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Santa Clara County, CA June 5, 2018 Election
Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures
County Results as of Jul 9 1:12pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (988/988)
43.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (369332/846228)

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 A. Charter Amendment, By-District Council Elections -- City of Santa Clara (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 9169 / 47.78% Yes votes ...... 10023 / 52.22% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended: to establish two districts starting in 2018 to be represented by three Council Members each; and, when available, use ranked choice voting to allow voters to select candidates in order of choice to determine the winners of elections of all city elected officers?

Measure B. Ordinance and General Plan Amendment -- City of San Jose (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 68936 / 41.00% Yes votes ...... 99206 / 59.00% No votes
Shall an initiative measure be adopted: (1) changing San José's General Plan to create a Senior Housing Overlay to allow conversion of land designated for employment use to senior housing citywide; and (2) changing the Evergreen-East Hills Development Policy and Municipal Code, and adding a Specific Plan to allow development of up to 910 residential units on an approximately 200-acre Industrial Site in Evergreen for individuals 55 and over and other qualifying individuals?

Measure C. Charter Amendment - Urban Sprawl -- City of San Jose (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 99235 / 60.83% Yes votes ...... 63905 / 39.17% No votes
Shall San José's Charter be amended, notwithstanding any measure on the June 5, 2018 ballot or other San José law, to restrict development of non-employment uses on designated lands in outlying areas near San José's Urban Growth Boundary, including Almaden Valley, Coyote Valley, and Evergreen foothills, unless the City Council determines such development will not adversely affect the City financially, will satisfy increased affordable housing requirements, and will mitigate environmental impacts and pay appropriate fees for road improvements to address traffic impacts?

Measure E. School District Bond -- Mountain View -Los Altos Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 18961 / 68.00% Yes votes ...... 8924 / 32.00% No votes
To improve neighborhood high schools by expanding classrooms, science labs, libraries/student support facilities to accommodate growing enrollment; modernizing science, technology, engineering, arts/math classrooms for 21st-century learning; and repairing, upgrading/constructing classrooms/school facilities; shall Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District issue $295,000,000 of bonds at legal rates with citizen oversight/audits, averaging $18 million raised annually for bonds until approximately 2039, from rates estimated at $0.03 per $100 assessed valuation, with all funds exclusively for local schools?

Measure G. Parcel Tax -- East Side Union High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 50475 / 65.53% Yes votes ...... 26546 / 34.47% No votes
To support quality education for East Side Union High School District students, with funds that cannot be taken by the State, to maintain: 21st century science, technology, engineering, math, reading, writing instruction; college preparation; career/technical education in computers, arts, hands-on science, business; attract/retain high quality teachers, counselors, staff; shall the measure to levy $49 per parcel for 7 years be adopted, raising $6 million annually, exempting senior citizens, requiring independent oversight, with all funds supporting classroom instruction?

Measure H. Parcel Tax -- Cambrian School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 4877 / 67.43% Yes votes ...... 2356 / 32.57% No votes
To provide Cambrian neighborhood elementary and middle school students with stable funding for instruction in math, science, reading, engineering, technology, and arts; retain highly qualified teachers; and maintain class sizes; shall Cambrian School District establish an annual parcel tax of $84 for 8 years, its continuance subject to voter approval, raising approximately $740,000 in the first year, subject to annual adjustment; with exemptions for senior citizens, no funds for administrator's salaries and every dollar benefiting Cambrian children?

Measure R. School District Bond -- Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,236 / 66.6% Yes votes ...... 621 / 33.4% No votes
   284 (72.63%) Yes / 107 (27.37%) No in Santa Clara County
   952 (64.94%) Yes / 514 (35.06%) No in Santa Cruz County
To repair Loma Prieta School District's fire-damaged classrooms and community center, update fire alarms, water systems, electrical/heating and plumbing systems, meet health/safety codes, modernize aging classroom technology, acquire, repair, construct, equipment/sites with funding that cannot be taken by the State shall this Loma Prieta Joint Union School District measure be adopted to issue $10,600,000 in bonds at legal rates, levy on average 3 cents/$100 assessed value ($670,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits and citizens oversight?

Measure V. School District Bond -- Patterson Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,909 / 62.1% Yes votes ...... 1,167 / 37.9% No votes
   12 (38.71%) Yes / 19 (61.29%) No in Santa Clara County
   1,897 (62.30%) Yes / 1,148 (37.70%) No in Stanislaus County
To repair Patterson's classrooms, construct classrooms for 21st Century learning/reduce overcrowding, make fire safety/security improvements, replace aging plumbing/sewer/electrical systems, acquire, construct/repair classrooms, sites, facilities/equipment, shall the measure be adopted to reauthorize the $33,852,058.10 Patterson Joint Unified School District bonds approved in 2008 as new bonds, at legal rates, levy on average 6 cents/$100 assessed value ($2,600,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with taxpayer oversight, audits, no increase in total authorized District debt?

 
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