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November 4, 2003 Election

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County Results as of Dec 19 3:08pm
20.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (69,461/340,832)

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  • City

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

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

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

    Member, City Council; City of Redwood CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Ira Ruskin
      4,458 votes 20.5%
    • Barbara Pierce
      4,413 votes 20.3%
    • Rosanne Foust
      4,247 votes 19.6%
    • Ian Bain
      3,725 votes 17.2%
    • Paul Sanfilipo
      2,811 votes 13.0%
    • Rudy Luca
      1,259 votes 5.8%
    • David L. Newgard
      785 votes 3.6%

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

    • Christine Dale Boland
      3,140 votes 100.0%

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

    • Thomas J. Davids
      2,917 votes 45.2%
    • Inge H. Tiegel Doherty
      2,729 votes 42.3%
    • Edward I. Schutzman
      811 votes 12.6%

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

    • Michael Galvin
      3,197 votes 100.0%

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

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

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

    Member, Town Council; Town of Woodside; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dave Tanner
      655 votes 100.0%

    Member, Town Council; Town of Woodside; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Susan Boynton
      665 votes 69.0%
    • Erik James Corrigan
      299 votes 31.0%

    Member, Town Council; Town of Woodside; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Paul Goeld
      689 votes 100.0%

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

    • Pete Sinclair
      676 votes 100.0%

    School

    Board Member; Jefferson School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

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

    • John P. Darro
      1,742 votes 30.0%
    • John J. Lynch
      1,704 votes 29.3%
    • Peter Grossman
      1,607 votes 27.6%
    • David J. Frey
      762 votes 13.1%

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

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

    Board Member; San Bruno Park Elementary School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

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

    Board Member; San Mateo County Community College DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

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

    Board Member; San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

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

    Special Districts

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

    Board Member; Coastside County Water District; 2 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Coastside County Water District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; East Palo Alto Sanitary District; 2 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joan Sykes-Miessi
      397 votes 55.0%
    • Matias Varela
      325 votes 45.0%

    Board Member; East Palo Alto Sanitary District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Larry James Moody
      336 votes 15.8%
    • Hab Siam
      292 votes 13.8%
    • Cindy Winterbauer
      279 votes 13.1%
    • Samuel Rasheed
      278 votes 13.1%
    • Betsy Yanez
      274 votes 12.9%
    • Scott Argus
      264 votes 12.4%
    • Saree Mading
      253 votes 11.9%
    • Dolores M. Lester
      81 votes 3.8%
    • Bishop Wethington
      66 votes 3.1%

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

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

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

    • Bart Spencer
      5,128 votes 41.4%
    • John Osmer
      2,565 votes 20.7%
    • Steven P. Kennedy
      2,546 votes 20.6%
    • A. Erwin Ericksen
      1,085 votes 8.8%
    • Pete Hammond
      1,056 votes 8.5%

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

    Board Member; Montara Water and Sanitary District; 2 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Montara Water and Sanitary District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

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

    • Ronald W. Shepherd
      4,193 votes 31.0%
    • David A. Walker
      3,964 votes 29.3%
    • John B. Lomax
      3,605 votes 26.6%
    • Finn T. Halbo
      1,774 votes 13.1%

    Local Measures

    Measure A Special Tax -- Menlo Park City Elementary School District (Special Tax - 2/3 Voter Approval Required)
    4,133 / 80.6% Yes votes ...... 994 / 19.4% No votes
    To renew a community commitment to quality education by maintaining smaller class sizes for all students and to avoid the loss of funding for 21 teaching positions, shall the Menlo Park City Elementary School District continue levying its educational special tax at the current rate of $97/year per taxable parcel beginning 7/1/2004, adjusted annually for Consumer Price Indexchanges, and increase the appropriations limit annually according to statute, with an exemption available to individuals aged 65 and older?

    Measure B Special Tax -- Menlo Park City Elementary School District (Special Tax - 2/3 Voter Approval Required)
    3,964 / 77.2% Yes votes ...... 1,171 / 22.8% No votes
    To restore programs lost due to state budget cuts, including funding for redemial math and reading, textbooks and materials, and preparing teachers in the most effective techniques in math, reading, and science, shall Menlo Park City Elementary School District levy a supplemental special tax of $73/year per taxable parcel beginning 7/1/2004, adjusted annually for Consumer Price Index changes, and increase the appropriations limit annually according to statute, with an exemption available to individuals aged 65 and older?

    Measure C School Bond -- Brisbane Elementary School District (55% Voter Approval Required)
    646 / 65.1% Yes votes ...... 347 / 34.9% No votes
    To ensure student health and safety, modernize aging facilities and accommodate expected enrollment growth, shall Brisbane School District issue $11,000,000 in bonds bearing interest at lawful rates to repair, renovate, and furnish its three schools, including electrical, heating, lighting, and plumbing upgrades, seismic retrofitting, handicapped access improvements, computer wiring and equipment, and to match up to $1,500,000 in State grants with a Citizens' Oversight Committee, annual audits, and no funds for administrator salaries?

    Measure D Ordinance -- City of Half Moon Bay (Majority Voter Approval Required)
    1,222 / 45.8% Yes votes ...... 1,444 / 54.2% No votes
    Shall the Ordinance entitled The Build Our School Now Initiative be adopted to amend the Wavecrest Village draft specific plan and the City of Half Moon Bay Local Coastal Land Use Plan to change the location where these plans provide for a new middle school to be constructed from the Wavecrest Village to the downtown area east of Highway 1?

    Measure E Ordinance -- City of Millbrae (Majority Voter Approval Required)
    1,563 / 43.5% Yes votes ...... 2,032 / 56.5% No votes
    Shall the Downtown Zoning Initiative submitted and circulated by the Alliance for a Better Downtown Millbrae establishing a 25% limitation on the number of restaurants in the Downtown Improvement Area, as well as prohibiting specific uses and requiring conditional use permits for other specified uses in said Area, be enacted as an amendment of Millbrae Municipal Code Section 10-1.407?

    Measure F Special Tax - Municipal Code Amendment -- City of Redwood City (Majority Voter Approval Required)
    3,916 / 64.5% Yes votes ...... 2,155 / 35.5% No votes
    Should Section 32.75 of the municipal code of the City of Redwood City be amended to increase the uniform transient occupancy tax by 2%?

    Measure G Charter Amendment -- City of Redwood City (Majority Voter Approval Required)
    4,362 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 1,593 / 26.8% No votes
    Shall specified sections of the City Charter be amended to update amounts requiring public bid procedures for public works contracts, to conform the City's tort claim procedures to state law, to give the City flexibility in selecting its official advertiser, to restrict appointed board and commission members from interfering in the administration and management of city departments, and to set the maximum payment period of bonds at thirty-five (35) years?

    Measure H Ordinance -- Town of Portola Valley (Majority Voter Approval Required)
    758 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 881 / 53.8% No votes
    Shall Ordinance 2003-350 be adopted to add a Special Residential District to the Zoning Ordinance that conforms with General Plan policies for three parcels in the Nathhorst Triangle Area to reduce potential office development and encourage residences smaller and less expensive than typical residences in Town?

    Measure I Special Tax -- South County Fire Protection Authority Paramedic and Fire Fighting Services Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 (2/3 Voter Approval Required)
    4,515 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 2,858 / 38.8% No votes
    To maintain emergency medical (ambulance and paramedic) services and fire protection services, purchase fire safety and fire fighting equipment, shall South County Fire Protection Authority Paramedic and Fire Fighting Services Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 levy special taxes in the maximum amount of $88 per dwelling unit and $0.11 per square foot for non-residential uses per annum for not to exceed seven (7) years to pay for such services, facilities, maintenance, and incidental expenses, as provided in Resolutions 2003-14 and 2003-17 of the Authority?


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