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Alameda City Special Election

April 9th, 2019

Measure A - Caring Alameda Act and Measure B - Open Space Initiative

April 2019

In December 2018, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters certified the Open Space Initiative had gathered the required number of signatures to be placed on a future ballot. The signature gathering cost $15,000 and was primarily paid for by Cardoza Properties (owner of the strip mall at Webster and Central) and Crown Harbor HOA.

In January, 2019, City Council approved putting the initiative on the ballot by calling a special election for April, 9 2019.  The cost for the special election will be over $500,000. In addition, placed the City Council placed the Caring Alameda Act on the ballot.

Here is the summary of voting data for the election.

Here are ballot arguments for the two measures on the April 9th ballot.

Measure A - Caring Alameda Act

Argument in Favor of Measure A

Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure A

Argument Against Measure A

Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure A

First Pre Election Filing for the We Care Alameda Yes on Measure A/No on B

Second Pre Election Filing for the We Care Alameda Yes on Measure A/No on B

Measure B - Open Space Initiative

Argument in Favor of Measure B 

Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure B

Argument Against Measure B

Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure B

First Pre Election Filing for the Friends of Crab Cove

Second Pre Election Filing for the Friends of Crab Cove

Other resources

Measure A

We Care Alameda website

We Care Alameda Facebook Page

Measure B

Friends of Crab Cove website  

Friends of Crab Cove timeline

Crab Cove Friends Facebook Page

Pre Election VBM Ballots Ballot Box Votes Post Ballot Box VBMs Total Votes
Measure A Yes Votes 5998 1601 3133 10732
Measure A No Votes 5218 1424 2972 9614
Measure B No Votes 6277 1679 3348 11304
Measure B Yes Votes 4824 1328 2686 8838

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