The California Constitution provides that a State public agency may not develop, construct, or acquire low-rent housing projects unless approved by a majority of the voters. San Joaquin County and the Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin fall within the definition of a State public agency for this purpose.

In the November 1992 election, the voters of San Joaquin County approved a measure granting the County general authority for a period of ten years to assist up to 500 low-income units per year without conducting a special election for each individual project. Measure L, if approved by a majority of the qualified electors of San Joaquin County voting thereon, extends for another ten years San Joaquin County's general authority to develop low-rent housing projects.

There will be no additional assessment or increase in taxes resulting from Measure L. The conduct of this election will be in conformity with existing laws of the State of California and will not otherwise affect existing law.

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Your vote for Measure L will not add any additional costs to local taxpayers and will help provide critically needed housing.

Submitted by:

/s/ Carol J. Ornelas, Chief Executive Officer ACLC, Inc.
/s/ David P. Brewer, Director, St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room
/s/ Larry D. Johnson, STAND, Inc.
/s/ Edward G. Figueroa, Co-Director, St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room

Vote No on L. This State does not even pay for the state mandated programs foisted on the local taxpayers. For example, the Department of Corrections places criminals in San Joaquin County. Yet they never pay for services for these criminals or for the cost of the destruction caused by these criminals. You will pay for any additional sheriff, fire, schools, medical treatment or code enforcement services engendered by this housing.

Vote No on Measure L. Your wallet is emptied again and again by San Joaquin County, that has never seen a State or Federal program that they did not like, only to find out to late that the long term cost to us taxpayers is never paid for by the federal or state government.

Vote No on Measure L Stop being the door mat for the Bay Area. While the Bay area is gentrified, San Joaquin County residents are traumatized by the out of County malefactors relocating here. Send a message to San Joaquin County Officials that we are tired of being Bay Area's dumping ground. Vote No on Measure L. Protect the Children and your wallets.

Submitted by:

Citizens Against Slum Housing

/s/ Ronald Stein
/s/ Alan Pettet
/s/ Steve Fowler

Vote No on Measure L. We cannot afford the strings attached to the government funds. If you vote yes, the County will build the housing, and you and not the State and Federal Government will pay the cost of additional services for out of county criminals, including but not limited to, welfare, drug treatment centers, parolee transitional housing units, parolee shelters and half way housing for registered sex offenders.

Vote No on Measure L. Put an end to this County being used by the Department of Corrections and by Counties as a dumping ground for child molesters, registered sex offenders, prisoners, drug addicts, parolees, and juvenile offenders. Measure L would be yet another reason for the Department of Corrections and other Counties to ship their criminals here.

Vote No on Measure L. This county cannot handle the slums and criminals already here. This County has used your money to pay slum lords rent, to warehouse people in properties infested with as many as forty thousand bats. This County even tried to stop Stockton from enforcing the law and from removing people from the hovels, infested with forty thousand bat and rabid cats. Do not give this county any opportunity to build more housing for sex offenders and violent criminals. Vote No on Measure L to protect the children form more sex predators and more violent criminals.

Submitted by:

Citizens Against Slum Housing

/s/ Ronald Stein
/s/ Alan Pettet
/s/ Steve Fowler

Your Yes vote on Measure L will not target San Joaquin County as a "dumping ground" for criminals. Affordable housing is not linked to criminals and sexual predators.

Your Yes vote on Measure L will not add any additional costs to local taxpayers. Residents of affordable housing are generally seniors, disabled and people with low-paying jobs, for example, teachers, police officers, bus drivers, and do not require additional social programs.

Your Yes vote on Measure L will allow the County to acquire necessary state and federal funding to create affordable housing for our seniors, disabled, and hardworking, low-paid families in need.

Submitted by:

/s/ Carol J. Ornelas, Chief Executive Officer,ACLC, Inc.
/s/ David P. Brewer, Director, St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room
/s/ Larry D. Johnson, STAND, Inc.
/s/ Edward G. Figueroa, Co-Director, St. Mary's Interfaith Dining Room