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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 (551/551)
78.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (213,869/273,860)
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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  • Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices

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

    • Jared Huffman, Democratic
      243,081 votes 77.0%
    • Dale K. Mensing, Republican
      72,576 votes 23.0%

    United States Representative; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Thompson, Democratic
      205,860 votes 78.9%
    • Anthony Mills, No Party Preference
      55,158 votes 21.1%

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

    • Mike McGuire, Democratic
      233,688 votes 67.2%
    • Veronica "Roni" Jacobi, Democratic
      114,184 votes 32.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Wood, Democratic
      128,444 votes 69.4%
    • Matt Heath, Republican
      56,549 votes 30.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Democratic
      122,657 votes 75.2%
    • Brandon Z. Nelson, Libertarian
      40,398 votes 24.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marc Levine, Democratic
      139,050 votes 71.7%
    • Dan Monte, Democratic
      54,758 votes 28.3%

    Judicial

    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)

    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)

    School

    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%

    Board Member; Sonoma County Junior College District; Sonoma AreaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jeff Kunde
      18,615 votes 66.6%
    • John Kelly
      9,266 votes 33.2%
    • (61 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

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

    • Leff Brown
      8,163 votes 18.7%
    • Joe Cimino
      7,931 votes 18.2%
    • Chrissa Gillies
      7,652 votes 17.6%
    • Teresa Peterson
      6,998 votes 16.1%
    • Tracy Lynn Farrell
      6,520 votes 15.0%
    • Marc Orloff
      6,231 votes 14.3%
    • (47 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Donna Del Rey
      3,233 votes 27.2%
    • Mike Potmesil
      3,135 votes 26.4%
    • Rose McAllister
      2,938 votes 24.7%
    • Pia Banerjea
      2,568 votes 21.6%
    • (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Shoreline Unified School District; Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Heidi Koenig
      1,365 votes 32.3%
    • Tim J. Kehoe
      1,178 votes 27.9%
    • Charlie Kain- Williams
      742 votes 17.5%
    • Leslie Scott
      545 votes 12.9%
    • Capella Parrish
      394 votes 9.3%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Sonoma Valley Unified School District; El Verano AreaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cathy Coleman
      9,469 votes 63.7%
    • Omar Paz, Jr.
      5,350 votes 36.0%
    • (49 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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

    • Stephanie Ahmad
      6,618 votes 25.5%
    • Rich Carnation
      6,342 votes 24.4%
    • Eric Heitz
      5,798 votes 22.3%
    • Sandy Dobbins
      4,563 votes 17.6%
    • Warin J. Parker
      2,627 votes 10.1%
    • (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Petaluma Joint Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Mady Cloud
      17,893 votes 22.3%
    • Joanna Paun
      13,506 votes 16.8%
    • Caitlin Quinn
      12,739 votes 15.9%
    • Sheri Chlebowski
      11,568 votes 14.4%
    • Michael J. Baddeley
      10,571 votes 13.2%
    • Phoebe Ellis
      9,786 votes 12.2%
    • Kimy Ruiz Seitz
      4,042 votes 5.0%
    • (59 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Point Arena Joint Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Mary Visher
      1,770 votes 22.6%
    • Cynthia "Cindy" Cione
      1,767 votes 22.6%
    • Sal Martinez
      1,719 votes 22.0%
    • Robert Shimon
      1,701 votes 21.8%
    • M. Vikki Robinson
      861 votes 11.0%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

    Governing Board Member; City of Santa Rosa High School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Omar A. Medina
      3,706 votes 52.0%
    • Frank Pugh
      3,388 votes 47.5%
    • (35 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

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

    • Linda Strauss
      2,321 votes 30.6%
    • Max Broome
      1,803 votes 23.8%
    • Christopher Uebel
      1,320 votes 17.4%
    • Don Reha
      1,094 votes 14.4%
    • Steve Pearson
      1,032 votes 13.6%
    • (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Barbara K. Forenti
      446 votes 25.9%
    • Julie De Rossi
      405 votes 23.5%
    • Gordon Smith
      392 votes 22.7%
    • Ayesha Williamson
      187 votes 10.8%
    • Michael Kleeman
      177 votes 10.3%
    • Jamil Cook
      118 votes 6.8%

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

    • Joe Horak
      1,292 votes 29.0%
    • Gregory Holder
      1,111 votes 24.9%
    • Torrey Olson
      1,069 votes 24.0%
    • Fernando Pacheco
      982 votes 22.0%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Patsy Knight
      6,108 votes 28.5%
    • Kimberly Shaver
      5,819 votes 27.1%
    • Michael Fung
      5,331 votes 24.9%
    • Anthony John Bendik
      4,148 votes 19.4%
    • (30 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Shelby Moeller
      9,903 votes 26.0%
    • Jeff Gospe
      8,454 votes 22.2%
    • Cynthia Fulton Evers
      7,432 votes 19.5%
    • Dave Traver
      6,493 votes 17.0%
    • Lisa Brown
      5,789 votes 15.2%
    • (57 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    City

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

    • John Sawyer
      5,991 votes 56.8%
    • Lee Pierce
      4,539 votes 43.0%
    • (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

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

    • Victoria Fleming
      4,863 votes 45.1%
    • Dorothy Beattie
      4,196 votes 38.9%
    • Mary Watts
      1,713 votes 15.9%
    • (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

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

    • Tom Schwedhelm
      5,548 votes 96.4%
    • (205 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.6%)

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

    • Marta Cruz
      2,107 votes 25.4%
    • Jason Turner
      1,886 votes 22.7%
    • Gus Wolter
      1,577 votes 19.0%
    • Jon Lambert
      1,071 votes 12.9%
    • Michele Penirian Winterbottom
      844 votes 10.2%
    • Shawn Bovee
      803 votes 9.7%
    • (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Michael Nixon
      2,900 votes 99.1%
    • (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.9%)

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

    • Mark Landman
      2,337 votes 47.2%
    • John C. Moore
      1,447 votes 29.2%
    • Neville Hormuz
      1,150 votes 23.2%
    • (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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

    • Leah Gold
      3,055 votes 36.7%
    • Evelyn Mitchell
      2,779 votes 33.4%
    • Tim Meinken
      2,491 votes 29.9%
    • (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

    Mayor; City of PetalumaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Teresa Barrett
      14,592 votes 53.9%
    • Mike Harris
      11,267 votes 41.6%
    • Brian P. Powell
      1,157 votes 4.3%
    • (37 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Dave King
      11,305 votes 16.5%
    • Kevin McDonnell
      11,110 votes 16.2%
    • D'Lynda Fischer
      10,112 votes 14.8%
    • Dennis Pocekay
      9,770 votes 14.3%
    • Scott Alonso
      9,001 votes 13.2%
    • Michael Regan
      8,991 votes 13.1%
    • Robert Conklin
      8,082 votes 11.8%
    • (50 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Pam Stafford
      7,731 votes 31.4%
    • Susan Hollingsworth Adams
      6,496 votes 26.4%
    • Gerard Giudice
      5,822 votes 23.7%
    • Jackie Elward
      4,519 votes 18.4%
    • (39 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

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

    • Sarah Glade Gurney
      2,869 votes 29.4%
    • Una JM Glass
      2,606 votes 26.7%
    • Patrick Slayter
      2,478 votes 25.4%
    • Vaughn Richard Higginbotham
      1,779 votes 18.2%
    • (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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

    • Rachel Hundley
      3,346 votes 23.2%
    • Logan Harvey
      2,370 votes 16.4%
    • Madolyn Agrimonti
      2,171 votes 15.0%
    • Jack Ding
      1,963 votes 13.6%
    • Chris Petlock
      1,828 votes 12.7%
    • James Cribb
      1,718 votes 11.9%
    • Jack Wagner
      1,022 votes 7.1%
    • (16 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Esther Lemus
      5,426 votes 19.1%
    • Dominic Foppoli
      4,423 votes 15.6%
    • Sam Salmon
      4,384 votes 15.5%
    • Rosa Reynoza
      4,009 votes 14.1%
    • Mark Millan
      3,791 votes 13.4%
    • William "Billy" Forrest
      1,871 votes 6.6%
    • Dylan Harper
      1,328 votes 4.7%
    • Gina Fortino Dickson
      1,318 votes 4.6%
    • Luis M. Diaz
      1,287 votes 4.5%
    • Tari Nix
      500 votes 1.8%
    • (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    District

    Director; Cloverdale Fire Protection DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Robert Taylor
      2,690 votes 42.1%
    • Nancy Avansino
      2,585 votes 40.4%
    • Geoffrey W. Peters
      1,112 votes 17.4%
    • (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Director; Graton Fire Protection District; 4 Year Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Bob Maddocks
      2,037 votes 42.6%
    • Mario Cesaretti
      2,022 votes 42.3%
    • Justin Felger
      719 votes 15.0%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Director; Graton Fire Protection District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Torrey B. Farmer
      1,966 votes 48.7%
    • Jason J. Nunes
      1,240 votes 30.7%
    • Dave Gould
      830 votes 20.5%
    • (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Director; Palm Drive Health Care DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Dennis E. Colthurst
      8,931 votes 36.4%
    • Richard W. Power
      8,046 votes 32.7%
    • Dan Smith
      7,513 votes 30.6%
    • (79 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

    Director; Petaluma Health Care District; 4 Year Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Crista Barnett Chelemedos
      16,683 votes 35.6%
    • Gabriella Ambrosi
      15,308 votes 32.7%
    • Joe Stern
      14,808 votes 31.6%
    • (72 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

    Director; Sonoma Valley Health Care DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Michael Mainardi
      10,771 votes 48.1%
    • Joshua Rymer
      7,658 votes 34.2%
    • Douglas Ghiselin
      3,934 votes 17.6%
    • (27 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Director; Valley of the Moon Water District; 4 Year Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Steve Rogers
      3,156 votes 27.2%
    • Jon L. Foreman
      3,050 votes 26.3%
    • C. Mark Heneveld
      2,926 votes 25.2%
    • Dale Edward Ingraham
      2,458 votes 21.2%
    • (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

    Special District

    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 H School Bond -- Cloverdale Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,599 / 60.4% Yes votes ...... 1,702 / 39.6% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; repair/replace leaky roofs; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; replace deteriorating plumbing and sewer systems; and modernize, construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Cloverdale Unified School District issue $46,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $2,700,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, No money for salaries and all money for local schools?

    Measure I School Bond -- Shoreline Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,980 / 66.7% Yes votes ...... 988 / 33.3% No votes
       1313 (69.62%) Yes / 573 (30.38%) No in Marin County
       667 (61.6%) Yes / 415 (38.4%) No in Sonoma County
    To repair and modernize outdated classrooms and buildings, replace aging portables, upgrade infrastructure, construct new educational facilities, and improve access to technology, shall Shoreline Unified School District issue $19.5 million in bonds at legal interest rates, with projected tax rates of 3.9˘ per $100 of taxable value while bonds are outstanding (generating on average approximately $1.45 million annually for issued bonds), and requiring citizens' oversight, annual audits and all funds spent to benefit Shoreline students and schools?

    Measure J School Bond -- Monte Rio Union School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 707 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 287 / 28.9% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; replace outdated heating and ventilation systems; repair or replace leaky roofs; and modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Monte Rio Union Elementary School District issue $3,300,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $234,000 annually for issued bonds through maturity from levies of approximately $0.03 per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, no money for salaries and all money for local schools?

    Measure K School Bond -- Oak Grove Union School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,540 / 60.1% Yes votes ...... 1,024 / 39.9% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; modernize and renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; improve student access to computers and modern technology; and make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; shall Oak Grove Union School District issue $9,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, raising an average $556,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding, at a rate of 3 cents per $100 assessed value, have an independent citizens' oversight committee with No money for administrative salaries?

    Measure L School Bond -- Old Adobe Union School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 7,028 / 64.1% Yes votes ...... 3,937 / 35.9% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; repair and replace leaky roofs; modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and improve student access to computers and modern technology; shall Old Adobe Union School District issue $38,500,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $2,200,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizen's oversight, no money for salaries and all money staying local?

    Measure M Transactions and Use Tax -- County of Sonoma (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 148,130 / 72.6% Yes votes ...... 55,852 / 27.4% No votes
    To improve and protect Sonoma County's regional and neighborhood parks; safeguard water supplies, streams, rivers; reduce future wildfire risk; preserve fish and wildlife habitat; conserve natural areas for future generations; support community health and expand walking, hiking, and biking trails; shall Sonoma County establish a one-eighth cent special transaction and use tax (sales tax) countywide for a ten-year period, providing approximately $11.5 million annually, with citizens' oversight and annual audits?

    Measure N Housing Bond -- City of Santa Rosa (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 40,243 / 61.7% Yes votes ...... 25,018 / 38.3% No votes
    HOUSING RECOVERY BOND To aid recovery and provide affordable housing for low- and middle-income families, veterans, seniors, disabled, and other vulnerable populations, provide supportive housing for the homeless; and help low- and middle-income households purchase homes in their communities, shall the City of Santa Rosa's measure to issue $124 million in bonds, levying approximately $8.6 million annually at approximately $29 per $100,000 of assessed value through final maturity, with oversight and audits, be adopted?

    Measure O Sales Tax -- City of Santa Rosa (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 40,348 / 61.6% Yes votes ...... 25,184 / 38.4% No votes
    The City Of Santa Rosa Vital City Services Measure: To provide temporary funding to recover from the October 2017 fires and preserve city services including maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response times and neighborhood police patrols; repairing potholes, streets and sidewalks; rebuilding firefighting infrastructure and fire prevention; shall the City of Santa Rosa enact a one-quarter cent sales tax for six years only, generating approximately $9 million annually, for unrestricted general fund purposes, subject to annual audits, with all revenue staying in Santa Rosa?

    Measure P Growth Management Ordinance -- City of Healdsburg (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,918 / 55.8% Yes votes ...... 2,315 / 44.2% No votes
    Shall the City of Healdsburg amend its current Growth Management Ordinance to allow for the construction of an average of 50 additional multifamily income-restricted rental units per year?

    Measure Q Sales Tax Extension -- City of Sebastopol (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,778 / 68.2% Yes votes ...... 1,298 / 31.8% No votes
    Shall the measure to extend until repealed by the voters, the previously approved City of Sebastopol's 0.5% increase in transactions and use tax, which annually raises $1,400,000, be adopted?

    Measure R Increase Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Sebastopol (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,903 / 71.4% Yes votes ...... 1,161 / 28.6% No votes
    Shall the measure to clarify and increase the City of Sebastopol's transient occupancy tax by 2%, until repealed by the voters, which is estimated to annually raise $514,000, be adopted?

    Measure S Increase Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Sonoma (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 4,452 / 79.9% Yes votes ...... 1,119 / 20.1% No votes
    To provide funding for infrastructure and general City services including, but not limited to, police, fire, emergency preparedness, streets, parks, open space, and recreation, plus affordable/workforce housing shall City of Sonoma increase the ongoing transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) rate by 2% on January 1, 2019, and authorize an additional 1% increase by January 1, 2024 (estimated $1,125,000 annually all funds used locally), and increase the City's appropriations limit for Fiscal Years 2018/19-2021/22 by the amount of increased tax?

    Measure T Parcel Tax -- Glen Ellen Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,023 / 75.7% Yes votes ...... 329 / 24.3% No votes
    To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Glen Ellen Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018/2019-01, authorizing the District to levy a special tax based on use codes shown on Attachment "A" of the Ordinance of $200.00 for residential properties; $100.00 for agricultural land; and $0.10 per square foot for commercial properties, raising approximately $387,000 annually until repealed; and increasing the District's appropriations limit to permit spending of the revenue raised by the special tax, be approved?

    Measure U Parcel Tax -- Monte Rio Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 739 / 70.5% Yes votes ...... 309 / 29.5% No votes
    To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Monte Rio Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 18/19-01 authorizing a special tax based on use codes shown on Exhibit A of the Ordinance of $200.00 for residential properties, $50.00 for each campsite, $400.00 for commercial properties, and $100.00 plus $1.00 per acre for timberland, raising approximately $500,000.00 annually until repealed; and increasing the District's appropriations to permit spending of the revenue raised by the special tax, be adopted?

    Measure V Setting Appropriations Limit -- North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 800 / 95.8% Yes votes ...... 35 / 4.2% No votes
    Shall the North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District adopt Ordinance No. 17/18-1 setting the District permanent appropriations limit as the final step in forming the District?

    Measure W Parcel Tax -- Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 6,430 / 70.3% Yes votes ...... 2,717 / 29.7% No votes
    To prevent fire station closures, institute new ambulance service, hire and retain full-time firefighters, shall Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018-02 be approved authorizing the District to repeal the existing parcel tax and impose and levy a special tax for an indefinite period at an annual rate of $300.00 per assessor's parcel number ($0.82/day) providing $2.1 million annually, with a maximum 3% annual adjustment for inflation, with an annual audit demonstrating how all revenue was spent?

    Measure X Parcel Tax -- Schell-Vista Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,475 / 73.6% Yes votes ...... 529 / 26.4% No votes
    To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Schell Vista Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018/2019-01, authorizing the District to levy a special tax based on use codes shown on Exhibit "A" at a maximum rate of $200.00 for residential properties, $0.14 per square foot for commercial properties, and $100.00 for other parcels, raising approximately $950,000.00 annually until repealed; and increasing the District's appropriations limit to permit spending of the revenue raised by the special tax, be adopted?

    Measure Y Parcel Tax -- Valley of the Moon Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 5,364 / 66.5% Yes votes ...... 2,698 / 33.5% No votes
    To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Valley of the Moon Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018/2019-01, authorizing the District to levy a special tax based on use codes shown on Attachment "A" of the Ordinance of $200.00 for residential properties; $100.00 for agricultural land; and $0.10 per square foot for commercial properties, raising approximately $1,690,000.00 annually until repealed; and increasing the District's appropriations limit to permit spending of the revenue raised by the special tax, be adopted?

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