Albany’s Measure O does not rezone a single lot. The ballot question is about who approves a future change to R-1 zoning rules. Under Measure D, adopted in 1978, certain changes in Albany’s R-1 areas can require majority approval from voters in the affected neighborhood. Measure O would let the City Council amend those requirements without that separate neighborhood vote—after the noticed public hearings and zoning procedures required by state law and the Albany Municipal Code. So the honest way to read this is not “more housing” versus “no housing.” No parcel is automatically rezoned, and no project is automatically approved. The decision is whether to keep the extra neighborhood-vote step or use the standard Council hearing and ordinance process for future changes. My view: more housing is needed, and I support added capacity where it makes sense, especially along major commercial corridors. But voters should judge Measure O on the process it actually changes—not on a future zoning outcome that is not yet on the ballot. Save this before November 3, and share it with an Albany voter who wants the process in plain English. Oliver Davis | French-American East Bay real estate agent Fast Real Estate / eXp Realty | English & French DRE #01996487 #AlbanyCA #MeasureO #AlbanyElection #AlbanyZoning #EastBayHousing #LocalGovernment #R1Zoning #AlbanyRealEstate #HousingPolicy #Vote2026
Albany’s Measure O does not rezone a single lot. The ballot question is about who approves a future change to R-1 zoning rules. Under Measure D, adopted in 1978, certain changes in Albany’s R-1 areas can require majority approval from voters in the affected neighborhood. Measure O would let the City Council amend those requirements without that separate neighborhood vote—after the noticed public hearings and zoning procedures required by state law and the Albany Municipal Code. So the honest way to read this is not “more housing” versus “no housing.” No parcel is automatically rezoned, and no project is automatically approved. The decision is whether to keep the extra neighborhood-vote step or use the standard Council hearing and ordinance process for future changes. My view: more housing is needed, and I support added capacity where it makes sense, especially along major commercial corridors. But voters should judge Measure O on the process it actually changes—not on a future zoning outcome that is not yet on the ballot. Save this before November 3, and share it with an Albany voter who wants the process in plain English. Oliver Davis | French-American East Bay real estate agent Fast Real Estate / eXp Realty | English & French DRE #01996487 #AlbanyCA #MeasureO #AlbanyElection #AlbanyZoning #EastBayHousing #LocalGovernment #R1Zoning #AlbanyRealEstate #HousingPolicy #Vote2026
Albany’s Measure O does not rezone a single lot. The ballot question is about who approves a future change to R-1 zoning rules. Under Measure D, adopted in 1978, certain changes in Albany’s R-1 areas can require majority approval from voters in the affected neighborhood. Measure O would let the City Council amend those requirements without that separate neighborhood vote—after the noticed public hearings and zoning procedures required by state law and the Albany Municipal Code. So the honest way to read this is not “more housing” versus “no housing.” No parcel is automatically rezoned, and no project is automatically approved. The decision is whether to keep the extra neighborhood-vote step or use the standard Council hearing and ordinance process for future changes. My view: more housing is needed, and I support added capacity where it makes sense, especially along major commercial corridors. But voters should judge Measure O on the process it actually changes—not on a future zoning outcome that is not yet on the ballot. Save this before November 3, and share it with an Albany voter who wants the process in plain English. Oliver Davis | French-American East Bay real estate agent Fast Real Estate / eXp Realty | English & French DRE #01996487 #AlbanyCA #MeasureO #AlbanyElection #AlbanyZoning #EastBayHousing #LocalGovernment #R1Zoning #AlbanyRealEstate #HousingPolicy #Vote2026
Albany’s Measure O does not rezone a single lot. The ballot question is about who approves a future change to R-1 zoning rules. Under Measure D, adopted in 1978, certain changes in Albany’s R-1 areas can require majority approval from voters in the affected neighborhood. Measure O would let the City Council amend those requirements without that separate neighborhood vote—after the noticed public hearings and zoning procedures required by state law and the Albany Municipal Code. So the honest way to read this is not “more housing” versus “no housing.” No parcel is automatically rezoned, and no project is automatically approved. The decision is whether to keep the extra neighborhood-vote step or use the standard Council hearing and ordinance process for future changes. My view: more housing is needed, and I support added capacity where it makes sense, especially along major commercial corridors. But voters should judge Measure O on the process it actually changes—not on a future zoning outcome that is not yet on the ballot. Save this before November 3, and share it with an Albany voter who wants the process in plain English. Oliver Davis | French-American East Bay real estate agent Fast Real Estate / eXp Realty | English & French DRE #01996487 #AlbanyCA #MeasureO #AlbanyElection #AlbanyZoning #EastBayHousing #LocalGovernment #R1Zoning #AlbanyRealEstate #HousingPolicy #Vote2026
Albany’s Measure O does not rezone a single lot. The ballot question is about who approves a future change to R-1 zoning rules. Under Measure D, adopted in 1978, certain changes in Albany’s R-1 areas can require majority approval from voters in the affected neighborhood. Measure O would let the City Council amend those requirements without that separate neighborhood vote—after the noticed public hearings and zoning procedures required by state law and the Albany Municipal Code. So the honest way to read this is not “more housing” versus “no housing.” No parcel is automatically rezoned, and no project is automatically approved. The decision is whether to keep the extra neighborhood-vote step or use the standard Council hearing and ordinance process for future changes. My view: more housing is needed, and I support added capacity where it makes sense, especially along major commercial corridors. But voters should judge Measure O on the process it actually changes—not on a future zoning outcome that is not yet on the ballot. Save this before November 3, and share it with an Albany voter who wants the process in plain English. Oliver Davis | French-American East Bay real estate agent Fast Real Estate / eXp Realty | English & French DRE #01996487 #AlbanyCA #MeasureO #AlbanyElection #AlbanyZoning #EastBayHousing #LocalGovernment #R1Zoning #AlbanyRealEstate #HousingPolicy #Vote2026
Albany’s Measure O does not rezone a single lot. The ballot question is about who approves a future change to R-1 zoning rules. Under Measure D, adopted in 1978, certain changes in Albany’s R-1 areas can require majority approval from voters in the affected neighborhood. Measure O would let the City Council amend those requirements without that separate neighborhood vote—after the noticed public hearings and zoning procedures required by state law and the Albany Municipal Code. So the honest way to read this is not “more housing” versus “no housing.” No parcel is automatically rezoned, and no project is automatically approved. The decision is whether to keep the extra neighborhood-vote step or use the standard Council hearing and ordinance process for future changes. My view: more housing is needed, and I support added capacity where it makes sense, especially along major commercial corridors. But voters should judge Measure O on the process it actually changes—not on a future zoning outcome that is not yet on the ballot. Save this before November 3, and share it with an Albany voter who wants the process in plain English. Oliver Davis | French-American East Bay real estate agent Fast Real Estate / eXp Realty | English & French DRE #01996487 #AlbanyCA #MeasureO #AlbanyElection #AlbanyZoning #EastBayHousing #LocalGovernment #R1Zoning #AlbanyRealEstate #HousingPolicy #Vote2026

Measure O changes Albany’s zoning approval process, no lots rezoned automatically

Albany’s Measure O does not rezone a single lot. The ballot question is about who approves a future change to R-1 zoning rules. Under Measure D, adopted in 1978, certain changes in Albany’s R-1 areas can require majority approval from voters in the affected neighborhood. Measure O would let the City Council amend those requirements without that separate neighborhood vote—after the noticed public hearings and zoning procedures required by state law and the Albany Municipal Code. So the honest way to read this is not “more housing” versus “no housing.” No parcel is automatically rezoned, and no project is automatically approved. The decision is whether to keep the extra neighborhood-vote step or use the standard Council hearing and ordinance process for future changes. My view: more housing is needed, and I support added capacity where it makes sense, especially along major commercial corridors. But voters should judge Measure O on the process it actually changes—not on a future zoning outcome that is not yet on the ballot. Save this before November 3, and share it with an Albany voter who wants the process in plain English. Oliver Davis | French-American East Bay real estate agent Fast Real Estate / eXp Realty | English & French DRE #01996487 #AlbanyCA #MeasureO #AlbanyElection #AlbanyZoning #EastBayHousing #LocalGovernment #R1Zoning #AlbanyRealEstate #HousingPolicy #Vote2026

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November 3, 2026

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