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Los Angeles County, CA March 3, 2015 Election
Directory of Los Angeles County, CA Measures
Measures
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Charter Amendment 1. New City Election Dates and Schedules;
One-Time Adjustment to Align Terms With New Election Dates by 2020 -- City of Los Angeles
(Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 139,292 / 77.2% Yes votes ...... 41,081 / 22.8% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to: 1) change the City's primary and general election dates to June and November of even-numbered years beginning in 2020 so that City elections are held on the same dates as Federal and State elections; 2) provide that, in 2015 and 2017 only, candidates be elected for a term of 5/12 years to transition to the new election dates; 3) adjust vacancy election schedules and allow temporary appointments to fill vacant offices until an election is held; 4) enable initiative and referendum elections to be scheduled at either the next City or next State election; and 5) allow initiative proponents to withdraw their measure prior to scheduling an election?

Charter Amendment 2. New Election Dates and Schedules for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD);
One-Time Adjustment to Align Terms With New Election Dates By 2020 -- City of Los Angeles
(Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 145,163 / 76.7% Yes votes ...... 44,014 / 23.3% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to: 1) change the City's primary and general election dates to June and November of even-numbered years beginning in 2020 so that City elections are held on the same dates as Federal and State elections; 2) provide that, in 2015 and 2017 only, candidates be elected for a term of 51A years to transition to the new election dates; 3) adjust vacancy election schedules and allow temporary appointments to fill vacant offices until an election is held; 4) enable initiative and referendum elections to be scheduled at either the next City or next State election; and 5) allow initiative proponents to withdraw their measure prior to scheduling an election?

Measure B. Harbor Village Plan -- City of Redondo Beach (Initiative - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,072 / 47.6% Yes votes ...... 6,684 / 52.4% No votes
Shall Redondo Beach phase-out power generation from a 50-acre Site currently occupied by the Redondo Beach Generating Plant and establish new land use and development standards for the Site by amending the General Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan, Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan, Coastal Zoning, Zoning, and City Charter; with the new land use allowing 600 residential units; 85,000 square feet of commercial development; 250 hotel rooms and requiring 10 acres of public open space?

Measure O. Oil Drilling/Production Project -- City of Hermosa Beach (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,016 / 21.1% Yes votes ...... 3,799 / 78.9% No votes
Shall E&B Corporation's 34 well oil and gas drilling/production project at the City's 555 Sixth Street maintenance yard be approved by 1) amending the General Plan and Municipal Code to exempt the project from the City's oil drilling ban and repeal the restriction on City's use of project royalties, 2) awarding a pipeline franchise to transport oil/gas underground, 3) approving a 34 year development agreement, and 4) determining that project financial benefits outweigh its unavoidable environmental impacts?

Measure P. Essential City Services and Public Safety Protection Measure -- City of Paramount (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 700 / 75.3% Yes votes ...... 230 / 24.7% No votes
To preserve youth afterschool educational programs; 9-1-1 emergency response; neighborhood/school sheriff patrols and Sheriff's station; drug/gang prevention; street repairs; seniors programs; parks and general services, shall the City of Paramount adopt an ordinance to update its utility users tax and increase the rate by two and a half percent; with all funds used only in Paramount, subject to independent financial audits, and requiring equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology?

Measure A-Azusa. Transient Occupancy Tax Increase -- City of Azusa (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 944 / 56.5% Yes votes ...... 728 / 43.5% No votes
Shall an ordinance amending the Azusa Municipal Code be YES adopted to increase the rate of the Transient Occupancy (Room) Tax from 7.5% to 10%, and to apply the Tax to all rent charged by hotel operators, including online travel companies, for the transient occupancy of any hotel room, to help maintain general City services such as police and fire protection, street operations and maintenance, and library, parks and recreation services?

Measure A-Carson. Extension of Utility Users' Tax -- City of Carson (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 4,257 / 47.6% Yes votes ...... 4,683 / 52.4% No votes
Shall Ordinance 14-1544 be adopted extending the 2% Utility Users' Tax on electricity & gas, and adding water, cable, telephone & cellular utilities to continue essential services, including police, park enforcement teams, gang intervention, youth recreation programs, graffiti removal, Meals on Wheels, senior programs & stroke recovery, sidewalk & street repair, city special events, staffing parks, and addressing blight caused by loss of redevelopment revenue, while exempting senior and low-income households?

Measure A-Cerritos. Transient Occupancy Tax Increase -- City of Cerritos (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,481 / 70.3% Yes votes ...... 1,890 / 29.7% No votes
To assist in the recovery of expenses for providing general city services, including police, library and park services, shall the City of Cerritos adopt an ordinance increasing the existing Transient Occupancy Tax (which is a hotel bed tax) from a rate of six percent (6%) to twelve percent (12%), which is a rate closer to the average for other Southern California cities?

Measure A-Cudahy. City Council Term Limits -- City of Cudahy (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 672 / 83.5% Yes votes ...... 133 / 16.5% No votes

Measure A-LaHabraHeights. Prohibition on Land Use for Oil and Gas Wells -- City of La Habra Heights (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 802 / 43.0% Yes votes ...... 1061 / 57.0% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted that prohibits land use for certain treatments of oil or gas wells that are designed to enhance production or recovery, any new oil and gas wells, and reactivation of idle wells?

Measure C-Bell. Councilmember Candidate Residency Requirements
& Other Administrative Matters Consistent with State Law -- City of Bell
(Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,390 / 80.5% Yes votes ...... 336 / 19.5% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to: revise Councilmember candidate residency requirements to 30 days, limit Councilmember compensation for sitting on multiple City bodies, require written expense reimbursement policies, limit indemnification of elected officials, establish a citizen planning commission, changing recall procedures, eliminate the assistant chief administrative officer position, prohibiting conflicts of interest or financial interests in City contracts, and prohibit franchises of indefinite duration, all consistent with state law.

 
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