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Los Angeles County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Directory of Los Angeles County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 25 1:07pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (5,027/5,027)
31.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (1,518,835/4,892,047)

Measures
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Measure A. Continuation of Special Parcel Tax -- Altadena Library District (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 10,113 / 85.52% Yes votes ...... 1,712 / 14.48% No votes
Shall the Altadena Library District be authorized to continue to levy a special per parcel tax annually for ten years to replace library funding lost due to the elimination of State funding?

Measure B. Utility User Tax Modernization -- City of Norwalk (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 7,545 / 70.19% Yes votes ...... 3,204 / 29.81% No votes
Without raising current tax rates, shall an ordinance be adopted modernizing the City's utility users tax ordinance to require equal treatment of taxpayers by ensuring the tax applies regardless of technology used; exempting seniors, low-income disabled/blind residents; funding current gang prevention, youth, after-school, senior and disabled programs; neighborhood patrols/school crossing guards, pothole repairs, and other general services; subject to financial audits, local control of funds/no rate increase without voter approval?

Measure C. Classroom Repair, Job Training, Campus Safety Measure -- Compton Community College District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 20,209 / 78.39% Yes votes ...... 5,570 / 21.61% No votes
To update aging classrooms/buildings, prepare students/returning veterans for good-paying jobs/university transfer, repair deteriorating gas/sewer lines, electrical wiring/leaky roofs, improve classroom technology, handicapped accessibility, science labs, nursing, paralegal, automotive/other career education programs, upgrade campus safety/security, repair, construct/acquire facilities, sites/equipment, shall Compton Community College District issue $100 million in bonds at legal rates, with independent financial audits, and all funds used locally?

Measure D. Airport Operations -- City of Santa Monica (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 10,288 / 41.19% Yes votes ...... 14,688 / 58.81% No votes
Shall the Santa Monica City Charter be amended to require the City to continue to operate the Santa Monica Airport in a manner that supports its aviation uses unless the voters approve the Airport's closure or change in use, and until that voter approval occurs, the city shall be prohibited from imposing additional restrictions on aviation support services to tenants and airport users that inhibit fuel sales or the full use of aviation facilities?

Measure E. School Improvement Funding -- Los Nietos School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,300 / 77.11% Yes votes ...... 386 / 22.89% No votes
To improve Ada S. Nelson, Aeolian, and Rancho Santa Gertrudes elementary schools by repairing/updating aging classrooms; keeping schools safe and clean; providing upto- date learning technology for 21st century education; repairing leaky roofs/windows; removing asbestos, lead, other hazardous materials; and renovating, constructing, and equipping classrooms/facilities/sites; shall Los Nietos School District issue $15,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring strict accountability, Independent Citizens' Oversight, annual audits, with no fund for administrator salaries or pensions?

Measure G. School Improvement Funding -- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 8,940 / 57.39% Yes votes ...... 6,638 / 42.61% No votes
To repair classrooms, leaky roofs, upgrade school security, fencing, fire safety, update science, math, computer, lab technology, upgrade physical education/athletic facilities, remove asbestos, and repair, construct/ acquire educational facilities, sites/equipment to improve education at every school in Norwalk and La Mirada, shall Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District issue $375,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, requiring independent audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries or pensions, and all funds used locally?

Proposition H. Real Estate Transfer Tax Measure -- City of Santa Monica (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 10,364 / 42.50% Yes votes ...... 14,020 / 57.50% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted that amends the real estate transfer tax so that for commercial and non-commercial real estate sold for one million dollars or more, the tax rate would be $9 for each thousand dollars of sales price?

Measure I. School Improvement Funding -- Fullerton Joint Union High School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 25,415 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 17,938 / 41.4% No votes
   23,257 (59.0%) Yes / 16,191 (41.0%) No in Orange County
   2,158 (55.26%) Yes / 1,747 (44.74%) No in Los Angeles County
To improve Buena Park, Fullerton Union, La Habra, Sonora, Sunny Hills, and Troy High Schools, and prepare students for college and careers shall the Fullerton Joint Union High School District upgrade classrooms, science labs, sites, facilities; repair roofs, floors, plumbing, heating, ventilation and electrical systems; improve student safety and security; upgrade career training facilities and technology infrastructure be issuing $175 million in bonds at legal rates, with mandatory audits, independent oversight, and all funds staying local?

Measure J. Campus Repair; Student/Veteran Job Training -- North Orange County Community College District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
84,780 / 55.0% Yes votes ...... 69,338 / 45.0% No votes
   82,751 (55.1%) Yes / 67,420 (44.9%) No in Orange County
   2,029 (51.41%) Yes / 1,918 (48.59%) No in Los Angeles County
To upgrade nursing, science, technology, engineering, math/technical job training facilities, repair decaying walls/leaky roofs, update outdated computer technology, fire safety/electrical systems, ensure disabled accessibility, repair, construct, acquire facilities, sites/equipment so local students/returning veterans are prepared for universities/jobs, shall North Orange County Community College District issue $574,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with audits, oversight and NO money for administrators' salaries, pensions or Sacramento?

Measure K. School Improvement Funding -- Azusa Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3,983 / 56.24% Yes votes ...... 3,099 / 43.76% No votes
AZUSA USD K + To improve the quality of local school facilities; make health and safety improvements; replace leaky roofs; upgrade electrical systems; improve student access to computers and modern technology; replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; and modernize and renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall the Azusa Unified School District issue $[92,000,000] of bonds, at legal rates, with an independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money used for administrative salaries and all funds controlled locally?

Measure L. School Improvement Funding -- Snowline Joint Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 3,399 / 45.7% Yes votes ...... 4,040 / 54.3% No votes
   3,381 (45.76%) Yes / 4,008 (54.24%) No in San Bernardino County
   18 (36.00%) Yes / 32 (64.00%) No in Los Angeles County
To upgrade outdated classrooms, science labs, career/vocational educational facilities; improve school security/drinking water/fire safety systems; repair electrical wiring, leaky roofs, plumbing and bathrooms; replace old portables; repair, construct, acquire educational facilities, sites/equipment, shall Snowline Joint Unified School District issue $60,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring independent audits, Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, no money for administrators' salaries, and requiring all funds be used locally for Snowline schools?

Measure M. School Improvement Funding -- El Monte City School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 4,614 / 67.09% Yes votes ...... 2,263 / 32.91% No votes
To upgrade schools and improve the quality of education and ensure safe school campuses, upgrade classroom technology to meet current teaching standards, shall El Monte City School District repair, acquire, construct, equip classrooms, sites and facilities, complete safety and energy-efficiency upgrades, replace aging roofs, heating, electrical, cooling systems, upgrade technology/add new computer labs, by issuing $78,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with independent oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds benefiting local elementary schools?

Measure N. School Improvement Funding -- Los Nietos School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,285 / 77.04% Yes votes ...... 383 / 22.96% No votes
To repair and improve Los Nietos Middle School by updating aging middle school classrooms/labs with 21st century learning technology; providing educational resources to prepare students to successfully transition to high school and college; improving facilities for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs; renovating, constructing, and equipping classrooms/facilities/sites; shall Los Nietos School District issue $13,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring strict accountability, Independent Citizens' Oversight, annual audits, with no funds for administrator salaries or pensions?

Measure O. School Improvement Funding -- Downey Unified School District (School Bonds - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10,093 / 61.87% Yes votes ...... 6,221 / 38.13% No votes
To upgrade classrooms, improve education for each student by upgrading science labs for 21st Century technology and career/vocational training, improve school security/fire safety, repair old restrooms and plumbing, improve disabled access, electrical systems/wiring, and repair, construct, and acquire educational facilities, sites, and equipment, shall Downey Unified School District issue $248,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, requiring independent audits, citizens' oversight, for administrators' salaries/pensions, and all funds used locally?

Measure P. Safe Neighborhood Parks -- County of Los Angeles (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 862,224 / 62.89% Yes votes ...... 508,672 / 37.11% No votes
To ensure continued funding from an expiring voter-approved measure for improving the safety of neighborhood parks and senior/youth recreation areas; assisting in gang prevention; protecting rivers, beaches, water sources; repairing, acquiring/preserving parks/natural areas; maintaining zoos, museums; providing youth job-training, shall Los Angeles County levy an annual $23/parcel special tax, requiring annual independent financial audits and all funds used locally?

Measure Q. School Improvement Funding -- Hermosa Beach City School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 3,283 / 54.47% Yes votes ...... 2,744 / 45.53% No votes
To reduce student overcrowding by reopening a school and to make safety, security, and health improvements; modernize, repair, construct, equip and upgrade classrooms and other school facilities; replace aging roofs; provide technology improvements for students; and upgrade/replace outdated electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems, shall Hermosa Beach City School District issue $54,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with an independent citizens' oversight committee, no money for administrative salaries and no funds taken by the state?

Measure R. Retail Development -- City of Malibu (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,698 / 59.58% Yes votes ...... 1,830 / 40.42% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted that (1) requires voter-approved specific plans for commercial and commercial-residential projects over 20,000 square feet; and (2) allows formula retail businesses in tenant spaces between 1400sf and 5000sf in existing civic center shopping centers but imposes stricter requirements (including 2500sf limit per business and limit of 30% of shopping center's tenants) on some such businesses in any new shopping center or existing ones outside the civic center?

Measure S. Signs -- City of Santa Clarita (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 17,166 / 44.41% Yes votes ...... 21,488 / 55.59% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 14-02 adopting a Development Agreement with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) for the removal of 62 advertising structures, within the City, by METRO or any other means, and construction and operation of the three digital billboards, adjacent to the Interstate 5 and State Route 14 freeways, and the dedication to the City of revenue received from digital billboards, which creates an ongoing revenue stream, be adopted?

Measure T. School Improvement Funding -- Torrance Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 21,424 / 66.71% Yes votes ...... 10,689 / 33.29% No votes
T + To upgrade classrooms and science labs, improve technology, make student safety and security improvements, provide emergency safety and disaster equipment, repair roofs and plumbing, install low-water-usage irrigation systems, renovate or build facilities as needed, including high school auditoriums and auxiliary gyms, shall Torrance Unified School District issue $144.3 million in bonds under a no-tax-rate-increase financing plan, at legal interest rates, with citizen oversight and independent audits?

Measure U. School Improvement Funding -- Torrance Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 19,877 / 62.09% Yes votes ...... 12,138 / 37.91% No votes
To repair playgrounds and playfields to meet current health and safety standards, improve physical education facilities and restrooms, construct an aquatic facility to serve students and the community, and renovate and replace playgrounds and fields, shall Torrance Unified School District issue $50 million of bonds, at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight and no money for administrator salaries?

Measure V. School Improvement Funding -- Bassett Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,616 / 62.42% Yes votes ...... 973 / 37.58% No votes
Bassett Schools Safety, College/Career Readiness Measure. To improve school facilities with funding that cannot be taken by the State, replace leaky roofs, improve student access to computer / modern technology, replace / upgrade outdated heating, air conditioning, electrical systems, modernize outdated classrooms and restrooms, acquire, construct, repair classrooms, facilities, sites and equipment, shall Bassett Unified School District issue $30 million of bonds at legal rates, appoint an independent citizens' oversight committee and no money for teacher or administrator salaries?

Measure W. Water Revenue Bonds -- City of Claremont (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 7,596 / 71.98% Yes votes ...... 2,957 / 28.02% No votes
Shall the City of Claremont be authorized to issue water revenue bonds up to $135 million to pay for acquisition of the Claremont Water System and incidental expenses payable only from the water system's revenues?

Measure Y. Utility User Tax -- City of Artesia (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 791 / 38.23% Yes votes ...... 1,278 / 61.77% No votes
Shall the Artesia Public Safety, Parks, and General City Services Ordinance be adopted to enact a general purpose utility user tax at a rate of 4.9% for charges made for certain utility services, to provide funding for general fund purposes, including, without limitation, 9-1-1 response, crime/gang prevention, and neighborhood police patrols; community center improvements for teen, after-school recreation and senior programs; neighborhood streets, alleys, potholes sidewalks and roads; and other general City services?

Measure AA. School Improvement Funding -- ABC Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 7,591 / 43.95% Yes votes ...... 9,679 / 56.05% No votes
To renovate and equip classrooms and school facilities District-wide; increase student access to modern technology; expand career technical education facilities including science, technology, engineering and math; and replace roofs and outdated heating and air conditioning systems; shall ABC Unified School District be authorized to issue $195,200,000 of bonds, with interest rates within legal limits, independent citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds controlled locally?

Measure BE. School Board Member Term Limit Increase -- City of Redondo Beach (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5,521 / 35.74% Yes votes ...... 9,927 / 64.26% No votes
Shall Section 16.7 of Article XVI of the Redondo Beach Charter be amended to permit a person to serve up to three full terms as a member of the Board of Education by extending term limits from two to three terms?

Measure CM. Council Member / Mayor Term Limit Increase -- City of Redondo Beach (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5,244 / 33.33% Yes votes ...... 10,488 / 66.67% No votes
Shall Section 26 of Articles XXVI of the Redondo Beach Charter be amended to permit a person to serve up to three full terms as a Councilman, from any combination of districts, and up to three full terms as Mayor by extending term limits from two to three terms?

Measure CT. City Treasurer -- City of Redondo Beach (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,970 / 63.24% Yes votes ...... 5,796 / 36.76% No votes
Shall Section 11.1 of Article XI of the Redondo Beach Charter by amended by deleting the requirements that the City Treasurer shall devote his full time to the duties of the office and shall not engage in private business practice during City business hours; and adding new language to have the authority to audit all moneys collected by the City from any source in order to prepare monthly reports mandated by the Charter?

Measure EE. School Improvement Funding -- Saugus Union School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 11,878 / 58.37% Yes votes ...... 8,473 / 41.63% No votes
EE + To improve local neighborhood elementary schools, by upgrading instructional technology, science labs libraries to modern academic standards; upgrading classrooms, school safety and security, repairing/replacing deteriorated roofs, lighting, and electrical systems where needed, and reducing water/energy use to save money, shall Saugus Union District issue $148,000,000 in bonds for School Facilities Improvement District No. 2014-1, at legal interest rates, with mandatory audits, independent citizen oversight, no money for administrators, and all funds staying in our community benefiting local children grades K-6?

Measure FS. Maximum Annual Registration Fees for Controlled Rental Units -- City of Santa Monica (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,061 / 51.57% Yes votes ...... 11,325 / 48.43% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to establish a maximum annual registration fee of up to $288 per controlled rental unit and to limit the amount that landlords map pass through to tenants to 50% of the registration fee?

Proposition HH. Use of Funds from Real Estate Transfer Tax -- City of Santa Monica (Advisory - Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 12,179 / 50.53% Yes votes ...... 11,923 / 49.47% No votes
If the proposed transfer tax on commercial and non-commercial real estate sales is approved by voters, should the revenue be used to preserve, repair, renovate and construct affordable housing for lowincome people who work or live in Santa Monica, including seniors, veterans, working families and persons with disabilities?

Measure LC. Prohibit Airport Development; Affirm City Authority over Airport -- City of Santa Monica (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 15,434 / 60.45% Yes votes ...... 10,096 / 39.55% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) prohibit new development on Airport land, except for parks, public open spaces and public recreational facilities, until the voters approve limits on the uses and development that may occur on the land; and (2) affirm the City Council's authority to manage the Airport and to close all or part of it?

Measure PPL. Library Funding -- City of Pomona (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 6,829 / 49.61% Yes votes ...... 6,936 / 50.39% No votes
To provide revenue dedicated solely for the Pomona Public Library, shall $42.00 per parcel be assessed commencing 7/1/2015? Restores Library hours to 38 hours/week minimum and provides for professional staff. Assessment expires in 10 years. Revenue raised is additional to monies from City's General Fund. Ensures City's annual contribution to Library remains no less than current general fund allocations. Revenue use is subject to annual audit and citizen oversight

Measure RS. School Improvement Funding -- Rosemead School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,635 / 71.62% Yes votes ...... 648 / 28.38% No votes
To improve schools by repairing deteriorating classrooms, bathrooms and plumbing; leaky roofs/windows; removing asbestos/lead paint; upgrading school security/ fire safety; upgrading classroom technology/science labs; and repairing, constructing, and acquiring educational facilities, sites, and equipment; shall Rosemead School District issue 30 million dollars in bonds, at legal rates, requiring annual independent financial audits and independent citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries and pensions, and all funds used locally?

 
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