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Riverside County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Directory of Riverside County, CA Measures
County Results as of November 21 7:51am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1193/1193)
40.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (357,764/891,630)

Measures
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Measure G. Proposal to Increase Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Palm Desert (Transient Occupancy Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5,063 / 42.93% Yes votes ...... 6,731 / 57.07% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 1270 be adopted to approve an increase in the City's Transient Occupancy Tax from the current rate of nine percent (9%) to a rate of eleven percent (11%)?

Measure H. Allocate Revenue for Marketing Campaign? -- City of Palm Desert (Advisory Vote - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 3,935 / 34.22% Yes votes ...... 7,565 / 65.78% No votes
If the City of Palm Desert's Transient Tax, as set forth in Chapter 328 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is increased from 9% to 11%, should the City solely allocate the additional revenue for promotional efforts, including advertising, public relations, special event publicity, marketing collateral development, the City's BrightSide newsletter, and the official Palm Desert tourism website to maintain a consistent image for the City's local, regional, and national marketing campaign?

Measure I. Setting City Councilmember Term Limits -- City of Moreno Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,488 / 79.17% Yes votes ...... 4,339 / 20.83% No votes
Shall an ordinance be enacted to adopt term limits upon the members of the Moreno Valley City Council, preventing any person who serves three (3) successive terms from serving again until an intervening period of two (2) years has elapsed?

Measure J. General Tax on Mining, Extraction and Processing -- City of Banning (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,445 / 53.06% Yes votes ...... 3,048 / 46.94% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a general mining tax of 80 cents per ton upon the excavation and processing of rock material, and placing the proceeds of these taxes in the City's general fund to be spent for general governmental purposes, which includes police, fire, and maintaining streets and public areas, a well as to pay for studying, correcting and reducing the effects of mining on residents and businesses?

Measure K. Mayor's Salary -- City of Menifee (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,441 / 60.31% Yes votes ...... 6,213 / 39.69% No votes
Shall measure "CC" be amended to provide that compensation for the Mayor of the City of Menifee be set at the same level as that of all other members of the City Council plus $100 per month subject to adjustment on an annual basis at the same rate as that permitted for members of the City Council?

Measure L. La Sierra Lands -- City of Riverside (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 18,209 / 42.80% Yes votes ...... 24,338 / 57.20% No votes
Shall Proposition "R", Measure "C", the City of Riverside's General Plan 2025 and Title 19 (Zoning) of the Riverside Municipal Code be amended, and the Rancho La Sierra Specific Plan be repealed to permanently preserve the La Sierra Hills as open space and allow restricted residential development on the La Sierra Lands?

Measure M. Local School Improvements -- Moreno Valley Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 12,348 / 64.06% Yes votes ...... 6,928 / 35.94% No votes
To upgrade classrooms, science labs, career-training facilities and computer systems to keep pace with technology, fix aging classrooms/schools, improve student safety and security, repair, construct, acquire classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment, prepare students for success in college/high-demand jobs, protect instruction in math, science, technology and the trades, shall Moreno Valley Unified School District issue $398,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with mandatory audits, independent citizen oversight, no funds for administrator salaries, and all money staying local?

Measure N. Tax Marijuana Collectives and Dispensaries -- City of Cathedral City (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,765 / 71.67% Yes votes ...... 2,279 / 28.33% No votes
To help fund general municipal services, including but not limited to police protection and crime suppression services, emergency medical services, park, recreation, and library facilities and services, and general improvements throughout the City, shall an ordinance to impose a tax at the rate of up to fifteen cents per each one dollar of proceeds or fractional part thereof on marijuana collectives and dispensaries operating in Cathedral city be adopted?

Measure O. Vital Services -- City of Indio (Transient Occupancy Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,157 / 79.49% Yes votes ...... 2,363 / 20.51% No votes
To maintain community safety/quality neighborhoods by retaining police, firefighters and paramedics; replacing outdated fire trucks/ambulances; and maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response times, youth/senior services, parks and other general city services shall an ordinance be adopted updating Indio's existing transient occupancy tax, paid only by overnight hotel/lodging guests, be set at a uniform thirteen percent for all hotels (including campgrounds/vehicle parks), with annual independent audits?

Measure P. Affordable Education/Job Training -- Palo Verde Community College District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,047 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 1,387 / 40.4% No votes
   1,516 (62.90%) Yes / 894 (37.10%) No in Riverside County
   531 (51.86%) Yes / 493 (48.14%) No in San Bernardino County
To upgrade classrooms, prepare students for four-year universities/high-skilled good paying jobs, improve facilities for career technical education, support veterans, nursing, agriculture programs, shall Palo Verde Community College District provide affordable local education, reduce campus construction debt to save money, repair, upgrade facilities/acquire equipment by issuing $12,500,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring citizens' oversight, annual audits, no funds taken by the State and all funds used locally?

Measure Q. Voter Approval Needed to Add Lanes to Hwy 111 -- City of Indian Wells (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,368 / 73.47% Yes votes ...... 494 / 26.53% No votes
Shall Section 2.08.170 be added to the Indian Wells Municipal Code to prohibit the City Council from taking any action which has the effect of allowing more than two through lanes in each direction on State Highway 111, unless approved by majority of City voters, except for lanes for bicycles, left and right turns, publicly owned and operated transit vehicles, and certain short acceleration or deceleration lanes from private property and residential complexes?

Measure R. City Council Election by District; Mayor at Large -- City of Moreno Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 15,312 / 74.37% Yes votes ...... 5,278 / 25.63% No votes
Shall members of the City Council of Moreno Valley be elected by districts described in Ordinance 879, and the Mayor of the City of Moreno Valley be elected on a citywide basis by the voters of the entire city?

Measure S. 2 Year Term of Office -- City of Moreno Valley (Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 12,758 / 62.46% Yes votes ...... 7,668 / 37.54% No votes
Shall the term of office of mayor be two years?

Measure T. Four-Year Term for Mayor -- City of Moreno Valley (Advisory Vote Only)
Fail: 7,537 / 37.21% Yes votes ...... 12,718 / 62.79% No votes
Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

Measure U. 1% Transactions & Use Tax Rate -- City of Coachella (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,605 / 50.68% Yes votes ...... 1,562 / 49.32% No votes
Shall the City of Coachella establish a retail transactions and use tax at the rate of one percent (1%) to maintain funding for general City services, including public safety, streets and public works, and parks/community services; provided that most of the tax is collected from non-Coachella residents, and no further rate increases without voter approval?

Measure V. Extend Term for Office for Mayor -- City of Coachella (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,188 / 38.19% Yes votes ...... 1,923 / 61.81% No votes
Shall the term for the office of the Mayor be extended from two to four years?

Measure W. Sales Tax Increase -- City of Blythe (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 671 / 36.15% Yes votes ...... 1,185 / 63.85% No votes
Shall the City of Blythe increase its sales tax by one-half of one percent (0.5%) for a period of five years?

Measure X. Transit Occupancy Tax Increase -- City of Blythe (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 836 / 45.56% Yes votes ...... 999 / 54.44% No votes
Shall the City of Blythe increase its transit occupancy tax (TOT) by 3%, to bring its transit occupancy tax to a rate of 13%, for a period of five years?

Measure Y. Use of City Funds -- City of Blythe (Advisory Vote - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,033 / 56.54% Yes votes ...... 794 / 43.46% No votes
Shall road improvements and maintenance, the fire department, the police department, city promotion, community center enhancements, recreation center enhancements, and code enforcement (enhancing the appearance) be given priority in receipt of additional revenue generated, if either measure "W"(Sales Tax 0.5% Increase) or Measure "X" (Transit Occupancy Tax 3% Increase) or, if both of them, is/are approved by the voters?

Measure Z. Addressing Medical Cannabis Business -- City of Blythe (Adoption of Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 835 / 45.26% Yes votes ...... 1,010 / 54.74% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 866-14 that would authorize and regulate medical cannabis businesses; charge each medical cannabis business a maximum of $10,000 per year for each business license issued; and tax each medical cannabis business at the maximum rate of fifteen cents for each $1.00 of proceeds collected and at a maximum monthly rate of $10 a square foot of cannabis cultivated, be adopted?

Measure AA. Expand and Repair Facilities -- Mount San Jacinto Community College District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 76,993 / 58.82% Yes votes ...... 53,904 / 41.18% No votes
To expand college buildings serving four-year university transfer, veterans' education, and career training, by expanding career/support facilities for veterans/military, ensuring buildings are accessible for the disabled, upgrading nursing, emergency responder, criminal justice, vocational job training classrooms, updating science labs, electrical systems, technology infrastructure, acquiring, constructing, and repairing classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment, shall Mt. San Jacinto Community College District issue $295,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with annual financial audits, citizens' oversight of funds, all funds remaining local?

Measure BB. Education Technology and School Facilities Improvements -- Murrieta Valley Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
To upgrade outdated Murieta K12 classrooms, labs, career-training facilities and education technology, rehabilitate deteriorated roofs, plumbing,electrical, lighting, HVAC, flooring, buildings and grounds, acquire/construct/equip sites, classrooms, and facilities, upgrade safety/security systems and improve science, technology, engineering, and math instructional facilities, shall Murieta Valley Unified School District issue $98,000.000 of bonds at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds benefitting Murieta Valley K12 schools?

Measure CC. City Services Stability -- City of San Jacinto (Utility Users Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2,608 / 47.71% Yes votes ...... 2,858 / 52.29% No votes
To maintain current police, firefighter and paramedic service levels, maintain 9-1-1 emergency response times, maintain operational levels for existing neighborhood fire stations, parks, community buildings and infrastructure, and create jobs; shall the City of Jacinto establish a 6.5% Utility Users Tax for 10 years on utility services within the City, while exempting low-income seniors, requiring annual audits and allowing no tax rate increase without voter approval?

Measure DD. Local Control/Fiscal Accountability -- City of Canyon Lake (Utility User Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,540 / 50.79% Yes votes ...... 1,492 / 49.21% No votes
To maintain Canyon Lake as an independent City providing effective 911, paramedic, firefighter services; maintaining sheriffs deputies/staffing levels; keeping Canyon Lake Fire Station open; preserving local control over land use decisions; maintaining Railroad Canyon Road/other city services, shall the City of Canyon Lake establish a 3.95% utility users' tax for 6 years, requiring no tax increase without voter approval; annual, published independent audits, and no money for Sacramento?

Measure EE. 21st Century Readiness Job Training, Upgrade & Repair Measure -- Jurupa Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 5,824 / 60.81% Yes votes ...... 3,754 / 39.19% No votes
Shall Jurupa Unified School District upgrade career training and instructional technology, improve vocational facilities, science and computer labs for modern careers and skilled trades, improve school safety and security, repair aging classrooms, roofs, restrooms and electrical systems, by issuing $144 million of bonds, at legal interest rates, with annual financial audits, independent citizens' oversight, with all funds staying local and no money for administrators' salaries or pensions?"

Measure GG. Bond -- Corona-Norco Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 20,876 / 57.02% Yes votes ...... 15,734 / 42.98% No votes
Shall Corona Norco Unified School District, serving areas of Corona, Norco and Eastvale, upgrade classrooms, science labs, computers, careertraining technology to support high-quality instruction in math, science, engineering, technology/skilled trades, repair/replace leaky roofs, floors, plumbing/hazardous materials where needed, address overcrowding, improve student safety/security, repair, construct, acquire, equip classrooms, facilities/sites, by issuing $396 million in bonds, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, no administrator salaries, and all funds dedicated to improving local neighborhood schools?

Measure HH. Medical Marijuana Cultivation Tax -- City of Desert Hot Springs (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,102 / 67.76% Yes votes ...... 1,000 / 32.24% No votes
Shall an ordinance implementing an annual tax of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per square foot for the first 3,000 square feet and then 10 dollars ($10.00) per square foot for the remaining space utilized in connection with the cultivation of marijuana for medical or casual/recreational use, for the purpose of raising revenue to fund general municipal services, be adopted?

Measure II. Medical Marijuana Tax -- City of Desert Hot Springs (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,242 / 72.23% Yes votes ...... 862 / 27.77% No votes
Shall an ordinance implementing a monthly ten percent (10%) tax on the proceeds from the sale/provision of marijuana for medical or casual/recreational use for the purpose of raising revenue to fund general municipal services be adopted?

Measure KK. Classroom Repair/College/Career Readiness -- Desert Sands Unified School District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 27,027 / 69.50% Yes votes ...... 11,862 / 30.50% No votes
To upgrade classrooms, labs for career/technical education classes to prepare students for college/good-paying jobs in math, science, engineering, technology/ skilled trades, repair deteriorating roofs, plumbing/electrical systems, acquire, renovate, construct/equip classrooms, sites/facilities to keep pace with technology, shall Desert Sands Unified School District issue $225,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, no administrators' salaries, and all money staying local, without increasing current tax rates?

Measure JJ. -- City of Desert Hot Springs
1,371 / 44.04% Yes votes ...... 1,742 / 55.96% No votes

 
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