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Contra Costa County, CA June 5, 2018 Election
Directory of Contra Costa County, CA Measures
County Results as of Jul 5 9:36am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (702/702)
39.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (239628/602171)

Measures
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Measure 3. Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan -- County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Solano (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 883,703 / 55.0% Yes votes ...... 722,971 / 45.0% No votes
   173,275 (53.89%) Yes / 148,245 (46.11%) No in Alameda County
   101070 (44.54%) Yes / 125851 (55.46%) No in Contra Costa County
   48090 (60.52%) Yes / 31366 (39.48%) No in Marin County
   17,350 (50.76%) Yes / 16,828 (49.24%) No in Napa County
   212661 (61.44%) Yes / 133488 (38.56%) No in Santa Clara County
   153,812 (65.4%) Yes / 81,383 (34.6%) No in San Francisco County
   24182 (30.0%) Yes / 56334 (70.0%) No in Solano County
   86,257 (54.88%) Yes / 70,920 (45.12%) No in San Mateo County
   67,006 (53.4%) Yes / 58,556 (46.6%) No in Sonoma County
Shall voters authorize a plan to reduce auto and truck traffic, relieve crowding on BART, unclog freeway bottlenecks, and improve bus, ferry, BART and commuter rail service as specified in the plan in this voter pamphlet, with a $1 toll increase effective in 2019, a $1 increase in 2022, and a $1 increase in 2025, on all Bay Area toll bridges except the Golden Gate Bridge, with independent oversight of all funds?

Measure E. Youth Programs and Services -- City of Richmond (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12843 / 76.63% Yes votes ...... 3916 / 23.37% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond be amended to provide that a portion of general fund money shall be set aside for funding youth programs and services?

Measure F. Open Space and Parks -- City of Martinez (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5349 / 50.51% Yes votes ...... 5240 / 49.49% No votes
Shall the City of Martinez adopt the Measure Designating and Protecting Public Permanent Open Space and Park and Recreation Lands and Requiring Voter Approval of any Changes to those protections?

Measure I. Protected Open Space and Parks -- City of Martinez (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5452 / 51.89% Yes votes ...... 5055 / 48.11% No votes
Shall the City of Martinez adopt the Initiative Measure Amending the Martinez General Plan to Create a Protected Open Space and Parks Overlay Designation, Apply the Overlay to Certain Properties as Set Forth in the 1973 General Plan and Adopt Land Use Regulations Relating Thereto?

Measure J. Orinda Library -- City of Orinda (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 5488 / 74.86% Yes votes ...... 1843 / 25.14% No votes
To maintain hours and services; replace worn and outdated materials; undertake building maintenance and repairs; and continue library programs for children, families, and seniors, shall the City of Orinda be authorized to modify the existing thirty-nine dollar annual tax, adding thirty dollars per single family residential parcel, or equivalent unit, so that the amended tax raises a total of five hundred fourteen thousand dollars annually for the Orinda Library, until amended by voters, with audits and oversight?

Measure K. Kids First Initiative -- City of Richmond (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10888 / 67.45% Yes votes ...... 5255 / 32.55% No votes
Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond, if amended by passage of the Kids First Initiative, be further amended to: revise the dates in the Kids First Initiative to reflect implementation on July 1, 2018, remove the 20% restriction on funding to public entities to perform the services specified in the Kids First Initiative, and provide that funding obligations beginning on July 1, 2021, are contingent on passage of a general tax measure for the City of Richmond?

Measure L. Deer Hill Project -- City of Lafayette (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 4421 / 45.48% Yes votes ...... 5300 / 54.52% No votes
Shall the legislative actions in Ordinance #641 approving the Homes at Deer Hill Project, which include a rezone from Administrative/Professional Office (35 units/acre) to Single Family Residential District-20 (2 units/acre) and to Planned Unit Development to provide 44 single-family homes, and a Development Agreement to provide 11 acres, which include parklands, a sports field, a dog park, a tot-lot and a multi-use trail, be adopted?

Measure P. City Council Term Limits -- City of Pinole (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 924 / 21.14% Yes votes ...... 3446 / 78.86% No votes
Shall the City's ordinance limiting the number of successive terms of members of the Pinole City Council be eliminated? A "yes" vote will eliminate the City's existing term limits for Council members. A "no" vote will keep the City's existing term limits for Council members in effect.

Measure S. Parcel Tax -- County Service Area P-5 (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 261 / 42.72% Yes votes ...... 350 / 57.28% No votes
Shall County of Contra Costa Ordinance No. 2018-08 be approved to authorize an increase in the special tax on property located in County Service Area P-5 from a maximum of $732 per parcel for parcels used for recreational purposes, and a maximum of $330 per parcel for all other parcels, to an initial amount of $812 per parcel for all parcels, with annual CPI adjustments, to provide additional funding for police protection services?

 
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