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San Bernardino County, CA November 8, 2016 Election
Directory of San Bernardino County, CA Measures
County Results as of December 5 3:35pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1789/1789)
75.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (672,871/888,019)

Measures
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Measure A. Continue Fire Protection/Emergency Response Tax -- Apple Valley Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 23,465 / 77.45% Yes votes ...... 6,831 / 22.55% No votes
To reduce emergency/medical response times; reopen two dosed neighborhood fire stations; and increase firefighter/paramedic staffing levels, improving response to multiple emergencies at the same time; shall Apple Valley Fire Protection District's voter approved fire protection/emergency response tax be continued at the rates set forth in the ordinance, providing $4,800,000 annually, until ended by voters, requiring citizen's oversight, independent audits, no money for the State, all funds controlled locally?

Measure B. Adjust the Availability Charge for Fire and Emergency Medical Services -- Running Springs Water District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 910 / 45.07% Yes votes ...... 1,109 / 54.93% No votes
Shall the maximum annual availability charge on each improved lot or parcel of property within Running Springs Water District, not otherwise exempt, for fire suppression and emergency medical, ambulance and advanced life support services provided by the Running Springs Fire Department be adiusted from $65 to an amount not to exceed $146 per unit of benefit beginning in 2017?

Measure F. Classroom Repair, Student Safety/Education Improvement Measure -- Barstow Unified School District (Bond Proposition - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 5,776 / 67.54% Yes votes ...... 2,776 / 32.46% No votes
To repair/upgrade aging classrooms, restrooms/ fix leaky roofs in order to maintain student health/ safety, retain/ attract quality teachers, remove asbestos/ lead paint, upgrade security, outdated plumbing/ electrical systems/ gas lines, improve technology, computer/ science labs, repair, construct, acquire school facilities, sites/ equipment, shall Barstow Unified School District issue $39,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, requiring audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries/ pensions, all funds staying local?

Measure G. Student Achievement, Repair and Safety Measure -- Chino Valley Unified School District (Bond Proposition - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 34,168 / 55.99% Yes votes ...... 26,861 / 44.01% No votes
To upgrade neighborhood schools and retain/attract quality teachers by repairing deteriorating classrooms/restrooms; replacing deteriorating, rusty pipes/ensuring safe drinking water; removing asbestos/lead paint; upgrading fire safety, science/computer labs, wiring, classroom technology; repairing, constructing, acquiring educational facilities, sites, equipment; shall Chino Valley Unified School District issue $750,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, requiring annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries/pensions, all funds used locally?

Measure H. $58 Million in Bonds for Repair and Replace Facilities -- Alta Loma School District (Bond Proposition - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 13,482 / 55.02% Yes votes ...... 11,024 / 44.98% No votes
In order to replace or repair deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical and air conditioning systems; improve access for students and families with disabilities; improve school safety and security systems; update and modernize classrooms to keep pace with educational technology and support student programs in science, technology, English, arts, and math, shall the Alta Loma School District issue $58,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight, no money for administrators, and all money staying in Alta Loma?

Measure I. Classroom Repair, Safety and Education Measure -- Etiwanda School District (Bond Proposition - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 21,387 / 65.18% Yes votes ...... 11,427 / 34.82% No votes
To repair/upgrade neighborhood schools, meet safety, academic, technology standards and reduce overcrowding by improving school security, including 91-1 emergency communications, cameras, wiring, smoke alarms/door locks; upgrading classroom computers, water pipes, labs/libraries; acquiring, constructing, equipping and repairing classrooms/sites/facilities, shall Etiwanda School District issue $137,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with independent audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrator salaries/pensions and all funds used locally?

Measure J. Affordability/Classroom Repair/Job Training Measure -- Kern Community College District Facilities Improvement District 1 (Bond Proposition - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 368,890 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 298,354 / 44.7% No votes
   145217 (65.17%) Yes / 77603 (34.83%) No in Kern County
   39,035 (35.32%) Yes / 71,469 (64.68%) No in Tulare County
   145217 (65.17%) Yes / 77603 (34.83%) No in Kern County
   39,035 (35.32%) Yes / 71,469 (64.68%) No in Tulare County
   386 (64.77%) Yes / 210 (35.23%) No in San Bernardino County
To upgrade classrooms to prepare students/veterans for good-paying jobs/university transfer by updating labs/classrooms for nursing, welding, construction/high-tech job training, repairing deteriorating gas, electrical/ sewer lines, leaky roofs, improving water conservation, ensuring access for disabled, including veterans, repairing, constructing/ acquiring facilities, sites/ equipment, shall Kern Community College District issue $502,821,000 in bonds at legal rates, funds spent locally, with citizen oversight/independent audits?

Measure K. Repair, Student Safety, Classroom Technology Measure -- Ontario-Montclair School District (Bond Proposition - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 30,996 / 78.19% Yes votes ...... 8,644 / 21.81% No votes
To repair aging classrooms in order to maintain student health/safety and retain/attract quality teachers, remove asbestos/lead paint, repair restrooms/leaky, deteriorating roofs, upgrade disabled access, school security/fire safety, increase water conservation/energy efficiency, improve technology/computer/science labs, repair, construct, acquire/retrofit school facilities, sites/equipment, shall Ontario- Montclair School District issue $150,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, requiring independent audits, citizens' oversight, keeping all funds local?

Measure L. Replace Existing Charter With a Council-Manager Form of Government -- City of San Bernardino (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 27,478 / 60.57% Yes votes ...... 17,890 / 39.43% No votes

Measure M. $21 Million in Bonds for Repairs and Health and Safety Improvements -- Muroc Joint Unified School District (Bond Proposition - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 959 / 78.6% Yes votes ...... 261 / 21.4% No votes
   953 (78.76%) Yes / 257 (21.24%) No in Kern County
   6 (60.00%) Yes / 4 (40.00%) No in San Bernardino County
To repair and upgrade facilities at Boron Schools, improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State, replace leaky roofs, modernize/construct/renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms, and other school facilities, replace heating/air conditioning systems, make health and safety improvements, and improve student access to modern technology, shall the Muroc Joint Unified School District issue $21,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee and NO money for administrative salaries?

Measure N. San Bernardino Medical Cannabis Restrictions and Limitations Act -- City of San Bernardino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 24,048 / 51.10% Yes votes ...... 23,015 / 48.90% No votes
Shall the San Bernardino Medical Cannabis Restrictions and Limitations Act be enacted in the City of San Bernardino?

Measure O. San Bernardino Regulate Marijuana Act of 2016 -- City of San Bernardino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 26,037 / 55.12% Yes votes ...... 21,196 / 44.88% No votes
Shall the San Bernardino Regulate Marijuana Act of 2016 be enacted in the City of San Bernardino?

Measure P. Regulation of Commercial Marijuana Activity -- City of San Bernardino (Municipal Code Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 23,106 / 48.45% Yes votes ...... 24,583 / 51.55% No votes
Shall San Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter 5.05 and Section 19.06.026, which prohibit the sale, possession, cultivation, use, and/or distribution of marijuana be replaced and repealed and allow the City of San Bernardino to regulate commercial marijuana activity?

Measure Q. By-District Elections of Council / Mayor At-Large -- City of Rancho Cucamonga (Resolution - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 37,475 / 63.67% Yes votes ...... 21,381 / 36.33% No votes
Shall four members of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga be elected by geographic districts with the Mayor elected at large as described in Ordinance No. 887?

Measure R. Excise Tax on Commercial Marijuana Activities -- City of Adelanto (Excise Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,031 / 67.74% Yes votes ...... 1,920 / 32.26% No votes
Shall the Adelanto City Council be authorized to impose excise taxes in the amount of not more than five percent on each type of commercial marijuana activity in the City of Adelanto?

Measure S. Gross Revenue Business Tax -- City of Adelanto (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2,043 / 34.40% Yes votes ...... 3,896 / 65.60% No votes
Shall the Adelanto City Council be authorized to impose a tax on each business licensed or operating within the City in the amount of not more than 0.05 percent of the gross revenue attributable to that business's revenue earned from within the City?

Measure T. Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Colton (Ordinance - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 5,512 / 43.56% Yes votes ...... 7,142 / 56.44% No votes
Shall the City of Colton increase the Transient Occupancy (Room) Tax rate from 10% to 12.5%, with the extra 2.5% rate increase generating approximately $150,000 annually that will specifically pay for the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of the City's athletic/recreational fields and related facilities, until ended by voters, and to apply the Tax to all rent charged by hotel operators, including online travel and short term rental companies, for transient occupancy of any hotel room?

Measure U. Ordinance to Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries -- City of Upland (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 10,745 / 35.62% Yes votes ...... 19,419 / 64.38% No votes
Shall the voters approve an ordinance to allow operation of three medical marijuana businesses in the City of Upland?

Measure V. Ordinance Requiring Voter Approval for Acquisitions -- Town of Apple Valley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 17,707 / 67.65% Yes votes ...... 8,466 / 32.35% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted requiring voter approval before the Town of Apple Valley can issue public debt of more than $10,000,000 to pay for acquiring, improving, or financing a project, such as the acquisition of the Town's water system, which is currently owned by a private company, when the debt is to be repaid by fees collected by the Town and not from the Town's taxpayer revenues?

Measure W. Ordinance Authorizing Acquisition of Water System -- Town of Apple Valley (Resolution - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,879 / 56.77% Yes votes ...... 11,332 / 43.23% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted authorizing the Town of Apple Valley to finance the acquisition of the Liberty Utilities water system and to acquire, improve, or finance other projects, by issuing public debt in excess of $5,000,000, if the Town obtains voter approval or the Town Council holds a public haring, certifies that the revenues from the project will cover debt payments, prohibits the use of taxpayer revenues to repay the debt, and conducts an annual independent audit?

Measure X. Remove Restrictions on Council Election Methods -- City of Victorville (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 12,105 / 44.87% Yes votes ...... 14,871 / 55.13% No votes
Shall Article III of the Victorville City Charter, Method of Election, be amended to: (1) delete Charter Section 300's requirement that the City elect its council members "at large"; and (2) remove Charter Section 301's prohibition on electing council members either "by" districts or "from" districts?

Measure Y. Temporary Transactions and Use Tax -- Town of Yucca Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,594 / 72.46% Yes votes ...... 2,126 / 27.54% No votes
To provide funding, that cannot be taken by the State, to maintain Yucca Valley services and help make neighborhoods safer, including: violent crime/burglary/home invasion prevention; youth crime prevention; anti-gang/anti-drug programs; adding police officers/neighborhood patrols; fixing potholes/maintaining Town streets; senior/youth programs; and other general Town services; shall Yucca Valley enact a 0.5% sales tax, for 10 years, providing approximately $1,500,000 annually, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, and all funds spent in Yucca Valley?

Measure Z. Special Purpose Transactions and Use Tax -- Town of Yucca Valley (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 6,281 / 81.24% Yes votes ...... 1,450 / 18.76% No votes

 
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