Measure 2. Regional Traffic Relief Plan -- County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano (Regional Measure - Majority Vote)
631,304 / 58.5% Yes votes ...... 448,771 / 41.5% No votes
   178,464 (59.55%) Yes / 121,206 (40.45%) No in Santa Clara County
   164,497 (55.6%) Yes / 131,098 (44.4%) No in Alameda County
   121,167 (51.4%) Yes / 114,766 (48.6%) No in Contra Costa County
   51285 (64.29%) Yes / 28487 (35.71%) No in Marin County
   115,891 (68.53%) Yes / 53,214 (31.47%) No in San Francisco County
   Yes / No in Solano County

Shall voters authorize a Regional Traffic Relief Plan that does the following:

(1) Directs revenues generated through the collection of bridge tolls to provide the following projects:
(A) Expand and extend BART.
(B) New transbay commuter rail crossing south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
(C) Comprehensive Regional Express bus network.
(D) New expanded ferry service.
(E) Better connections between BART, buses, ferries, and rail.

(2) Approves a one dollar ($1) toll increase effective July 1, 2004, on all toll bridges in the bay area, except the Golden Gate Bridge?

Measure A. Medical Sales Tax -- Alameda County (2/3rds Approval Required)
214,449 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 87,315 / 28.9% No votes

To provide and maintain trauma and emergency medical services throughout Alameda County and to provide primary, preventative and mental health services to indigent, low income and uninsured children, families and seniors, to retain qualified nurses and health care professionals and to prevent closure of county clinics and the Alameda County Medical Center, shall Alameda County implement a half-cent transaction and use tax, with an annual fiscal oversight and review?

Measure B. Bonds -- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (55% Approval Required)
65,195 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 45,398 / 41.0% No votes
   65,155 (59.0%) Yes / 45,364 (41.0%) No in Alameda County
   40 (54.1%) Yes / 34 (45.9%) No in Contra Costa County

To prepare students for jobs/four-year colleges, improve safety, accommodate increasing enrollment at Chabot and Las Positas Colleges by: repairing leaky roofs; upgrading fire safety, campus security, plumbing/ventilation systems and electrical wiring for computer technology; removing asbestos; upgrading nursing/paramedics/job training classrooms; repairing, constructing, acquiring, equipping classrooms, labs, sites and facilities; shall Chabot-Las Positas Community College District issue $498,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with guaranteed annual audits, citizen oversight, and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure C. Bonds -- Alameda Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
13,809 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 5,396 / 28.1% No votes

To renovate aging neighborhood schools, improve student safety conditions, relieve classroom overcrowding, construct, equip, upgrade classrooms, facilities and sites, and qualify for over $17 million in State matching funds, shall the Alameda City Unified School District issue $63 million of bonds at legal rates, with annual audits and citizen oversight, with no proceeds going to the State and all funds remaining in Alameda to benefit neighborhood schools without increasing existing tax rates?

Measure D. Parcel Tax -- Dublin Joint Unified School District (2/3rds Approval Required)
3,673 / 56.5% Yes votes ...... 2,823 / 43.5% No votes

To maintain existing school programs and improve the quality of education for a growing population; to reduce class sizes and expand the availability of after-school classes and libraries; and to upgrade technology infrastructure and expand student access to computers, shall the Dublin Unified School District levy an annual tax of $180 per parcel for seven years, increasing annually at 2%, with an exemption for parcels owned and occupied by persons 65 years of age and over?

Measure E. Parcel Tax Increase -- Oakland Unified School District (2/3rds Approval Required)
60,079 / 74.5% Yes votes ...... 20,578 / 25.5% No votes

To attract and retain qualified credentialed teachers, to maintain elective courses for students needing to qualify for college admission, to purchase textbooks and materials, to maintain libraries, music and arts programs, to maintain reduced class sizes, to continue after school academic programs, shall Oakland Unified School District be authorized to increase the existing $123 per year parcel tax by $6 per month to $195 annually for a period of 5 years with no money used for administrative costs?

Measure H. Runoff Elections Charter Amendment -- City of Berkeley (Charter amendment - Majority approval required)
17,792 / 55.0% Yes votes ...... 14,581 / 45.0% No votes

Shall the Charter of the City of Berkeley be amended to require a runoff election for the offices of mayor, auditor, and councilmember only if the leading candidate for such office receives less than 40% of the votes; and delay the runoff to the following February, with the successful candidate assuming office in March?

Measure I. Election Consolidation Charter Amendment -- City of Berkeley (Charter amendment - Majority approval required)
23,660 / 72.2% Yes votes ...... 9,088 / 27.8% No votes

Shall the Charter of the City of Berkeley be amended to authorize the city council to adopt an instant runoff election system upon finding that acceptable voting systems and equipment make it technically feasible, consolidation of City election with County elections will remain feasible and the City will not incur additional election costs?

Measure J. Election Nominations/Filing Charter Amendment -- City of Berkeley (Charter amendment - Majority approval required)
19,341 / 62.5% Yes votes ...... 11,608 / 37.5% No votes

Shall the Charter of the City of Berkeley be amended to require that candidates for council office be nominated by voters registered in the applicable council district and that candidates for the office of mayor, councilmember, auditor, rent stabilization board commissioner and school board director pay a filing fee of $150 which may be offset, in whole or in part, for each dollar of fee, by submission of the signatures of city registered voters?

Measure K. Public Safety Services Tax Continuation -- City of Union City (2/3 Approval Required)
6,559 / 68.9% Yes votes ...... 2,959 / 31.1% No votes

Shall a Public Safety Services Tax, to "expire" in five years, be approved to fund continued police and fire protection services in Union City?

Measure L. Bonds -- San Joaquin Delta Community College District
58,484 / 56.8% Yes votes ...... 44,408 / 43.2% No votes
   55445 (57.7%) Yes / 40713 (42.3%) No in San Joaquin County
   30 (53.6%) Yes / 26 (46.4%) No in Alameda County
   3,009 (45.1%) Yes / 3,669 (54.9%) No in Sacramento County

To prepare students for jobs/transfer to four year colleges, repair buildings, improve safety, accommodate growing enrollment by repairing leaky roofs, decaying walls, electrical wiring; improving fire safety; removing asbestos; expanding/establishing Stockton, Manteca, Tracy, Lodi/Galt, Foothill Area campuses/education centers; upgrading, acquiring, constructing, equipping buildings, sites, classrooms; shall San Joaquin Delta Community College District issue $250,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, guaranteed annual audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure O. Utility User's Tax Municipal Code Amendment -- City of Oakland (Majority Approval Required)
43,450 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 27,492 / 38.8% No votes

Shall the Oakland Municipal Code be amended to require wireless telephonic service providers to change the methodology of computing the current City of Oakland Utility User's Tax ("UUT") to be consistent with the Federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act of 2000?

Measure P. City Elections Charter Amendment -- City of Oakland (Majority Approval Required)
54,604 / 69.7% Yes votes ...... 23,705 / 30.3% No votes

Shall the City Charter be amended to retain the Mayor-Council form of government ("Strong Mayor") and elected City Attorney and provide (1) that no person may be elected Mayor for more than two consecutive terms; (2) Mayor must annually hold four public meetings; (3) that Council make appointments to boards and commissions when vacancies are unfilled; (4) limitations and voter-approval requirements for Councilmember salary increases; and (5) formula setting City Attorney and Auditor salary increases?

Measure Q. Library Parcel Tax Extension -- City of Oakland (2/3 Approval Required)
62,253 / 77.2% Yes votes ...... 18,437 / 22.8% No votes

For the purpose of: (1) maintaining and expanding neighborhood branch library services, days, and hours; (2) maintaining after school homework and tutoring programs; (3) maintaining literacy and children's programs; (4) increasing librarian services to schools; (5) increasing computer and technology access and (6) acquiring new books and materials; shall the City of Oakland extend and increase the existing library parcel tax, subject to independent audits and citizen's oversight commission?

Measure R. Special Parcel Tax -- City of Oakland (2/3rds Approval Required)
51,581 / 65.9% Yes votes ...... 26,743 / 34.1% No votes

For the purpose of providing: (1) job training and employment opportunities for young adults; (2) counseling and mentoring for at-risk youth; (3) after-school, parent involvement, and violence prevention programs in schools; (4) early childhood intervention for children exposed to violence in the home; and (5) community-based policing programs; shall the City of Oakland authorize a special parcel tax, subject to audit by a citizen's oversight committee?

Measure S. Municipal Services Tax City Code Amendment -- City of Piedmont (2/3rds Approval Required)
2,935 / 61.7% Yes votes ...... 1,822 / 38.3% No votes

Shall Chapter 20B of the Piedmont City Code be amended in its entirety to provide for a Basic Municipal Services Tax as more specifically set forth in Ord. 644 N.S. which is on file with the Piedmont City Clerk?

Measure T. Service Level Tax City Code Amendment -- City of Piedmont (2/3rds Approval Required)
2,842 / 59.8% Yes votes ...... 1,908 / 40.2% No votes

Shall Chapter 20F be added to the Piedmont City Code to provide for a Preserve Piedmont Service Level Tax as more specifically set forth in Ord. 645 N.S., which is on file with the Piedmont City Clerk?

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• March 2 Election: Alameda County Ballot Propositions - February 23, 2004