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San Francisco County, CA November 8, 2005 Election
Directory of San Francisco County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 5 1:46pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (578/578)
53.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (229,714/428,481)

Measures
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Proposition A. Community College District General Obligation Bonds -- City and County of San Francisco (55% Majority)
Pass: 134,999 / 63.88% Yes votes ...... 76,320 / 36.12% No votes
Shall San Francisco Community College District (City College) increase opportunities and improve conditions at its campuses throughout San Francisco by issuing $246,300,000 in Phase II bonds at legal interest rates to pay for capital improvements including increasing student access to advanced computer technology and bio/stem cell technology, renovating classrooms, building new facilities for upper division classes, neighborhood classes and the performing arts, with annual audits, citizens' oversight and no spending for college administrators' salaries?

Proposition B. Street and Sidewalk Improvement Bonds -- City and County of San Francisco (Bond Issue - Two-Thirds Majority)
Fail: 119,095 / 56.43% Yes votes ...... 91,952 / 43.57% No votes
Shall the City incur $208,000,000 of bonded indebtedness to finance street reconstruction, pavement renovation, disabled access curb ramp construction, sidewalk and street improvements, street structure rehabilitation and improvements, pedestrian safety street and signal improvements, street improvements for bicycle use and all other structures and improvements necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes?

Proposition C. Ethics Commission Budget and Outside Counsel -- City and County of San Francisco (Budget Process - Simple Majority)
Fail: 81,672 / 40.30% Yes votes ...... 120,968 / 59.70% No votes
Shall the City create a new budget process for the Ethics Commission that alters the role of the Mayor, and authorize the Commission to hire outside counsel under certain circumstances?

Proposition D. Appointment of Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors -- City and County of San Francisco (Nomination Process - Simple Majority)
Fail: 71,585 / 35.55% Yes votes ...... 129,801 / 64.45% No votes
Shall the President of the Board of Supervisors nominate three members and the Mayor nominate four members to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, and shall the members be prevented from serving as "holdovers"?

Proposition E. Election Date of the Assessor - Recorder and Public Defender -- City and County of San Francisco (Election Date Change - Simple Majority)
Pass: 138,765 / 70.17% Yes votes ...... 58,998 / 29.83% No votes
Shall the election date of the Assessor-Recorder and Public Defender be moved from the Statewide Primary election in June to the municipal election the following November?

Proposition F. Neighborhood Firehouses -- City and County of San Francisco (Firehouse Maintenance and Operation Levels - Simple Majority)
Pass: 119,581 / 57.59% Yes votes ...... 88,062 / 42.41% No votes
Shall the City maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and specific emergency and rescue vehicles and equipment at the same levels that were used on January 1, 2004?

Proposition G. Access to Underground Parking at Golden Gate Park -- City and County of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
Pass: 138,069 / 67.70% Yes votes ...... 65,862 / 32.30% No votes
May the underground parking garage in Golden Gate Park have one entrance-exit inside the Park without dedicated access lanes that lead outside the Park, and shall the number of lanes of automobile traffic in parts of the Park be limited?

Proposition H. Firearm Ban -- City and County of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
Pass: 123,033 / 57.79% Yes votes ...... 89,856 / 42.21% No votes
Shall the City ban the manufacture, distribution, sale and transfer of firearms and ammunition within San Francisco, and ban City residents from possessing handguns within San Francisco?

Proposition I. No Military Recruiters in Public Schools, Scholarships for Education and Job Training -- City and County of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
Pass: 125,581 / 59.15% Yes votes ...... 86,723 / 40.85% No votes
Shall it be City policy to oppose military recruiting in public schools and consider funding scholarships for education and training that could provide an alternative to military service?

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