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- Measure A.
Utility Users Tax
-- County of Alameda
284356 /
72.8% Yes votes
105996 /
27.1% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be approved to extend until 6/30/2009 the
existing 5.5% Utility Users Tax, collected only in the unincorporated
areas (e.g. Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, San Lorenzo,
Sunol), which funds County services, including services to unincorporated
areas (e.g. Sheriff, Library, Planning and Code enforcement), and to amend
the tax to include additional telecommunications services? The tax DOES
NOT APPLY in Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont,
Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, or
Union City.
- Measure B.
-- County of Alameda
352504 /
81.4% Yes votes
80153 /
18.5% No votes
- "Shall Alameda County voters authorize implementing the Alameda
County 20 year Transportation Expenditure Plan including:
- Expand BART in Alameda County
- Expand Altamont Commuter Express service
- Expand Countywide Express, Local and Feeder Bus service
- I-880/I-580/I-680/I-238/Route 84/Route 92 Improvements
- Extend special transit services for seniors and persons with disabilities
- Improve pedestrian/bike safety
Approval of this Measure authorizes continuing the 1/2 cent transportation
sales tax during the Plan's implementation. A Citizens Watchdog Committee
shall audit all expenditures."
- Measure C.
Urban Growth Boundary
-- County of Alameda
179858 /
43.1% Yes votes
237223 /
56.8% No votes
- Shall a measure that, among other things, affirms the County's
urban growth boundary and separates rural lands from lands suitable for
urban uses, establishes an advisory commission to develop a plan to
enhance agriculture and open space, affirms County open space funding
policies, continues cooperative planning efforts, requires a county-wide
vote to change these policies except for certain city-adopted urban growth
boundary changes, and provides an alternative to Measure C be adopted?
- Measure D.
Urban Growth Boundary
-- County of Alameda
243094 /
56.5% Yes votes
186682 /
43.4% No votes
- Shall an ordinance amending the Alameda County General Plan to,
among other things, revise the urban growth boundary in the East County to
reserve less land for urban growth and more land for agriculture and open
space, apply similar policies to rural Castro Valley, require new housing
to be located primarily within existing cities, modify land use
restrictions applicable to rural areas, and require a County-wide vote on
changes to these policies, be adopted?
- Measure E.
Bonds
-- Peralta Community College
(Bond Measure E)
153429 /
79.2% Yes votes
40212 /
20.7% No votes
- Shall the Peralta Community College District, which includes the
College of Alameda in Alameda, Laney and Merritt Colleges in Oakland, and
Vista College in Berkeley, issue $153.2 million in bonds at interest rates
within the legal limit to repair, renovate and construct classrooms,
vocational training facilities, science labs and high-tech computer labs;
meet current health, safety and accessibility standards; replace
inadequate electrical, ventilation, gas, water and sewer systems and
construct and acquire other facilities?
- Measure F.
Runoff Elections Charter Amendment
-- City of San Leandro
(Measure F)
14347 /
63.1% Yes votes
8381 /
36.8% No votes
- Shall a City of San Leandro Charter Amendment be adopted to
require run-off elections if candidates for elective office do not receive
at least 50% plus one of the votes cast for that elective office and to
require the City Council to adopt an ordinance establishing such run-off
voting systems?
- Measure G.
Repeal Property Transfer Tax
-- City of San Leandro
(Measure G)
9020 /
37.3% Yes votes
15118 /
62.6% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be adopted to repeal the existing City of San
Leandro real property transfer tax, which is a tax required to be paid at
the time real property in the City of San Leandro is sold or transferred,
with some exceptions, and to prohibit imposition of a new real property
transfer tax?
- Measure H.
City Council Special Elections
-- City of Oakland
(Measure H)
45020 /
43.6% Yes votes
58071 /
56.3% No votes
- Shall Oakland City Charter section 205 be amended to provide for
special elections to fill City Council vacancies occurring before June 15
of the second year of the four year term and to otherwise provide for
appointment by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Council?
- Measure I.
City Council Special Elections
-- City of Oakland
(Measure I)
72537 /
72.3% Yes votes
27749 /
27.6% No votes
- Shall Oakland City Charter sections 205 and 206 be amended to
provide for special elections to fill City Council vacancies and to
further define vacancy?
- Measure J.
Police and Fire Retirement System
-- City of Oakland
(Measure J)
74996 /
74.5% Yes votes
25647 /
25.4% No votes
- Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended to permit active
members of the Police and Fire Retirement System ("PFRS") to terminate
their PFRS membership and become members of the California Public
Employees' Retirement System ("PERS") (hereinafter referred to as
"transfer to PERS") if (1) the City Council authorizes the transfer to
PERS; and (2) the PFRS Board authorizes transfer to PERS of PFRS funds
that represent the active members' employee and employer contributions to
PFRS?
- Measure K.
Police and Fire Retirement System
-- City of Oakland
(Measure K)
71283 /
70.4% Yes votes
29865 /
29.5% No votes
- Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended to permit retired
members of the Police and Fire Retirement Systems ("PFRS") to hold
employment with the City pursuant to a City authorized Deferred Retirement
Option Plan ("DROP")?
- Measure L.
Charter Amendments
-- City of Oakland
(Measure L)
68901 /
69.8% Yes votes
29728 /
30.1% No votes
- Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended at Section
107, 207, 218, 401, 405, 701, 809, 906, 1208 and 1213 to eliminate
inconsistencies, clarify existing charter text, and harmonize previous
charter sections with more recently enacted mayor-council provisions?
- Measure M.
Urban Limit Line
-- City of Dublin
(Measure M)
5362 /
59.2% Yes votes
3688 /
40.7% No votes
- Shall a Resolution be adopted to amend the City of Dublin
General Plan to establish an Urban Limit Line in the Western Extended
Planning Area for a period of 30 years, and to require that the Urban
Limit Line may be changed only by a vote of the people of Dublin during
the effective period?
- Measure N.
Emergency Medical Services Program Tax
-- City of Albany
(Measure N)
5292 /
78.1% Yes votes
1482 /
21.8% No votes
- Shall a special tax of $18.00 per residential unit be authorized
in the City of Albany to fund Paramedic Advanced Life Support [ALS] fire
engines and future ambulance purchases as part of the City of Albany's
Emergency Medical Services Program?
- Measure O.
Library Bonds
-- City of Alameda
(Bond Measure O)
20786 /
78.3% Yes votes
5739 /
21.6% No votes
- In order to improve library facilities, shall the City of
Alameda issue general obligation bonds not to exceed $10,600,000, subject
to matching funds being obtained to fund at least 60% of the construction
costs, to acquire, construct and/or improve the main library, the West End
and Bay Farm branch libraries, including providing adequate space for
children, improving disabled accessibility, and providing access to
technology?
- Measure P.
Library Bonds
-- City of Berkeley
(Bond Measure P)
37842 /
83.2% Yes votes
7639 /
16.7% No votes
- In order to qualify for State of California or other Library
improvement matching funds and ensure public safety, shall the City of
Berkeley issue general obligation bonds to renovate, expand and upgrade
Branch Libraries in an amount not to exceed $5,200,000, at an interest
rate not to exceed the legal limit; provided that said bonds shall be
issued only if state or other matching funds provide at least 65% of the
cost of these improvements?
- Measure Q.
Disaster Fire Protection Bonds
-- City of Berkeley
(Bond Measure Q)
28485 /
67.9% Yes votes
13464 /
32.0% No votes
- In order to fund the mobile disaster fire protection system as
described in City Council Resolution Nos. 60,914-N.S. and 60,915-N.S.,
shall Community Facilities District No. 1 (Disaster Fire Protection) of
the City of Berkeley: incur a bonded indebtedness in an amount not to
exceed $9,750,000; levy a special tax at a rate not exceeding $0.0125 per
square foot of building area; and establish an appropriations limit of
$1,000,000 per fiscal year?
- Measure R.
Berkeley High School Bonds
-- City of Berkeley
(Bond Measure R)
34361 /
75.9% Yes votes
10866 /
24.0% No votes
- To reconstruct, renovate, repair and improve the warm water pool
facilities at Berkeley High School (including restrooms and locker space),
in order to prepare the facilities for greater community use by seniors,
disabled adults and disabled children, some of whom use the pool for
physical therapy, shall the City of Berkeley issue general obligation bonds
in an amount not to exceed $3,250,000, at an interest rate not to exceed
the legal limit?
- Measure S.
Park Maintenance, Trees, and Landscaping Special Tax
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure S)
33628 /
73.6% Yes votes
12050 /
26.3% No votes
- Shall the special tax for the direct costs of park maintenance,
city trees and landscaping in the City of Berkeley, which is currently
8.11c per square foot of improvements, be increased to 8.90c?
Financial Implications: The annual tax increase for an average 1,900
square foot home would be $15.01, resulting in a total tax of $169.01.
- Measure T.
Streetlight Special Tax
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure T)
27636 /
62.9% Yes votes
16283 /
37.0% No votes
- Shall a special tax of 0.26c per square foot of improvements on
residential land, 0.52c per square foot on industrial land and 1.04c per
square foot on commercial land in Berkeley be authorized to provide
supplemental funding for maintenance and installation of streetlights?
Financial Implications: The annual cost for an average 1,900 square foot
home would be $4.94, and for a 10,000 square foot industrial property or
5000 square foot commercial property would be $52.00.
- Measure U.
Business License Tax Ordinance Amendment
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure U)
32326 /
77.6% Yes votes
9289 /
22.3% No votes
- Shall the Business License Tax Ordinance be amended to correct
an error made in 1991 by providing that the Business License Tax rate
applicable for providers of health, veterinary, legal, educational,
engineering-architectural-surveying, accounting-auditing-bookkeeping, and
miscellaneous services not otherwise classified be increased to the pre-
1900 rate of $3.60 for every $1,000 in gross receipts?
- Measure V.
Library Spending Renewal
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure V)
37650 /
85.9% Yes votes
6179 /
14.0% No votes
- Shall the Library Relief Act of 1980 (Ordinance No. 5262-N.S.)
be amended to reauthorize the City, over a period of four years, to spend
the Library Tax as approved by the voters in 1988? Financial Implications:
This is not a tax increase. Fiscal Year 2000-01 expenditure authorized
$9,797,016.
- Measure W.
Parks Maintenance Spending Renewal
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure W)
37635 /
85.8% Yes votes
6191 /
14.1% No votes
- Shall the Parks Maintenance Tax (Ordinance No. 6373-N.S.) be
amended to reauthorize the City, over a period of four years, to spend the
proceeds of the Parks Maintenance Tax as approved by the voters in 1997?
Financial Implications: This is not a tax increase. Fiscal Year 2001-02
expenditure authorized $6,250,000.
- Measure X.
Emergency Medical Services Spending Renewal
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure X)
37402 /
86.9% Yes votes
5594 /
13.0% No votes
- Shall the Emergency Medical Services Tax (Ordinance No. 6374-
N.S.) be amended to reauthorize the City, over a period of four years, to
spend the proceeds of the Emergency Medical Services Tax as approved by the
voters in 1997? Financial Implications: This is not a tax increase. Fiscal
Year 2001-02 expenditure authorized $1,805,522.
- Measure Y.
Rent Ordinance Amendment on Evictions
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure Y)
26355 /
56.8% Yes votes
20020 /
43.1% No votes
- Shall the rent ordinance be amended to restrict a landlord's
ability to evict for landlord/relative occupancy by: prohibiting evictions
where a landlord owns a comparable vacant unit; providing $4500 in
relocation assistance to certain low-income tenants; prohibiting evictions
of some elderly and disabled tenants; restricting the units which may be
subject to landlord/relative move-ins; providing for the evicted tenant's
right of re-occupancy; and providing for a prevailing tenant's right to
attorneys' fees in an eviction? Financial Implications: None
- Measure Z.
Low Income Housing
-- City of Berkeley
(Measure Z)
31385 /
71.3% Yes votes
12590 /
28.6% No votes
- Shall any federal, state, or local public entity be empowered to
develop, construct or acquire an additional 500 units of low-rent housing
in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income? Financial Implications:
Uncertain, dependent on means of financing used.
- Measure AA.
School Bonds
-- Berkeley Unified School District
38859 /
83.4% Yes votes
7713 /
16.5% No votes
- To repair, upgrade and add new classrooms to address
overcrowding and facilitate reduced class sizes at Berkeley High School,
King Middle School and other Berkeley schools, shall Berkeley Unified
School District issue $116,500,000 in bonds, at interest rates within legal
limits, to finance acquisition or improvement of property for school
safety and improved environment including building new classrooms;
increasing seismic safety; replacing deteriorating floors, windows,
restrooms, and roofs; upgrading school kitchens; modernizing science labs;
and improving fire safety?
- Measure BB.
Special Tax Levy
-- Berkeley Unified School District
36338 /
78.4% Yes votes
10009 /
21.5% No votes
- To provide safety and essential maintenance of school buildings
and grounds, shall the Berkeley Unified School District be authorized to
levy a special tax of 4.5c/square foot on residential buildings and
6.75c/square foot on commercial buildings, for a period of 12 years?
Revenues will be used for maintaining school buildings and classrooms,
roofs, boilers, restrooms, lighting, electrical systems, playgrounds and
addressing fire and health safety hazards.
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