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San Francisco County, CA November 8, 2011 Election
Directory of San Francisco County, CA Propositions
County Results as of November 22 1:33pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (429/429)
42.47% Countywide Voter Turnout (197242/464380)

Propositions
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Proposition A. School Bonds -- City and County of San Francisco (General Obligation Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 134751 / 71.11% Yes votes ...... 54754 / 28.89% No votes
Shall San Francisco Unified School District repair and rehabilitate facilities to current accessibility, health, safety and instructional standards, replace worn-out plumbing, electrical and other major building systems, replace aging heating, ventilation and air handling systems, renovate outdated classrooms and training facilities, construct facilities to replace aging modular classrooms, by issuing bonds in an amount not to exceed $531,000,000, at legal interest rates, with guaranteed annual audits, citizens' oversight and no money for school administrators' salaries?

Proposition B. Road Repaving and Street Safety Bonds -- City and County of San Francisco (General Obligation Bonds - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 129175 / 68.02% Yes votes ...... 60741 / 31.98% No votes
To fix potholes and repave deteriorating streets in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco, repair and strengthen deteriorating stairways, bridges and overpasses, improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, improve disabled access to sidewalks, and construct and renovate traffic infrastructure to improve Municipal Transportation Agency transit reliability and traffic flow on local streets, shall the City and County of San Francisco issue $248,000,000 in general obligation bonds subject to independent oversight and regular audits?

Proposition C. City Pension and Health Care Benefits -- City and County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 129554 / 68.91% Yes votes ...... 58460 / 31.09% No votes
Shall the City amend its Charter to adjust pension contribution rates for most current and future City employees based on the City's costs; reduce pension benefits for future City employees; limit cost-of-living adjustments to pension benefits; decrease City contributions to retiree health care costs for certain former employees; require all current and future employees to contribute toward their retiree health care costs; change the composition and voting requirements of the Health Service Board; and make other changes to the City's retirement and health benefits systems?

Proposition D. City Pension Benefits -- City and County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 62358 / 33.45% Yes votes ...... 124051 / 66.55% No votes
Shall the City amend its Charter to increase pension contribution rates for most current City employees based on the City's costs; reduce contribution rates and pension benefits for most future City employees; limit cost-of-living adjustments to pension benefits; prohibit the City from picking up any employee's contribution for pension benefits; and make other changes to the City's retirement system?

Proposition E. Amending/Repealing Legislative Initiative Ordin. and Dec.of Policy -- City and County of San Francisco (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 59369 / 32.87% Yes votes ...... 121248 / 67.13% No votes
Shall the City amend its Charter to allow the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to amend or repeal initiative ordinances and declarations of policy that the Board of Supervisors or the Mayor place on the ballot and that the voters approve after January 1, 2012?

Proposition F. Campaign Consultant Ordinance -- City and County of San Francisco (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 77259 / 43.88% Yes votes ...... 98800 / 56.12% No votes
Shall the City amend its campaign consultant ordinance to redefine "campaign consultant;" require campaign consultants to file monthly reports; authorize the City's Ethics Commission to require electronic filing instead of paper reports; change the calculation of City fees campaign on consultants must pay; and allow the City to change any of the ordinance's requirements without further voter approval while still permitting voters to make additional changes?

Proposition G. Sales Tax -- City and County of San Francisco (Ordinance - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 86075 / 46.13% Yes votes ...... 100506 / 53.87% No votes
Shall the City increase its local sales tax by 0.50% for up to 10 years to fund public safety programs and programs for children and seniors, unless the State increases its sales tax by either 1.0% before November 30, 2011 or 0.75% before January 1, 2016?

Proposition H. School District Student Assignment -- City and County of San Francisco (Declaration of Policy - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 91525 / 49.96% Yes votes ...... 91678 / 50.04% No votes
Shall it be City policy to encourage the San Francisco Unified School District to change its student assignment system so that it places the highest priority on assigning each student to the school closest to home, after placing siblings in the same school?

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