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San Francisco County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Directory of San Francisco County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 3 3:27pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (632/632)
50.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (225,102/449,508)

Measures
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Measure A. Water System Improvement Bonds/ Imposition Of Surcharge On Retail Water Customers -- County of San Francisco (Revenue Bond Measure)
105,468 / 53.25% Yes votes ...... 92,577 / 46.75% No votes
Shall the Public Utilities Commission, or any successor thereto, issue revenue bonds and/or other forms of revenue financing in a principal amount not to exceed $1,628,000,000 (the "Bonds"), to finance the acquisition and construction of improvements to the City's water system; provided that the bonds may not be issued unless Administrative Code Chapter 37 (Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) is amended to provide that landlords may pass through to residential tenants 50% of the water bill costs attributable to water rate increases resulting from issuance of the Bonds where a unit is in compliance with any applicable laws requiring water conservation devices, tenants may file hardship applications with the Rent Board for relief from all or part of the cost passthrough and their affected landlords may utilize any available Public Utilities Commission low-income rate discount program or similar program for water bill reduction based on the tenants' hardship status; and further provided that the principal amount of the Bonds may be reduced if the City's Board of Supervisors determines the greatest economic value to San Francisco ratepayers will derive from having the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority finance, in whole or in part, those projects designed and intended in substantial part to improve the reliability of the City's regional water system, and if the Authority does finance such projects, shall the Public Utilities Commission be authorized to impose a surcharge on retail water rates for San Francisco customers' to pay the retail water customer's share of the debt service on bonds issued by the Authority and the operating expenses of the Authority?

Measure B. Affordable Housing Bonds -- County of San Francisco (Bond Measure - A two-thirds majority vote is required for passage)
117,752 / 55.84% Yes votes ...... 93,135 / 44.16% No votes
Shall the City and County of San Francisco (or one of its agencies, departments or enterprises) issue bonds and/or other forms of financing in a principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000, to finance the acquisition, construction and/or rehabilitation of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households and downpayment financial assistance to low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers and authorize landlords to passthrough to residential tenants in units subject to Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code (the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) 50% of the increase in the real property taxes attributable to the cost of repayment of the bond?

Measure C. Veterans Building Seismic Safety Bonds -- County of San Francisco (Bond Measure)
112,475 / 55.00% Yes votes ...... 92,042 / 45.00% No votes
Shall the City incur $122,755,000 of bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, construction and/or reconstruction of the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building, and all other works, property and structures necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes, and reduce the property tax impact by requiring the application of available annual revenues of the War Memorial Special Fund to pay the principal and redemption price of, interest on, reserve fund deposits, if any, and/or financing costs for the obligations to be authorized hereby?

Measure D. Energy Self Sufficiency -- County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment)
95,835 / 46.28% Yes votes ...... 111,255 / 53.72% No votes
Shall the City change the authority and duties of the Public Utilities Commission to make it the primary provider of electricity to San Francisco residents and businesses?

Measure E. Water and Sewer Rates, Surplus Funds -- County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment)
108,080 / 55.27% Yes votes ...... 87,482 / 44.73% No votes
Shall the City end the water and sewer rate freeze, and use surplus funds from its utilities to operate and maintain the utilities before transferring any surplus to the General Fund?

Measure F. Entertainment Commission Appointments -- County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment)
113,470 / 56.71% Yes votes ...... 86,627 / 43.29% No votes
Shall the Mayor appoint four members of the new Entertainment Commission, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors, and shall the Board of Supervisors appoint the other three members?

Measure G. Elections Assistance -- County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment)
141,052 / 72.89% Yes votes ...... 52,467 / 27.11% No votes
Shall the City clarify and modify the role of City employees and the Sheriff in elections, and the restrictions on Elections and Ethics Commission members, their staffs and the City Attorney?

Measure H. Police and Firefighter Retirement Benefits -- County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment)
132,440 / 64.26% Yes votes ...... 73,653 / 35.74% No votes
Shall the City increase retirement benefits for police and firefighters?

Measure I. Paid Parental Leave -- County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment)
111,600 / 53.75% Yes votes ...... 96,033 / 46.25% No votes
Shall the City provide up to 12 or 16 weeks of paid leave for City employees who take time off after the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child?

Measure J. Supervisors Salaries -- County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment)
111,646 / 55.55% Yes votes ...... 89,351 / 44.45% No votes
Shall members of the Board of Supervisors serve full-time and shall the Civil Service Commission set the salaries for Supervisors?

Measure K. Selection of Official Newspapers -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
71,756 / 37.43% Yes votes ...... 119,931 / 62.57% No votes
Shall the City change the process and criteria for selection of official newspapers for publishing public notices?

Measure L. Real Estate Tax -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
92,163 / 44.73% Yes votes ...... 113,902 / 55.27% No votes
Shall the City increase its tax on the sale or transfer of real estate worth $1,000,000 or more from $3.75 to $7.50 for each $500 of value?

Measure M. Economic Development -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
93,404 / 48.77% Yes votes ...... 98,127 / 51.23% No votes
Shall the City give new duties to its Office of Economic Development and shall the City use money from its business registration tax to promote economic and business development?

Measure N. Adjusting Services and Payments to Homeless Individuals -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
125,436 / 59.77% Yes votes ...... 84,433 / 40.23% No votes
Shall the City change the way it provides assistance to qualified homeless individuals by counting the value of housing, shelter and meal services as part of their cash benefit?

Measure O. Conditions for Providing Services and Payments to Homeless Individuals -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
98,341 / 48.07% Yes votes ...... 106,257 / 51.93% No votes
Shall the City create new housing and drug treatment programs, and shall the City meet certain conditions before counting the value of services provided to homeless individuals as part of their cash benefit?

Measure P. Revenue Bond Oversight Committee -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
109,577 / 56.65% Yes votes ...... 83,843 / 43.35% No votes
Shall the City create a committee to oversee its use of utility revenue bond funds, and report whether these funds are used for authorized purposes?

Measure Q. Use of City Funds -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
131,117 / 67.26% Yes votes ...... 63,822 / 32.74% No votes
Shall the City prohibit recipients of City contracts, grants and loans from using City funds for political campaigns, and require at least ten audits each year to check for compliance?

Measure R. Condominium Conversions with Certain Conditions -- County of San Francisco (Ordinance)
82,089 / 40.00% Yes votes ...... 123,129 / 60.00% No votes
Shall the City allow apartment buildings of any size to be converted to condominiums, and increase the number of units that can be converted each year, subject to certain tenant protections and certain planning exceptions?

Measure S. Medical Marijuana -- County of San Francisco (Declaration of Policy)
127,661 / 62.02% Yes votes ...... 78,181 / 37.98% No votes
Shall it be City policy to consider growing and distributing marijuana for medical use?

Measure BB. Seismic Safety -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Bond Issue - 2/3 vote)
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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