Alameda County, CA Ballot

Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes: Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?
Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes: Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?
Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes: Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?
Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes: Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?
Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes: Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?
Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes: Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?
Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes: Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

Local Measures

Measure A Hotel and Lodging Tax -- County of Alameda (Majority Approval Required)
164766 / 54.0% Yes votes ...... 140405 / 46.0% No votes: Shall the County of Alameda adopt a Hotel and Lodging Tax at the rate of 10% of the rental charge to apply in unincorporated areas of the County but not to apply in cities within the County?
Measure B Business License Tax -- County of Alameda (Majority Approval Required)
193062 / 65.3% Yes votes ...... 102592 / 34.7% No votes: Shall the County of Alameda continue to maintain a Business License Tax to apply in unincorporated areas of the County but not to apply in cities within Alameda County?
Measure C Probation Officers -- County of Alameda (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
166540 / 59.8% Yes votes ...... 112171 / 40.2% No votes: Shall Section 18 of the Charter of the County of Alameda be amended by adding language specifying that any County Probation Officer taking office after November 6, 2002, shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the County Board of Supervisors, and by deleting current language under which the Probation Officer is appointed by the County Juvenile Justice Commission and a majority of the judges and serves at the pleasure of the judges?
Measure D Effective Date of Rezoning (Measure E) -- City of Alameda (City Ordinance)
9245 / 52.1% Yes votes ...... 8515 / 47.9% No votes: Shall an ordinance be enacted suspending the effective date of Measure E on this ballot until the voters at a future election authorize funding to pay for the private property affected by Measure E, if the City is required by a court to compensate the owner for that property?
Measure E Rezoning -- City of Alameda (City Ordinance)
9783 / 53.4% Yes votes ...... 8542 / 46.6% No votes: Shall an ordinance be adopted amending the General Plan by changing the land use designation of the Alameda Beltline Railroad Yard Property bound by Marina Village Business Park, Constitution Way and Sherman Street from Medium-Density Residential, General Industry and Parks & Public Open Space to Parks and Public Open Space and making conforming amendments to specified sections and tables in the General Plan and to the Zoning Map provided by the Alameda City Zoning Ordinance?
Measure J Seismic Retrofit of Old City Hall -- County of Alameda (Bond Issue - 2/3 vote)
13954 / 39.7% Yes votes ...... 21219 / 60.3% No votes: Shall the City of Berkeley be authorized to issue $21.5 million of General Obligation Bonds to renovate, seismically retrofit, Old City Hall (2134 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way), and make it fully accessible using a base isolation design?
Measure V Bernal Property Initiative Adoption -- County of Alameda
11537 / 60.5% Yes votes ...... 7545 / 39.5% No votes: Shall the Bernal Property Initiative, which would (1) prohibit housing of any type on the city owned land within the Bernal Specific Plan area, (b) prohibit the city from selling any of the land, and (c) mandate that all uses on the city owned land be accessible to the public, be adopted?
Measure AA Property Tax for Transportation -- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (2/3 vote)
168,525 / 68.1% Yes votes ...... 78,821 / 31.9% No votes
146206 (68.4%) Yes / 67497 (31.6%) No in Alameda County
22,319 (66.3%) Yes / 11,324 (33.7%) No in Contra Costa County: To protect essential public transportation services provided by AC Transit, including bus services for school children, seniors and people with disabilities, ensure the safety and security of transit passengers, help reduce traffic congestion on local streets and freeways, and reduce air pollution, shall the Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District be authorized to levy annually for five years only a tax of $24 per parcel, and appoint an independent fiscal oversight committee of community representatives?
Measure BB Seismic Safety -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Bond Issue - 2/3 vote)
485,782 / 64.5% Yes votes ...... 267,778 / 35.5% No votes
   209748 (66.8%) Yes / 104376 (33.2%) No in Alameda County
   135,424 (54.9%) Yes / 111,235 (45.1%) No in Contra Costa County
   140,610 (72.94%) Yes / 52,167 (27.06%) No in San Francisco County: To protect public safety, preserve mobility for Bay Area residents and keep traffic moving in the event of a major earthquake, shall the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District be authorized to issue bonds not to exceed $1.05 billion to seismically retrofit, strengthen, improve, and replace BART facilities serving Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties, and establish an independent citizens' oversight committee to review and report bond expenditures to the public?

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