Election Day 2024: Berkeley, Alameda County Voter Guide

BERKELEY, CA — Election day is here, and some 8 million Californians have already cast their ballots in early voting — both by mail and at Vote Centers that began opening on Oct. 26.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Click here to find the nearest voting location in your area by visiting the Vote Center Map. If you already have your ballot filled out, you may drop it off at any Vote Center, at ballot drop-off locations listed here, or send it by USPS mail. It must be postmarked no later than Tuesday to be counted.

Still have questions about Election Day protocol? Call county elections staff at 510-272-6973.

Berkeley voters are deciding whether Alameda Country District Attorney Pamela Price should be recalled, whether to approve local taxess, and local, state and federal leadership.

Here's a look at the Berkeley ballot, from most to least local:

BERKELEY

Local Measures

• Measure W - City of Berkeley - Transfer Tax
• Measure X - City of Berkeley - Library Tax
• Measure Y - City of Berkeley - Parks Tax
• Measure Z - City of Berkeley - Sugary Beverages Tax
• Measure AA - City of Berkeley - GANN Limit
• Measure BB - City of Berkeley - City Rent Ordinance
• Measure CC - City of Berkeley - Rent Relief Homeowners
• Measure DD - City of Berkeley - CAFO Prohibition
• Measure EE - City of Berkeley - Fix the Streets and Sidewalks Tax
• Measure FF - City of Berkeley - SAFE Streets Tax
• Measure GG - City of Berkeley - Fossil Fuel Tax
• Measure HH - City of Berkeley - Indoor Air Quality

Berkeley Mayor

• LOGAN BOWIE, Paralegal
• SOPHIE HAHN, Berkeley City Councilmember
• KATE HARRISON, International Management Consultant
• ADENA ISHII, Education Consultant
• NAOMI D. PETE

Berkeley City Council District #2

• JENNY GUARINO, Union Officer/Organizer
• TERRY TAPLIN, Berkeley City Councilmember

Berkeley City Council District #3

• BEN BARTLETT, Berkeley City Councilmember
• DEBORAH MATTHEWS, Real Estate Broker
• JOHN "CHIP" MOORE, Entrepreneur/Graduate Student

Berkeley City Council District #5

• TODD ANDREW, Community Volunteer
• NILANG GOR, Scientist
• SHOSHANA O'KEEFE, Teacher/Zoning Commissioner

Berkeley City Council District #6

• BRENT BLACKABY, Businessperson/Commissioner/Parent
• ANDY KATZ, Director, Ward 4, East Bay Municipal Utility District

Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioners — Vote For: 4

• AVERY ARBAUGH, Labor Commissioner/Student
• XAVIER JOHNSON, Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner
• ANDY KELLEY, Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner
• CAROLE MARASOVIC, Attorney/City Commissioner
• ALFRED TWU, Architect/Artist
• DOMINIQUE WALKER, Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner

Berkeley School Directors — Vote For: 2

• LAURA BABITT, Incumbent
• JEN CORN, School Improvement Director
• NORMA J F HARRISON, Community Volunteer
• ABDUR SIKDER, Lecturer Faculty
• ANA VASUDEO, Berkeley School Board Director

ALAMEDA COUNTY

Alameda County District Attorney Recall

• (Pamela Price: yes/no recall question) This is a recall election. You will choose whether the candidate should continue to hold office.

Supervisor, 5th District

• NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS, City Councilmember/Mother
• JOHN J. BAUTERS, Victim's Advocate/Councilmember

California Propositions

There are 10 statewide propositions on the ballot, including two $10 billion bond measures for school construction and renovation and to address climate change. There are also two amendments to the state constitution, one which would repeal the unenforceable ban on same-sex marriage and another that would make it easier for bond measures to pass by lowering the voter threshold from the current supermajority needed to approve bond measures.

However, the most hot-button measure on the ballot is Proposition 36, which seeks to reverse some of the criminal justice reforms passed when voters approved Proposition 47 a decade ago. If Prop 36 passes, it could significantly increase prison time for some drug and theft offenses that are currently misdemeanors.

Click here for Patch’s in-depth reporting on all 10 propositions.

California Legislature

5th State Senate District

• JERRY MCNERNEY, Democratic Party
• JIM SHOEMAKER, Republican Party
• 7th State Senate District
• JESSE ARREGUÍN, Democratic Party
• JOVANKA BECKLES, Democratic Party

9th State Senate District

• TIM GRAYSON, Democratic Party
• MARISOL RUBIO, Democratic Party

14th Assembly District

• MARGOT SMITH, Democratic Party
• BUFFY WICKS, Democratic Party

16th Assembly District

• REBECCA BAUER-KAHAN, Democratic Party
• JOSEPH A. RUBAY, Republican Party

18th Assembly District

• MIA BONTA, Democratic Party
• ANDRE SANDFORD, American Independent Party

20th Assembly District

• LIZ ORTEGA, Democratic Party
• SANGEETHA SHANBHOGUE, Republican Party

24th Assembly District

• BOB BRUNTON, Republican Party
• ALEX LEE, Democratic Party

Federal Offices:

President of the United States

• KAMALA D. HARRIS, Democratic Party
• DONALD J. TRUMP, Republican Party

United States Senator

• STEVE GARVEY, Republican Party
• ADAM B. SCHIFF, Democratic Party

United States Senator - Partial/Unexpired Term

• STEVE GARVEY, Republican Party
• ADAM B. SCHIFF, Democratic Party

United States House Of Representatives
10th Congressional District

• MARK DESAULNIER, Democratic Party
• KATHERINE PICCININI, Republican Party

12th Congressional District

• LATEEFAH SIMON, Democratic Party
• JENNIFER TRAN, Democratic Party

14th Congressional District

• VIN KRUTTIVENTI, Republican Party
• ERIC SWALWELL, Democratic Party

17th Congressional District

• ANITA CHEN, Republican Party
• RO KHANNA, Democratic Party