Protect Our Water
Prevent Wildfires
Protect the Santa Clara Valley from wildfires, safeguard clean drinking water, and protect our precious natural areas
protected 30,000 acres of open space and natural areas
For over 30 years, the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority has
helping ensure they remain for future generations.
Vote YES on D to:
Reduce catastrophic wildfire risk by removing hazardous brush
Protect drinking water sources, including rivers, creeks, and streams, from pollution
Address illegal activity and vandalism in natural open space areas
Help clean up pollution and litter in natural areas
Protect our areas farms and healthy, local food sources
Maintain and restore wildlife habitats and corridors
Prevent overdevelopment of scenic hillsides, natural open spaces, and farmland so they don't become vacant office buildings and parking lots, and ensure opportunies to build new trails
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Ensuring all funds are spent locally and as promised through annual audits of spending and independent taxpayer oversight.
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Including an optional tax exemption for seniors over 65 and qualified low-income residents.
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Being directed by a publicly available expenditure plan that instructs and restricts spending.
Measure D Ensures Fiscal Accountability and Protects Local Control By:
Elected Representatives:
Congressman Sam Liccardo
Congressman Jimmy Panetta
Senator Aisha Wahab
Senator Dave Cortese
Assemblymember Alex Lee
Assemblymember Ash Kalra
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin
Santa Clara County Supervisor Betty Duong
Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee
Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga
San José Councilmember Rosemary Kamei
San José Councilmember David Cohen
San José Councilmember Peter Ortiz
San José Councilmember Domingo Candelas
Santa Clara Councilmember Albert Gonzalez
Santa Clara Councilmember Sudhanshu Jain
Morgan Hill Councilmember Miriam Vega
Morgan Hill Councilmember Soraida Iwanaga
Campbell Mayor Sergio Lopez
Los Gatos Mayor Rob Moore
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Kathy Sutherland
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Lisanna Dominguez
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Helen Chapman
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Kulwant Gill
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Alex Kennett
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Margie Matthews
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Cathryn Ming Hyde
San Jose-Evergreen Community College
Trustee Maria Fuentes
West Valley-Mission Community College
Trustee Anne Kepner
West Valley-Mission Community College
Trustee Randi Kinman
San José School District Trustee Brian Wheatly
Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee President John Horner
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Jim Beall
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director
Tony Estremera
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Dick Santos
Santa Clara Valley Water District Director
Shiloh Ballard
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Endorsements:
Organizations:
Bay Area Older Adults
Bill Wilson Center
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
Green Foothills
Greenbelt Alliance
League of Women Voters of San Jose/Santa Clara
Mothers Out Front Silicon Valley
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)
San Jose Conservation Corps + Charter School
Santa Clara County Democratic Party
Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters
San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance (formerly Audubon)
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Sempervirens Fund
Sierra Club
Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action
South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
Veggielution
Individuals:
Lea Rauscher
Linda Hutchins-Knowles
Lisa Charpontier
Mani Bekele
Megan Fluke
Melissa Hippard
Michelle McGurk
Mike Potter
Milla Churbanova
MJ Sasse
Moises Mena
Nancy Martin
Nova Jayaraj
Rene Spring
Sequoia Hall
Teresa O'neill
Terry Christensen
Vicki Moore
Virginia Holtz
Walter Moore
Ze-Kun Li
Alice Kaufman
Anne Ferguson
Barbara Marshman
Blanca Alvarado
Cayce Hill
Charlotte Liang
Christine Zack
Cynthia Li
Dan Chapman
Dorsey Moore
Garnetta Annable
Gordon Clark
Joanna Holmes
Jocelyn Rodriguez
John Fioretta
Dr. Kalvin Gill
Dr. Larry Ames
Kate Drake
Kathryn Zeidenstein
Ken Yeager
Laurel Prevetti
Lauren Korth