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San Mateo County, CA November 5, 2013 Election
Directory of San Mateo County, CA Measures
County Results as of Jan 15 5:15pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (486/486)
25.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (91,335/359,535)

Measures
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Measure P. School Bond -- San Mateo-Foster City School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 8,002 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 9,195 / 53.5% No votes
To improve local schools and protect high quality math, science, reading and writing instruction with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District upgrade classrooms, science labs, and libraries, relieve school overcrowding, update classroom technology for higher 21 st
- century academic standards, and repair, construct, or acquire equipment, classrooms, sites and facilities by issuing $130,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, no money for administrators, and all funds staying local?

Measure Q. Utility Services Tax -- Town of Portola Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,035 / 86.3% Yes votes ...... 165 / 13.8% No votes
Do the People of the Town of Portola Valley adopt an ordinance that continues the reduction of the general purpose Utility Users Tax levied on telephone, gas, water and electricity, set forth in Chapter 3.32 of the Portola Valley Municipal Code, from 5.5% to 4.5% on the charges made for such utility services for a period of four years from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018?

Measure R. Educational Parcel Tax -- Belmont-Redwood Shores School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 5,551 / 72.0% Yes votes ...... 2,161 / 28.0% No votes
Without increasing the current tax rate and to maintain excellent student achievement by protecting math, science, reading and writing programs, supporting school libraries, attracting and retaining qualified teachers, and maintaining a well-rounded curriculum, including music and art, shall Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District renew its existing parcel taxes for ten years, with no funds for administrators' salaries, exempting senior citizens and requiring independent citizen oversight, generating funds that cannot be taken by the State to benefit local schools?

Measure S. School Bond -- Las Lomitas Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,305 / 73.9% Yes votes ...... 812 / 26.1% No votes
To repair and improve aging schools to protect quality academic instruction with funding that cannot be taken by Sacramento, shall Las Lomitas Elementary School District build classrooms for increased student enrollment, update/replace aging classrooms to meet current health/safety codes, renovate heating/electrical systems to save money, support 21st century instructional technology, acquire, repair, construct sites, facilities, equipment by issuing $60,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizens' oversight, no money for administrators, and all funds staying local?

Measure T. Business License Tax -- City of Brisbane (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 881 / 77.1% Yes votes ...... 262 / 22.9% No votes
To pay for general municipal expenses, shall the City increase the annual business license tax for liquid storage facilities up to $115.28 per one thousand cubic feet of liquid storage capacity, and provide for an offset for sales tax revenue received?

Measure U. Business License Tax -- City of Foster City (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,077 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 1,126 / 26.8% No votes
To pay for general city services enjoyed by all residents and businesses in Foster City, including services such as police, fire, parks, recreation, and repairing and maintaining the levee, lagoon, streets and other infrastructure, shall an ordinance be adopted to increase the City's business license tax effective January 1, 2014?

Measure V. Utility Tax -- City of Pacifica (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2,575 / 34.1% Yes votes ...... 4,970 / 65.9% No votes
Without raising the current 6.5% rate, and to fund fire protection; emergency services; police protection; Meals on Wheels and other senior citizen services; street, sidewalk and pothole repair; and other essential services, shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the City of Pacifica's Utility Users Tax adding telecommunications services, requiring equal treatment regardless of technology used, maintaining senior exemptions and adding independent citizens oversight, with all funds staying in Pacifica and no funds for Sacramento?

Measure W. School Bond -- Menlo Park City School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 4,222 / 75.3% Yes votes ...... 1,383 / 24.7% No votes
To support high quality education, avoid student overcrowding at our existing schools as enrollment continues to increase, and renovate and expand educational facilities at the O'Connor Elementary School site planned to reopen in Menlo Park's Willows neighborhood, all as described in the Bond Project List, shall the Menlo Park City School District issue $23 million of bonds at legal interest rates, establish an independent citizens' oversight committee, perform annual audits, and use no bond money for teacher or administrator salaries?

Measure X. Parcel Tax -- Town of Atherton (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1,466 / 73.4% Yes votes ...... 532 / 26.6% No votes
To continue providing funding to maintain neighborhood police patrols and the Town's ability to respond to emergencies, repairing and maintaining streets, and repairing and constructing storm drains, shall an ordinance be adopted to continue a Special Parcel Tax for four years and allowing for the expenditure of funds derived from such tax?

 
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