Alameda County Certifies November Election: RULE Sweep

Election Certified:

RULE Wins Emery Unified School District Board Majority

Councilwoman Martinez Takes Historic 49% of vote

Alameda County Registrar of Voters certified the results of the November 6th elections today, officially confirming the majority takeover of the Emery School Board by the Emeryville resident advocacy group Residents United for a Livable Emeryville.  The election of RULE School Board candidates Brynnda Collins, Sarah Nguyen and Susan Donaldson on November 6th makes RULE endorsed Board members now a majority.  On the City Council front, RULE candidate and incumbent Dianne Martinez sailed to victory with 49% of the total vote; the largest in modern Emeryville history with 3182 votes, representing the largest number of votes ever garnered by a candidate for elective office in Emeryville history.

The historic election cements RULE's power in Emeryville with a popular total RULE backed City Council and now a new super majority RULE backed power base at the School District.  In 2016, RULE crushed the election with the sweep of it's candidates John Bauters, Ally Medina and Christian Patz, shutting down the anti-RULE business backed contenders and turned the previous simple majority into a five for five 'RULE bloc' totality on the Council.  This November's election RULE sweep notably makes the seat of existing School Board member Cruz Vargas the last lonely holdout for the anti-RULE minority in all of Emeryville.

Equally unparalleled in Emeryville history is the fact that RULE has never missed even one call.  Every single candidate or ballot initiative measure (like last June's Measure C the affordable housing bond) RULE has endorsed has passed; a remarkable perfect record dating back to RULE's inception and the election of Councilwoman Jennifer West in 2009 who handily beat her contenders (anybody remember Frank Flores for City Council?). Anyone considering running in two years for the seat now occupied by School Board member Cruz Vargas might want to take to heart the last ten years in Emeryville election history.

NOTE TO READERS:  This story originally contained an inaccuracy and the Tattler issued a retraction on December 8th.  The retraction can be viewed HERE. 

Asterisks represent RULE candidates
as well as election winners

Emeryville's League of Woman Voters Candidates Forum

From the League of Woman Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville:

Emeryville Candidate Forum

Join the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville for the Emeryville City Council and School Board Candidate Forum. All candidates, candidate supporters, and audience members must follow the League of Women Voter’s ground rules (see below). There will be opening and closing statements, prepared questions, and questions from the audience. Audience questions will be submitted in writing throughout the forum and will be reviewed for repetition and relevancy before being given to the moderator. The forum will be recorded and uploaded to our website and YouTube.

City Council Candidates: (From left to right)

• Scott Donahue
• Dianne Martinez
• Ken Bukowski

School Board Candidates: (From left to right)

• Ken Bukowski
• Katy Brown
• Brynnda Collins
• Susan Donaldson
• Sara Nguyen 

Statement of Non-Partisanship:

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League never supports or opposes candidates for elective office or political parties, but sometimes takes positions on ballot measures.

RULE Hosts School Board Candidates Audience

Rule announces a School Board candidates forum open to the public:

Residents United for a Livable Emeryville

HOST: RULE  510-205-5850

WHEN: Saturday, September 29 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

WHERE: Doyle Street Co-housing, 5514 Doyle Street (Common Room, 1st floor) Emeryville, CA 94608

Hello Friends and Neighbors!

Please join us 10 am Saturday, Sept. 29 and meet candidates running for the Emeryville Unified School Board. All five candidates (running for three seats) will make presentations and take questions from the community. This is your opportunity to meet the candidates and share your concerns. This is a particularly important election, as our school district struggles to increase enrollment and test scores, and retain and support good teachers. Please join us, and spread the word! All are welcome!

Each candidate will be allotted 20 minutes. The candidates and their time slots are listed below.

Susan Donaldson          10 am

Katy Brown                    10:30 am

Brynnda Collins             11 am

Ken Bukowski                11:30 am

Sarah Nguyen                12 pm

Hope to see you there!