CASE STUDIES

Measures T and U » Local ballot measure earned community approval in 2004 for Pixar Animation Studios’ plans to expand its operations in Emeryville.

Ban Aggressive Panhandling » Mayor Gavin Newsom’s 2003 San Francisco Proposition M banned aggressive panhandling near ATMs, highway ramps, on MUNI and in parking lots.

No on L » 2002 campaign defeated a San Francisco measure that sought to double a real estate tax on certain properties.

Perata for State Senate 1998 » Successful special election campaign elected Don Perata to State Senate representing the East Bay.

Regional Measure 2 » Seven-county Bay Area measure to fund an array of critical transportation projects through a $1 toll increase on Bay Area bridges.

Rebuilding LA Zoo » Yes on Proposition CC campaign won approval in 1998 for plans to rebuild the Los Angeles Zoo.

Alameda Measure B » More than 80 percent of voters approved a half-cent sales tax to provide Alameda County with $2 billion for transportation improvements.

SF Public Library » The Yes on A campaign won voter approval in 2000 for $115 million in general obligation bonds to upgrade all 24 of San Francisco’s public branch libraries.

Contra Costa Measure J » Successful 2004 sales tax measure to improve vital transportation facilities, including roads, highways and BART.

Willie Brown for Mayor » Winning independent expenditure campaign helped Willie Brown to victory in 1999 San Francisco Mayor’s race.