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- Measure C.
General Obligation Bond of 2016
-- Cotati/Rohnert Park Unified School District
(55% Approval Required)
 Pass:
12,897 /
64.4% Yes votes ......
7,117 /
35.6% No votes
- To bring all classrooms up to the same standard and protect quality education with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District improve classrooms, science labs and libraries to meet modern educational/safety standards; remove lead/asbestos where found; and add multiuse classrooms for performing arts/science/vocational education programs; by issuing $80 million in bonds, at legal rates, with citizens' oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators, and all funds staying local?
- Measure D.
General Obligation Bond of 2016
-- Healdsburg Unified School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
5,455 /
66.1% Yes votes ......
2,792 /
33.9% No votes
- To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair/replace leaky roofs; replace deteriorating plumbing systems; construct, modernize, and renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; and upgrade P.E. fields and facilities for school and community use; shall Healdsburg Unified School District issue $67,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, and have,NO money used for administrative salaries?
- Measure E.
School, Classroom and Instructional Technology Repair and Upgrade Measure
-- Sonoma Valley Unified School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
12,845 /
70.4% Yes votes ......
5,401 /
29.6% No votes
- To upgrade classrooms, science labs and school facilities to meet safety and academic standards; repair/replace leaky roofs, deteriorating plumbing and outdated/inefficient heating and cooling systems; ensure schools are accessible for students with disabilities; and expand student access to computers and modern technology, shall Sonoma Valley Unified School District issue $120,000,000 of bonds, at
legal rates, with annual
audits, and independent citizens' oversight committee, no money for administrative salaries, and all funds locally-controlled to benefit local students?
- Measure F.
General Obligation Bond of 2016
-- Windsor Unified School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
7,880 /
62.0% Yes votes ......
4,837 /
38.0% No votes
- To improve the quality of education at Windsor schools by providing 21st Century
classrooms, upgrading libraries and science labs, improving classroom technology, updating
safety and security, renovating and modernizing older schools, repairing and replacing roofs,
adding classrooms, building a new elementary school to avoid overcrowding, and acquiring,
constructing and renovating school facilities shall the Windsor Unified School District issue $62 million in bonds at legal interest rates with an independent Oversight Committee and no funds for administrators?
- Measure G.
General Obligation Bonds
-- Guerneville School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
1,861 /
71.6% Yes votes ......
737 /
28.4% No votes
- To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the state; modernize, construct, and/or renovate classrooms, restrooms and school
facilities; make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; increase student access to modern technology; and make needed energy and water
conservation improvements, shall the Guerneville School District issue $7,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have annual audits. independent citizens'
oversight and use NO money used for administrative salaries?
- Measure H.
Excellence In Education Act of 2016 Parcel Tax
-- Rincon Valley Union School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
14,400 /
70.9% Yes votes ......
5,923 /
29.1% No votes
- To renew the community's commitment to great local schools by enhancing
computer and technology education, maintaining libraries, preserving
classroom and instrumental music programs, and supporting science
programs with $1.1 million in annual funding, shall the Rincon Valley Union
School District renew its existing annual tax beginning in 2018 for twelve
years at the rate of $96 per parcel with annual $3 increases and a complete
exemption for parcels owned and occupied by senior citizens 65 years and
older?
- Measure I.
Parcel Tax
-- Wilmar Union School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
 Fail:
1,160 /
65.7% Yes votes ......
605 /
34.3% No votes
- To provide stable funding the State cannot take away, protect academic programs in reading assistance, writing, math, art, science and vocal and instrumental
music, retain qualified teachers, maintain student counseling services, and provide books and instructional materials, shall the Wilmar Union School District
be authorized to levy $75 per parcel annually for nine (9) years, (approximate total $79,500 annual funds raised): have no funds for administrators salaries,
provide a senior citizens1 exemption and have all funds stay local?
- Measure J.
County of Sonoma Regional Parks & Water Quality Improvement Tax
-- Unincorporated Area
(2/3 Approval Required)
Fail:
45,444 /
65.1% Yes votes ......
24,346 /
34.9% No votes
- To expand, maintain, and restore Sonoma County parks
for future generations; protect drinking water sources,
streams, and 1ivers; protect natural areas; preserve fish
and wildlife habitat; reduce wildfire risk and; increase
walking, hiking, and biking trails, shall Sonoma County
establish a half cent sales tax in the unincorporated areas
of Sonoma County for ten years providing $9 .5 million annually, with citizens' oversight and annual audits?
- Measure K.
Community Separators Protection Ordinance
-- County of Sonoma
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
173,309 /
81.4% Yes votes ......
39,596 /
18.6% No votes
- In order to preserve rural open space
and agricultural land, maintain
community identities, and prevent
sprawl, shall the "Community Separators Protection Ordinance" be
adopted to amend the Sonoma County
General Plan to require voter approval
of changes to the General Plan that increase the allowed density or intensity of development within Community Separators until December
31, 2036, and to repeal Ordinance 5145R?
- Measure L.
Tourist Tax
-- County of Sonoma
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
149,472 /
68.2% Yes votes ......
69,666 /
31.8% No votes
- To address the
impacts of tourists by investing in roads, emergency
response, workforce housing for families and
veterans, water quality protection, and other County
services1 shall Sonoma County increase the transient
occupancy tax from 9% to 12%, until repealed, and
paid only by guests staying overnight at lodging facilities within the unincorporated area, in line with many neighboring cities and counties, providing $4 million annually to local County services, subject to
annual audits?
- Measure M.
Transgenic Contamination Prevention Ordinance
-- County of Sonoma
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
122,399 /
57.4% Yes votes ......
90,947 /
42.6% No votes
- Shall the "Sonoma County Transgenic
Contamination Prevention Ordinance,"
which would 1) prohibit the
propagation, cultivation, raising, or
growing of genetically engineered
organisms, as defined in the ordinance,
in the unincorporated County; 2)
require the Sonoma County Agricultural
Commissioner to enforce the ordinance
by assessing a civil monetary penalty or
pursuing an injunction against violators;
and 3) provide for fines and fees for
each violation, be adopted?
- Measure N.
Services Sales Tax Extension
-- City of Santa Rosa
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
50,114 /
72.5% Yes votes ......
19,001 /
27.5% No votes
- To maintain financial
stability and funding, without increasing taxes, for city services, such as police/fire protection; 9-1-1 emergency response; street/pothole repair; parks/recreation programs; affordable housing/homelessness services; and other general city services, shall the City of Santa Rosa extend an existing, voter-approved 1/4 cent sales tax for eight additional years, providing
approximately $8 million annually; requiring independent
audits, public spending review, and all funds controlled locally?
- Measure O.
Public Safety Spending Levels
-- City of Santa Rosa
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
47,950 /
72.2% Yes votes ......
18,502 /
27.8% No votes
- Shall the City of Santa Rosa amend the minimum funding requirements for public safety services, including police, fire, and gang-prevention, to reflect City FY 2015-16 General Fund budget . levels?
- Measure P.
Cannabis Business Tax
-- City of Cloverdale
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
2,742 /
73.8% Yes votes ......
975 /
26.2% No votes
- To fund essential City services such as police, streets, parks, libraries, senior and youth programs, shall an ordinance be adopted imposing a tax on all permitted cannabis businesses in Cloverdale, at a rate of up to 10% on gross receipts, to raise estimated revenues of $90,000 per business, with no sunset date, subject to audits, with funds staying in Cloverdale, allowing for the tax rate to vary by business activity type?
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- Measure Q.
Urban Growth Boundary
-- City of Cotati
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
2,267 /
69.6% Yes votes ......
991 /
30.4% No votes
- Shall the proposed amendment to the General Plan
maintaining the current boundaries of the Urban Growth
oundary and prohibiting the
ability to amend these boundaries for a 30-year period be adopted?
- Measure R.
Growth Management Ordinance Amendment
-- City of Healdsburg
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
2,304 /
40.7% Yes votes ......
3,362 /
59.3% No votes
- Shall Healdsburg voters amend the existing
Growth Management Ordinance to mcrease inclusionary housing
requirements on new development to 30%, remove existing restrictions on
the number of new residential units allowed per year, adopt and periodically amend new growth management measures in conjunction with
the Housing Element update, and adopt and periodically update a Housing
Action Plan to provide a greater variety of housing?
- Measure S.
Transient Occupancy Tax Adjustment
-- City of Healdsburg
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
3,814 /
68.4% Yes votes ......
1,760 /
31.6% No votes
- To increase, improve and preserve the City's affordable housing stock, shall the City of Healdsburg be authorized to levy an ongoing 2% transient occupancy tax (or "hotel" tax) on persons who occupy hotel rooms for 30 days or less, increasing the maximum hotel tax rate from 12% to 14%, and providing an estimated minimum $530,123 annually, with all funds of the additional tax restricted to affordable housing services and programs?
- Measure T.
Fluoridation of Water Supply
-- City of Healdsburg
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
2,433 /
43.0% Yes votes ......
3,223 /
57.0% No votes
- Shall the City of Healdsburg stop fluoridating its water supply?
- Measure U.
Sales Tax Extension
-- City of Sonoma
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
4,306 /
73.3% Yes votes ......
1,568 /
26.7% No votes
- To continue funding, that cannot be taken by the State, for general city services
including preserving the quality of life of Sonoma, and to provide funding for
essential services such as police, fire and emergency medical services, street
maintenance, affordable housing, parks and other general community services,
shall the City of Sonoma extend the existing voter approved sales tax of one-half of one percent for a term of 5 years, with all funds to be spent locally?
- Measure V.
Leaf Blower Regulations
-- City of Sonoma
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
2,975 /
50.2% Yes votes ......
2,956 /
49.8% No votes
- Shall Sonoma City Council Ordinance No. 01-2016 banning the use of gas leaf
blowers within the City's limits but permitting the use of electric and battery-powered
leaf blowers under specified regulations be adopted?
- Measure W.
Smoking and Tobacco Regulations
-- City of Sonoma
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
4,156 /
70.7% Yes votes ......
1,725 /
29.3% No votes
- In order to more comprehensively protect the health and safety of the citizens of Sonoma
shall an ordinance be adopted that amends the City's existing 1992 smoking ordinance
to include more protections by prohibiting smoking in public places, multi-unit residences,
hotels and motels, enclosed common areas, enclosed dining areas, outdoor recreational
areas and parks, outdoor public places, outdoor dining areas and within 25 feet of any
area where smoking is prohibited?
- Measure X.
Classroom Safety, Modernization and Repair Measure
-- Waugh School District School Facilities Improvement District 1
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
628 /
66.5% Yes votes ......
317 /
33.5% No votes
- To repair or replace outdated plumbing and sewer systems; and modernize/renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall the School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 of the Waugh School District issue $4,000,000 of bonds, at legal rates, with an independent citizens' oversight committee, no money used for administrators ' salaries and all funds controlled locally?
- Measure Y.
Library Maintenance, Restoration and Enhancement Act
-- Sonoma County Library
(2/3 Approval Required)
Pass:
159,857 /
72.0% Yes votes ......
62,208 /
28.0% No votes
- To maintain, restore/enhance Library services
including: maintaining children's/teen books,
materials/ services; providing educational services,
including homework help/computer labs; expanding
senior/disabled services; keeping qualified
librarians; restoring library hours;
shall the Sonoma County Library increase the sales
tax by 1/8 of a percent, providing $12,000,000
annually for ten years, and increase the spending
limit to allow use of the revenue, with independent
audits, citizen oversight, requiring all funds go to
Sonoma County Library/no money for Sacramento?
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