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San Francisco County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Directory of San Francisco County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 30 9:04am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (578/578)
74.3% Countywide Voter Turnout (361,822/486,937)

Measures
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Proposition A. Affordable Housing Bonds -- City of San Francisco (Two-Thirds Majority)
209,259 / 64.20% Yes votes ...... 116,706 / 35.80% No votes
Shall the City borrow $200,000,000 to buy, build or renovate supportive and affordable housing and assist low- and moderate-income individuals and households to buy a home?

Proposition B. Historical Preservation Bonds -- City of San Francisco (Two-Thirds Majority)
181,658 / 57.39% Yes votes ...... 134,896 / 42.61% No votes
Shall the City borrow $60,000,000 to buy, renovate or preserve historical resources owned by the City or the San Francisco Unified School District?

Proposition C. Health Service System -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
166,651 / 56.33% Yes votes ...... 129,210 / 43.67% No votes
Shall the Health Service System be a separate City department, and shall the Health Service Board be authorized to appoint and remove the manager of the Health Service System?

Proposition D. Changes to City Charter -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
118,123 / 42.11% Yes votes ...... 162,385 / 57.89% No votes
Shall Charter rules be changed concerning the deadlines and number of votes required for action by the Board of Supervisors, the number of aides per Board member, and the length of time commissioners may serve after their term has expired?

Proposition E. Police & Fire Survivor Benefits -- City of San Francisco
210,091 / 66.01% Yes votes ...... 108,193 / 33.99% No votes
Shall the City pay the survivor of a police officer or firefighter who dies in the line of duty 100% of retirement benefits the officer or firefighter would have received?

Proposition F. Noncitizen Voting in School Board Elections -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
155,643 / 48.55% Yes votes ...... 164,924 / 51.45% No votes
May San Francisco residents who are 18 or older vote in School Board elections, whether or not the resident is a United States citizen, if the resident is a parent, guardian or care-giver of a child in the School District?

Proposition G. Health Plans for City Residents -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
201,674 / 66.81% Yes votes ...... 100,206 / 33.19% No votes
Shall the City authorize the Health Service Board to establish health plans for City residents?

Proposition H. Naming the Stadium at Candlestick Point -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
170,217 / 54.54% Yes votes ...... 141,904 / 45.46% No votes
Shall the City-owned sports stadium at Candlestick Point be named "Candlestick Park?"

Proposition I. Economic Analysis of Legislation -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
154,022 / 51.92% Yes votes ...... 142,650 / 48.08% No votes
Shall the City hire economists to study proposed legislation and report on the likely impact on the local economy, and shall the City develop a long-term Economic Development Plan?

Proposition J. Sales Tax Increase -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
131,529 / 41.89% Yes votes ...... 182,477 / 58.11% No votes
Shall the City increase the local sales tax by 0.25% (one-quarter-of-one-percent)?

Proposition K. Business Tax -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
135,068 / 45.33% Yes votes ...... 162,910 / 54.67% No votes
Shall the City create a temporary 0.1% (one-tenth-of-one-percent) gross receipts tax, and clarify how the City's existing payroll expense tax applies to certain business entities?

Proposition L. Use of Hotel Tax to Preserve Movie Theaters -- City of San Francisco (Two-Thirds Majority)
78,157 / 25.41% Yes votes ...... 229,487 / 74.59% No votes
Shall 15% of the existing hotel tax surcharge be set aside to acquire, preserve and maintain neighborhood and single-screen movie theaters and promote the local film-making industry?

Proposition N. Withdrawing U.S. Military Personnel from Iraq -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
195,257 / 63.33% Yes votes ...... 113,053 / 36.67% No votes
Shall it be City policy to urge the United States government to withdraw all troops from Iraq and bring all military personnel in Iraq back to the United States?

Proposition O. Use of Sales Tax Funds -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
181,340 / 59.65% Yes votes ...... 122,644 / 40.35% No votes
Shall it be City policy to use additional sales tax funds resulting from approval of Proposition J to assist low-income residents including seniors, the disabled, children and the homeless?

Proposition AA. BART Earthquake Safety Bond -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (2/3 Approval Required)
807,556 / 68.8% Yes votes ...... 365,975 / 31.2% No votes
   224,297 (75.88%) Yes / 71,301 (24.12%) No in San Francisco County
   352,351 (70.5%) Yes / 147,131 (29.5%) No in Alameda County
   230,908 (61.0%) Yes / 147,543 (39.0%) No in Contra Costa County
To protect public safety and keep Bay Area traffic moving in the aftermath of an earthquake or other disaster, shall BART, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, be authorized to issue bonds not to exceed $980 million dollars to make earthquake safety improvements to BART facilities in Contra Costa, San Francisco and Alameda Counties, including strengthening tunnels, bridges, overhead tracks and the underwater Transbay Tube, and establish an independent citizens' oversight committee to verify bond revenues are spent as promised?

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