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- Measure E.
$40.5 Million in Bonds for Upgrade & Repair of School Facilities
-- Wasco Union High School District
(55% Approval Required)
 Fail:
1838 /
54.64% Yes votes ......
1526 /
45.36% No votes
- To improve Wasco Union High School by upgrading facilities, including new gymnasium and swimming pool; repairing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping educational facilities to better serve students and community; to qualify for potential State matching funds, shall Wasco Union High School District issue $40,500,000 in bonds repaying an annual average of $2,650,000, at approximately $29.65 per $100,000 of assessed value, while bonds are outstanding, at legal interest rates, with no funding for employee salaries or pensions, and required audits and citizens' oversight?
- Measure G.
$50 Million in Bonds for Improvement of Facilities and Equipment
-- Arvin Union School District
(55% Approval Required)
 Pass:
1401 /
73.70% Yes votes ......
500 /
26.30% No votes
- To repair or replace aging schools with safe, modernized facilities, improve student safety and security, rehabilitate deteriorated roofs, plumbing and electrical systems, upgrade technology, acquire, construct, repair, and equip schools, and provide access to facilities needed for success, shall Arvin Union School District issue $15,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying on average $900,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at 3 cents per $100 of assessed value, with independent citizens' oversight and all money dedicated to Arvin schools?
- Measure H.
$90 Million in Bonds to Improve Existing & Build New Facilities
-- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
(55% Approval Required)
Pass:
21711 /
62.77% Yes votes ......
12879 /
37.23% No votes
- To improve school safety and security, construct/equip new school facilities to relieve severe overcrowding, and repair/upgrade older classrooms, labs, facilities and instructional technology supporting student achievement/college readiness in math, science, engineering, technology, arts, shall Panama-Buena Vista Union School District issue $90 million in bonds, at legal rates, an estimated 3 cents per $100 assessed value (averaging $18 million annually) for approximately 20 years to improve neighborhood K-8 schools, with citizen oversight and all money locally controlled?
- Measure I.
1% Sales Tax to Improve Services in Unincorporated Areas of County
-- County of Kern Unincorporated Area
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
25610 /
35.32% Yes votes ......
46899 /
64.68% No votes
- To improve county services in the unincorporated area of Kern County including public safety and protection, parks, code enforcement, roads and libraries, shall a 1% (1 cent) general purpose sales tax be adopted in the unincorporated area with the estimated $35 million in annual revenue to be used for general purposes in the unincorporated area only with input from a citizen advisory committee comprised of residents of the unincorporated area?
- Measure J.
7.5%Tax on Medicinal Cannabis Business & Retain Ban on Commercial Use
-- County of Kern
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
77680 /
39.87% Yes votes ......
117156 /
60.13% No votes
- Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by initiative petition and known as Medicinal Cannabis Measure to retain the ban on commercial adult-use cannabis activity; allow and regulate commercial medicinal cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, testing, retailing, distribution, and microbusiness in the unincorporated area, subject to State licensing requirements; allow unlimited land use permits for such activity; and allow County to levy a perpetual 7.5% business tax on the adjusted gross income of such activity [fiscal impact unknown]?
- Measure K.
Allow/Regulate Commercial Medicinal & Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses
-- County of Kern
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
92634 /
47.62% Yes votes ......
101877 /
52.38% No votes
- Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by initiative petition and known as Kern Regulation and Taxation of Cannabis Act of 2018 to allow and regulate commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis retailing, testing, cultivation, processing, packaging, and distribution in the unincorporated area, subject to State licensing requirements; impose permit fees on cannabis businesses; allow no more than 35 dispensary permits; and levy a perpetual 5% annual tax on the gross receipts of dispensaries [fiscal impact unknown]?
- Measure L.
Utility tax to Support City Services and Improvements
-- City of Arvin
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
530 /
28.80% Yes votes ......
1310 /
71.20% No votes
- Shall the measure establishing a utility users tax of up to a maximum of 7% on charges for telecommunications, video, electricity and gas services to raise approximately $700,000 to be spent for city services, including police, fire, and other emergency services, and street, sidewalk, sewer, public works improvements and other unrestricted purposes, be adopted?
- Measure M.
6% Tax on All Commercial Cannabis Operations
-- City of Arvin
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
1037 /
56.60% Yes votes ......
795 /
43.40% No votes
- Shall the measure establishing a tax of up to 6% of gross revenues on commercial cannabis business operations, excepting cultivation, and a tax of up to $6 per square foot of space used for commercial cannabis cultivation, as adjusted annually by CPI, all as described in the Ordinance enacting the tax, to raise approximately $150,000 to $300,000 annually for unrestricted purposes, including police, fire, and public improvements, be adopted?
- Measure N.
One-cent Sales Tax to Fund and Support Essential City Services
-- City of Bakersfield
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
45835 /
50.05% Yes votes ......
45738 /
49.95% No votes
- To prevent cuts/improve 911 emergency response, police/fire protection, anti-gang/drug units, neighborhood police patrols; rapid response to assaults, robberies, gang violence, home burglaries; crime prevention; address homelessness; retain, attract jobs/businesses; unrestricted general revenue purposes; shall the measure be adopted approving an ordinance establishing a one-cent sales tax providing $50,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring independent audits, citizens oversight, all funds for Bakersfield?
- Measure O.
Amendment to City's Medical Marijuana Municipal Code
-- City of Bakersfield
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
43383 /
47.65% Yes votes ......
47656 /
52.35% No votes
- Shall the measure amending the Bakersfield Municipal Code to allow medical marijuana store front dispensaries, cultivation sites, manufacturers, distributors, and delivery operations with a valid permit, and which will impose a 7.5% excise tax that will last until terminated by voters, [based on current information, fiscal impact is unknown,] be adopted?
- Measure P.
5% Utility Users Tax to Maintain & Improve Vital City Services
-- City of McFarland
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
653 /
42.32% Yes votes ......
890 /
57.68% No votes
- To maintain vital services, improve McFarland's streets and roads, maintain local police and fire protection and 911-emergency response times; shall the city of McFarland enact a utility users tax at the rate of five percent for all utilities, for ten years, providing approximately four hundred ninety-four thousand dollars annually with exemptions for senior citizens and funds used only in McFarland, subject to independent financial audits and citizen oversight?
- Measure Q.
Parcel Tax for Emergency Services & to Attract Medical Professionals
-- Kern Valley Health Care District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Fail:
2431 /
45.65% Yes votes ......
2894 /
54.35% No votes
- To maintain access to life-saving emergency medical care for victims of accidents, heart attacks, strokes and other medical emergencies; keep equipment and hospital facilities up-to-date; expand the Emergency Department; and attract qualified doctors and medical specialists, should Kern Valley Healthcare District levy an annual special tax of $82 per parcel for 40 years, raising approximately $1,100,000 annually, with a citizen oversight committee, mandatory audits, and no money for employee salaries?
- Measure R.
$43 Million in Bonds to Improve Parks and Recreation Facilities
-- Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District
(2/3 Approval Required)
Fail:
2815 /
32.53% Yes votes ......
5838 /
67.47% No votes
- To improve parks and recreation for children, families and senior citizens; upgrade and renovate outdated parks; build new restrooms; construct a community, aquatic, and senior center; shall Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District issue $43,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, raising on average $2,400,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a yearly rate of approximately $0.039 per $100 of assessed value, with NO money for salaries and all money staying local and cannot be taken by the state?
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