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November 4, 2003 Election

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County Results as of Nov 13 10:03am, ?% of Precincts Reporting (342/)
27.06% Countywide Voter Turnout (76,300/281,945)

School | City | Local Measures
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    • School

    Board Member; Foothill-De Anza Community College DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Palo Alto Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Mandy Lowell
      11,847 votes 30.52%
    • Gail Price
      10,620 votes 27.36%
    • Camille Townsend
      9,013 votes 23.22%
    • Keen Butcher
      5,815 votes 14.98%
    • James Dal Bon
      1,471 votes 3.79%
    • (48 Writein Votes 0.12%)

    Board Member; Cupertino Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Los Altos School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Orchard School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Sheryl Shirley
      267 votes 48.90%
    • Guye Brame
      144 votes 26.37%
    • Gilbert D. Chiono
      131 votes 23.99%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.73%)

    Board Member; Orchard School District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Sunnyvale School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    City

    Council Member; City of CupertinoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of GilroyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Al Pinheiro
      3,461 votes 65.39%
    • Guadalupe "Lupe" Arellano
      1,240 votes 23.43%
    • Mary S. Hohenbrink
      443 votes 8.37%
    • Ellyn Atkins
      113 votes 2.13%
    • (36 Writein Votes 0.68%)

    Council Member; City of GilroyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Roland Velasco
      2,771 votes 19.04%
    • Russ Valiquette
      2,401 votes 16.50%
    • Paul Correa
      2,275 votes 15.63%
    • A. Dion Bracco
      2,205 votes 15.15%
    • Peter D. Arellano
      2,167 votes 14.89%
    • Mark Dover
      1,600 votes 11.00%
    • Bruce Morasca
      1,119 votes 7.69%
    • (14 Writein Votes 0.10%)

    Council Member; City of Los AltosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Palo AltoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Judy Kleinberg
      10,135 votes 19.20%
    • Dena Mossar
      9,196 votes 17.42%
    • Ladoris H. Cordell
      8,969 votes 16.99%
    • Bern Beecham
      8,965 votes 16.98%
    • Harold "Skip" Justman
      5,361 votes 10.16%
    • Nancy Lytle
      5,179 votes 9.81%
    • John Karl Fredrich
      2,168 votes 4.11%
    • Ronny Bar-Gadda
      1,328 votes 2.52%
    • Victor Frost
      823 votes 1.56%
    • Edmund Power
      600 votes 1.14%
    • Gregory W. Kerber (write-in)
      19 votes 0.04%
    • (46 Writein Votes 0.09%)

    Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Seat 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dean Chu
      10,657 votes 74.89%
    • Pete Mate Richards
      3,549 votes 24.94%
    • Dixie Carney (write-in)
      8 votes 0.06%
    • (16 Writein Votes 0.11%)

    Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Seat 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Seat 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Seat 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Local Measures

    Measure A School Parcel Tax -- Oak Grove School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    3,811 / 47.77% Yes votes ...... 4,167 / 52.23% No votes
    Shall the Oak Grove School District be authorized to increase the rate of a special tax by $30 per parcel per year, and increase its Gann Appropriations Limit by the amount of revenue generated by that special tax, allowing the district to continue to use the funds generated for critical school expenditures?
    YES
    NO

    Measure B Fluoridation -- City of Palo Alto (Majority Approval Required)
    3,165 / 20.37% Yes votes ...... 12,372 / 79.63% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted to 1) forbid the City from adding fluoride or any fluorine-containing substance to drinking water for the purpose of treating or affecting the physical or mental functions of the body of any person; and, 2) require a total exposure assessment, U.S.FDA approval, and specific restrictions on contaminants before the City can consider adding fluoride to drinking water in the future; and, 3) repeal all contrary laws?
    FOR THE ORDINANCE
    AGAINST THE ORDINANCE

    Measure C Rezoning -- City of Palo Alto (Majority Approval Required)
    8,054 / 51.98% Yes votes ...... 7,439 / 48.02% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 4779 be adopted to approve a rezoning and height variance for the property at 800 High Street to permit a 96,200 square foot housing project including 61 housing units (with 10 affordable units), 201 underground parking spaces (with 63 available for public use), and about 1,900 square feet of neighborhood serving retail space?
    FOR THE ORDINANCE
    AGAINST THE ORDINANCE

    Measure D Hospital Reconstruction -- El Camino Hospital District (Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
    20,612 / 70.82% Yes votes ...... 8,491 / 29.18% No votes
    To make seismic upgrades to meet stricter State of California earthquake standards for acute care hospitals; to expand and enhance emergency and other medical facilities; to support future advances in medical technology and treatment, including cardiac, cancer and maternal/child healthcare; shall the El Camino Hospital District issue bonds in the amount of $148,000,000 for the purposes of new construction and altering, renovating and improving El Camino Hospital and related facilities?
    BONDS YES
    BONDS NO

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