Combined ballot

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President/Vice President of the United States

• Hillary Clinton/Tim Kane, Democratic
  8,753,788 votes 62.1%
• Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
  4,483,810 votes 31.8%
• Gary Johnson/Bill Weld, Libertarian
  478,499 votes 3.4%
• Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka, Green
  278,657 votes 2.0%
• Gloria Estella La Riva/Dennis J. Banks, Peace and Freedom
  66,101 votes 0.5%

US Congress

United States Senator

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  7,542,753 votes 61.6%
• Loretta L. Sanchez, Democratic
  4,701,417 votes 38.4%

United States Representative; District 20

• Jimmy Panetta, Democratic
  180,980 votes 70.8%
• Casey Lucius, Republican
  74,811 votes 29.2%

State Senate

State Senator; District 17

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  268,806 votes 65.5%
• Palmer Kain, Republican
  141,339 votes 34.5%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  156,703 votes 72.2%
• Sierra Roberts, Republican
  60,245 votes 27.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Anna Caballero, Democratic
  79,885 votes 62.5%
• Karina Cervantez Alejo, Democratic
  47,998 votes 37.5%

Judicial

School

Governing Board Member; Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Shary Greene
  591 votes 27.0%
• Jennifer Colby
  577 votes 26.4%
• Drew McAlister
  568 votes 26.0%
• Monica Martinez-Guaracha
  450 votes 20.6%

Governing Board Member; Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Roger B. Campbell
  1,594 votes 38.8%
• Lisa Culbertson
  1,021 votes 24.8%
• Steve Whitwill
  836 votes 20.3%
• Tom Crawford
  658 votes 16.0%
• (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Governing Board Member; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Chris Bausch
  7,391 votes 22.3%
• Joel Peterson
  7,060 votes 21.3%
• Joan Summers
  6,800 votes 20.5%
• Dave Lambert
  6,178 votes 18.6%
• Donald Goldammer
  5,774 votes 17.4%
• (174 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

Governing Board Member; Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Julie Kirby
  177 votes 37.2%
• Greg S. Jaeger
  157 votes 33.0%
• Rebecca New
  142 votes 29.8%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Mayor; City of Del Rey Oaks

• Jerry B. Edelen
  690 votes 100.00%

Member, City Council; City of Del Rey Oaks (2 Elected)

• Kristin A. Clark
  538 votes 37.41%
• Layne Buckley
  466 votes 32.41%
• Mike Ventimiglia
  434 votes 30.18%

Mayor; City of Gonzales

• Maria Orozco
  1,542 votes 79.40%
• Henry B. Martinez, Jr.
  400 votes 20.60%

Member, City Council; City of Gonzales

• Scott Funk
  1,370 votes 71.99%
• Henry H. Martinez, Sr.
  533 votes 28.01%

Member, City Council; City of Greenfield (2 Elected)

• Lance Walker
  1,307 votes 30.18%
• Yanely Martinez
  1,077 votes 24.87%
• Raul C. Rodriguez
  998 votes 23.04%
• Robert Ferreira
  949 votes 21.91%

Member, City Council; City of King City; Council District 3

• Carlos Manuel Deleon
  249 votes 100.00%

Member, City Council; City of King City; Council District 4

• Carlos Victoria
  260 votes 71.63%
• Abraham Aguayo
  103 votes 28.37%

Member, City Council; City of King City; Council District 5

• Robert Cullen
  308 votes 74.94%
• Gabriel Trujillo, Jr.
  103 votes 25.06%

Mayor; City of Marina

• Bruce Carlos Delgado
  5,171 votes 76.38%
• Kevin P. Saunders
  1,599 votes 23.62%
• Harold Krotzer (Write-in)

Member, City Council; City of Marina (2 Elected)

• Frank O'Connell
  4,506 votes 50.73%
• Gail Morton
  4,376 votes 49.27%

Mayor; City of Monterey

• Clyde Roberson
  8,475 votes 100.00%

Member, City Council; City of Monterey (2 Elected)

• Dan Albert
  5,576 votes 34.86%
• Alan Haffa
  5,476 votes 34.24%
• Libby Downey
  4,943 votes 30.90%

Mayor; City of Pacific Grove

• Bill Kampe
  5,220 votes 69.07%
• Dan Miller
  2,338 votes 30.93%

Member, City Council; City of Pacific Grove (3 Elected)

• Cynthia Garfield
  3,962 votes 22.29%
• Robert Huitt
  3,718 votes 20.92%
• Nick Smith
  3,345 votes 18.82%
• Andrew Kubica
  2,579 votes 14.51%
• Jenny McAdams
  2,198 votes 12.37%
• Alan Cohen
  1,970 votes 11.08%

Mayor; City of Salinas

• Joseph Gunter
  23,273 votes 65.85%
• Amit Pandya
  12,067 votes 34.15%

City Council; City of Salinas; District 1

• Scott Davis
  1,343 votes 31.89%
• Brian Contreras
  1,298 votes 30.82%
• Juan G. Sandoval
  921 votes 21.87%
• Jose Castaneda
  650 votes 15.43%

City Council; City of Salinas; District 4

• Gloria De La Rosa
  2,898 votes 61.23%
• Virginia H. Mendoza
  1,835 votes 38.77%

City Council; City of Salinas; District 6

• John "Tony" Villegas
  4,011 votes 52.45%
• Jyl Lutes
  3,636 votes 47.55%

Mayor; City of Seaside

• Ralph Rubio
  3,532 votes 41.82%
• Kay Cline
  3,124 votes 36.99%
• Felix Bachofner
  1,103 votes 13.06%
• Gertrude Smith
  687 votes 8.13%

City Council; City of Seaside (2 Elected)

• Dave Pacheco
  4,819 votes 40.56%
• Kayla Jones
  4,412 votes 37.13%
• Ian Oglesby
  2,651 votes 22.31%

Mayor; City of Soledad

• Fred J. Ledesma
  2,872 votes 100.00%

City Council; City of Soledad (2 Elected)

• Anna M. Velazquez
  2,195 votes 42.90%
• Carla Stewart
  1,200 votes 23.45%
• Richard J. Perez
  1,147 votes 22.42%
• Ken Klemme
  575 votes 11.24%

Special

Director; Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System; Zone 2

• Carissa A. Purnell
  4,281 votes 60.82%
• Victor Rey, Jr.
  2,758 votes 39.18%

Proposition 51 Funding for K-12 School and Community College Facilities.
Pass: 7,516,142 / 55.2% Yes votes ...... 6,104,294 / 44.8% No votes

Authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new construction and modernization of K-12 public school facilities; charter schools and vocational education facilities; and California Community Colleges facilities. 

Proposition 52 State Fees on Hospitals. Federal Medi-Cal Matching Funds.
Pass: 9,427,714 / 70.1% Yes votes ...... 4,026,710 / 29.9% No votes

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It extends indefinitely an existing statute that imposes fees on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services, care for uninsured patients, and children’s health coverage.

Proposition 53 Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval.
Fail: 6,508,909 / 49.4% Yes votes ...... 6,660,555 / 50.6% No votes

Requires statewide voter approval before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for certain projects if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion.

Proposition 54 Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Pass: 8,607,266 / 65.4% Yes votes ...... 4,559,903 / 34.6% No votes

This proposition prohibits the Legislature from passing any bill unless published on the Internet for 72 hours before a vote; requires the Legislature to record its proceedings and post them on the Internet; and it authorizes the use of recordings.

Proposition 55 Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare.
Pass: 8,594,273 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 4,988,329 / 36.7% No votes

Extends by twelve years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K-12 schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare. 

Proposition 56 Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement.
Pass: 8,980,448 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 4,957,994 / 35.6% No votes

This proposition increases cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.

Proposition 57 Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing.
Pass: 8,790,723 / 64.5% Yes votes ...... 4,847,354 / 35.5% No votes

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It allows parole consideration for nonviolent felons; authorizes sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education; and provides that a juvenile court judge decides whether a juvenile will be prosecuted as adult.

Proposition 58 English Proficiency. Multilingual Education.
Pass: 9,994,454 / 73.5% Yes votes ...... 3,598,855 / 26.5% No votes

Preserves requirement that public schools ensure students obtain English language proficiency. Requires school districts to solicit parent/community input in developing language acquisition programs. Requires instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible. Authorizes school districts to establish dual-language immersion programs for both native and non-native English speakers.

Proposition 59 Corporations. Political Spending. Federal Constitutional Protections.
Pass: 6,845,943 / 53.2% Yes votes ...... 6,027,084 / 46.8% No votes

Asks whether California’s elected officials should use their authority to propose and ratify an amendment to the federal Constitution overturning the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Citizens United ruled that laws placing certain limits on political spending by corporations and unions are unconstitutional.

Proposition 60 Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements.
Fail: 6,168,388 / 46.3% Yes votes ...... 7,146,039 / 53.7% No votes

Requires adult film performers to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations. Requires producers to post condom requirement at film sites.

Proposition 61 State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards.
Fail: 6,254,342 / 46.8% Yes votes ...... 7,109,642 / 53.2% No votes

Prohibits state from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at price over lowest price paid for the drug by United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Exempts managed care programs funded through Medi-Cal.

Proposition 62 Death Penalty
Fail: 6,361,788 / 46.8% Yes votes ...... 7,218,625 / 53.2% No votes

Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Increases the portion of life inmates’ wages that may be applied to victim restitution. 

Proposition 63 Firearms. Ammunition Sales.
Pass: 8,663,159 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 5,070,772 / 36.9% No votes

Requires background check and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. Prohibits possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. Establishes procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons. Requires Department of Justice’s participation in federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System. 

Proposition 64 Marijuana Legalization.
Pass: 7,979,041 / 57.1% Yes votes ...... 5,987,020 / 42.9% No votes

Legalizes marijuana under state law, for use by adults 21 or older. Imposes state taxes on sales and cultivation. Provides for industry licensing and establishes standards for marijuana products. Allows local regulation and taxation.

Proposition 65 Carry-Out Bags. Charges.
Fail: 6,222,547 / 46.1% Yes votes ...... 7,276,478 / 53.9% No votes

Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through mandated sale of carryout bags. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects. 

Proposition 66 Death Penalty. Procedures.
Pass: 6,626,159 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 6,333,731 / 48.9% No votes

Changes procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. Designates superior court for initial petitions and limits successive petitions. Requires appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. Exempts prison officials from existing regulation process for developing execution methods. 

Proposition 67 Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags.
Pass: 7,228,900 / 53.3% Yes votes ...... 6,340,322 / 46.7% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single-use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags.

Measure A Commercial Cannabis Tax -- City of Del Rey Oaks (Commercial Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 736 / 80.09% Yes votes ...... 183 / 19.91% No votes

To protect the quality of life in the City of Del Rey Oaks and to fund essential city services such as police and fire, city programs, basic infrastructure and facilities, shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax of no more than 10% (5% when enacted) on gross receipts of cannabis (marijuana) businesses in the city, subject to audits, with anticipated revenue of $250,000, no termination date and with all funds staying local?

Measure B Existing Sales Tax Extension -- City of Del Rey Oaks (Sales tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 592 / 64.84% Yes votes ...... 321 / 35.16% No votes

Shall an existing sales tax rate of one percent (1%), be extended for a period of not more than five (5) years, unless terminated sooner by the City Council, be adopted by the City of Del Rey Oaks, the proceeds of said tax to be utilized for general governmental purposes?

Measure D Improvements and additions to Lillian Larsen and Cappy Culver Schools -- San Miguel Joint Union School District (School Bond Election - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 897 / 60.7% Yes votes ...... 581 / 39.3% No votes
   886 (60.64%) Yes / 575 (39.36%) No in San Luis Obispo County
   11 (64.71%) Yes / 6 (35.29%) No in Monterey County

To repair, improve and equip Lillian Larsen and Cappy Culver Schools including new classrooms for technology, science and vocational training, security fencing for improved student safety, and upgraded heating/air conditioning systems, shall San Miguel Joint Union School District be authorized to issue $5.9 million of bonds with interest rates below legal limits, annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, all funds spent locally and no money used for administrative salaries or taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

Measure E Special Tax For Parks, Open Space And Coastal Preservation -- Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (Special Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 39,085 / 71.88% Yes votes ...... 15,293 / 28.12% No votes

To protect local open space, coastal lands, beaches, creeks, rivers, wildlife habitat, and natural beauty of our area; maintain/ improve neighborhood parks, trails, playgrounds; and increase recreational access to natural areas; shall Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District replace an expiring assessment, currently $25.26/ year for single-family homes with related rates for other property types, with a parcel tax at the same annual rates, providing $1,200,000 (before inflation) annually until ended by voters, with mandatory audits, citizens oversight?

Measure F Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Soledad (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,226 / 61.44% Yes votes ...... 1,397 / 38.56% No votes

Shall Section 3.16.020 of Chapter 3.16 of the Soledad Municipal Code be amended to increase the existing transient occupancy tax, charged only to occupants of City hotels, from nine percent (9%) to twelve percent (12%), increasing the tax collected by an estimated $20,000 for a new estimated annual total of $100,000, with no termination date, to continue to provide funding for essential services such as police, fire, street repair, park maintenance and community programs?

Measure G Modernize telephone users tax -- City of Monterey (Telephone Users Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,201 / 56.15% Yes votes ...... 4,843 / 43.85% No votes

To modernize the City's existing 5% telephone users tax for non-residential users, and existing 2% rate for residential users, and to maintain funding for such essential City services as police, fire, streets, libraries and parks, shall the tax be extended to include wireless, internet, and other modern telecommunications without increasing the tax rate to raise approximately $560,000 per year for City services on an ongoing basis?

Measure H Simplify existing business license tax -- City of Monterey (Business License Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,202 / 73.86% Yes votes ...... 2,903 / 26.14% No votes

To simplify the City's existing business license tax and to fund essential City services such as police, fire, streets, libraries, and parks at current levels, shall the City amend the tax to assess rates equally amongst businesses regardless of function, imposing a minimum tax per business of $26 per year plus 0.15% of gross receipts over $25,000, thereby maintaining current annual revenues of approximately $3.2 million on an ongoing basis?

Measure I Local Regulation of Contracts for Public Works -- City of Monterey (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,495 / 61.38% Yes votes ...... 4,086 / 38.62% No votes

Shall the City of Monterey Charter be amended to: (1) disavow application of the California Public Contracts Code, (2) repeal requirements to competitively bid the construction of public improvements valued at $65,000 or more, and (3) delete provisions relating to emergency purchases and job order contracts, thereby allowing the City Council to regulate such matters by ordinance and streamlining purchasing and procurement activities?

Measure J Commercial Cannabis Tax -- City of King City (Commercial Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,678 / 79.26% Yes votes ...... 439 / 20.74% No votes

Shall a City of King Ordinance be adopted to tax lawful medical and nonmedical marijuana businesses at $25.00 per square foot for the first 5,000 square feet and $10.00 per square foot thereafter for cultivation; not to exceed $5.00 per square foot for nurseries; $30,000.00 each for manufacturing and testing facilities; and may be adjusted annually by CPI; which is estimated to generate $1 million to $2 million annually to fund City of King services with no termination date?

Measure K Improvements and additions to district facilities -- Shandon Joint Unified School District (School Bond Election - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 301 / 71.7% Yes votes ...... 119 / 28.3% No votes
   256 (73.35%) Yes / 93 (26.65%) No in San Luis Obispo County
   45 (63.38%) Yes / 26 (36.62%) No in Monterey County

To repair leaky pipes, deteriorating septic systems, aging roofs and inefficient heating/air-conditioning; upgrade portable classrooms; install emergency communication systems and remove asbestos; and qualify for State matching funds at Shandon Elementary, Parkfield Elementary and Shandon High Schools; shall Shandon Joint Unified School District issue $3.15 million of bonds with interest rates below legal limits, annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, all funds spent locally and no money used for administrative salaries or taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

Measure L Commercial Cannabis Tax -- City of Salinas (Commercial Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 27,454 / 74.18% Yes votes ...... 9,557 / 25.82% No votes

Shall the ordinance imposing a tax on commercial cannabis businesses for medical and nonmedical marijuana where permissible by state and local law be adopted with the tax on cultivation activities not to exceed $25.00 per square foot and adjusted annually by a CPI and the tax rate on dispensaries, manufacturing, and delivery not to exceed 10% of annual gross receipts, potentially generating $1-$2 million dollars annually to help fund City services with no termination date?

Measure M Upgrade or replace school buildings and facilities -- Alisal Union School District (School Bond Election - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 8,034 / 73.22% Yes votes ...... 2,939 / 26.78% No votes

To repair/modernize neighborhood school classrooms, facilities, and technology infrastructure supporting programs in reading, math, science and arts; improve disabled student access; repair/replace fire safety, plumbing and electrical systems; with funding that cannot be taken by the State; shall Alisal Union School District rebuild Fremont Elementary School and Alisal Community School and construct one new elementary school to relieve overcrowding and improve student learning; by issuing $70 million in bonds at legal rates, with independent oversight, and no money for administrators?

Measure N Improvements and additions to district facilities -- San Ardo Union Elementary School District (School Bond Election - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 111 / 74.00% Yes votes ...... 39 / 26.00% No votes

Measure N To renovate, upgrade, construct and rebuild aging classrooms and school facilities including deteriorating electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems; renovate restrooms; upgrade fire alarms; and install wiring to support modern technology, shall San Ardo Union Elementary School District be authorized to issue $6.8 million of bonds with rates below legal limits, independent citizen oversight, financial audits, no funds for administrator salaries, and all funds spent on San Ardo School and not taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

Measure O Commercial Cannabis Tax -- City of Greenfield (Commercial Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,977 / 65.88% Yes votes ...... 1,024 / 34.12% No votes

Shall the City of Greenfield Municipal Code be amended to add a "Cannabis Business Tax" on cultivation, dispensaries, deliveries, distribution, manufacturing, nurseries, testing, and transportation of medical and nonmedical marijuana where legalized by state law; the cultivation tax shall not exceed ($25.00) per square foot; a CPI may be adjusted annually; all other cannabis activities shall be taxed at a rate not to exceed (10%); generating an estimated $2 million annually with no termination date?

Measure P Admission tax to enter or attend events or facilities within the City -- City of Pacific Grove (Admission Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,845 / 22.91% Yes votes ...... 6,209 / 77.09% No votes

Shall Chapter 6.13 be added to the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to impose a five percent (5%) admission tax to enter or attend events or facilities within the City of Pacific Grove, including but not limited to attendance at an aquarium, sporting or athletic events, concerts, golf courses, marathons, motion pictures, museums, or organized activities, in accord with Resolution No. 16-045, which Chapter shall not sunset and shall have an annual yield approximating $4 million?

Measure R Approve financing for specific school facilities projects -- Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District (School Bond Election - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,126 / 64.1% Yes votes ...... 1,189 / 35.9% No votes
   2121 (64.10%) Yes / 1188 (35.90%) No in Fresno County
   5 (83.33%) Yes / 1 (16.67%) No in Monterey County
   Yes / No in San Benito County

Shall Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District issue $39,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with annual audits, an independent citizens' oversight committee and NO money for teacher or administrative salaries?

Measure S Special Parcel Tax -- Aromas Tri-County Fire Protection District (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 670 / 45.8% Yes votes ...... 793 / 54.2% No votes
   652 (45.82%) Yes / 771 (54.18%) No in Monterey County
   18 (45.00%) Yes / 22 (55.00%) No in Santa Cruz County

Shall the Ordinance that imposes a special tax in an amount not-to-exceed $230 dollars per developed parcel per year, and generating estimated revenues of between $410,000 and $487,500 dollars annually, with no termination date, be adopted to fund engine-company based paramedic services within the District?

Measure T Shall bonds be issued for repair, job training and improved access? -- Hartnell Community College District (School Bond Election - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 49,353 / 68.77% Yes votes ...... 22,416 / 31.23% No votes

To repair/upgrade classrooms, expand local access to higher education/ training for high-wage jobs, including nursing, agriculture, science, technology/ engineering, by upgrading aging classrooms, technology, science labs, repairing outdated, deteriorating mechanical/electrical systems, improving veterans' services, safety, security/disabled access, removing asbestos, acquiring, constructing, repairing sites/facilities/equipment, shall Hartnell Community College District issue $167,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring citizen oversight, independent audits, all funds used locally?

Measure U Update Business License Tax -- City of Marina (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,885 / 82.91% Yes votes ...... 1,213 / 17.09% No votes

To provide general city services such as: street and facility maintenance and fire, police, youth and senior services; shall the City of Marina update its 38 year old business license tax rates to 0.2% of gross receipts, so small businesses pay lower amounts than larger businesses; generating approximately $900,000 annually; continuing until ended by voters or reduced by City Council; and all funds controlled locally?

Measure V Direct election of the mayor -- City of Marina (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,056 / 58.82% Yes votes ...... 2,840 / 41.18% No votes

Shall Section 1.04 be added to the Charter to provide for the direct election of the mayor to serve a term of four years, commencing with the 2018 general municipal election?

Measure W Commercial Cannabis Tax -- City of Gonzales (Commercial Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,439 / 72.46% Yes votes ...... 547 / 27.54% No votes

Shall the City of Gonzales Municipal Code be amended to add a "Commercial Cannabis Tax" on cultivation and manufacturing of medical marijuana where permissible by state and local law? The cultivation tax will not exceed $25 per square foot subject to increases after the third year based on the consumer price index, while the manufacturing tax shall not exceed 15% of annual gross receipts, both with no termination date, generating estimated revenues of $1,365,000?

Measure X Safety and Investment Plan and Retail Transactions And Use Tax -- Monterey County (Ordinance - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 87,915 / 67.71% Yes votes ...... 41,924 / 32.29% No votes

Shall the Transportation Agency for Monterey County fund a transportation safety and investment plan to: improve safety on local roads and highways; repair potholes; maintain streets and roads; reduce traffic congestion; improve transportation for seniors, young people, and people with disabilities; and make walking and biking safer, by enacting a three-eighths' percent sales tax, raising approximately twenty million dollars annually over 30 years, plus state and federal matching funds, with citizen oversight and annual independent audits?

Measure Y Commercial Cannabis Tax -- County of Monterey (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 95,978 / 73.68% Yes votes ...... 34,288 / 26.32% No votes

Measure Y Shall the ordinance imposing a tax on commercial marijuana businesses in the unincorporated area of Monterey County only (not cities) up to a maximum of: $25 per square foot on cultivation with an annual adjustment by Consumer Price Index (CPI) thereafter; $5 per square foot on nurseries with annual CPI adjustment thereafter; and 10% of gross receipts on other marijuana business activities with no CPI, potentially generating millions of dollars annually to help fund County services, be adopted?

Measure Z Ban Fracking and Limit Risky Oil Operations -- County of Monterey (Initiative - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 73,877 / 56.07% Yes votes ...... 57,883 / 43.93% No votes

Shall an initiative amending the Monterey County General Plan, Local Coastal Program, and Fort Ord Master Plan to: (1) prohibit the use of land within the County's unincorporated (non-city) areas for hydraulic fracturing treatments ("fracking"), acid well stimulation treatments, and other well stimulation treatments; (2) prohibit new and phase out existing land uses that utilize oil and gas wastewater injection and impoundment; and, (3) prohibit the drilling of new oil and gas wells in the County's unincorporated areas be adopted?