November 2020 Endorsements

The following are the Sierra Club's endorsements for Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Francisco County voters for the November 3, 2020 election. The national Sierra Club is responsible for federal candidates endorsements. For 2020 congressional endorsements (U.S. House and Senate), click here.

Click here for preliminary election results.


Click links below to see the following endorsements, or scroll down:

State Races:

Read more about State candidates and ballot measures here on the Sierra Club California website.

Ballot Measures

  • YES on Prop 15: The California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2020
  • YES on Prop 16: Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment
  • YES on Prop. 17: Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment
  • YES on Prop. 21: Rent Affordability Act
  • NO on Prop 22: App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative
  • YES on Prop 25: Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments

State Assembly

State Senate

County Races:

Alameda County Board of Supervisors

City Races:

Alameda Ballot Measure

Alameda City Council

Albany City Council

Albany Ballot Measure

Antioch Mayor

Antioch City Council

Berkeley Mayor

Berkeley City Council

Berkeley Rent Board

Berkeley Ballot Measures

  • YES on Measure FF: Fire, Emergency Services and Wildfire Prevention
  • YES on Measure GG: Tax on Transportation Network Company Trips
  • YES on Measure HH: Utility Users Tax
  • YES on Measure II: Police Accountability Charter Amendment
  • YES on Measure MM: Rent Stabilization Ordinance

Brentwood City Council

Concord City Council

Dublin Mayor

Dublin City Council

El Cerrito City Council

Emeryville City Council

Fairfax Town Council

Fremont City Council

Hayward City Council

Hercules City Council

Moraga Town Council

Newark City Council

Oakland City Attorney

  • Barbara Parker

Oakland City Council

Oakland Ballot Measure

  • YES on Measure S-1: Police Commission Reform
  • YES on Measure Y: OUSD Bond

Oakley City Council

Piedmont City Council

  • Jen Cavenaugh

Pinole City Council

Pittsburg City Council

Pleasanton Mayor

Pleasanton City Council

Richmond City Council

San Anselmo Town Council

San Francisco Ballot Measures

  • YES on Prop. A – San Francisco Health and Recovery Bond
  • YES on Prop. B – Public Works Reform and Clean Streets
  • YES on Prop. E – Public Safety for Everyone
  • YES on Prop. F – Small Business and Economic Recovery Act
  • YES on Prop. I – Rent Relief and Affordable Housing
  • YES on Prop. J – Support SF Schools
  • YES on Prop. K – Social Housing Act
  • YES on Prop. L – Overpaid Executive Tax
  • YES on Prop. RR – Reduce Pollution, Relieve Traffic, Rescue Caltrain

San Francisco Board of Supervisors

San Francisco City College Board of Trustees

San Leandro City Council

San Leandro School Board

  • Diana Prola, Area 5

San Rafael City Council

San Ramon City Council

Sausalito City Council

Sausalito Marin City School District Board

Tiburon Town Council

  • Holly Thier

Walnut Creek City Council

Special Districts:

AC Transit

Alameda County Water District Board

BART Board

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Board

  • Paul Causey
  • Mariah Lauritzen
  • Tad Pilecki

College of Marin Board 

Contra Costa Community College Board

Contra Costa Water District Board

Diablo Water District Board

  • Marilyn Tiernan, Ward 1
  • Joe Kovalick, Ward 5

East Bay Regional Park District Board

East Bay Municipal Utility District Board

  • Lesa McIntosh, Ward 1
  • Doug Linney, Ward 5

Hayward Area Recreation and Park District

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District

  • Judy Schriebman

Marin Municipal Water District Board

  • Monty Schmitt, Division 2

West County Wastewater District Board

  • Cesar Zepeda, District 1
  • Sherry Stanley, District 2
  • Harry Weiner, District 4


Read about our endorsement process here.

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