About Berkeley Measure FF

If Measure FF passes, what changes will I see in Berkeley?

  • Smoother streets across the city

  • Faster emergency response times with better traffic controls and access for first responders

  • Safe routes to schools improvements so children and caregivers can walk and bike to school safely

  • Traffic calming and safety features like raised crosswalks, flashing beacons, and bulb-outs

  • Safer sidewalks and pedestrian paths, with reduced tripping hazards

  • Green infrastructure that reduces stormwater runoff and enhances native plants and street trees

The image below is an example of the types of improvements that could be seen with Measure FF.

Image of current condition and potential improvements around Rosa Parks elementary school, including raised crosswalks, bulb-outs, and green infrastructure.

Who supports Measure FF?

Measure FF is supported by a wide coalition of community leaders, residents, unions, Democratic clubs, and more.

Measure FF is endorsed by the Berkeley Firefighters Association, the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, the Sierra Club, the Democratic Party, the Building Trades of Alameda County, the Alameda Labor Council, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, City Auditor Jenny Wong, Mayor Jesse Arreguín, a supermajority of City Council, every elected Berkeley School Board Director, and more.

Learn more at www.YesOnFF.com/Endorsements

What type of accountability will there be?

Measure FF:

  • Narrowly limits how the funds can be spent

  • Uses regular public outreach meetings to seek input from residents

  • Establishes an independent Citizens Oversight Committee to review expenditures and progress reports

  • Requires the City Manager to publish an annual progress report, making it accessible through a public online dashboard

  • Requires the City Auditor to conduct regular performance audits

According to City Auditor Jenny Wong, Measure FF has “the strongest accountability and oversight provisions of any street measure on the ballot.”

Why should I vote YES on FF and NO on EE?

With two competing measures on the ballot, only one measure can pass.

Whichever measure gets more “yes” votes will be adopted.

Measure FF provides more than twice as much money for paving, safety improvements, and environmental enhancements. It has “the strongest accountability and oversight provisions of any street measure on the ballot”, according to City Auditor Jenny Wong, and it is the only measure projected to maintain or improve Berkeley’s streets, based on an independent City report.

Measure EE would squander this opportunity. It would fail to maintain our streets and would not invest enough to protect our kids walking and biking to school. That’s why it’s critical to vote YES on FF and NO on EE.

Learn more about the two measures at www.YesOnFF.com/FFvsEE, or continue reading below.

Compare the Measures

There are two streets measures on the ballot. Only Measure FF will fix Berkeley’s streets while implementing proven City policies that will make Berkeley a more vibrant, livable community. The Safe Streets coalition worked closely with community leaders, infrastructure and public safety experts, and a wide range of City commissions to create a broadly supported measure that can fix our streets and bring them into the 21st century.

The competing measure does not provide enough funding to improve Berkeley’s streets. It will pave fewer streets and does less to protect children and seniors. In fact, an independent City report found that Measure FF is the only measure that can stop Berkeley’s streets from continuing to deteriorate.

The image below highlights a key chart from the report. The lines representing Measure FF and EE are identified in the legend. While the chart runs for 12 years, Measure FF runs for 14 years, and we anticipate seeing continued improvements over that additional time period.

This table highlights some differences between Measure FF and the competing measure. Click the image or the button below to download it in PDF format.