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Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 4 1:58pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1,244/1,244)
59.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (442,511/749,866)

Measures
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Measure A. Land Use Initiative -- County of Santa Clara (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 192,725 / 49.26% Yes votes ...... 198,523 / 50.74% No votes
Shall the County General Plan be amended to reenact and modify certain existing provisions and add provisions for hillsides, open space, ranchlands, and rural areas in unincorporated areas of the County, including limiting minimum parcel size on ranchlands and hilltops to 160 acres, with exceptions, limiting building size, and prohibiting the Board of Supervisors from making changes to the General Plan inconsistent with these amendments?

YES
NO

Measure B. Binding Arbitration -- City of Santa Clara (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 9,853 / 43.86% Yes votes ...... 12,612 / 56.14% No votes
Shall a section be added to the City Charter which would require binding arbitration before a three person arbitration panel of all unresolved disputes between the City and certain personnel of the Police and Fire Departments on all matters relating to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of City employment, including the interpretation and application of any existing labor agreements?

YES
NO

Measure C. Council Salaries -- City of Mountain View (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 8,585 / 48.36% Yes votes ...... 9,168 / 51.64% No votes
Should the City of Mountain View amend Section 503 of the City Charter to set the base salary of City Council at $1,500 per month, with an automatic annual adjustment, to become effective on January 1, 2009?

YES
NO

Measure D. Ordinance No. 1975 -- City of Cupertino (Re-zoning - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5,378 / 34.84% Yes votes ...... 10,058 / 65.16% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 1975, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino re-zoning a 5.19 acre parcel from Planned Development (Regional Shopping) to Planned Development (Regional Shopping/Residential) at 10123 N. Wolfe Road (Vallco), be approved?

YES
NO

Measure E. Ordinance No. 1977 -- City of Cupertino (Re-zoning - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5,586 / 36.47% Yes votes ...... 9,729 / 63.53% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 1977, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino rezoning a 32.58 gross acre parcel from Planned Industrial Zone, P(MP), to Planned Residential and Commercial, P(Res, Com), and Public Park, PR, located at north of Stevens Creek Boulevard and south of I-280 between Tantau Avenue and Finch Avenue (Toll Brothers), be approved?

YES
NO

Measure F. Amend General Plan -- City of Morgan Hill (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,050 / 52.19% Yes votes ...... 4,626 / 47.81% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the Morgan Hill General Plan and Municipal Code Residential Development Control System to allow 100 additional residential allotments for projects of up to 25 units within the Downtown Core; and allowing earlier starts and completions for projects located within the Downtown RDCS Boundary allotted in March 2006; provided that all projects are consistent with the Downtown Plan and meet minimum RDCS scores?

YES
NO

Measure G. Bond -- Campbell Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 32,505 / 58.2% Yes votes ...... 23,350 / 41.8% No votes
To improve the quality of education by upgrading school facilities, shall Campbell Union High School District issue $90 million in bonds, within legal interest rates, for purposes including:
  • Renovating older classrooms and deteriorating restrooms, including seismic upgrades
  • Improving access for disabled students and teachers
  • Modernizing libraries and homework centers
  • Enhancing computer learning technology
  • Improving facilities for vocational training, arts, physical education and school safety
  • Qualifying for state matching funds With annual financial/performance audits and independent citizen's oversight?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure H. Gann Appropriations Limit -- Los Altos School District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,958 / 77.86% Yes votes ...... 3,684 / 22.14% No votes
Without changing the existing amount of the Los Altos School District's current parcel tax, and to allow the District to spend the money raised to fulfill the voter-approved purposes, including to hire and retain teachers, maintain small class sizes and protect junior high electives, shall the District's annual appropriations limit be extended for a period of four years beginning July 1, 2007, in the amount of the funds raised by this tax?

YES
NO

Measure I. Bond -- Evergreen School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 15,494 / 72.82% Yes votes ...... 5,784 / 27.18% No votes
To make schools safe, modernize classrooms, relieve overcrowding, and qualify for State grant funds, shall Evergreen School District:
  • upgrade fire safety and security;
  • repair aging roofs;
  • improve instructional technology;
  • improve and expand libraries;
  • construct classrooms and schools and replace portables;
  • renovate deteriorating restrooms;
  • and construct, repair and renovate local school facilities; by issuing $150 million of bonds at interest rates within the legal limit, with citizens' oversight, independent annual audits, and no money for district operating expenses?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

 
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