The following organizations and individuals endorsed our campaign for Measure C in the June 8, 2010 election. The breadth and depth of this support shows that another pools ballot measure in November 2012 would receive enthusiastic backing from throughout the community.
Organizations:
- Berkeley City Council (unanimous)
- Berkeley School Board (unanimous)
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board (unanimous)
- Berkeley Federation of Teachers
- Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- SEIU Local 1021
- Alameda County Building Trades Council
- Berkeley PTA Council
- King Middle School PTA
- Willard Middle School PTA
- Le Conte Elementary School PTA
- Malcolm X Elementary School PTA
- Thousand Oaks Elementary School PTA
- Green Party of Alameda County
- John George Democratic Club
- East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
- Cal Berkeley Democrats
- Ed Roberts Campus
- Berkeley Barracudas Boosters
- Berkeley Aquatic Masters Board
- Willard Neighborhood Association
- Berkeley Partners for Parks
East Bay Express: "[W]e endorse Berkeley's Measure C, a $22.5 million parcel tax for swimming pools. It's an expensive measure, but swimming pools are part of the recreational fabric of Berkeley."
San Francisco Bay Guardian: "[W]ith no major local issues on the ballot, progressives may not turn out in large numbers, which means the more conservative voters (who tend to dominate low-turnout elections) could account for enough votes to deny [Measure] C a two-thirds majority. So Berkeley residents need to get out and vote -- Yes on C."
Individuals (affiliations for identification purpose only):
- State Senator Loni Hancock [Watch]
- Assemblymember Nancy Skinner
- Supervisor Keith Carson
- Mayor Tom Bates [Watch]
- Shirley Dean, former Berkeley mayor [Read // Watch]
- Linda Maio, Berkeley City Council [Watch]
- Darryl Moore, Berkeley City Council
- Max Anderson, Berkeley City Council
- Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley City Council
- Laurie Capitelli, Berkeley City Council
- Susan Wengraf, Berkeley City Council
- Kriss Worthington, Berkeley City Council [Watch]
- Gordon Wozniak, Berkeley City Council
- Karen Hemphill, president, Berkeley School Board
- Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Berkeley School Board [Watch]
- Nancy Riddle, Berkeley School Board
- John Selawsky, Berkeley School Board
- Margot Reed, president, Berkeley PTA Council
- Mark Coplan, past president, Berkeley PTA Council
- Andy Katz, EBMUD director
- Doug Linney, EBMUD director
- Joel Young, AC Transit Board
- Chris Peeples, AC Transit Board
- David Blake, Rent Board Commissioner
- Howard Chong, Rent Board Commissioner
- Nicole Drake, Rent Board Commissioner and former Vice-Chair of the Housing Advisory Commission
- Katherine Harr, Rent Board Commissioner
- Judy Shelton, Rent Board Commissioner
- Lisa Stephens, Rent Board Commissioner
- Jesse Townley, Rent Board Commissioner and Disaster and Fire Safety Commissioner
- Igor Tregub, Rent Board Commissioner
- Pamela Webster, Rent Board Commissioner
- Dmitri Belser, executive director, Center for Accessible Technology
- Winston Burton, economic development director, Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)
- John Caner, executive director, Downtown Berkeley Association
- John Steere, president, Berkeley Partners for Parks
- George Beier, president, Willard Neighborhood Association
- Ces Rosales, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, 14th Assembly District
- Meredith Gold, Board Member, Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP)
- Ed Gold, Commissioner, Berkeley Commission on Disabilties
- Tom Killilea, Save Berkeley Iceland
- Erin Rhoades, executive director, Livable Berkeley
- Mark Rhoades, principal, Citycentric Investments, and board member, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
- Rod Howard, partner, Synectic Technologies
- Nancy Holland, longtime aide to City Council member Dona Spring
- LA Wood, filmmaker and former Community Environmental Advisory Commissioner
- Teresa Price, parent of five Berkeley Barracudas team members
- Lessly Wikle Field, co-chair, Friends of King Park
- Abigail Franklin, Berkeley Public Library Board of Trustees
- Susan Levine, board member, Berkeley Public Education Foundation
- Nancy Carleton, former member, Zoning Adjustments Board
- Robbie Bruens, Organizing for America
- Mary Nicely, Peace and Justice Commissioner
- Larry Bensky, journalist
- David Tam, Zero Waste Commission Chair
- Lynn Riordan, Community Health Commissioner
- Mark Hendrix, disability rights activist
- Jack Ball, Downtown YMCA fitness instructor and former King Middle School PE teacher
- Margaret J. Wellons, retired academic adviser to student-athletes, UC Berkeley
- Sean Poremba, teacher, Longfellow Middle School, and Paula Poremba
- Mimi Abers
- Judy Ann Alberti
- Scott Berkowitz
- Susie Bluestone
- Steve Bristol
- Irene Bruenger
- Lisa Bullwinkel
- Martha Cain
- Danielle Cass
- Rosa Castellini
- Katherine Cohen
- Niema Coleman
- Monique Comacchio
- Jason Dearborn
- Valerie Dow
- Sharon Duggan
- August Fern
- Dakota Fogerty
- Kris Fogerty
- Ronny Gaal
- Bill Grant
- Ann Griffith
- Sophie Hahn
- Richard Hill, Attorney
- Jerri Holan
- David Hubbell
- Ronnie Jacobs
- Jean Johnsen
- Janet Keyes
- Carolyn Kolka
- Lori Kossowsky
- Monica Lam
- Dian Leveyffelave
- Wayne Luk
- Elise Lusk
- Karen Matsuoka
- Don Mulholland
- Sylvia Mullalay
- Rich Moor
- Dove Scherr Nathan
- Sally Nelson
- Jaqueline Orpilla
- Carol Palmer
- Gloria Park
- Penny Peak
- Perl Perlmutter
- Tony Phillips
- Ric Pipkin
- Bill Powning
- Ginny Preston
- Ian Ransley
- Eric Rhodes
- Kathy Rogers
- Ces Rosales
- Anthony Sanchez
- Heather Sarantis
"I have autoimmune disorder and the pool helps my joints when they feel stiff. I am voting YES on June 8th for Measure C!" - Gina Sasso
- Eric Seward
- Nora Sheeder
- Charlotte Shimura
- Vicki Sommer
- Renee Soule
- Debbie Taylor
- Reiko Terauchi
- Ayel Thomas
- Eric Thompson
- Suzy Thompson
- Tom Trauger
- Charles and Martha Wolf
- Michael Woodruff
- Todd Wright
