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California State Senate District 7
Jovanka was born in Panama and immigrated to the United States when she was 9. Her step-father was in the military and the family lived in many different places, which taught her to be flexible and exposed her to a diversity of people, cultures and ways of life. She learned how to get along with and work closely with others…She works with some of the most negatively impacted impoverished and marginalized children and families in Contra Costa County.
City of Richmond, California, District 6
Hello, I am your representative on the Richmond City Council. I was elected in 2020 by District 6 voters. I am a mother, an immigrant, and I deeply love the diversity and warmth of the Richmond community. I am honored to be your public leader.
City of Richmond, California, District 1
Richmond today is safer, healthier and more prosperous than when I was born. The improvements are due to the work of progressive people and organizations who came together to set the city on a better path. I am proud to be part of this alliance.
City of Richmond, California, District 5
I am honored to be endorsed by our current District 5 Council Member Gayle McLaughlin, who is not seeking reelection in November. As a first-time candidate, what I want to convey most is that I love Richmond. There is no place I'd rather live and raise my family. One of the reasons I am running for office is I want more people to see Richmond the way I do.
WCCUSD Trustee Area 2
WCCUSD Trustee Area 3
Measure L: Instant Runoff Voting (IRV/Ranked Choice Voting)
Vote "yes" on Instant Runoff Voting (IRV/Ranked Choice Voting). Primaries for local elections are not backed by any recognized voters’ rights organization and are not used by the great majority (95%) of California cities. The change is not good for democracy in Richmond.
California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure
Vote “yes” on this $10 billion bond to construct and modernize public education facilities in California. Major unions supporting the measure include the California Federation of Teachers and the California Labor Federation.
California Proposition 3, Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment
Vote "yes" to codify same-sex marriage in the California constitution.
California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure
Vote “yes” for the state to issue $10 billion in bonds to support state and local parks — plus infrastructure to prepare for climate change, including clean energy and flood protection.
Vote “yes” to lower the threshold (from 66.67% to 55%) for local bond measures that fund much-needed affordable housing projects and infrastructure.
California Proposition 6, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment
Vote “yes” to support amending the state constitution to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime and authorize the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to award credits to incarcerated persons who voluntarily participate in work assignments.
California Proposition 32, $18 Minimum Wage Initiative
Vote “yes” to increase the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026 for all employers and thereafter adjusting the rate annually by increases to the cost of living.
California Proposition 33, Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative
Vote “yes” to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (1995). This measure would allow cities and counties to limit rent on any housing, limit the rent for first-time tenants, and add language to state law prohibiting the state from limiting jurisdictions from maintaining, enacting, or expanding residential rent control.
Measure J: Richmond Election Reform Act
Vote "no." Primaries for local elections are not backed by any recognized voters’ rights organization and are not used by the great majority (95%) of California cities. The change is not good for democracy in Richmond.
Vote “no.” This measure would require healthcare providers that spent over $100 million in any 10 year period on anything other than direct patient care and operated multifamily housing with over 500 high-severity health and safety violations to spend 98% of revenues from the federal discount prescription drug program on direct patient care, penalizing violators of the initiative, and permanently authorizing Medi-Cal RX in state law.
California Proposition 36: Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative
Vote “no” to stand up against mass incarceration and punitive punishments for petty crimes.
