received 9.98 %. Both candidates will appear on the November ballot, due to state law.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, President Donald Trump win CA presidential primary
With % of the vote, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has won the Democratic primaries in California, and Donald Trump won the Republican primaries at %.
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Alameda County Measure C receives simple majority approval
It is uncertain if Measure C will need a simple majority or a two-thirds vote, and the passage threshold will be determined by court decisions.
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