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San Mateo County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Directory of San Mateo County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 15 1:37pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (522/522)
62.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (228,389/368,410)

Measures
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Measure A. Transportation Tax -- County of San Mateo (2/3 Approval Required)
147,234 / 75.3% Yes votes ...... 48,227 / 24.7% No votes
Shall San Mateo County Ordinance No. 04223, THE SAN MATEO COUNTY SAFE ROADS, TRAFFIC RELIEF AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MEASURE be approved: To repair neighborhood streets; expand senior and paratransit services; improve Caltrain; construct bicycle/pedestrian paths; support existing BART service; assist water transport; reduce congestion; shall the Transportation Authority extend the current 1/2 cent sales/use tax for 25 years, implement the County Expenditure Plan and issue limited tax bonds not exceeding proceeds, with no increase in taxes, and with citizen participation and annual audits?

Measure B. Charter Amendment -- County of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
129,609 / 70.5% Yes votes ...... 54,192 / 29.5% No votes
Should Section 501 of the County Charter be amended to required that personnel appointments serve the County's diverse population and to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability or sexual orientation?

Measure C. Charter Amendment -- County of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
106,366 / 60.4% Yes votes ...... 69,607 / 39.6% No votes
Shall Section 303 of the County Charter be amended to remove the requirement that the appoointment of an Acting County Manager must be an existing County officer or employee?

Measure D. Charter Amendment -- County of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
97,523 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 67,384 / 40.9% No votes
Should Sections 502b(3) and 502b(4) of the County Charter be amended to limit the unclassified status of persons employed for professional, scientific, technical, expert services or associated services on a temporary basis for a specific project to three consecutive years and to delete part time physicians from unclassified service?

Measure E. Charter Amendment -- County of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
82,809 / 47.8% Yes votes ...... 90,410 / 52.2% No votes
Shall Section 206a(5) of the County Charter be amended to provide that the Board of Supervisors may annually request that the Grand Jury investigate and recommend on the need for an adjustment in the compensation of Supervisors. If the Grand Jury recommends an adjustment in compensation for Supervisors, the Board of Supervisors may accept or reject the recommendation but in no event may it set its compensation at an amount above the recommendation?

Measure G. Special Tax -- Belmont - Redwood Shores Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
8,980 / 66.4% Yes votes ...... 4,551 / 33.6% No votes
To improve academic performance and student achievement, emphasizing reading, writing, math, science, and music; attract and retain experienced, qualified teachers; support small class sizes; provide reading specialists for at-risk children; and preserve school library services, shall Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District collect $96/year per taxable parcel for ten years, with all funds staying in local schools, independent community oversight of all expenditures, exemptions for those 65 years and older, and no funds used for administrators' salaries?

Measure H. Bond -- Sequoia Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
49,314 / 68.7% Yes votes ...... 22,482 / 31.3% No votes
To continue the modernization, improvement and expansion of classrooms and facilities for school and community use at local high schools, including Carlmont, Menlo-Atherton, Sequoia, and Woodside, shall the Sequoia Union High School District be authorized to issue $70 million in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit to repair, replace, acquire, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip school facilities?

Measure I. Special Tax -- City of South San Francisco (2/3 Approval Required)
10,161 / 69.4% Yes votes ...... 4,481 / 30.6% No votes
Shall the City of South San Francisco be authorized to add a one percent (1%) increment on the existing hotel tax, paid by guests and collected by hotel operators, raising the total tax imposed from 8% of the room rate to 9% of the room rate, with the revenue from said increment reserved for park, recreation, library and public safety services?

Measure J. Special Tax -- City of South San Francisco (2/3 Majority Required)
9,590 / 65.3% Yes votes ...... 5,098 / 34.7% No votes
Shall the City of South San Francisco be authorized to collect a business license tax from owners and operators of commerical billboards located within the City equal to eight percent (8%) of the gross receipts received from such advertising with the revenue from the tax specifically reserved for park, recreation, library, and public safety services?

Measure K. Ordinance -- City of Pacifica (Majority Approval Required)
8,760 / 66.7% Yes votes ...... 4,378 / 33.3% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 11.2004A regarding historic preservation of the Little Brown Church be adopted?

Measure L. Ordinance -- City of Pacifica (Majority Approval Required)
7,483 / 57.7% Yes votes ...... 5,492 / 42.3% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 11.2004B known as the "Little Brown Church Historical Landmark Initiative" be adopted?

Measure M. Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Daly City (Majority Approval Required)
6,875 / 35.0% Yes votes ...... 12,788 / 65.0% No votes
Shall Daly City Ordinance No. 1309 which would authorize the City of Daly City to impose and collect a one-quarter of one percent sales tax (Transactions and Use Tax) for general improvement purposes, be approved?

Measure N. Business License Tax Increase -- City of Daly City (Majority Approval Required)
10,311 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 9,393 / 47.7% No votes
Shall the Daly City Business License Tax Ordinances be amended to increase the business license tax in order to raise monies for general fund purposes such as, but not limited to, police, fire, parks, libraries, and recreation programs that might otherwise be reduced due to the loss of other local tax revenues?

Measure O. Special Tax -- Town of Atherton (2/3 Approval Required)
1,708 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 1,310 / 43.4% No votes
Shall an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the Town of Atherton Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax for Municipal Services and Capital Improvements" and for the Expenditure of Funds Derived from such Tax, and numbered 550 be adopted?

Measure P. Ordinance -- City of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
17,151 / 68.7% Yes votes ...... 7,826 / 31.3% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the City of San Mateo's General Plan to maintain policies on building heights, residential densities, commerical and office square footage, and affordable housing originally adopted by city voters in 1991, subject to certain specified revisions?

Measure Q. Ordinance -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
10,214 / 45.8% Yes votes ...... 12,109 / 54.2% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 1130-332, which was unanimously passed by the City Council, and that rezones property located at Peninsula Marina, Pete's Harbor, and adjacent roadway parcels, to a Planned Community District to allow a combination of uses including residential, commerical, marinas, parks, and open space, be adopted?

Measure R. Amend Business License Tax -- City of East Palo Alto (Majority Approval Required)
2,941 / 75.2% Yes votes ...... 970 / 24.8% No votes
Shall East Palo Alto's business license tax regulations be amended to create a new category for hazardous waste disposal facilities, and to impose thereon a 10% gross receipts tax, which shall be used for general governmental purposes such as public safety, parks and recreation, street maintenance, senior citizen programs, and central administration, and shall expenditure limitations be modified to permit East Palo Alto to spend such revenues?

Measure S. Special Tax -- Burlingame Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
7,292 / 77.9% Yes votes ...... 2,074 / 22.1% No votes
Shall the Burlingame School District extend without increase for six years its existing local education tax of $104 per parcel that is due to expire in 2005 in order to protect small class sizes, retain quality teachers, support reading programs and school libraries, provide classroom instructional supplies and support high quality education, with all expenditures monitored by an independent volunteer oversight committee and exempting parcels owned and occupied by persons 65 years of age or older?

 
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