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Legislative Corner

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LEGISLATIVE CORNER

November elections yield positive results for property owners

C.A.R. Proposition 19 Initiative passes by narrow margin; additional real estate related State ballot measures reflect negative public sentiment towards rent control and increased business property taxes; voters approve County and local sales and business taxes. City Council representation results mixed.

2020 STATE BALLOT MEASURES:

PROP 15 FAILS

No: 52%  |  Yes: 48%

Voters reject Split Roll Tax Measure to increase taxes on small businesses  and commercial property owners

Proposition 15 would have provide $6.5B to $11.5B in new funding for public schools, community colleges and local government services by creating a “split roll” system that increases taxes on large commercial properties by assessing them at market value without changing property taxes for small business owners or renters. The measure failed by a small margin of about four percentage points.

PROP 19 Passes

Yes: 51.5%  |  No: 48.9%

Voters approve C.A.R. Initiative for property tax transfers, exemptions and revenue for wildfire agencies 1

Proposition 19 passed with just over 51% of the vote. As passed, the proposition would increase property tax burden on owners of inherited property in favor of providing expanded property tax benefits to homeowners ages 55 years and older, disabled homeowners and victims of wildfires and natural disasters.

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prop 21 FAILS

No: 59.8%  |  Yes: 40.3%

Prohibits local governments from imposing rent control on variety of housing units2

If approved, Proposition 21 would have allowed local governments to establish rent control on residential properties that have been occupied for over 15 years and allow landlords who own no more than two homes to exempt themselves from such policies. This would have essentially repealed some of the provisions in the ’95 Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Prop 21 was rejected by 60% of California voters.

COUNTY | CITY BALLOT MEASURES:

CONTRA COSTA MEASURE X PASSES: 58.45% | 41.55%

Measure X will levy a 1/2-cent sales tax to help fund the County General Fund. Stated use of funds include hospitals and community health centers, fire and emergency response, early childhood and essential county services. 

CONCORD MEASURE V PASSES: 50.47% | 49.53%

Measure V extends and increases voter-approved sales tax from 0.5% to 1% to help bolster Concord’s General Fund. Funds designated for emergency/disaster response and preparedness, supporting local businesses through recovery, street repair, crime prevention, homelessness and other City services. 

ORINDA MEASURE R PASSES: 58.74% | 41.29%

Measure R will extend/increase voter-approved sales tax from 0.25% to 0.5% to boost City’s General Fund. Funds will be used for street maintenance, storm drain repair, and emergency/disaster preparedness. 

RICHMOND MEASURE U PASSES: 72.53% | 27.47%

Measure U will restructure the City’s Business License Tax calculation method from a per employee tax to a gross receipts tax. 

SAN PABLO MEASURE S PASSES: 79.19% | 20.81%

Measure S will extend a voter-approved sales tax that passed in 2012 known as Measure Q which will revert a temporary sales tax back to a 1/2-cent (total rate of 8.75%) for five years, then be reduced by 1/4-cent (8.5%) for the next five years, then terminated after 10 years. It will not increase local taxes beyond what was originally approved as Measure Q.

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LOCAL REPRESENTATION SUMMARY

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CONTRA COSTA

Federal Glover, Incumbent

Supervisor, District 5

CLAYTON

City Council (3 seats):

Jim Diaz, Incumbent

Peter Cloven

Leticia ‘Holly’ Tillman

CONCORD

City Council:

Dist 2: Carlyn Obringer,

Incumbent

Dist 4: Ed Birsan

Incumbent (unapposed)

DANVILLE

Town Council:

Newell Arnerich, Incumbent

Renee Morgan, Incumbent

Dave Fong

EL CERRITO

City Council (3 seats):

Lisa Motoyama

Paul Fadeli, Incumbent

Tessa Rudnick

HERCULES

City Council (3 seats):

Alexander Walker-Griffin

Dan Romero, Incumbent

Tiffany Grimsley

LAFAYETTE

City Council (3 seats):

Cameron Burks, Incumbent

Carl Anduri

Gina Dawson

MARTINEZ

City Council:

Dist 2: Mark Ross,

Incumbent

Dist 3: Brianne Zorn

MORAGA

Town Council:

Renata Sos, Incumbent

David Stromberg

Teresa Onoda

ORINDA

City Council (2 seats):

Darlene Gee, Incumbent

Inga Miller, Incumbent

PINOLE

City Council (2 seats):

Devin Murphy

Maureen Toms

RICHMOND

City Council:

Dist 1: Melvin Wills,

Incumbent

Dist 5: Gayle McLaughlin

Dist 6: Claudia Jimenez

SAN PABLO

City Council (3 seats):

Patricia Ponce

Arturo Cruz, Incumbent

Abel Pineda, Incumbent

SAN RAMON

City Council:

Mayor: David Hudson

Dist 1: Scott Perkins

Dist 3: Sridhar Verose

WALNUT CREEK

City Council (3 seats):

Kevin Wilk, Incumbent

Cindy Darling

Loella Haskew, Incumbent

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avoid signage violations, fines...

OCT 2020 | With election season comes a race for space to post signage. Be sure to familiarize yourself with local laws pertaining to sign placement, which may differ in every city. Illegal sign placement may result in onerous legislation that could severely restrict all signage privileges. | REVIEW CITY SIGN ORDINANCES >

REALTORS contribute $$$ TO RAF...

PROTECTING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS  |  One of the most important services organized real estate provides members and consumers is representation in the halls of government. The REALTOR Action Fund (RAF), supported solely by REALTOR contributions, raises money to advance the goals of political action committees (PACs) supporting real estate at the local, state and federal levels of government.  | LEARN MORE >

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2020 lgr committee:

Debi Mackey, Chair

Henry Giovannetti

Leslie Manzone

Greg Souza

Tyra Wright

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