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- Measure A.
Increase Number of Supervisors
-- Los Angeles County
(Charter Amendment)
851,356 /
35.86% Yes votes
1,522,794 /
64.14% No votes
- Shall the Board of Supervisors be increased from five to nine members as detailed in the ordinance adopting the proposed charter amendment.
- Measure B.
Voter Approval for Airport Terminal Projects
-- City of Burbank
(Municipal Code Amendment)
28,368 /
80.25% Yes votes
6,980 /
19.75% No votes
- Shall proposed Section 11-112 be added to the Burbank Municipal Code? This Section would require prior voter approval of any discretionary act of the City or agreement between the City and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority for a relocated or expanded airport terminal project in order for such act or agreement to be valid and effective.
- Measure C.
$30M Bonds
-- Charter Oak Unified School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
9,543 /
73.12% Yes votes
3,508 /
26.88% No votes
- To improve safety and education in neighborhood schools by repairing aging school facilities, replacing inadequate or unsafe electrical systems, upgrading deteriorating plumbing and sewer systems, renovating student restrooms, repairing aging roofs, modernizing classrooms, science labs, and libraries, shall Charter Oak Unified School District issue $30 million of bonds at interest rates within legal limits, appoint a citizens’ oversight committee to ensure funds are spent only on school improvements, not for administrators’ salaries, with all money raised benefiting local children?
- Measure D.
Special Tax for Parking Services
-- City of El Segundo
4,394 /
63.88% Yes votes
2,485 /
36.12% No votes
- Shall an Ordinance be adopted that replaces the current business license fee of $9 per year on shuttle service parking stalls with a special 10% tax on gross receipts on all parking, except employee parking, retail, hotel, restaurant, theater and validated parking for purposes of providing revenues for police and fire services and public road improvements?
- Measure E.
$52M Bonds
-- Redondo Beach Unified School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
19,583 /
75.44% Yes votes
6,375 /
24.56% No votes
- To construct earthquake safety improvements throughout the Redondo Beach Unified School District, make the District eligible for State matching funds, repair deteriorating sewer, gas and plumbing systems, upgrade classroom smoke / fire alarms and electrical systems, build new classrooms for class size reduction, upgrade science labs, provide students with increased computer access, and repair, rehabilitate, acquire and construct classrooms and property throughout the District, shall the District issue $52 million of bonds at interest rates below the legal limit?
- Measure F.
Bonds for Paramedic, Emergency Helicopter, Animal Shelter Facilities
-- City of Los Angeles
(2/3 Approval Required)
664,200 /
75.56% Yes votes
214,892 /
24.44% No votes
- To protect public health/ safety, improve paramedic/ firefighting response time, replace deteriorating facilities, build 19 earthquake-safe neighborhood fire/ paramedic stations, a fire/ paramedic/ emergency City helicopter center; 5 new and 3 expanded/ repaired animal shelters replacing overcrowded, unsafe shelters; provide annual audits and no monies for administrators' salaries; establish Citizens Oversight
Committees; shall the City of Los Angeles incur bonded indebtedness totaling $532,648,000?
This measure will allow the City to issue $532.6 million in bonds to repair, replace and build emergency fire/ paramedic stations and an emergency helicopter and air operations and maintenance facility ($ 378.5 million) and to repair, expand and/ or replace existing animal services facilities ($ 154.1 million), including:
- Replace 10 standard fire stations with 10 new regional fire/ paramedic stations;
- Replace 8 standard fire stations with 8 new fire/ paramedic stations;
- Build 1 additional satellite fire/ paramedic station;
- Replace the Emergency Helicopter and Air Operations and Maintenance Facility with a new facility;
- Replace 3 animal shelter and care facilities with 3 new expanded facilities;
- Build 2 additional animal shelter and care facilities; and,
- Renovate and expand 3 animal shelter and care facilities.
The bonds will be paid through property taxes. The estimated average increase on a $185,900 home will be $33.60 per year for 25 years. This measure will establish oversight committees for each program. No money will be used for administrators' salaries. Annual audits must be conducted.
- Measure G.
$15M Bonds
-- Garvey Elementary School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
6,478 /
74.82% Yes votes
2,180 /
25.18% No votes
- To repair all of the District’s aging schools, and qualify for State matching funds, shall the Garvey School District issue $15 million of bonds, at legal rates, to replace deteriorating roofs, acquire school facilities, upgrade classroom electrical wiring to accommodate modern computer technology, improve student safety by replacing worn plumbing, heating, ventilation and electrical systems and installing security fencing, outdoor lighting and classroom intercom and fire alarm systems, and renovate bathrooms to current standards?
- Measure H.
Transient Occupancy Tax Increase
-- City of Hawthorne
(Ordinance)
5,959 /
38.46% Yes votes
9,537 /
61.54% No votes
- Shall an Ordinance permitting an increase of the City of Hawthorne’s Transient Occupancy Tax from 8% to 12% be adopted?
- Measure I.
Reduce Utility Users Tax by 25%
-- City of Long Beach
(Ordinance)
65,876 /
59.74% Yes votes
44,401 /
40.26% No votes
- Shall the ordinance which reduces the utility users tax by 25%
(5% each year for 5 years), be adopted?
- Measure J.
Reduce Utility Users Tax by 50%
-- City of Long Beach
(Ordinance)
76,637 /
69.60% Yes votes
33,475 /
30.40% No votes
- Shall the ordinance which reduces the utility users tax by 50% (10% each year for 5 years), be adopted?
- Measure K.
Change term limits
-- City of Long Beach
(Charter Amendment)
52,161 /
48.62% Yes votes
55,116 /
51.38% No votes
- Shall Measure K, which amends the Long Beach City Charter provisions for term limitations for the offices of City Council and Mayor by (1) changing the lifetime ban to a ban on 3 consecutive terms and (2) permitting the name of a termed-out candidate to be placed upon the ballot if that candidate qualifies for the general election, be ratified?
- Measure L.
Public Facility Expenditure Limit Increase
-- City of Lawndale
(Ordinance)
1,722 /
36.66% Yes votes
2,975 /
63.34% No votes
- Shall Ordinance No. 878-00 be adopted increasing the expenditure limit for certain public facility developments as specified in Municipal Code Chapter 2.72?
- Measure M.
$26M Bonds
-- Manhattan Beach Unified School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
13,066 /
71.16% Yes votes
5,296 /
28.84% No votes
- To complete the repair and renovation of Mira Costa High School, including replacing deteriorating electrical, heating and plumbing systems, and comply with current State fire and safety standards, and repair, rehabilitate and construct high school classrooms, library, laboratories and other educational facilities to relieve overcrowding, shall the Manhattan Beach Unified School District issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $26,000,000 at an interest rate within the legal limit with all money raised thereby staying in Manhattan Beach to benefit local children?
- Measure N.
Voter Approval of Property Developments
-- City of Malibu
(Ordinance)
3,278 /
52.80% Yes votes
2,930 /
47.20% No votes
- Shall Ordinance No. 213 be adopted, requiring that any development agreement concerning real property more than 39 acres in size must be approved by both the City Council and the voters of the City of Malibu?
- Measure O.
Bonds for Park, Recreation and Open Space
-- City of Malibu
(Advisory Vote Only)
3,440 /
58.24% Yes votes
2,467 /
41.76% No votes
- Do you support the City issuing $15 million in general obligation bonds, to be repaid from proceeds of a property tax surcharge, for the purpose of acquiring private property for city park, recreation and open space purposes?
- Measure P.
Voter Approval of Property Developments
-- City of Malibu
(Initiative)
3,178 /
50.05% Yes votes
3,172 /
49.95% No votes
- Shall the “Malibu Right to Vote on Development Initiative” be adopted requiring voter approval of all commercial, industrial and combined commercial and residential development in excess of 25,000 square feet which either (i) requires a variance or conditional use permit, or (ii) increases density over current zoning limitations, or (iii) permits the construction or widening of any public roadway?
- Measure Q.
Transfer of Territory
-- Los Angeles Unified to Las Virgenes Unified School District Transfer Area
83 /
100.00% Yes votes
0 /
0.00% No votes
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- Measure R.
Refuse Disposal Services
-- City of Huntington Park
(Referendum)
3,686 /
51.84% Yes votes
3,424 /
48.16% No votes
- Shall the "Agreement between the City of Huntington Park and System Disposal for Refuse Disposal Services for the Residents of the City of Huntington Park", granting System Disposal a ten year exclusive franchise, commencing on January 1, 2004, to perform solid waste and recyclable materials disposal services for City residents, be adopted?
- Measure S.
Adoption of City Charter
-- City of Signal Hill
2,399 /
86.05% Yes votes
389 /
13.95% No votes
- Shall the City of Signal Hill become a charter city by adopting a charter to give it full home-rule powers under the State Constitution?
- Measure T.
Revision of land use map
-- City of Palmdale
(Approval of general plan)
18,029 /
65.32% Yes votes
9,572 /
34.68% No votes
- Shall Resolution No. CC-2000-034 be adopted, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palmdale, California approving General Plan Amendment 99-2(A) and 99-2(B) revising the General Plan Land Use Map as described herein?”
- Measure Y.
Special tax for Educational Programs
-- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
32,934 /
79.22% Yes votes
8,639 /
20.78% No votes
- To continue special programs to attract outstanding teachers and improve instruction and counseling, to enhance athletic, music, and arts programs, and to purchase science materials and computer technology for schools, shall the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District be authorized to continue a special tax limited to $98 per parcel, adjusted annually in accordance with the Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U) for no longer than ten years, which will help protect the taxpayers’ investment in education and a safe learning environment?
- Measure AA.
Increase number of Board of Education members
-- City of Pasadena
(Charter Amendment)
36,610 /
54.23% Yes votes
30,900 /
45.77% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Pasadena be amended to increase the size of the Board of Education from five (5) to seven (7) members? ( YES/ NO)
- Measure BB.
Board of Education Subdistricts
-- City of Pasadena
(Charter Amendment)
30,513 /
48.57% Yes votes
32,315 /
51.43% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Pasadena be amended to provide for the nomination and election of members of the Board of Education by geographic sub-districts, effective upon the enactment of enabling legislation by the State, with geographic sub-districts to be drawn after each federal census by a commission composed of members appointed by the Cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre, the Board of Education and the County Supervisor representing the area? (YES/NO)
- Measure CC.
Board of Education President Report to the People
-- City of Pasadena
(Charter Amendment)
56,811 /
85.79% Yes votes
9,410 /
14.21% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Pasadena be amended to require that the President of the Board of Education address the people each September on the state of the Pasadena Unified School District to articulate its goals and objectives for the school year and to report on the progress of the District in achieving its prior goals and objectives, including the financial state of the schools? (YES/NO)
- Measure DD.
Charter Reform
-- City of Pasadena
(Advisory Vote Only)
45,771 /
75.21% Yes votes
15,090 /
24.79% No votes
- Shall the voters of the Pasadena Unified School District adopt the Reform Plan of the Charter Reform Task Force as a blueprint for the schools and, consistent with its terms, call upon the Board of Education to provide an accounting, within six months, of the Plan’s implementation and direct the City Council to reconvene the Task Force within one year to assess the progress of the Plan’s implementation? (YES/NO)
- Measure EE.
Fire/Police Retirement System Members' Eligibility for Retirement Board
-- City of Pasadena
(Charter Amendment)
29,809 /
73.25% Yes votes
10,886 /
26.75% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Pasadena be amended to permit an active or retired member of the Fire and Police Retirement System to seek election as a member of the Fire and Police Retirement Board? (YES/NO)
- Measure FF.
Fire/Police System Retired members' volunteer work for the City
-- City of Pasadena
(Charter Amendment)
32,836 /
80.24% Yes votes
8,086 /
19.76% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Pasadena be amended to permit retired members of the Fire and Police Retirement System to work for the City as a volunteer on City boards, commissions and committees, as an elective officer, and on a temporary basis for up to 960 hours per calendar year, performing duties in which they have specialized skills? (YES/NO)
- Measure GG.
End compulsory retirement for Fire/Police Retirement System members
-- City of Pasadena
(Charter Amendment)
24,542 /
61.93% Yes votes
15,087 /
38.07% No votes
- Shall the Charter of the City of Pasadena be amended to repeal the compulsory service retirement age of those in the Fire and Police Retirement System? (YES/NO)
- Measure HH.
Compensation for City Treasurer
-- City of South Gate
(Ordinance)
7,406 /
51.35% Yes votes
7,016 /
48.65% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be adopted setting the compensation of the elected City Treasurer equal to that received by any elected City Council Member, as set forth by State law, to take effect on March 6, 2001?
- Measure II.
Employment of Former City Officials
-- City of South Gate
(Ordinance)
8,099 /
59.08% Yes votes
5,610 /
40.92% No votes
- Shall an ordinance be adopted prohibiting any elected city official from being appointed or obtaining employment or service contracts with the city, or doing business with the city, within 24 months after they leave their elected office?
- Measure JJ.
Removal of Bill DeWitt
-- City of South Gate
(Recall)
9,052 /
59.48% Yes votes
6,166 /
40.52% No votes
- Shall Bill DeWitt be removed from the office of City Council Member?
- Measure KK.
Wages and Benefits for City Employees
-- City of Santa Monica
(Charter Amendment)
7,868 /
21.73% Yes votes
28,335 /
78.27% No votes
- Shall the City Charter be amended to add specified minimum wage and employee benefit requirements for some employees doing work on City contracts and grants and barring the City from establishing, modifying, or regulating wage and benefit requirements except by initiative?
- Measure LL.
Contract Approvals by City Officials
-- City of Santa Monica
(Charter Amendment)
19,468 /
58.79% Yes votes
13,648 /
41.21% No votes
- Shall the City Charter be amended to prohibit any City public official who approves giving a public contract or other benefit to any person from receiving "personal or campaign advantages" from that person for up to six years?
- Measure MM.
Municipal Code Violation Penalties
-- City of Santa Monica
(Charter Amendment)
16,164 /
53.02% Yes votes
14,322 /
46.98% No votes
- Shall the City Charter be amended by adding language explicitly exempting civil fines from the $500.00 limit applicable to criminal penalties for Municipal Code violations?
- Measure RR.
$30M Bonds
-- Rosemead Elementary School District
(2/3 Approval Required)
4,387 /
77.81% Yes votes
1,251 /
22.19% No votes
- To make health and safety improvements at every school in the Rosemead School District, make the District eligible for State matching funds, upgrade classroom fire and smoke alarm systems, replace leaky roofs, rewire electrical systems to provide students with access to classroom computers, repair broken sewers, remove asbestos, and repair, rehabilitate, acquire and construct classrooms and other property throughout the District, shall the District issue $30 million of bonds at interest rates below the legal limit?
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