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- Measure A.
Housing Bond Measure
-- County of Santa Clara
(2/3 Approval Required)
 Pass:
454284 /
67.88% Yes votes ......
214968 /
32.12% No votes
- To provide affordable local housing for vulnerable populations including veterans, seniors, the disabled, low and moderate income individuals or families, foster youth, victims of abuse, the homeless and individuals suffering from mental health or substance abuse illnesses, which housing may include supportive mental health and substance abuse services, shall the County of Santa Clara issue up to $950 million in general obligation bonds to acquire or improve real property subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits?
- Measure B.
Transportation Sales Tax
-- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
487539 /
71.74% Yes votes ......
192057 /
28.26% No votes
- To relieve traffic, repair potholes; shall VTA enact a 30-year half-cent sales tax to:
- Repair streets, fix potholes in all 15 cities;
- Finish BART extension to downtown San Jose, Santa Clara;
- Improve bicycle/pedestrian safety, especially near schools;
- Increase Caltrain capacity, easing highway congestion, improving safety at crossings;
- Relieve traffic on all 9 expressways, key highway interchanges;
- Enhance transit for seniors, students, disabled;
Mandating annual audits by independent citizens watchdog committee to ensure accountability?
- Measure C.
General Plan Amendments
-- City of Cupertino
(Majority Approval Required)
 Fail:
9089 /
39.12% Yes votes ......
14147 /
60.88% No votes
- Shall an initiative ordinance be adopted amending Cupertino's General Plan to limit redevelopment of the Vallco Shopping District, limit building heights along major mixed-use corridors, increase to 45 feet the maximum building height in the Neighborhoods, limit lot coverages for large projects, establish new setbacks and building planes on major thoroughfares, and require voter approval for any changes to these provisions?
- Measure D.
General Plan Amendments
-- City of Cupertino
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
10536 /
45.17% Yes votes ......
12790 /
54.83% No votes
- Shall an initiative be adopted enacting the Vallco Town Center Specific Plan for the 58-acre Vallco Shopping District Special Area requiring residential (approximately 389-800 units, including approximately 20% senior housing), office (2,000,000 sf), commercial (640,000 sf), hotel, park, civic/educational uses; requiring funding/community benefits for transportation (approximately $30,000,000), schools (approximately $40,000,000), green roof (approximately 30 acres), recycled water; granting initial entitlements; establishing development standards and limited future approval process; and making related Cupertino General Plan and Municipal Code amendments?
- Measure E.
Opportunity to Work Ordinance
-- City of San Jose
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
202634 /
63.94% Yes votes ......
114263 /
36.06% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be adopted amending the San Jose Municipal Code to require employers of 36 or more employees to offer additional work hours to existing qualified part-time employees before hiring new employees or contractors, unless waived through a collective bargaining agreement or a welfare to work program; and, authorize the City to enforce, and grant hardship exemptions from, the offer of work requirement?
- Measure F.
Pension Modification
-- City of San Jose
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
188943 /
61.14% Yes votes ......
120104 /
38.86% No votes
- Shall the Charter be amended to adopt an agreement between the City and police officers, firefighters and City employee bargaining groups that would, among other things, stop funding retiree healthcare for new employees, potentially reduce costs of supplemental pension payments, reinstate disability retirement provisions for injured police officers, firefighters and other City employees, change criteria for determining actuarial soundness, and continue to require voter approval for benefit increases?
- Measure G.
Business Tax Modernization
-- City of San Jose
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
204153 /
65.59% Yes votes ......
107125 /
34.41% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be adopted modernizing San Jose's 1986 business tax to fund essential services + such as police, emergency response, and pothole repair + with approximately $12 million in additional annual revenue by raising the base tax from $150 to $195; increasing rates incrementally for larger businesses, as provided in the ordinance at http://sanjoseca.gov/businesstax2016; adjusting for inflation; expanding exemptions for small businesses and financial hardship; and allowing online registration and payment?
- Measure H.
Urban Growth Boundary
-- City of Gilroy
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
11972 /
66.31% Yes votes ......
6082 /
33.69% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the Gilroy General Plan to add an Urban Growth Boundary line (UGB) to the General Plan Land Use Plan Map, designate lands outside the UGB as Open Space and prohibit urban development on such lands, and provide that (with limited exceptions) such restrictions may not be amended or repealed until December 31, 2040 without a vote of the people?
- Measure I.
Urban Growth Boundary
-- City of Milpitas
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
14811 /
72.77% Yes votes ......
5542 /
27.23% No votes
- Shall an ordinance that amends the Milpitas General Plan Land Use Element to extend until December 31, 2038 an Urban Growth Boundary near the base of the Milpitas foothills, that would limit development within Milpitas to the valley floor and the base of the foothills by prohibiting Milpitas from providing city services to new land use developments in the hillside area, be adopted?
- Measure J.
General Plan Land Use Change Requirement
-- City of Milpitas
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
15829 /
79.00% Yes votes ......
4207 /
21.00% No votes
- Shall an ordinance, requiring until December 31, 2038, any amendments to the existing "Hillside Combining District" Ordinance and any amendments to the general plan land use designation for lands currently designated as "Hillside" property be approved by the voters before becoming effective, be adopted?
- Measure K.
Parks/Open Space Development Requirements
-- City of Milpitas
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
17342 /
84.54% Yes votes ......
3172 /
15.46% No votes
- Shall an ordinance amending the City of Milpitas General Plan be adopted to mandate that any attempt to rezone parks, parklands or open space to residential, commercial or industrial, or any proposal for residential, commercial or industrial development in parks, parkland or open space, must be placed before Milpitas voters and secure two-thirds support in the City's next general election?
- Measure L.
Solid Waste Disposal Agreement
-- City of Milpitas
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
11541 /
56.37% Yes votes ......
8931 /
43.63% No votes
- Shall Resolution No. 8532 authorizing an Exclusive Franchise Agreement with Waste Management, Inc. for Solid Waste Disposal Services, which was approved by the Milpitas City Council on March 15, 2016 but suspended by referendum petition on April 14, 2016, be adopted?
- Measure M.
Sale/Lease of City Property Requirement
-- City of Sunnyvale
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
22424 /
49.59% Yes votes ......
22792 /
50.41% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be adopted to require the City to conduct a citywide special or general election requesting approval from a majority of voters for any sale, lease, lease extension, lease renewal, land swap, or transfer of any property, facility, or land that the City owns, leases, or uses for government administration, recreation, public park, or similar community purposes?
- Measure N.
Sunnyvale Essential Services Protection Measure
-- City of Sunnyvale
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
34099 /
76.90% Yes votes ......
10241 /
23.10% No votes
- To maintain Sunnyvale's financial stability without increasing the existing 2% tax rate, and fund essential City services including police, fire and 911 emergency response, and pothole, street, sidewalk, and neighborhood park maintenance/repairs, shall Sunnyvale modernize its existing utility users tax to treat telecommunication taxpayers equally regardless of technology used, providing approximately $1,500,000 annually on an ongoing basis, until ended by voters, with independent audits, and all funds used locally?
- Measure O.
Setting of Salaries for Mayor and City Council
-- City of Santa Clara
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
25640 /
71.16% Yes votes ......
10393 /
28.84% No votes
- Shall section 702 of the Santa Clara City Charter be amended to set the salaries of the Mayor at $2500 per month and City Council at $2000 per month, and to create a Salary Setting Commission to review and adjust those salaries every two years?
- Measure P.
Mayor and City Council Term Limits
-- City of Santa Clara
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
29495 /
81.02% Yes votes ......
6908 /
18.98% No votes
- MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TERM LIMITS. Shall Sections 701 and 704.1 of the Santa Clara City Charter be amended to limit the Mayor and members of the City Council to no more than two full terms for each office, and to define a partial term in excess of two years as a full term?
- Measure Q.
Filling Vacancies In City Elected Offices
-- City of Santa Clara
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
28156 /
80.42% Yes votes ......
6855 /
19.58% No votes
- Shall Section 703 of the Santa Clara City Charter be amended to provide that vacancies in any elective office of the City be filled by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the City Council and to require that persons appointed to fill vacancies occurring in the first half of a term of office shall hold office until the next general municipal election?
- Measure R.
Protection of Parkland and Open Space
-- City of Santa Clara
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
33552 /
89.61% Yes votes ......
3890 /
10.39% No votes
- Shall Section 714.1 of the Santa Clara City Charter be added to provide that no City owned land used for park or recreational purposes, including the Ulistac Natural Area and the Santa Clara Soccer Park, shall be sold or disposed of by the City without being authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote and that development upon such property shall be subject to referendum?
- Measure S.
General Plan Amendments
-- City of Morgan Hill
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
13177 /
76.50% Yes votes ......
4047 /
23.50% No votes
- Shall a measure be adopted to amend the Morgan Hill General Plan and Municipal Code to update the City's voter-approved Residential Development Control System (RDCS) to extend it to 2035, establish a population ceiling of 58,200, with a slower rate of growth than currently exists, and improve policies to maintain neighborhood character, encourage more efficient land use, conserve water, and preserve open space?
- Measure T.
Short-Term Rental Tax
-- Town of Los Gatos
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
12698 /
82.04% Yes votes ......
2779 /
17.96% No votes
- To maintain quality of life and small town character in Los Gatos by enhancing traffic safety and flow; maintaining 911 response, police services, parks, trails, creeks, playground equipment and restrooms; repairing potholes and Town facilities; beautifying Downtown; providing general services, shall Los Gatos increase by 2% the short-term rental tax paid only by hotel/lodging guests, raising approximately $350,000 to $400,000 per year with published annual audits, fiscal oversight, and all funds spent locally for Los Gatos?
- Measure U.
Bond Measure
-- San Benito High School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
35 /
63.64% Yes votes ......
20 /
36.36% No votes
- To improve the quality of local high school education by upgrading science labs and classrooms to help prepare students for college and careers; continue improving school access for students with disabilities; adding classrooms and school facilities to reduce overcrowding; upgrading aging student facilities; and improving school and earthquake safety, shall the San Benito High School District issue $60 million in bonds, with citizen oversight, annual audits and with NO money for administrator salaries?
- Measure V.
Rent Stabilization CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT
-- City of Mountain View
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
15393 /
53.57% Yes votes ......
13341 /
46.43% No votes
- Shall a Rent Stabilization CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT be adopted enacting rent regulation and prohibiting amendments except by Citywide election, with annual rent increases limited to the Consumer Price Index (minimum 2%, maximum 5%) for most multifamily rental units built before February 1, 1995; prohibiting evictions without just cause for rental units built before this measure becomes effective; creating a Rental Housing Committee authorized to enact regulations, hire staff, expend funds, and charge landlords fees to implement this amendment?
- Measure W.
Rent Stabilization Ordinance
-- City of Mountain View
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
13574 /
48.68% Yes votes ......
14308 /
51.32% No votes
- Shall a RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE be adopted requiring a tenant-landlord dispute resolution program and binding arbitration for rent increase disputes exceeding 5% of base rent per 12-month period and service reductions for most multifamily rental units with a certificate of occupancy before February 1, 1995; prohibiting eviction of tenants without just cause or relocation assistance; prohibiting substantive changes for two years, and requiring a super majority City Council vote for substantive changes thereafter?
- Measure X.
Bond Measure
-- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
175265 /
64.82% Yes votes ......
95111 /
35.18% No votes
- To repair/ upgrade classrooms to prepare students/ veterans for jobs/ university transfer by repairing/ building nursing, engineering, vocational, technology, science/ job training classrooms, improving campus, earthquake safety/ disabled access, remove asbestos/ lead paint, acquiring, constructing, repairing sites, facilities/ equipment, shall San Jose-Evergreen Community College District issue $748,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, no money for administrators' salaries/ pensions, requiring citizen oversight, independent audits, all funds used locally?
- Measure Y.
Neighborhood Schools Parcel Tax
-- San Jose Unified School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
64280 /
67.12% Yes votes ......
31494 /
32.88% No votes
- To improve education in local neighborhood schools by supporting core academic programs in reading, writing, math, the arts and science, preparing students for college and careers and attracting and retaining high performing teachers and educational staff, shall San Jose Unified School District authorize an annual $72 school parcel tax for 8 years, raising approximately $5 million annually, with independent citizen oversight, no funds for district office administrators' salaries, a senior citizen exemption and all funds benefiting local neighborhood schools?
- Measure Z.
Bond Measure
-- East Side Union High School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
114080 /
72.39% Yes votes ......
43503 /
27.61% No votes
- To upgrade/construct science, technology and engineering classrooms; remove hazardous materials from school grounds; upgrade fire/security systems; and replace deteriorating roofs at Andrew Hill, Calero, Evergreen Valley, Foothill, Independence, James Lick, Mt. Pleasant, Oak Grove, Piedmont Hills, Santa Teresa, Silver Creek, Yerba Buena, W.C. Overfelt, alternative, adult and district charter schools, shall East Side Union High School District issue $510 million of bonds with independent citizen oversight, interest rates below legal limits, and no funds for administrators' salaries?
- Measure AA.
Bond Measure
-- Campbell Union High School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
57230 /
67.08% Yes votes ......
28090 /
32.92% No votes
- To improve local highs schools to better prepare students for 21st century careers, by modernizing classrooms, labs, and technology for career education in engineering, science, advanced math, coding and computer skills; repairing aging facilities, including leaky roofs, floors, electrical systems, and restrooms; making seismic upgrades, removing hazardous asbestos, and adding classrooms/school facilities to prevent overcrowding, shall the Campbell Union High School District issue $275 million in bonds, within legal rates, with annual financial audits and independent citizen's oversight?
- Measure BB.
Parcel Tax Renewal
-- Sunnyvale School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
19118 /
74.40% Yes votes ......
6577 /
25.60% No votes
- To renew the Sunnyvale School District parcel tax to support classroom programs including math, English, science and technology; to attract and retain quality teachers and keep class size small; shall Sunnyvale School District be authorized to renew its existing $59 per parcel tax providing $1 million annually for seven years beginning July 1, 2018, with exemptions for senior citizens and all expenditures audited and reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee with no funds spent on administrators?
- Measure CC.
Bond Measure
-- Campbell Union School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
24205 /
68.63% Yes votes ......
11062 /
31.37% No votes
- To continue providing high-quality education and to ensure equal access to a 21st-century education for all local students by repairing leaky roofs; upgrading fire alarms and security systems; upgrading science equipment and laboratories; providing access for students and teachers with disabilities; constructing new classrooms and facilities and modernizing old classrooms, shall Campbell Union Elementary School District issue $72 million in bonds at legal interest rates, with citizens' oversight and financial audits with no funds for administrator salaries?
- Measure EE.
Parcel Tax
-- Oak Grove School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Fail:
24664 /
65.95% Yes votes ......
12732 /
34.05% No votes
- To improve education and student achievement in neighborhood schools by maintaining small class sizes; hiring, retaining and training quality teachers; expanding science, technology, engineering, math, language, art, and music education; improving health, safety, security, and maintenance services; and providing before-/after-school programs; shall Oak Grove Elementary School District levy a parcel tax of $132 per parcel for nine years providing $3.1 million annually, exempting seniors, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, and all funds used locally?
- Measure GG.
Parcel Tax Renewal
-- Los Altos School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
15122 /
70.94% Yes votes ......
6195 /
29.06% No votes
- To continue excellent education for all local public elementary and junior high school students; maintain outstanding core academics, innovative science, technology, engineering and math programs; and attract and retain highly qualified teachers; shall Los Altos School District renew its expiring annual education parcel tax at $223 per parcel for eight years, providing approximately $2.8 million annually for local schools, with independent oversight, no funds for administrators' salaries, exemptions for seniors, and all funds benefitting local public schools?
- Measure HH.
Local Elementary School District Achievement Measure
-- Franklin-McKinley School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
18063 /
80.35% Yes votes ......
4418 /
19.65% No votes
- To improve the quality of education and enhance student achievement, by expanding counseling and tutoring programs for at-risk students; maintaining small class sizes in kindergarten through third grade; enhancing reading, science/math programs; retaining teachers; expanding student access to after school programs, shall Franklin-McKinley School District renew without increasing its expiring parcel tax at $72 annually for 9 years, with citizen oversight, audits and an exemption for senior citizen homeowners?
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