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November 6, 2018 Election

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County Results as of Feb 13 1:52pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (525/525)
72.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (290,058/399,351)
Statewide Results as of Dec 17 8:57am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24312/24312)
64.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (12,712,542/19,696,371)

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  • Judicial

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • James M. Humes
      76.7% Yes (1,183,965) 23.3% No (359,554)
    • Sandra Margulies
      74.5% Yes (1,161,187) 25.5% No (396,639)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Marla Miller
      73.5% Yes (1,130,781) 26.5% No (408,027)
    • James A. Richman
      66.4% Yes (1,006,555) 33.6% No (509,662)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Peter John Siggins
      75.6% Yes (1,137,347) 24.4% No (366,164)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Alison M. Tucher
      81.5% Yes (1,243,752) 18.5% No (281,909)
    • Jon B. Streeter
      76.4% Yes (1,145,604) 23.6% No (353,804)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Barbara Jones
      82.9% Yes (1,267,452) 17.1% No (261,702)

    California Supreme CourtClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Leondra R. Kruger
      72.8% Yes (6,698,643) 27.2% No (2,506,418)
    • Carol A. Corrigan
      69.8% Yes (6,539,085) 30.2% No (2,833,205)

    State

    GovernorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gavin Newsom, Democratic
      7,721,410 votes 61.9%
    • John H. Cox, Republican
      4,742,825 votes 38.1%

    Lieutenant GovernorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
      5,914,068 votes 56.6%
    • Ed Hernandez, Democratic
      4,543,863 votes 43.4%

    Secretary of StateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Padilla, Democratic
      7,909,521 votes 64.5%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      4,362,545 votes 35.5%

    ControllerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Betty T. Yee, Democratic
      8,013,067 votes 65.5%
    • Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
      4,229,480 votes 34.5%

    TreasurerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Fiona Ma, Democratic
      7,825,587 votes 64.1%
    • Greg Conlon, Republican
      4,376,816 votes 35.9%

    Attorney GeneralClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Xavier Becerra, Democratic
      7,790,743 votes 63.6%
    • Steven C. Bailey, Republican
      4,465,587 votes 36.4%

    Insurance CommissionerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ricardo Lara, Democratic
      6,186,039 votes 52.9%
    • Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
      5,515,293 votes 47.1%

    State Superintendent of Public InstructionClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony K. Thurmond
      5,385,912 votes 50.9%
    • Marshall Tuck
      5,198,738 votes 49.1%

    State Board of Equalization; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Malia Cohen, Democratic
      2,482,171 votes 72.8%
    • Mark Burns, Republican
      927,949 votes 27.2%

    United States Senator

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
      6,019,422 votes 54.2%
    • Kevin De León, Democratic
      5,093,942 votes 45.8%

    United States Representative

    United States Representative; District 14Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jackie Speier, Democratic
      211,384 votes 79.2%
    • Cristina Osmeña, Republican
      55,439 votes 20.8%

    United States Representative; District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
      225,142 votes 74.5%
    • Christine Russell, Republican
      77,096 votes 25.5%

    Member of the State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Phil Ting, Democratic
      154,705 votes 83.7%
    • Keith Bogdon, Republican
      30,049 votes 16.3%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 22Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin Mullin, Democratic
      145,197 votes 76.8%
    • Christina Laskowski, Republican
      43,927 votes 23.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 24Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marc Berman, Democratic
      135,305 votes 76.6%
    • Alex Glew, Republican
      41,313 votes 23.4%

    School

    Member; San Mateo County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Susan Alvaro
      138,184 votes 60.45%
    • Brandon Kwan
      90,405 votes 39.55%

    Trustee; San Mateo County Community College District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Richard Holober
      23,608 votes 52.14%
    • Tom Mohr
      21,667 votes 47.86%

    Trustee; Redwood City School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cecilia I. Marquez
      1,696 votes 59.70%
    • Arnulfo C. Prado, Jr.
      1,145 votes 40.30%

    Board Member; Belmont-Redwood Shores School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Amy Koo
      10,146 votes 26.94%
    • Rahila Passi
      8,198 votes 21.76%
    • Suvarna Bhopale
      7,533 votes 20.00%
    • April Northrup
      6,070 votes 16.12%
    • Honglin Su
      2,928 votes 7.77%
    • Shaunna K. Solorzano
      2,791 votes 7.41%

    Board Member; Cabrillo Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Lizet Cortes
      8,069 votes 34.03%
    • Freya McCamant
      5,913 votes 24.94%
    • Mary Beth Alexander
      4,867 votes 20.52%
    • Rob Pappalardo
      4,864 votes 20.51%

    Board Member; Jefferson Elementary School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Clayton Koo
      12,956 votes 29.78%
    • Marie Brizuela
      12,816 votes 29.46%
    • Maybelle Manio
      11,345 votes 26.08%
    • Maurice Tuiasosopo Bell
      6,385 votes 14.68%

    Board Member; La Honda/Pescadero Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Monica Resendiz
      825 votes 43.13%
    • Dave Meyrovich
      637 votes 33.30%
    • Andy Wilson
      451 votes 23.58%

    Board Member; Ravenswood City School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Ana M. Pulido
      2,469 votes 14.54%
    • Tamara Sobomehin
      2,370 votes 13.96%
    • Stephanie Fitch
      2,342 votes 13.80%
    • Laura Nunez
      2,298 votes 13.54%
    • Maria Victoria Chavez
      1,320 votes 7.78%
    • Charlie Knight
      1,295 votes 7.63%
    • Julian Alberto Garcia
      1,286 votes 7.57%
    • Nicole Sbragia
      1,244 votes 7.33%
    • Marcelino A. Lopez
      1,211 votes 7.13%
    • Brooke N. Crosby
      1,142 votes 6.73%

    Board Member; San Bruno Park School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Teri L. Chavez
      8,338 votes 33.47%
    • Andrew T. Mason
      6,490 votes 26.05%
    • Henry Charles Sanchez
      5,663 votes 22.73%
    • Charles "Chuck" Zelnik, Jr.
      4,419 votes 17.74%

    Board Member; South San Francisco Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • John C. Baker
      10,766 votes 20.35%
    • Mina Richardson
      9,060 votes 17.13%
    • Eddie Flores
      8,674 votes 16.40%
    • Maria J. Gonzalez
      6,466 votes 12.22%
    • Reem Nasrah
      6,333 votes 11.97%
    • Chad Ryan
      4,801 votes 9.08%
    • Kristina Anderson
      3,664 votes 6.93%
    • Patty Gomez
      3,132 votes 5.92%

    City

    Council Member; City of BelmontClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Julia Mates
      7,216 votes 28.72%
    • Warren Lieberman
      6,644 votes 26.45%
    • Charles Stone
      6,556 votes 26.10%
    • Deniz Marie Bolbol
      4,706 votes 18.73%

    Council Member; City of Daly CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Ray Buenaventura
      17,671 votes 32.08%
    • Pamela Digiovanni
      13,626 votes 24.73%
    • Rod Daus-Magbual
      12,637 votes 22.94%
    • Gabriella Makstman
      11,158 votes 20.25%

    Council Member; City of East Palo AltoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Regina Wallace-Jones
      2,370 votes 25.65%
    • Ruben Abrica
      2,317 votes 25.07%
    • Donna Rutherford
      1,327 votes 14.36%
    • Patricia Ape Finau Lopez
      1,082 votes 11.71%
    • Court Skinner
      997 votes 10.79%
    • Bernardo G. Huerta
      761 votes 8.24%
    • Randal D. "Randy" Fields
      387 votes 4.19%

    Council Member; City of Foster CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Sanjay R. Gehani
      5,190 votes 26.63%
    • Richa Awasthi
      3,787 votes 19.43%
    • Patrick J. Sullivan
      3,562 votes 18.28%
    • Deborah Martinez
      3,364 votes 17.26%
    • Paul C. Williams
      2,344 votes 12.03%
    • Mark Farren
      1,244 votes 6.38%

    Council Member; City of Half Moon BayClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Deborah Penrose
      3,613 votes 28.03%
    • Debbie Ruddock
      3,348 votes 25.97%
    • Robert Brownstone
      2,480 votes 19.24%
    • Virginia M. Turezyn
      2,042 votes 15.84%
    • John J. Szabo
      1,409 votes 10.93%

    Council Member; City of MillbraeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Reuben D. Holober
      5,637 votes 41.27%
    • Anne E. Oliva
      4,474 votes 32.75%
    • You You Xue
      3,433 votes 25.13%

    Council Member; City of PacificaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Sue Beckmeyer
      8,099 votes 18.34%
    • Mary K. Bier
      7,527 votes 17.04%
    • Mike O'Neill
      7,469 votes 16.91%
    • Vickie Flores
      6,630 votes 15.01%
    • John Keener
      6,543 votes 14.81%
    • Adonica Shaw Porter
      5,465 votes 12.37%
    • Bridget Duffy
      2,436 votes 5.52%

    Council Member; City of Redwood CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Giselle Hale
      12,723 votes 18.24%
    • Diane Howard
      11,904 votes 17.07%
    • Diana Reddy
      11,319 votes 16.23%
    • Rick Hunter
      10,977 votes 15.74%
    • Christina M. Umhofer
      9,425 votes 13.51%
    • Jason W. Galisatus
      9,028 votes 12.94%
    • Ernie Schmidt
      4,370 votes 6.27%

    Council Member; City of San CarlosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Laura Parmer-Lohan
      9,954 votes 27.78%
    • Sara McDowell
      9,624 votes 26.86%
    • Adam Rak
      8,321 votes 23.22%
    • John McDowell
      4,454 votes 12.43%
    • Ken Castle
      3,476 votes 9.70%

    Council Member; City of South San FranciscoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Mark Addiego
      9,443 votes 21.30%
    • Mark Nagales
      8,342 votes 18.81%
    • Flor Nicolas
      8,043 votes 18.14%
    • Pradeep Gupta
      7,838 votes 17.68%
    • Kamala Silva
      7,371 votes 16.62%
    • Steven Ponce-Ramirez
      3,302 votes 7.45%

    City Clerk; City of South San FranciscoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rosa Govea Acosta
      13,217 votes 76.78%
    • Caitlin Bortoli
      3,997 votes 23.22%

    City Treasurer; City of South San FranciscoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Frank Risso
      15,750 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; Town of ColmaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Joanne F. Del Rosario
      293 votes 50.17%
    • Helen Fisicaro
      291 votes 49.83%

    Council Member; City of Menlo Park; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cecilia T. Taylor
      1,175 votes 77.46%
    • George Yang
      233 votes 15.36%
    • Mike Dunn
      109 votes 7.19%

    Council Member; City of Menlo Park; Council District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Drew Combs
      1,873 votes 62.29%
    • Kirsten Keith
      1,134 votes 37.71%

    Council Member; City of Menlo Park; Council District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Betsy Nash
      1,765 votes 55.21%
    • Peter Ohtaki
      958 votes 29.97%
    • Ronald W. Shepherd
      474 votes 14.83%

    Council Member; Town of Woodside; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brian Dombkowski
      2,018 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; Town of Woodside; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sean P. Scott
      1,936 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; Town of Woodside; District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Richard "Dick" Brown
      1,993 votes 100.00%

    Council Member; Town of Woodside; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ned Fluet
      1,459 votes 57.15%
    • Frank Rosenblum
      1,094 votes 42.85%

    District

    Board Member; Sequoia Healthcare District; Zone AClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Arthur Faro
      5,459 votes 44.82%
    • Michael Garb
      3,762 votes 30.89%
    • Art Kiesel
      2,959 votes 24.29%

    Board Member; Sequoia Healthcare District; Zone CClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Aaron Nayfack
      12,278 votes 66.35%
    • John J. "Jack" Hickey
      6,226 votes 33.65%

    Board Member; Sequoia Healthcare District; Zone EClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gerald "Jerry" Shefren
      13,179 votes 75.53%
    • Harland Harrison
      4,270 votes 24.47%

    Board Member; Broadmoor Police Protection DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Ralph E. Hutchens
      1,034 votes 39.53%
    • Sylvia Koh
      897 votes 34.29%
    • Marta Bookbinder
      685 votes 26.19%

    Board Member; Granada Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Barbara Dye
      1,829 votes 27.36%
    • Eric Suchomel
      1,762 votes 26.36%
    • David Michael Seaton
      1,576 votes 23.58%
    • Nancy Reed Marsh
      1,517 votes 22.70%

    Board Member; Menlo Park Fire Protection DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Robert Jones
      18,267 votes 34.28%
    • Jim McLaughlin
      13,756 votes 25.81%
    • Chuck Bernstein
      13,393 votes 25.13%
    • Sean Ballard
      7,872 votes 14.77%

    Board Member; Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District; Ward 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Karen Holman
      21,429 votes 69.7%
    • Greg Scharff
      9,304 votes 30.3%

    Board Member; Mid-Peninsula Water DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Dave Warden
      6,463 votes 30.27%
    • Brian Schmidt
      5,163 votes 24.18%
    • Kirk R. Wheeler
      5,024 votes 23.53%
    • Albert Stuebing
      4,698 votes 22.01%

    Board Member; Montara Water and Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jim Harvey
      1,677 votes 29.71%
    • Ric Lohman
      1,650 votes 29.23%
    • Eric Marshall
      1,426 votes 25.26%
    • Erin Deinzer
      892 votes 15.80%

    Board Member; San Mateo County Harbor DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Ed Larenas
      141,527 votes 39.66%
    • Nancy Reyering
      112,290 votes 31.46%
    • Henry Sutter
      56,877 votes 15.94%
    • Sepi Richardson
      46,180 votes 12.94%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1 Authorizes Bonds to Fund Specified Housing Assistance Programs
    Pass: 6,751,018 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 5,258,157 / 43.8% No votes
    Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for existing affordable housing programs for low-income residents, veterans, farmworkers, manufactured and mobile homes, infill, and transit-oriented housing. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $170 million annually over the next 35 years.

    Proposition 2 Authorizes Bonds to Fund Existing Housing Program for Individuals with Mental Illness
    Pass: 7,662,528 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,417,327 / 36.6% No votes
    Amends Mental Health Services Act to fund No Place Like Home Program, which finances housing for individuals with mental illness. Ratifies existing law establishing the No Place Like Home Program. Fiscal Impact: Allows the state to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds to repay up to $2 billion in bonds. These bonds would fund housing for those with mental illness who are homeless.

    Proposition 3 Authorizes Bonds To Fund Projects for Water Supply and Quality, Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Water Conveyance, and Groundwater Sustainability and Storage
    Fail: 5,879,836 / 49.3% Yes votes ...... 6,034,991 / 50.7% No votes
    Authorizes $8.877 billion in state general obligation bonds for various infrastructure projects. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging $430 million per year over 40 years. Local government savings for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades.

    Proposition 4 Authorizes Bonds Funding Construction at Hospitals Providing Children's Health Care
    Pass: 7,551,298 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 4,494,143 / 37.3% No votes
    Authorizes $1.5 billion in bonds, to be repaid from state's General Fund, to fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children's hospitals. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $80 million annually over the next 35 years.

    Proposition 5 Changes Requirements For Certain Property Owners to Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property
    Fail: 4,813,251 / 40.2% Yes votes ...... 7,152,993 / 59.8% No votes
    Removes certain transfer requirements for homeowners over 55, severely disabled homeowners, and contaminated or disaster-destroyed property. Fiscal Impact: Schools and local governments each would lose over $100 million in annual property taxes early on, growing to about $1 billion per year. Similar increase in state costs to backfill school property tax losses.

    Proposition 6 Eliminates Certain Road Repair and Transportation Funding. Requires Certain Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Approved By the Electorate
    Fail: 5,283,222 / 43.2% Yes votes ...... 6,952,081 / 56.8% No votes
    Repeals a 2017 transportation law's taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation. Fiscal Impact: Reduced ongoing revenues of $5.1 billion from state fuel and vehicle taxes that mainly would have paid for highway and road maintenance and repairs, as well as transit programs.

    Proposition 7 Confirms California Daylight Saving Time to Federal Law. Allows Legislature to Change Daylight Saving Time Period
    Pass: 7,167,315 / 59.7% Yes votes ...... 4,828,564 / 40.3% No votes
    Gives Legislature ability to change daylight saving time period by two-thirds vote, if changes are consistent with federal law. Fiscal Impact: This measure has no direct fiscal effect because changes to daylight saving time would depend on future actions by the Legislature and potentially the federal government.

    Proposition 8 Regulates Amounts Outpatient Kindney Dialysis Clinics Charge For Dialysis Treatment
    Fail: 4,845,264 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 7,247,917 / 59.9% No votes
    Requires rebates and penalties if charges exceed limit. Requires annual reporting to the state. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal Impact: Overall annual effect on state and local governments ranging from net positive impact in the low tens of millions of dollars to net negative impact in the tens of millions of dollars.

    Proposition 10 Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control
    Fail: 4,949,543 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 7,251,443 / 59.4% No votes
    Repeals state law that currently restricts the scope of rent-control policies that cities and other local jurisdictions may impose on residential property. Fiscal Impact: Potential net reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long term. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or considerably more.

    Proposition 11 Requires Private-Sector Emergency Ambulance Employees to Remain On-Call During Work Breaks. Eliminates Certain Employer Liability
    Pass: 7,181,116 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 4,861,831 / 40.4% No votes
    Law entitling hourly employees to breaks without being on-call would not apply to private-sector ambulance employees. Fiscal Impact: Likely fiscal benefit to local governments (in the form of lower costs and higher revenues), potentially in the tens of millions of dollars each year.

    Proposition 12 Establishes New Standards For Confinement of Specified Farm Animals; Bans Sale of Noncomplying Products
    Pass: 7,551,434 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 4,499,702 / 37.3% No votes
    Establishes minimum requirements for confining certain farm animals. Prohibits sales of meat and egg products from animals confined in noncomplying manner. Fiscal Impact: Potential decrease in state income tax revenues from farm businesses, likely not more than several million dollars annually. State costs up to $10 million annually to enforce the measure.

    Local Measures

    Measure U School Bond -- Jefferson Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 14,257 / 67.93% Yes votes ...... 6,730 / 32.07% No votes
    To improve student safety/campus security systems/fencing, attract/retain qualified staff, repair/upgrade aging classrooms/facilities, shall Jefferson Elementary School District's measure authorizing $30,000,000in bonds at legal rates, levying 1.5 cents/$100 assessed value, $2,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, acquiring, constructing/repairing classrooms, facilities/equipment, affordable rental housing for teachers/staff, roofs, plumbing, electrical systems, be adopted with oversight, all funds benefitting local schools, not taken by the State?

    Measure V Parcel Tax -- San Mateo-Foster City School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 33,875 / 67.88% Yes votes ...... 16,030 / 32.12% No votes
    To provide necessary funding that cannot be taken by the State, attract/retain excellent teachers, enhance math, science, technology, reading/writing programs, support art/drama/music, shall San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District's measure levying a nine year $298, as adjusted, per parcel education tax, raising $10 million annually, exemptions for seniors, no funds for administrators' salaries/independent citizen oversight ensuring accountability and that funds are spent as promised in Foster City/San Mateo classrooms be adopted?

    Measure W Sales Tax -- San Mateo County (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 180,969 / 66.87% Yes votes ...... 89,643 / 33.13% No votes
    To reduce highway traffic congestion (including 101, 280, interchanges); repair potholes, maintain streets, reduce local traffic, improve pedestrian safety in every San Mateo County city; maintain affordable transit services for seniors/people with disabilities; increase Caltrain/SamTrans capacity; reduce travel times/car trips; implement the San Mateo County Congestion Relief Plan, shall San Mateo County Transit District's Ordinance levying a 30-year half-cent sales tax with independent citizen oversight, providing approximately $80 million annual that the State cannot take away, be adopted?

    Measure X School Bond -- San Bruno Park School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 9,453 / 69.71% Yes votes ...... 4,108 / 30.29% No votes
    To upgrade classrooms, science labs, technology, and school facilities to support student achievement and college readiness, improve student and school safety/security and repair deteriorating roofs, plumbing and electrical systems, shall San Bruno Park School District issue $79 million at legal interest rates, levying 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation while bonds are outstanding, raising an average $4 million annually to improve/repair our aging schools, with citizen oversight with all money benefitting our local community?

    Measure Y Parcel Tax -- Jefferson Union High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 28,750 / 67.25% Yes votes ...... 14,001 / 32.75% No votes
    To improve school safety, protect vital educational programs and attract and retain highly qualified teachers and staff, shall Jefferson Union High School District (including Jefferson, Oceana, Shasta, Terra Nova, Thornton, Westmoor, and Adult-Ed High Schools) levy $58 per parcel for 10 years (raising $2.0 million annually) with an exemption for senior citizens, independent taxpayer oversight, annual audits, and no funds used for administrative salaries or taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

    Measure Z School Bond -- Portola Valley School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,578 / 62.39% Yes votes ...... 1,554 / 37.61% No votes
    To replace leaking roofs, plumbing/electrical systems, repair/replace classrooms for math, science, reading, writing/technology instruction, upgrade outdated safety systems to meet current safety codes, qualify for State matching funds, and acquire equipment/construct facilities, shall this Portola Valley School District measure authorizing $49,500,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $3.4 million annually at $30/$100,000 assessed value while bonds are outstanding, be adopted with oversight, all funds benefiting Portola Valley schools, and not taken by the State?

    Measure AA Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Half Moon Bay (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 3,324 / 60.67% Yes votes ...... 2,155 / 39.33% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted to tax any cannabis business operating within the City at annual rates not to exceed $2.00 to $10.00 per square foot for cultivation (inflation adjustable), and 6% of gross receipts for retail, 2.5% for testing, 3% for distribution, and 4% for manufacturing, levied until repealed, estimated to raise at least approximately $64,000 annually from deliveries and potentially more if other businesses are allowed, to fund general City services and expenses?

    Measure BB Business License Tax -- City of Daly City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 20,178 / 80.64% Yes votes ...... 4,845 / 19.36% No votes
    To maintain police/fire protection, paramedics, 911 emergency response, address homelessness; clean/repair streets/and public areas; retain and attract jobs/businesses; maintain Daly City financial stability and other general services, shall an ordinance be adopted increasing the City's business license tax by up to 0.05%, with a minimum of $110 per business, providing $420,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring independent audits and oversight, with all funds only for Daly City?

    Measure CC Appointed City Clerk -- City of Belmont (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 5,985 / 55.00% Yes votes ...... 4,897 / 45.00% No votes
    Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?

    Measure DD Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 22,381 / 78.69% Yes votes ...... 6,060 / 21.31% No votes
    Shall the measure funding police patrols, after-school recreation programs and other general city services by imposing a cannabis business tax on all cannabis (marijuana) businesses at an annual rate which shall not exceed 10% of gross receipts of each business, which is expected to generate an estimated $210,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters, requiring annual audits and with all funds staying in Redwood City, be adopted?

    Measure EE Advisory Measures A -- City of Half Moon Bay (Advisory Vote Only)
    Fail: 2,418 / 43.58% Yes votes ...... 3,130 / 56.42% No votes
    Should the City draft and adopt an ordinance to allow and regulate commercial, greenhouse cultivation of mature cannabis plants on existing greenhouse sites in the City's A-1 (Agricultural/Exclusive Floriculture) Zoning District?

    Measure FF Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of South San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 14,763 / 74.63% Yes votes ...... 5,018 / 25.37% No votes
    To maintain the quality of life in South San Francisco by providing services and improvements to accommodate visitors and residents, enhance public safety, community development, parks and recreation programs, street repair and traffic circulation, and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall an ordinance be adopted increasing the ongoing tax on hotel guests from 10% to 12% with a 1% increase each subsequent year up to a maximum rate of 14%, providing approximately an additional $5,920,000 annually?

    Measure GG Commercial Cannabis Activities -- City of Half Moon Bay (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,983 / 52.96% Yes votes ...... 2,650 / 47.04% No votes
    Shall the measure, an ordinance to allow and regulate commercial, greenhouse nursery cultivation of immature cannabis plants on existing greenhouse sites in the City's A-1 (Agricultural/Exclusive Floriculture) Zoning District for cannabis nurseries that receive a license from the City Council and comply with specified standards, be adopted?

    Measure HH Commercial Parcel Tax -- City of East Palo Alto (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 4,366 / 79.58% Yes votes ...... 1,120 / 20.42% No votes
    Shall the measure to impose a parcel tax on commercial office space over 25,000 square feet at an annual rate of $2.50 per square foot, estimated to annually raise $1,675,000, for affordable and supportive housing programs; programs that facilitate access to job opportunities in the S.T.E.M. sectors, building trades and strengthen First Source Hiring; and for City to administer the ordinance and provide annual reports, which shall continue until repealed by the voters, be adopted?

    Measure II General Obligation Bonds -- City of Millbrae (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 5,393 / 62.22% Yes votes ...... 3,274 / 37.78% No votes
    Shall a measure to provide a modern recreation center: Meeting current earthquake, electrical, fire safety codes; Providing emergency shelter, disabled access; Restoring space for youth, senior, family fitness/arts/education programs/ classes; by issuing $12 million in bonds, levying $8.70 per $100,000 assessed valuation, raising approximately $750,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring citizens oversight, independent audits, all funds spent for the purpose of restoring the recreating center, be adopted?

    Measure JJ General Plan Amendment -- City of Brisbane (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,158 / 55.20% Yes votes ...... 940 / 44.80% No votes
    Shall the Brisbane's General Plan be amended to permit within the Baylands a range of 1800 to 2200 residences north of an extension of Main Street, and up to 7 million square feet of new commercial development, subject to these restrictions to protect Brisbane: land for housing must be certified safe for ground-level residential use; landfill must be permanently, safely capped; and development must abide by Brisbane's Sustainability Framework principles and produce net positive City revenues?

    Measure KK Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Belmont (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 8,695 / 75.45% Yes votes ...... 2,829 / 24.55% No votes
    Shall a City of Belmont ordinance providing funding, that cannot be taken by the State, for city services including: Fixing potholes, repairing streets and sidewalks; Maintaining neighborhood police patrols and crime prevention; Maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response times; Maintaining parks, open spaces, sports fields; Unrestricted general revenue purposes; by permanently raising the transient occupancy tax to 12% of the rent paid by guests, providing an additional $560,000 annually, with independent audits, be adopted?

    Measure LL Cannabis Business Tax -- City of South San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 14,767 / 75.45% Yes votes ...... 4,806 / 24.55% No votes
    To maintain the quality of life in South San Francisco by providing public safety services to address the impact of commercial cannabis operations permitted within the City and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall an ordinance be adopted establishing an ongoing business license tax on all cannabis businesses of no more than 5% of gross receipts to vary by each type of permitted business, providing approximately $100,000 to $700,000 or more in revenues annually?

    Measure MM Advisory Measures C -- City of Half Moon Bay (Advisory Vote Only)
    Fail: 2,240 / 40.51% Yes votes ...... 3,290 / 59.49% No votes
    Should the City draft and adopt an ordinance to allow and regulate commercial manufacturing of cannabis products on sites in the City's IND (Industrial) Zoning District and/or on existing greenhouse sites in the City's A-1 (Agricultural/Exclusive Floriculture) Zoning District?

    Measure NN Cannabis Business Tax -- City of San Carlos (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 11,775 / 78.15% Yes votes ...... 3,292 / 21.85% No votes
    To protect the quality of life in San Carlos by providing services and improvements needed to accommodate residents, enhance public safety, community development, parks and recreation programs, street repair and traffic circulation, and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall an ordinance be adopted establishing an ongoing excise tax on any cannabis business that opens, up to 10% of gross receipts of each business, estimated to provide approximately $200,000 annually per cannabis business?

    Measure OO Charter Amendment -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 20,606 / 77.54% Yes votes ...... 5,968 / 22.46% No votes
    Shall the measure amending the Charter to update certain provisions, including modernizing public notice provisions, establishing terms limits for City boards, requiring the budget to be submitted to Council 30 days before the new fiscal year, having the City Clerk appointed by the City Manager, eliminating a residency requirement for City Manager to comply with State law, updating procedures for City payments, and consolidating the roles of Director of Finance and Treasurer, be adopted?

    Measure PP Transient Occupancy Tax ("Hotel Tax") -- Town of Colma (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 337 / 77.12% Yes votes ...... 100 / 22.88% No votes
    To maintain and improve general Town services, such as police service levels, street operations and maintenance, as well as parks, community buildings and infrastructure; shall the Town of Colma adopt an ordinance establishing a 12% Transient Occupancy ("Hotel") Tax generating approximately $319,000 annually until ended by voters, if a hotel is developed, requiring annual audits and no tax rate increase without voter approval?

    Measure QQ Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of San Carlos (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 11,824 / 78.32% Yes votes ...... 3,273 / 21.68% No votes
    To maintain the quality of life in San Carlos by providing services and improvements to accommodate visitors and residents, enhance public safety, community development, parks and recreation programs, street repair and traffic circulation, and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall an ordinance be adopted increasing the ongoing tax on hotel guests from 10% to 12% with a 0.5% increase per year for subsequent years up to a maximum rate of 14% adding approximately $1,650,000 annually?

    Measure RR Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 19,207 / 67.59% Yes votes ...... 9,210 / 32.41% No votes
    Shall the ordinance to fund essential city services such as protecting rapid 911 emergency response times; preventing the number of on-duty firefighters/paramedics/police officers; continuing after-school/recreation programs for children; and maintaining local library hours/programs by establishing a 0.5% sales tax, providing approximately $8,000,000 annually until repealed by voters, with exemptions for essential purchases like food/medicine, annual audits and all funds staying in Redwood City, be adopted?

    Measure SS Advisory Measures B -- City of Half Moon Bay (Advisory Vote Only)
    Fail: 2,423 / 43.67% Yes votes ...... 3,126 / 56.33% No votes
    Should the City draft and adopt an ordinance to allow and regulate retail sales of cannabis and cannabis products at up to two locations within the city?

    Measure TT Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Foster City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 8,601 / 74.52% Yes votes ...... 2,941 / 25.48% No votes
    To provide funding for vital city services such as police, fire, parks, and infrastructure maintenance, and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall the City of Foster City adopt an ordinance increasing the transient occupancy tax by hotel guests from the current 9.5% to 11% effective January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019, increasing to 12% July 1, 2019, providing between approximately $924,000 and $981,000 annually, until repealed or amended by voters?

    Measure UU Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Daly City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 19,723 / 78.12% Yes votes ...... 5,525 / 21.88% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted by the City to establish up to a 10% tax on the gross receipts of all cannabis/marijuana businesses in Daly City if any cannabis/marijuana businesses are allowed in the city in the future, providing approximately $450,000 annually for general public services until ended by voters, requiring audits and oversight, with all funds only for Daly City?

    Measure VV Transient Occupancy Tax ("Hotel Tax") -- City of Daly City (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 20,024 / 79.78% Yes votes ...... 5,076 / 20.22% No votes
    To maintain senior, youth/afterschool, parks/recreation, library, disaster preparedness programs, school safety officers, rapid response to burglaries; address homelessness; improve traffic safety; maintain Daly City financial stability and other general services, shall an ordinance by adopted increasing the City's transient occupancy (hotel) tax by up to 3% paid by hotel/motel guests, providing approximately $300,000 annually until ended by votes, requiring audits, with all funds only for Daly City?

    Measure WW Appointed Treasurer -- City of Belmont (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 5,588 / 51.63% Yes votes ...... 5,235 / 48.37% No votes
    Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointive?

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    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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