Diverse Coalition Opposes Berkeley Measure L

 Berkeleyans for Better Planning Launches Formal “Vote No” Campaign

A diverse community coalition has formed to oppose Berkeley Measure L -- the $650 million bond measure. The group, Berkeleyans for Better Planning, includes community based organizations and representatives from across the political spectrum. The group states: 

We support funding for affordable housing, roads, and other infrastructure needs. But this vague measure contains no guarantees that bond revenues will be spent on the laundry list of various issues it claims to address.

Addressing Berkeley’s numerous challenges requires more than money. It requires planning, prioritization, and accountability, 

Ongoing research by WOM Berkeley suggests the group’s concerns are legitimate. Measure L makes no specific commitments and appears to give City Council discretion over how funds will be spent.

Berkeleyans for Better planning also questions the measures long-term borrowing which will require an estimated $1.1 billion to pay back. One resident is quoted as saying:

I don’t want the young people of Berkeley paying for the next 48 years for what the city should already have been doing – nor should you. No on L!

Berkeleyans for Better Planning may be found at: https://berkeleyansforbetterplanning.org

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