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- Measure A1
Affordable Housing Bond
-- Alameda County
(2/3 Approval Required)
 Pass:
456705 /
73.30% Yes votes ......
166320 /
26.70% No votes
- To provide affordable local housing and prevent displacement of vulnerable populations, including low- and moderate-income households, veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities; provide supportive housing for homeless people countywide; and help low- and middle-income households purchase homes and stay in their communities; shall the County of Alameda issue up to $580 million in general obligation bonds to acquire or improve real property, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits?
- Measure AA
Amend Rent Stabilization Ordinance
-- City of Berkeley
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
39332 /
73.16% Yes votes ......
14427 /
26.84% No votes
- Shall an ordinance amending the Rent Stabilization Ordinance to: prohibit owner move-in evictions of families with children during the academic year; increase the amount of relocation assistance required for owner move-in evictions to $15,000 with additional $5,000 for certain
tenants; clarify protections for elderly/disabled tenants; require filing of eviction notices; change the source of interest rates for security deposits; and clarify exemptions and penalties to conform with state law, be adopted?
- Measure B1
Parcel Tax Extension
-- Alameda Unified School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
27188 /
74.25% Yes votes ......
9431 /
25.75% No votes
- To maintain high-quality Alameda schools by protecting small class sizes; core academic, art, music, science, innovative, and athletic programs; neighborhood schools; and retaining excellent teachers; shall Alameda Unified School District continue for seven years, without increase, its existing parcel tax rate of $0.32 per building square foot not to exceed $7,999 per parcel, with senior exemptions, strict accountability measures (annual audits and independent citizen oversight), and all approximately $12,000,000 raised annually staying in Alameda schools?
- Measure BB
Minimum Wage - City Sponsored
-- City of Berkeley
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
 Fail:
18628 /
34.06% Yes votes ......
36063 /
65.94% No votes
- Shall an ordinance: (1) amending the City's existing minimum wage ordinance to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for all employees in the City of Berkeley by October 1, 2019, and thereafter by the CPI, with exemptions for youth in job training programs and a $1.50 health benefit credit; (2) requiring that service charges be distributed to the employees who provide the services; and (3) mandating paid sick leave for employees, be adopted?
- Measure C1
Preservation of Local Transportation Services
-- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, Special District 1
(Parcel Tax Extension - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
384,465 /
82.1% Yes votes ......
83,766 /
17.9% No votes
333926
(82.57%) Yes / 70480 (17.43%) No in Alameda County
50539
(79.18%) Yes / 13286 (20.82%) No in Contra Costa County
- To preserve essential local public transportation services, including those for youth, commuters, seniors, and people with disabilities, while keeping fares reasonable, shall the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
extend its existing 8 dollars per month parcel tax at current levels for 20 years with no increase in tax rate, raising approximately 30 million dollars annually, with independent oversight and all money spent locally?
- Measure CC
Minimum Wage - Initiative
-- City of Berkeley
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
18850 /
34.69% Yes votes ......
35490 /
65.31% No votes
- Shall an ordinance: increasing the City's existing minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1, 2017, with annual increases based on the CPI + 3% beginning January 1, 2019 until it reaches $16.37 per hour in 2016 dollars, and thereafter based on the CPI; eliminating exemptions for
youth in job training programs; requiring that hospitality service charges be distributed to the employees who provide the services; and mandating paid sick leave for employees be adopted?
- Measure DD
Rental Unit Business License Tax - Initiative
-- City of Berkeley
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
16328 /
29.05% Yes votes ......
39874 /
70.95% No votes
- Shall an ordinance permanently increasing the gross receipts tax on owners of three or more residential rental units from 1.081% to 1.5%, prohibiting landlords from passing the tax on to sitting tenants except as allowed by law, and authorizing the Council to create a citizen panel to make recommendations on increasing affordable housing and protecting residents from homelessness be adopted?
Financial Implications:
This amendment is estimated to raise approximately $1,400,000 annually, increasing with rents.
- Measure E1
Berkeley Public Schools Educational Excellence Act of 2016
-- Berkeley Unified School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
53105 /
88.86% Yes votes ......
6658 /
11.14% No votes
- To support high quality public education and fund class
size reduction, school libraries, teacher training, student support, music programs, instructional technology, and other designated purposes, shall the Berkeley Unified
School District replace its expiring special tax with an annual tax at 37¢/square foot for taxable buildings, for eight years, with annual cost-of-living adjustments and a low-income senior exemption? An oversight committee and independent auditors will monitor this fund.
- Measure EE
Sales Tax on Cannabis
-- City of Hayward
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
26729 /
60.63% Yes votes ......
17357 /
39.37% No votes
- To assure local control and close on-going deficits, shall the City of Hayward be authorized to enact a general tax
ordinance not exceeding 15% of gross sales for all products associated with medical or adult use of cannabis, from cultivation, distribution, manufacturing, and retailing of
cannabis or products derived therefrom, if the City of Hayward permits cannabis business activities, such tax to be in addition to any other taxes imposed by the City of Hayward or the State of California?
- Measure F1
Safe, Clean, Local Parks
-- Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
(Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
76902 /
78.88% Yes votes ......
20588 /
21.12% No votes
- To update, repair and maintain local parks, shall Hayward Area Recreation and Park District improve the quality/safety of neighborhood parks, improve/maintain park bathrooms/overall facility cleanliness, enhance senior/community centers, maintain existing local parks' children's playgrounds/recreation facilities, renovate parks, trails/recreation areas, repair, construct/acquire sites/facilities by issuing $250,000,000 in bonds which cannot be taken by the State, at legal rates, with independent citizens' oversight, all funds staying local?
- Measure FF
Springtown Golf Course Open Space
-- City of Livermore
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
30226 /
81.15% Yes votes ......
7020 /
18.85% No votes
- Shall the ordinance affirming and readopting the open space designation "OSP Parks, Trail Ways, Recreation Corridors and
Protected Areas" in Land Use Element for the 2003-2025 City of Livermore General Plan for the Springtown Golf Course, except for the Springtown Library and the Springtown Association parcel, be adopted?
- Measure G1
District- wide Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act
-- Oakland Unified School District
(Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
138889 /
82.24% Yes votes ......
30002 /
17.76% No votes
- To provide a district-wide educator salary increase designed to attract/retain teachers; provide enhanced middle school art, music, languages/other programs in addition to core educational programs; improve academic achievement; provide safe, positive schools,and prepare students for college/careers; shall Oakland Unified School District levy a tax of $120 per parcel, providing $12.4 million annually, for 12 years, with exemptions for senior and low income residents, no money for Sacramento, and all money benefiting Oakland students?
- Measure GG
Infrastructure Tax
-- City of Newark
(Sales Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
9373 /
61.00% Yes votes ......
5993 /
39.00% No votes
- To upgrade City of Newark facilities and services, including replacing the seismically unsafe police operations/emergency operations center to survive an earthquake; providing updated crime-fighting technology; replacing aging library/city facilities with buildings meeting safety codes; providing disabled access and senior/teen/children 's facilities; and other facilities and services; shall the City of Newark enact a one-half cent sales tax, providing $3,500,000 annually, for 25 years, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, and all funds spent locally?
- Measure H1
School Improvement and Modernization Measure
-- Piedmont Unified School District
(Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass:
5200 /
73.21% Yes votes ......
1903 /
26.79% No votes
- To improve educational facilities and equipment to support advanced courses in math, science, engineering, arts and technology; repair and modernize aging science labs and classrooms at the high school and middle school; repair deteriorating roofs, plumbing, heating, ventilation and electrical systems; add kindergarten classrooms; and improve the likelihood of qualifying for
state matching funds, shall Piedmont Unified School District issue 66 million dollars in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight and audits?
- Measure HH
Tax on Distribution of Certain Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
-- City of Oakland
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
107405 /
61.35% Yes votes ......
67655 /
38.65% No votes
- Shall the City of Oakland impose a 1 cent per ounce general tax on the distribution of sugar-sweetened- beverages, including products such as sodas, sports drinks, sweetened teas, energy drinks, but exempting: milk products, 100% juice, baby formula, diet drinks, or drinks taken for medical reasons; and providing an exemption for small businesses?
- Measure I1
School Safety, Renovation, and Modernization Measure
-- Pleasanton Unified School District
(Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass:
23782 /
69.10% Yes votes ......
10633 /
30.90% No votes
- To repair and upgrade aging classrooms and facilities at
local schools; provide 21st-century learning technology and facilities; improve school safety and security; update science labs; improve energy and water efficiency; renovate, construct, and acquire classrooms, equipment and facilities; and construct a new elementary school, shall Pleasanton Unified School District issue $270,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, annual audits, all funds used for local schools, and no money used for administrators' salaries?
- Measure II
Increase Maximum Lease Term of City-Owned Real Property
-- City of Oakland
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
76393 /
53.11% Yes votes ......
67449 /
46.89% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Oakland be amended to Increase the Maximum Lease Term of City-Owned Real Property From Sixty-Six Years To Ninety-Nine Years?
- Measure J1
School Facility Upgrades and Improvements
-- San Leandro Unified School District
(Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass:
19050 /
74.80% Yes votes ......
6419 /
25.20% No votes
- To repair leaky roofs, faulty plumbing and electrical systems; improve heating and ventilation; improve student safety by upgrading security lighting, emergency
communications, fire alarms and sprinklers; upgrade classrooms, libraries and science labs; replace deteriorating portables; and provide facilities and equipment needed to support instruction in math, science, engineering, arts and technology; shall San Leandro Unified School District issue $104,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with citizens' oversight, annual audits and all money benefiting San Leandro children?
- Measure JJ
Amend the Just Cause for Eviction & Rent Adjustment Ordinance
-- City of Oakland
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
124282 /
75.24% Yes votes ......
40895 /
24.76% No votes
- Shall Oakland's Just Cause For Eviction and Rent Adjustment Ordinances be amended by: (1) extending just-cause eviction requirements from residential rental units offered for rent on or before October 14, 1980 to those approved for occupancy before December 31, 1995; and (2) requiring landlords to request approval from the City before increasing rents by more than the cost-of-living adjustment allowed by City law?
- Measure K1
Maintain Funding for Essential Services
-- City of Alameda
(Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
25451 /
72.92% Yes votes ......
9454 /
27.08% No votes
- To maintain funding for essential services, such as police, fire, parks and libraries, without raising tax rates or electric charges, shall the City of Alameda amend its Charter to reaffirm the continuous annual transfer of approximately $3.7 million from Alameda Municipal Power to the City, adjust future transfer amounts for inflation, and modernize the existing Utility Users Tax ordinance to reflect new and evolving technologies so that all taxpayers are treated equally regardless of technology?
- Measure KK
Infrastructure Improvements & Affordable Housing
-- City of Oakland
(Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
139450 /
82.11% Yes votes ......
30390 /
17.89% No votes
- To improve public safety and invest in neighborhoods throughout Oakland by re-paving streets to remove potholes, rebuilding cracked and deteriorating sidewalks, funding bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, funding affordable housing for Oaklanders, and providing funds for facility improvements, such as, neighborhood recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries, shall the City of Oakland issue $600 million in bonds, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits?
- Measure L1
Adoption of 3/31/16 Rent Stabilization Ordinance
-- City of Alameda
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
20167 /
55.51% Yes votes ......
16164 /
44.49% No votes
- Shall the voters adopt the City's March 31, 2016 Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which (a) limits residential rent increases to once annually, (b) requires mediation for
all residential rent increases above 5%, including binding decisions on rent increases for most
rental units, (c) restricts reasons for evictions, (d) requires landlords to pay relocation fees when terminating certain tenancies, and (e) permits the City Council to amend the ordinance to address changing concerns and conditions?
- Measure LL
Civilian Police Commission
-- City of Oakland
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
137032 /
83.19% Yes votes ......
27695 /
16.81% No votes
- Shall Oakland's City Charter be amended to establish: (1) a Police Commission of civilian commissioners to oversee the Police Department by reviewing and proposing changes to Department policies and procedures, requiring the Mayor to appoint any new Chief of Police from a list of candidates provided by the Commission, and having the authority to terminate the Chief of Police for cause; and (2) a Community Police Review Agency to investigate complaints of police misconduct and recommend discipline?
- Measure M1
Rent Control Issues
-- City of Alameda
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
12281 /
34.07% Yes votes ......
23768 /
65.93% No votes
- Shall the City Charter be amended to (a) limit annual residential rent increases for certain units to 65% of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, (b) create an elected Rent Control Board separate from the City with authority to hire staff, impose fees on landlords for program funding and assess penalties, (c) limit the reasons for terminating tenancies and (d) require rental
property owners to pay relocation fees to tenants when terminating certain tenancies?
- Measure MM
Limit Size of Retail Uses in Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone
-- City of Pleasanton
(Amend City General Plan - Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
12849 /
37.37% Yes votes ......
21532 /
62.63% No votes
- Shall the ordinance proposing to amend the City of Pleasanton's General Plan to prohibit retail uses of 50,000 square feet or greater, larger scale retail and club retail, in the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone be adopted?
- Measure N1
Residential Parking Requirements Amendment
-- City of Albany
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
5139 /
64.74% Yes votes ......
2799 /
35.26% No votes
- Shall an ordinance authorizing the Albany City Council to amend the residential parking requirements established by Measure D (enacted by the Albany voters in 1978), after following the normal procedures for amending City Zoning Ordinances, be adopted?
- Measure NN
Tax on Receipts of Cannabis Businesses
-- City of San Leandro
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
22710 /
75.23% Yes votes ......
7476 /
24.77% No votes
- To maintain and enhance the City of San Leandro, with funding that cannot be taken by Sacramento, including: social services, public art, programs that celebrate diversity, multilingual programming and other general city services, shall the City of San Leandro levy an ongoing tax of up to10% of gross receipts of cannabis (marijuana) businesses in the city, providing $500,000 annually, requiring independent citizen oversight, financial audits, and that all funds stay in the City of San Leandro?
- Measure O1
Tax on Distribution of Certain Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
-- City of Albany
(General Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
6282 /
71.66% Yes votes ......
2485 /
28.34% No votes
- Shall an ordinance enacting a one cent per ounce general tax, providing approximately $223,000 annually with no expiration date, on the distribution of sugar-sweetened beverages and sweeteners used to sweeten such drinks, but exempting: (1) sweeteners typically used by consumers and distributed to grocery stores; (2) drinks and sweeteners distributed to small retailers; (3) milk products, 100% juice, baby formula, alcohol, or drinks taken for medical reasons, be adopted?
- Measure OO
Funding for City Maintenance & Enhancement
-- City of San Leandro
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
19363 /
65.88% Yes votes ......
10030 /
34.12% No votes
- To maintain and enhance the City of San Leandro, with funding that cannot be taken by Sacramento, including: enhancing City infrastructure and general City services, shall the City of San Leandro modify the ongoing business license tax to reduce taxes for small businesses, charge 10 percent of gross receipts for parking lots, and charge $100 per 1,000 square feet of warehouse and distribution space, providing $800,000 annually, requiring independent taxpayer oversight, and all funds stay in San Leandro?
- Measure P1
Safe and Accessible Public Sidewalks
-- City of Albany
(Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
6872 /
78.60% Yes votes ......
1871 /
21.40% No votes
- To repair and upgrade aging and deteriorating public sidewalks and remove obstructions so that Albany sidewalks are safe and accessible by pedestrians, including people with disabilities that affect mobility, shall the City
of Albany enact a special parcel tax ($38.65 annually for most single-family parcels, other parcel types at specified rates) for 10 years providing approximately
$203,000 annually, with annual public reports and all proceeds to be spent in Albany?
- Measure PP
Increase Transit Occupancy Tax
-- City of San Leandro
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
20463 /
68.92% Yes votes ......
9229 /
31.08% No votes
- To maintain and enhance the City of San Leandro, with funding that cannot be taken by Sacramento, including: enhancing library programming for children, more space for books, reference materials and public access computers, enhancing parks and infrastructure, and other general City services, shall the City of San Leandro increase the ongoing transient occupancy tax charged to hotel guests from 10% to 14%, providing $200,000 annually, requiring independent citizen oversight, financial audits, and all funds staying in the City of San Leandro.
- Measure Q1
Administrative Charter Amendments
-- City of Albany
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
5911 /
78.29% Yes votes ......
1639 /
21.71% No votes
- Shall the Albany City Charter be amended to authorize the City Council to establish procedures for filling a vacancy in an elective office by appointment, permit quarterly meetings of the Police and Fire Pension Board and change eligibility requirements for Board members, authorize the City Council to set fees for copies of official records, make the language within the Charter gender neutral, and make numerous other administrative, technical and clarifying changes?
- Measure QQ
Maintenace and Enhancement of Public Safety
-- City of Union City
(Parcel Tax Extension - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
18741 /
78.16% Yes votes ......
5236 /
21.84% No votes
- To maintain essential police/ fire services, including maintaining 911 emergency response times, paramedic services /neighborhood police patrols; keeping fire stations open /maintaining fire prevention services; enhancing public school safety; and maintaining youth violence prevention/gang intervention programs; shall Union City extend its existing voter approved public safety services measure, with an average rate of $123 per residential parcel, providing $4,100,000 annually for 4 years, without increasing taxes, requiring citizen's oversight, and no funds for Sacramento?
- Measure R1
Dissolution of Civil Service Board
-- City of Albany
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
5451 /
76.71% Yes votes ......
1655 /
23.29% No votes
- Shall the Albany City Charter be amended to dissolve the City's Civil Service Board and to add a definition for the term "classified service"?
- Measure RR
BART Safety, Reliability and Traffic Relief
-- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
994,140 /
70.5% Yes votes ......
415,366 /
29.5% No votes
434001
(71.31%) Yes / 174591 (28.69%) No in Alameda County
262499
(60.36%) Yes / 172396 (39.64%) No in Contra Costa County
297,640
(81.32%) Yes / 68,379 (18.68%) No in San Francisco County
- To keep BART safe; prevent accidents/breakdowns/delays; relieve overcrowding; reduce traffic congestion/pollution;
improve earthquake safety and access for seniors/disabled by replacing and upgrading 90 miles of severely worn tracks; tunnels damaged by water intrusion; 44-year-old train control systems; and other deteriorating infrastructure, shall the Bay Area Rapid Transit District issue $3.5 billion
of bonds for acquisition or improvement of real property subject to independent oversight and annual audits?
- Measure S1
Remove Term Limits for Albany USD Board of Education
-- City of Albany
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
2643 /
34.28% Yes votes ......
5066 /
65.72% No votes
- Shall the Albany City Charter be amended to remove term limits for the Albany Unified School District School Board of Education Members, this provision to take effect on January 1, 2023?
- Measure T1
Infrastructure Repair, Renovation, Replacement or Reconstruction
-- City of Berkeley
(Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
50413 /
86.60% Yes votes ......
7800 /
13.40% No votes
- Shall the City of Berkeley issue general obligation bonds not exceeding $100,000,000 to repair, renovate, replace, or reconstruct the City's aging infrastructure and facilities, including sidewalks, storm drains, parks, streets, senior and recreation centers, and other important City facilities and buildings? Financial Implications: The average annual cost over the 40-year period the bonds are
outstanding would be approximately $21, $90, and $128, respectively, for homes with assessed valuations of $100,000, $425,000 and $600,000.
- Measure U1
Gross Receipts Tax Increase
-- City of Berkeley
(Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
43014 /
74.93% Yes votes ......
14389 /
25.07% No votes
- Shall an ordinance permanently increasing the gross receipts tax on owners of five or more residential rental units be increased from 1.081% to 2.880%, prohibiting landlords from passing the tax on to sitting tenants, and directing the Housing Advisory Commission to make recommendations on funding and programs to increase affordable housing and protect Berkeley residents from homelessness, be adopted? Financial Implications: This amendment is estimated to raise approximately $3,900,000 annually, increasing with rents.
- Measure V1
Allow Expenditure of Proceeds of City Taxes
-- City of Berkeley
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
47070 /
87.69% Yes votes ......
6608 /
12.31% No votes
- Shall the City's appropriation limit under Article XIIIB of
the California Constitution be increased to allow expenditure of the proceeds of City taxes and income from the investment of those taxes for fiscal years 2017 through 2020?
Financial Implications: This measure would not increase taxes or impose a new tax. It would authorize the City to continue to spend the proceeds of already-
approved taxes for FY 2017 through 2020.
- Measure W1
Creation of an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
-- City of Berkeley
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
48209 /
88.14% Yes votes ......
6489 /
11.86% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Berkeley be amended to provide that the council district redistricting that occurs every ten years after the federal census shall be conducted by a citizens redistricting commission that is independent of the City Council?
- Measure X1
Partial Public Financing of Local Elections
-- City of Berkeley
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
33921 /
64.85% Yes votes ......
18387 /
35.15% No votes
- Shall a City Charter amendment and ordinance to allocate approximately $500,000 annually from the General Fund, not to exceed $2,000,000 over any four years, to provide those candidates for Mayor and Council who only accept contributions of $50 or less per donor with a matching payment of six times the amount of each contribution from Berkeley residents, up to $120,000 per participating Mayoral candidate and $40,000 per participating Council candidate, be adopted?
- Measure Y1
Allow 16 and 17 Year Olds to Vote for School Director
-- City of Berkeley
(City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
38459 /
70.31% Yes votes ......
16243 /
29.69% No votes
- Shall the City of Berkeley Charter be amended to authorize the City Council to allow persons aged 16 and 17 years old who would otherwise be eligible to vote, to vote for the office of School Director, provided no City funds could be used for any related expenses, such voting is technically
workable and would not prevent consolidation with county elections, and would not result in any increased election costs to the City?
- Measure Z1
Development of an Additional 500 Units of Low-Rent Housing
-- City of Berkeley
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
44574 /
83.34% Yes votes ......
8912 /
16.66% No votes
- Shall any federal, state or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an additional 500 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income? Financial Implications:
Uncertain, dependent on means of financing used.
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