Live 2024 election results for Alameda County races

Fortunato Bass says the plan should include ways to create housing at all income levels while preventing evictions. She says it should also proactively address homelessness by proposing an expansion of services for camp access, public assistance benefits, behavioral health, medical health and emergency shelter. She would also work to improve coordination between the county’s cities and District 5 by defining clear action steps and responsibilities for each entity.

Bauters offers a 2018 Emeryville bond he supported that funded the development of supportive housing on city land — and says he will bring that model to the county. But he says the county’s plan also needs to prioritize not just housing development, but strong tenant protections and public health responses to homelessness. He says he has the experience to lead the way — noting that he’s helped reduce homelessness in Emeryville by 79 percent since 2019.