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JOHN BAUTERS

NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS

OCCUPATION / BALLOT DESIGNATION

Victims’ Advocate / Emeryville City Councilmember

OCCUPATION / BALLOT DESIGNATION

Oakland City Councilmember / Mother

PUBLIC SAFETY

In 2020, Bauters wrote and successfully passed Emeryville's Measure F, which provided funding for more first responders and the city's early child education center. (Source)

As a victims' advocate, Bauters has worked across the country to organize crime survivors to pass public safety laws that break the cycle of violence in communities. (Source)

Bauters is the only candidate for Supervisor endorsed by first responders, including Alameda County Firefighters, Berkeley Firefighters, and Piedmont Firefighters.

PUBLIC SAFETY

In 2020, Bas led an effort to cut the Oakland Police Department budget in half. (Source) (Source)

In 2021, Bas voted to cut $18 million from the Oakland Police Department budget (Source), contributing to police staffing shortages and delayed response times for crime victims. (Source)

Bas is not endorsed by our local firefighters or first responders.

HOMELESSNESS & AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Bauters led efforts to successfully reduce homelessness in the city by 79% since 2019, and even opened a shelter in Emeryville to serve unhoused families from Oakland. (Source) (Source)

John’s commitment to building more affordable housing has made Emeryville one of the only Bay Area cities to meet their housing production goals. (Source)

Bauters has lived experience with housing insecurity, which motivated him to work for 10 years providing street outreach services, policy advocacy, and as an eviction defense attorney to reduce homelessness and support low-income families. (Source) (Source)

HOMELESSNESS & AFFORDABLE HOUSING

While on Oakland City Council, the homeless shelter that Bas created closed after less than two years, with no plan to relocate the tiny home community. (Source)

An audit of the City revealed that Oakland spent $365 million in taxpayer funds on homelessness programs during Bas’s time on the Council (Source), while homelessness increased dramatically each year. (Source)

WORKING FAMILIES

During John's time on the City Council, Emeryville's minimum wage has risen to the highest in the state at $19.36/hour. (Source)

Under John's leadership, Emeryville's paid sick leave requirements are 72 hours minimum for large businesses, 48 hours minimum for small businesses. (Source)

Bauters supported and helped implement Emeryville's predictive scheduling ordinance to protect low-income and hourly workers — making it one of only five California cities to protect workers' schedules. (Source)

WORKING FAMILIES

During Bas' time on the City Council, Oakland's minimum wage sits at $16.50/hour. (Source)

Under Bas' leadership, Oakland's paid sick leave requirements are 72 hours minimum for large businesses and 40 hours minimum for small businesses. (Source)

Oakland does not have a predictive scheduling ordinance. (Source)

SMALL BUSINESSES

Bauters passed an ordinance that allowed small businesses to create parklets during COVID, then made the program permanent. (Source)

SMALL BUSINESSES

Bas and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao failed to file an application for a retail theft prevention grant on time, depriving Oakland and the city's small businesses of much-needed funds to combat organized retail crime. (Source) (Source)

STREET SAFETY

Bauters is known as "America's Bike Mayor" and is a nationally recognized leader on making streets and parks safer for people of all ages and abilities. (Source) (Source)

STREET SAFETY

Bas' lack of action on street safety led Oakland residents to take matters into their own hands and install tires as a barrier to prevent dangerous driving. (Source)

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