Combined ballot

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President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  7,737,735 votes 60.3%
• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  4,778,337 votes 37.2%
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  140,220 votes 1.1%
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  83,234 votes 0.6%
• Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom
  52,742 votes 0.4%
• Thomas Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, American Independent
  37,754 votes 0.3%
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)

US Congress

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  7,748,994 votes 62.5%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  4,650,994 votes 37.5%

United States Representative; District 13

• Barbara Lee, Democratic
  250,436 votes 86.8%
• Marilyn M. Singleton
  38,146 votes 13.2%

United States Representative; District 15

• Eric Swalwell, Democratic
  120,388 votes 52.1%
• Fortney Pete Stark, Democratic
  110,646 votes 47.9%

United States Representative; District 17

• Mike Honda, Democratic
  159,392 votes 73.5%
• Evelyn Li, Republican
  57,336 votes 26.5%

State Senate

State Senator; District 7

• Mark Desaulnier, Democratic
  229,105 votes 61.5%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  143,707 votes 38.5%

State Senator; District 9

• Loni Hancock, Democratic
  300,994 votes 85.8%
• Mary Catherine McIlroy, Peace and Freedom
  49,987 votes 14.2%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 15

• Nancy Skinner, Democratic
  164,929 votes 86.8%
• Eugene Ruyle, Peace and Freedom
  25,167 votes 13.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 16

• Joan Buchanan, Democratic
  125,952 votes 59.2%
• Al Phillips, Republican
  86,803 votes 40.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 18

• Rob Bonta, Democratic
  75,865 votes 50.5%
• Abel Guillen, Democratic
  74,422 votes 49.5%

Member of the State Assembly; District 20

• Bill Quirk, Democratic
  67,028 votes 50.3%
• Jennifer Ong, Democratic
  66,111 votes 49.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 25

• Bob Wieckowski, Democratic
  93,487 votes 70.5%
• Arlyne Diamond, Republican
  39,159 votes 29.5%

City

Auditor; City of Alameda

• Kevin R. Kearney
  21338 votes 98.28%
• (373 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.72%)

Council Member; City of Alameda (2 Elected)

• Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
  12116 votes 24.93%
• Tony Daysog
  8701 votes 17.90%
• Stewart G. Chen
  8588 votes 17.67%
• Jeff Cambra
  7579 votes 15.59%
• Jane Sullwold
  6134 votes 12.62%
• Gerard Valbuena Dumuk
  2919 votes 6.01%
• Joana Darc Weber
  2473 votes 5.09%
• (98 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.20%)

Treasurer; City of Alameda

• Kevin Kennedy
  21116 votes 98.31%
• (363 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.69%)

City Treasurer; City of Albany

• Kim Denton
  5080 votes 98.93%
• (55 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.07%)

Council Member; City of Albany (3 Elected)

• Peggy Thomsen
  4060 votes 22.00%
• Peter Maass
  3156 votes 17.10%
• Michael Barnes
  2966 votes 16.07%
• Nick Pilch
  2908 votes 15.76%
• Tod Abbott
  2552 votes 13.83%
• Sheri Spellwoman
  1672 votes 9.06%
• Ulan McKnight
  1089 votes 5.90%
• (51 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.28%)

Council Member; City of Berkeley; Council District 2
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Darryl Moore
  3412 votes 58.9%
• Denisha Delane
  1635 votes 28.2%
• Adolfo Cabral
  740 votes 12.7%
• (29 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.50%)

Council Member; City of Berkeley; Council District 3
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Max Anderson
  3135 votes 60.7%
• Dmitri Belser
  2028 votes 39.2%
• (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.54%)

Council Member; City of Berkeley; Council District 5
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Laurie Capitelli
  4336 votes 54.4%
• Sophie Hahn
  3628 votes 45.5%
• (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

Council Member; City of Berkeley; Council District 6
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Susan Wengraf
  5609 votes 95.0%
• Phoebe Sorgen (Write-in)
  292 votes 4.9%
• (83 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.40%)

Mayor; City of Berkeley
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Tom Bates
  28715 votes 54.2%
• Kriss Worthington
  11552 votes 21.8%
• Jacquelyn McCormick
  6038 votes 11.4%
• Bernt Rainer Wahl
  2348 votes 4.4%
• Kahlil "Da Mayor" Jacobs-Fantauzzi
  2265 votes 4.2%
• Zachary Runningwolf
  2027 votes 3.8%
• Mark Schwartz (Write-in)
  11 votes 0.0%
• (190 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Rent Stabilization Board Commissioners; City of Berkeley (4 Elected)

• Judy Shelton
  19738 votes 15.31%
• Judy J. Hunt
  17930 votes 13.91%
• Asa Dodsworth
  17551 votes 13.62%
• Alejandro Soto-Vigil
  16869 votes 13.09%
• Igor A. Tregub
  16659 votes 12.93%
• Nicole Drake
  15327 votes 11.89%
• Kiran Shenoy
  13204 votes 10.24%
• Jay James
  11252 votes 8.73%
• (357 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.28%)

Council Member; City of Dublin (2 Elected)

• David G. Haubert
  7475 votes 32.16%
• Kevin E. Hart
  6362 votes 27.37%
• Doreen Wehrenberg
  3668 votes 15.78%
• Anita B. Carr
  3249 votes 13.98%
• Shawn Costello
  1535 votes 6.60%
• Shehu Solomon Hassan
  913 votes 3.93%
• (40 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Mayor; City of Dublin

• Tim Sbranti
  13554 votes 98.54%
• (201 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.46%)

Council Member; City of Fremont (2 Elected)

• Vinnie Bacon
  26589 votes 25.35%
• Suzanne "Sue" Chan
  24313 votes 23.18%
• John Dutra
  18971 votes 18.09%
• Rick Jones
  18665 votes 17.80%
• Rakesh Sharma
  12303 votes 11.73%
• Mark L. Wadley
  3902 votes 3.72%
• (137 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.13%)

Mayor; City of Fremont

• Bill Harrison
  22121 votes 34.02%
• Steve Cho
  20709 votes 31.85%
• Anu Natarajan
  16995 votes 26.13%
• Aziz Akbari
  3677 votes 5.65%
• Linda Susoev
  1408 votes 2.17%
• (119 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.18%)

City Attorney; City of Oakland
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Barbara Parker
  90222 votes 68.9%
• Jane Brunner
  40577 votes 31.0%
• (1051 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.80%)

Council Member, At Large; City of Oakland
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Rebecca Kaplan
  78941/65128 votes 60.7%
• Ignacio De La Fuente
  51116/42730 votes 39.3%
• Carol Lee Tolbert
  /27361/22656 votes 19.4%
• Theresa Anderson
  /9879/8824 votes 6.9%
• Mick Storm
  /4586/4586 votes 3.1%
• (816 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.57%)

Council Member; City of Oakland; Council District 1
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Dan Kalb
  12293/8259 votes 51.7%
• Amy Lemley
  11448/7259 votes 48.2%
• Richard Raya
  /7290/5737 votes 27.6%
• Gordon "Don" Link
  /2913/2152 votes 10.5%
• Len Raphael
  /2290/1907 votes 8.1%
• Donald Macleay
  /1937/1862 votes 6.8%
• Craig Brandt
  /1386/1386 votes 4.8%
• (106 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Council Member; City of Oakland; Council District 3
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Lynette Gibson McElhaney
  9397/5213 votes 53.9%
• Sean Sullivan
  8030/5739 votes 46.0%
• Nyeisha Dewitt
  /6067/3911 votes 30.2%
• Derrick Muhammad
  /3733/3153 votes 17.7%
• Alex Miller-Cole
  /2129/2010 votes 9.8%
• Larry Lionel Young, Jr.
  /1965/1965 votes 8.9%
• (132 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.60%)

Council Member; City of Oakland; Council District 5
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Noel Gallo
  5716/4639 votes 54.6%
• Mario Juarez
  4744/3785 votes 45.3%
• Dawn McMahan
  /2239/2067 votes 20.2%
• Aracely "Shelly" Garza
  /754/754 votes 6.7%
• (73 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.65%)

Council Member; City of Oakland; Council District 7
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Larry E. Reid
  8733 votes 58.2%
• Sheryl Walton
  4742 votes 31.6%
• Beverly Williams
  1507 votes 10.0%
• (107 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.71%)

Council Member; City of Pleasanton (2 Elected)

• Karla Brown
  17352 votes 37.15%
• Jerry Pentin
  14794 votes 31.67%
• Erlene Demarcus
  8343 votes 17.86%
• Mike Harris (Withdrawn)
  6124 votes 13.11%
• (100 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Mayor; City of Pleasanton

• Jerry Thorne
  16251 votes 53.74%
• Cheryl Cook-Kallio
  13819 votes 45.70%
• (170 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.56%)

Council Member; City of San Leandro; Council District 2
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Ursula Reed
  12057/10744 votes 50.3%
• Morgan Mack-Rose
  11871/9688 votes 49.6%
• Dan Dillman
  /4834/4834 votes 19.1%
• (212 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.84%)

Council Member; City of San Leandro; Council District 4
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Benny Lee
  12945/10283 votes 60.9%
• Chris Crow
  8281/5694 votes 39.0%
• Darlene Daevu
  /5322/4670 votes 23.6%
• Justin Hutchison
  /2443/2443 votes 10.5%
• (227 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.98%)

Council Member; City of San Leandro; Council District 6
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Jim Prola
  12894 votes 54.9%
• Hermy B. Almonte
  10584 votes 45.0%
• (260 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.10%)

Council Member; City of Union City

• Jim Navarro
  12247 votes 66.70%
• Jose Estrella
  5939 votes 32.34%
• (176 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.96%)

Mayor; City of Union City

• Carol Dutra-Vernaci
  17531 votes 97.45%
• (458 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.55%)

Supervisor; County of Alameda; Supervisorial District 2

• Richard Valle
  28762 votes 36.10%
• Mark Green
  24441 votes 30.68%
• Mary Hayashi
  19258 votes 24.17%
• Mark A. Turnquist
  6850 votes 8.60%
• (357 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.45%)

School

Board Member; Alameda Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Trish Spencer
  14823 votes 21.49%
• Barbara Kahn
  11696 votes 16.96%
• Niel Tam
  9452 votes 13.71%
• Jon G. Murphy
  7466 votes 10.83%
• Michael Robles-Wong
  7111 votes 10.31%
• Ron Mooney
  6407 votes 9.29%
• Tom Lynch
  5355 votes 7.76%
• Robert W. Mann
  3415 votes 4.95%
• Kurt Peterson
  3108 votes 4.51%
• (132 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Board Member; Albany Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Patricia Low
  4837 votes 45.80%
• Ron Rosenbaum
  4144 votes 39.23%
• Byron Barrett
  1551 votes 14.68%
• (30 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.28%)

School Director; Berkeley Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Judy Appel
  30013 votes 42.09%
• Beatriz Leyva-Cutler
  22267 votes 31.23%
• Tracy Hollander
  15528 votes 21.78%
• Norma J.F. Harrison
  3332 votes 4.67%
• (166 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Board Member; Castro Valley Unified School District (3 Elected)

• John J. Barbieri
  11239 votes 26.27%
• Jo A.S. Loss
  8425 votes 19.69%
• Charmaine Banther
  8364 votes 19.55%
• Kunio Okui
  7854 votes 18.36%
• Mary Pippitt
  6831 votes 15.97%
• (73 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Board Member; Dublin Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Amy Miller
  8481 votes 27.19%
• Dan Cunningham
  8060 votes 25.84%
• Greg Tomlinson
  7631 votes 24.47%
• Austin Ogden
  6948 votes 22.28%
• (66 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Board Member; Fremont Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Desrie Y. Campbell
  26804 votes 20.19%
• Ann Crosbie
  26009 votes 19.59%
• Lily Mei
  25849 votes 19.47%
• Reshma Karipineni
  24440 votes 18.41%
• Yang Shao
  16632 votes 12.53%
• Hiu Ng
  12838 votes 9.67%
• (211 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Board Member; Hayward Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Annette Walker
  18877 votes 20.74%
• John Taylor
  16519 votes 18.15%
• Luis Reynoso
  13760 votes 15.12%
• Heather Reyes
  11716 votes 12.87%
• Sara Lamnin
  11501 votes 12.63%
• Wandra Williams
  9644 votes 10.59%
• Peter Bufete
  8790 votes 9.66%
• (220 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

Board Member; Lammersville Joint Unified School District

• Sharon Lampel
  1,695 votes 56.5%
• Chris Cunningham
  1,285 votes 42.8%
• (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.7%)

Board Member; Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Thomas McLaughlin
  14,874 votes 31.0%
• Charles "Chuck" Rogge
  14,116 votes 29.4%
• Belia Martinez
  11,417 votes 23.8%
• David B. Jonas
  7,441 votes 15.5%
• (118 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; New Haven Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Michelle Parnala Matthews
  11162 votes 28.07%
• Jonas Dino
  10964 votes 27.57%
• Michael Ritchie
  10882 votes 27.36%
• Nick Fresquez
  6583 votes 16.55%
• (177 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.45%)

School Director; Oakland Unified School District; Trustee Area 1
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Jody London
  19860 votes 75.8%
• Thearse Pecot
  6310 votes 24.1%
• (184 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.70%)

School Director; Oakland Unified School District; Trustee Area 3
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Jumoke Hinton Hodge
  11725/9710 votes 61.0%
• Richard Fuentes
  7486/5561 votes 38.9%
• Benjamin Lang
  /5309/5309 votes 25.8%
• (174 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.84%)

School Director; Oakland Unified School District; Trustee Area 5
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Rosie Torres
  6014 votes 54.8%
• Mike Hutchinson
  4958 votes 45.1%
• (79 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.72%)

School Director; Oakland Unified School District; Trustee Area 7
First ranked choice applies (details)

• James Harris
  8008 votes 57.2%
• Alice A. Spearman
  5977 votes 42.7%
• (153 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.09%)

Trustee; Ohlone Community College District; Area 2 (3 Elected)

• Teresa Cox
  50214 votes 34.04%
• Greg Bonaccorsi
  38308 votes 25.97%
• Kevin Bristow
  37216 votes 25.23%
• Bob Brunton
  21466 votes 14.55%
• (319 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.22%)

Trustee; Peralta Community College District; Area 2

• Meredith Elayne Brown
  9284 votes 41.17%
• Jurena L. Storm
  8608 votes 38.17%
• Randy Reynaldo Menjivar
  2406 votes 10.67%
• Tyriene Amey
  1926 votes 8.54%
• (325 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.44%)

Trustee; San Joaquin Delta Community College District; Area 1

• Catherine Jennet Stebbins
  71,191 votes 41.5%
• Pablo V. Zapata
  54,962 votes 32.1%
• Lejames K. Melton
  44,372 votes 25.9%
• (889 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%, 3,489 Under Votes 2.0%, 5 Over Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; San Joaquin Delta Community College District; Area 2

• Claudia Moreno
  88,220 votes 94.3%
• Elizabeth Yip Blanchard
  4,322 votes 4.6%
• (1,003 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.1%, 3,724 Under Votes 3.8%, 4 Over Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; San Joaquin Delta Community College District; Area 5

• Stephan Castellanos
  91,603 votes 53.8%
• David E. Tanner
  77,629 votes 45.6%
• (931 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%, 3,678 Under Votes 2.1%, 2 Over Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; San Joaquin Delta Community College District; Area 6

• Teresa R. Brown
  104,090 votes 61.7%
• Jass Sangha
  63,351 votes 37.6%
• (1,192 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.7%, 4,053 Under Votes 2.3%, 5 Over Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; San Lorenzo Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Helen K. Foster
  9126 votes 23.33%
• Penny Peck
  9076 votes 23.20%
• Norman D. Fobert
  7131 votes 18.23%
• Jim Sherman
  6981 votes 17.85%
• Syed "Tony" Shah
  6673 votes 17.06%
• (133 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Special District

Director At-Large; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

• H.E. Christian "Chris" Peeples
  243,203 votes 60.4%
• Dollene C. Jones
  156,300 votes 38.8%
• (3,230 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.8%)

Director; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District; Ward 1

• Joe Wallace
  42,561 votes 54.7%
• Yelda Bartlett
  34,856 votes 44.8%
• (429 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Director; City of Alameda Health Care District (2 Elected)

• J. Michael McCormick
  14241 votes 35.43%
• Jordan Battani
  9685 votes 24.10%
• Tracy Jensen
  8439 votes 21.00%
• Leland Blandon Traiman
  7680 votes 19.11%
• (149 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Director; Dublin San Ramon Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Edward R. Duarte
  13,772 votes 27.0%
• Rich Halket
  13,528 votes 26.6%
• Dwight L. "Pat" Howard
  12,956 votes 25.4%
• Scott Hayes
  10,546 votes 20.7%
• (122 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 5

• Doug Linney
  44831 votes 97.07%
• (1352 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.93%)

Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 6

• William "Bill" Patterson
  41564 votes 95.95%
• (1755 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.05%)

Director; Eden Township Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Vin Sawhney
  56428 votes 45.49%
• Ronald Alan Hull
  34382 votes 27.72%
• David Coleman
  32452 votes 26.16%
• (793 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.64%)

Director; Fairview Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Catherine Ortiz-Carden
  2896 votes 28.13%
• Charles L. Snipes
  2719 votes 26.41%
• Audie Bock
  2611 votes 25.36%
• Mike Miraglia
  2032 votes 19.74%
• (36 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

Director; Livermore Area Recreation and Park District

• Bob Coomber
  16226 votes 53.40%
• Mark Thrailkill
  13988 votes 46.04%
• (169 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.56%)

Director; Oro Loma Sanitary District (2 Elected)

• Roland J. Dias
  18711 votes 39.79%
• Laython N. Landis
  14751 votes 31.37%
• Shelia Young
  13315 votes 28.31%
• (249 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.53%)

Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 3

• Rebecca Saltzman
  69,807 votes 52.7%
• Anthony Pegram
  42,764 votes 32.3%
• Fred Wright Lopez
  19,121 votes 14.4%
• (817 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 5

• John McPartland
  73343 votes 63.32%
• John Maher
  42001 votes 36.26%
• (489 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.42%)

Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 7

• Zakhary Mallett
  37,034 votes 35.2%
• Lynette Sweet
  33,151 votes 31.5%
• Maria Alegria
  19,668 votes 18.7%
• Margaret L. Gordon
  14,715 votes 14.0%
• Sonja Trauss (Write-in)
• (689 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.7%)

Proposition 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding
Pass: 6,902,562 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 5,584,785 / 44.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?

Proposition 31 State Budget. State and Local Government
Fail: 4,579,061 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 7,014,491 / 60.5% No votes

Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local governament, the Legislature and the Governor?

Proposition 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates
Fail: 5,328,207 / 43.4% Yes votes ...... 6,940,282 / 56.6% No votes

Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?

Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 5,441,219 / 45.1% Yes votes ...... 6,633,713 / 54.9% No votes

Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?

Proposition 34 Death Penalty
Fail: 5,885,080 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,372,996 / 52.0% No votes

Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?

Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties
Pass: 9,935,574 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,277,560 / 18.6% No votes

Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?

Proposition 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties
Pass: 8,447,576 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 3,750,222 / 30.7% No votes

Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?

Proposition 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling
Fail: 5,986,652 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 6,365,236 / 51.5% No votes

Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?

Proposition 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs
Fail: 3,485,443 / 28.7% Yes votes ...... 8,671,851 / 71.3% No votes

Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?

Proposition 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding
Pass: 7,273,367 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 4,641,745 / 39.0% No votes

Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?

Proposition 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts
Pass: 8,235,698 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 3,215,335 / 28.1% No votes

Should the current state Senate districts be retained?

Measure D Changing Requirements for Sales or Disposals of City Parks -- City of Alameda (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 23260 / 79.17% Yes votes ...... 6118 / 20.83% No votes

Shall the Charter of the City of Alameda be amended by amending Section 22-12 to eliminate language that allows the City Council to sell or dispose of public parks or any portion thereof if a new public park is designated, which means the sale or disposal of public parks must be approved by the electors?

Measure F Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Albany (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6237 / 79.88% Yes votes ...... 1571 / 20.12% No votes

To maintain and provide city services and facilities, including:

• Fire and Police protection, safety, and emergency response
• recreational programs, parks, playgrounds, and open space
• senior and youth programs and facilities
• community development and environmental preservation
• and other general city services and facilities, shall the City of Albany enact a 1/2-cent sales tax, with annual independent audits, to end after eight years, with all funds spent only in Albany?

Measure I Special Parcel Tax Measure -- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 130106 / 62.51% Yes votes ...... 78033 / 37.49% No votes

To provide Chabot and Las Positas Community Colleges funds that cannot be ' taken by the state, ensure affordable quality education, prepare students for university transfer, maintain job training in healthcare, technology, public safety, and other areas, uphold core academics, and preserve student support services, shall Chabot-Las Positas Community College District levy $28 per parcel annually for six years with Citizens' Oversight, no money for permanent salaries, and all funds spent on local colleges?"

Measure J Improve Quality of Oakland Schools & School Facilities -- Oakland Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 122695 / 84.39% Yes votes ...... 22687 / 15.61% No votes

To improve the quality of Oakland schools and school facilities to better prepare students for college and jobs, to upgrade science labs, classrooms, computers and technology, improve student safety and security, repair bathrooms, electrical systems, plumbing and sewer lines, improve energy efficiency and earthquake safety, shall the Oakland Unified School District beauthorized to issue $475 million in bonds, with an independent citizens oversight committee and annual audits to guarantee funds are spent properlyto benefit Oakland children?

Measure K Election of Trustees by Area Voters -- Ohlone Community College District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 53343 / 73.32% Yes votes ...... 19406 / 26.68% No votes

"For the election of governing board members of the Ohlone CommunityCollege District, shall members residing in each trustee area be elected by the registered voters in that trustee area? YES NO

Measure L Special Parcel Tax Measure -- San Leandro Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 14556 / 66.75% Yes votes ...... 7252 / 33.25% No votes

To offset severe State budget cuts with emergency funding that cannot be taken by Sacramento; protect core academic math/science/reading programs and student safety; keep libraries open; retain quality teachers; maintain classroom computers, instructional technology, PE, art, music and class size; shall San leandro Unified School District levy $39/year on single family homes and rates on commercial/other types of parcels, for five years, with annual audits, citizens oversight, senior exemptions, and no money for administrator salaries?

Measure M Streets and Watersheds Bonds -- City of Berkeley (General Obligation Bond - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 37998 / 73.29% Yes votes ...... 13847 / 26.71% No votes

Shall the City of Berkeley issue general obligation bonds not exceeding $30,000,000 for street improvements and integrated Green Infrastructure such as rain gardens, swales, bioretention cells, and permeable paving, to improve roads, reduce flooding, and improve water quality in the creeks and Bay?

Measure N Swimming Pool Facilities Bonds -- City of Berkeley (General Obligation Bonds - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 31671 / 62.37% Yes votes ...... 19112 / 37.63% No votes

Shall the City of Berkeley issue general obligation bonds not exceeding $19,400,000 to fund construction of replacement Warm Water and Willard pools, and renovation or replacement of associated facilities, as well as repair, renovation, or replacement of locker rooms and associated facilities at the existing West Campus and King pools?

Measure O Special Tax for Pool Maintenance and Operation -- City of Berkeley (Special Property Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 30191 / 60.00% Yes votes ...... 20129 / 40.00% No votes

Shall a special tax of $0.00779 per square foot of improvements on land in Berkeley be authorized to fund maintenance and operation of the replacement Warm Water and Willard pools, if a bond measure funding construction of those pools is adopted?

Measure P Increase Appropriation Limit -- City of Berkeley (Gann Limit Adjustment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 45318 / 89.08% Yes votes ...... 5555 / 10.92% No votes

Shall the appropriation limit under Article XIIIB of the California Constitution (which limits city expenditures) be increased to allow for the expenditure of taxes previously approved by the voters for parks maintenance; libraries; emergency medical services; emergency services for severely disabled persons; and fire protection and emergency response and preparedness, for fiscal years 2013 through 2016?

Measure Q Utility Users Tax Update -- City of Berkeley (City Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 42382 / 85.36% Yes votes ...... 7266 / 14.64% No votes

Without increasing the rate, shall an ordinance be adopted to update Berkeley's existing utility users tax, which funds Police, Fire, and other essential City services, to keep current with changes in technology and Federal and State laws while maintaining exemptions for nonprofit educational organizations and hospitals, adding an exemption for low-income taxpayers, and requiring an annual verification and public report as to collection and expenditure of the tax?

Measure R Council District Redistricting -- City of Berkeley (City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 31852 / 65.92% Yes votes ...... 16464 / 34.08% No votes

Shall the Charter of the City of Berkeley be amended to provide that council district redistricting shall be adopted by ordinance and to require that districts be as equal in population as feasible taking into consideration topography, geography, cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity, compactness of territory, and communities of interest, and have easily understood boundaries such as major traffic arteries and geographic boundaries?

Measure S Sitting on Sidewalks -- City of Berkeley (City Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 25523 / 47.70% Yes votes ...... 27981 / 52.30% No votes

Shall an ordinance prohibiting sitting on sidewalks in commercial districts from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with exceptions for (a) medical emergencies; (b) wheelchairs and similar mobility devices; (c) bus benches; (d) street events; (e) other furniture placed on the sidewalk pursuant to a permit; requiring the City to ensure that it is applied in a constitutional manner and requiring a warning prior to citation, be approved?

Measure T Amendment to West Berkeley Plan -- City of Berkeley (Zoning and Development Plan Amendment and Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 24779 / 49.49% Yes votes ...... 25291 / 50.51% No votes

Shall the West Berkeley Plan and the Zoning Ordinance be amended to allow development flexibility on up to 6 large sites, each under the same ownership, during the next 10 years, allowing a maximum height of 75 feet with a site-wide average height of 50 feet, and only if community and environmental benefits are provided to West Berkeley?

Measure U "Sunshine" Initiative -- City of Berkeley (City Initiative Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 10509 / 23.27% Yes votes ...... 34651 / 76.73% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted: establishing new agenda and meeting requirements for the City's legislative bodies (Council, Rent Stabilization Board, and all 36 commissions), including earlier agenda deadlines; increased disclosure requirements for public records; and creating a new commission with authority to take enforcement action against the City in case of violations?

Measure V "FACTS" Initiative -- City of Berkeley (City Initiative Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 17292 / 38.60% Yes votes ...... 27511 / 61.40% No votes

Shall an ordinance requiring the City to publish certified biennial reports of its 20-year financial obligations for employee/retiree expenses, capital assets, and "productive capacity of City services," the present value of those obligations, and the annual expenses needed to meet them, and prohibiting any new or increased debt financing, property-related fee, assessment, or tax absent certification of the report by the City Manager or other, independent professional, be adopted?

Measure W City Council Election Dates -- City of Livermore (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 25452 / 77.92% Yes votes ...... 7214 / 22.08% No votes

Shall the City change its general municipal election date from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years and add an extra year to the term of the existing Council members and Mayor to make that change? Fiscal Impact: Saves approximately $250,000 per election starting with the next election in 2014. The City of Livermore holds Council and Mayoral elections in November of odd-numbered years. This schedule means that Livermore voters elect their Council members and Mayor in years when elections for Statewide and National offices typically are not held. The City Council placed this measure on the ballot to match Council member and Mayoral elections to Statewide and National elections in even-numbered years.

This measure also would add one year to the terms of the incumbent Councilmembers and Mayor, to allow for the transition of elections to even-numbered years. If this measure passes, an alternative measure the City Council placed on the ballot to add the extra year instead to the incoming elected Councilmembers and Mayor will be moot, as this measure will control.

Measure X City Council Election Dates - Alternative -- City of Livermore (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 14476 / 46.84% Yes votes ...... 16431 / 53.16% No votes

If the City's voters do not approve of an immediate change in Livermore's general municipal election date, shall the City change to even-numbered election years by adding a year to the terms of the incoming Council members and Mayor at the general municipal elections in 2013 and 2015? Fiscal Impact: Costs approximately $750,000 for transition elections, then saves approximately $250,000 per election, starting in 2018.

Measure Y Renew Existing Municipal Services Tax -- City of Piedmont (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 4549 / 68.33% Yes votes ...... 2108 / 31.67% No votes

To maintain essential police, fire, and paramedic service, to prevent the reduction in maintenance in City parks, greenspaces and other public areas, and to prevent the loss of youth, family, and senior recreational and safety services, shall the City of Piedmont continue to authorize a parcel tax, replacing the existing Municipal Services Tax, as is more specifically set forth in Or. 707 N.S. which is on file with the Piedmont City Clerk?

Measure Z Rapid Lifesaving Emergency Care -- Washington Township Health Care District (Bond measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 70568 / 73.38% Yes votes ...... 25596 / 26.62% No votes

To provide rapid, lifesaving emergency medical care to our local community by expanding Emergency/Intensive Care units and other facilities, provide the latest lifesaving medical technologies and facilities for treating heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer and other diseases, reduce overcrowding and wait times and to enable Washington Hospital to become a designated Trauma Center, shall Washington Township Health Care District issue $186,000,000 of bonds with an independent citizens' oversight committee, annual audits, and no proceeds going towards administrative salaries?
- YES NO

Measure A1 Oakland Zoo Humane Animal Care/Education Protection Measure -- Alameda County (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 340933 / 62.99% Yes votes ...... 200333 / 37.01% No votes

To maintain/upgrade humane animal care and basic needs (food, medical, heating, cooling, safe enclosures); retain veterinarians/animal specialists; care for wounded/endangered animals; support wildlife conservation; maintain children's educational, nature/science programs, field trips; and keep entrance fees affordable; shall Alameda County levy a tax of $12/parcel annually for residential parcels and comparable commercial/industrial rates, with low-income senior exemptions, mandatory audits, and citizens' oversight?

Measure B1 Transportation Commission Sales Tax Measure -- Alameda County (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 350899 / 66.53% Yes votes ...... 176504 / 33.47% No votes

Shall a new Transportation Expenditure Plan be implemented to address current and future transportation needs that: * Improves transit access to jobs and schools; * Fixes roads, improves highways and increases bicycle and pedestrian safety; * Reduces traffic congestion and improves air quality; * Keeps senior, youth, and disabled fares affordable. Approval extends the existing County sales tax and increases it by 1/2 cent, with independent oversight, local job creation programs. No money can be taken by the state.