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Santa Clara County, CA March 3, 2020 Election
Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures
County Results as of Apr 21 5:34pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (478/478)
34.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (331413/951292)

Measures
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Measure A. General Plan Amendment -- City of Morgan Hill (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 4726 / 33.02% Yes votes ...... 9586 / 66.98% No votes
Shall the ordinance No. 2295, amending a Planned Development Master Plan for "Madrone Village Shopping Center" located on the northwest corner of Madrone Parkway and Cochrane Road (APN's 726-33-029,030, and 031), to add hotels as an approved use, which is consistent with the City's General Plan and Economic Blueprint to encourage tourism, and that generates new City revenues for City services including public safety, street repairs and other infrastructure be adopted?

Measure B. Charter Amendment -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 19976 / 61.82% Yes votes ...... 12338 / 38.18% No votes
Shall Article VI of the City of Sunnyvale Charter be amended to establish "by-district" elections for six Council members required to be residents of a district and elected only by the voters of that district, and one Mayor who will be directly elected by all City voters; change term limits to permit service on the Council for three consecutive terms but only two as Council member or Mayor; and make other conforming amendments?

Measure C. Charter Amendment -- City of Santa Clara (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 9731 / 38.63% Yes votes ...... 15458 / 61.37% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to elect city council members by district, excepting the mayor, as follows: for the 2020 election to establish six districts for the election of one council member to represent each district; and, beginning in 2022 to establish three districts for the election of two council members to represent each district; and to require an independent redistricting committee?

Measure D. Charter Amendment -- City of Mountain View (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6709 / 30.35% Yes votes ...... 15399 / 69.65% No votes
Shall the City Charter be amended to: prohibit paying Rental Housing Committee (RHC) members; clarify the RHC independently implements the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act and related initiatives delegated by the City Council; clarify the City Council may remove RHC members for reasons including misconduct; allow annual rent increases up to 4%; authorize additional rent increases for critical housing improvements like seismic retrofits; clarify mobile homes are exempt; and make technical revisions?

Measure E. Municipal Code Amendment -- City of San Jose (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 120969 / 53.46% Yes votes ...... 105290 / 46.54% No votes
To fund general City of San José services, including affordable housing for seniors, veterans, disabled, and low-income families, and helping homeless residents move into shelters/permanent housing, shall an ordinance be adopted enacting a real property transfer tax including unrecorded transfers at these rates: EXEMPT transfers under $2,000,000 adjusted for inflation, $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 at 0.75%, $5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000 at 1.0%, and over $10,000,000 at 1.5%; generating approximately $70,000,000 annually, until repealed, with all money staying local?

Measure G. School Bond -- Foothill-De Anza Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 71490 / 58.88% Yes votes ...... 49924 / 41.12% No votes
To upgrade facilities preparing students/veterans for university transfer/careers like healthcare, nursing, technology, engineering/sciences; upgrade/repair aging classrooms, labs for science, technology, engineering/math-related fields of instruction; acquire, construct, repair facilities, equipment/sites; shall Foothill-De Anza Community College District's measure authorizing $898,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 1.6 cents/$100 assessed valuation ($48,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with audits/no money for administrators' salaries, be adopted?

Measure H. Parcel Tax -- Foothill-De Anza Community College District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 74751 / 62.61% Yes votes ...... 44647 / 37.39% No votes
To provide funding for local colleges that cannot be taken by the State; keep college education affordable; attract and retain quality teachers; support homeless, hungry students; maintain science, technology, health-science programs; and prepare students for university transfer, career and job training, shall Foothill-De Anza Community College District's measure levying $48 per parcel for 5 years ($5,500,000 annually), be adopted, with citizens' oversight, and with no funds for administrator salaries?

Measure I. School Bond -- Morgan Hill Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 8268 / 39.12% Yes votes ...... 12866 / 60.88% No votes
To upgrade classrooms which retain/attract quality teachers; enhance student access to computer/modern technology; provide quality education; improve school safety, heating/cooling systems, restrooms, energy efficiency/handicapped accessibility; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, equipment, sites/facilities; shall Morgan Hill Unified School District's measure authorizing $900,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying, on average, 4.7 cents/ $100 assessed value ($27,900,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, with annual audits, all funds spent locally?

Measure J. School Bond -- East Side Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 56276 / 52.45% Yes votes ...... 51027 / 47.55% No votes
To allow local high school teachers and staff members to live in the community in which they work and improve the school district's ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees by constructing teacher-staff rental housing, shall East Side Union High School District measure authorizing $60 million of bonds be adopted with legal rates raising approximately $4.1 million for annual repayment while bonds are outstanding, projected levies of less than $0.003 per $100 assessed valuation, annual audits, citizens' oversight?

Measure K. Parcel Tax -- Campbell Union High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 37538 / 59.50% Yes votes ...... 25554 / 40.50% No votes
To attract and retain high-quality teachers; increase teacher salaries; improve preparation for careers in technical fields including engineering, computer science, and health care; provide student mental health and suicide prevention services; and provide local high school students academic opportunities comparable to neighboring school districts, shall the Campbell Union High School District assess an annual parcel tax of $298 for 8 years, exempting senior citizens, providing approximately $16,600,000 annually, subject to independent oversight, annual audits, and local control?

Measure L. School Bond -- San Benito High School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 17 / 38.6% Yes votes ...... 27 / 61.4% No votes
   17 (38.64%) Yes / 27 (61.36%) No in Santa Clara County
   Yes / No in San Benito County
To strengthen student safety by installing secure school entrances, fencing/cameras; to construct a multipurpose building/cafeteria for assembly, nutrition and healthy meals to support learning; and to install solar panels for clean energy and lower utility costs, shall the San Benito High School District measure authorizing $30,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying approximately 1.3 cents per $100 assessed value ($1,650,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight, annual audits, and all funds staying local?

Measure M. School Bond -- Moreland School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 7383 / 59.42% Yes votes ...... 5043 / 40.58% No votes
To repair and update local elementary and middle schools, including student learning environments for 21st-century learning; make essential school safety improvements; repair leaky roofs; maintain technology; repair, acquire, construct classrooms, equipment, sites/facilities; shall Moreland School District's measure authorizing $80,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying approximately $30/$100,000 assessed value ($5,700,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be approved, with citizen oversight, audits, no funds for administrators, all funds for local schools?

Measure N. Bond Measure -- Patterson Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1,609 / 37.8% Yes votes ...... 2,643 / 62.2% No votes
   1,602 (38.01%) Yes / 2,613 (61.99%) No in Stanislaus County
   7 (18.92%) Yes / 30 (81.08%) No in Santa Clara County
To allow local high school teachers and staff members to live in the community in which they work and improve the school district's ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees by constructing teacher- staff rental housing, shall Patterson Joint Unified School District measure authorizing $32.5 million of bonds be adopted with legal rates raising approximately $2 million for annual repayment while bonds are outstanding, projected levies of less than $0.04 per $100 assessed valuation, annual audits, citizens' oversight?

Measure O. Parcel Tax -- Cupertino Union School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 22705 / 59.71% Yes votes ...... 15323 / 40.29% No votes
To maintain strong academic programs in reading, writing, math, engineering/science for local elementary and middle school students, protect music and art programs, and retain highly qualified teachers shall Cupertino Union School District's measure to levy $125 per year for 5 years, be approved, raising $4,321,500 annually that cannot be taken by the State, with exemptions for seniors, independent community oversight, no funds for administrators, and all funds benefiting local schools?

Measure P. Parcel Tax -- Campbell Union School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 15734 / 61.28% Yes votes ...... 9941 / 38.72% No votes
To help local elementary and middle schools attract/ retain high performing teachers, sustain strong academic and advanced programs in reading, writing, math, arts and sciences, ensure every student reads at/above grade level, keep teacher salaries competitive and train/support new teachers, shall a Campbell Union Elementary School District measure levying $98/ parcel annually, exempting senior citizens, be adopted, raising $2.36 million for 9 years, with independent community oversight, no funds for administrators, and all funds benefiting local schools?

Measure Q. Parcel Tax -- Union School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 8637 / 57.70% Yes votes ...... 6331 / 42.30% No votes
To protect academic excellence and maintain strong programs in reading, writing, science, technology, engineering, arts, and math for local elementary/middle school students; attract/retain high-quality teachers, and increase teacher resources, shall Union Elementary School District's measure to levy $149 per year for 6 years, raising $1.9 million annually that cannot be taken by the State, be adopted, with independent community oversight, no funds for administrators, exempting seniors, all funds locally-controlled benefiting local schools?

Measure R. School Bond -- Franklin-McKinley School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 9589 / 65.72% Yes votes ...... 5001 / 34.28% No votes
To improve the quality of education at local schools, shall Franklin-McKinley School District acquire / construct / modernize / repair classrooms, infrastructure, facilities, and fields improving all student access, including those with disabilities, to modern facilities, technology, teaching, and safety improvements, by issuing $80,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, raising approximately $5.2 million annually through 2050 at rates of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, and No money taken by the State?

Measure S. Parcel Tax -- Oak Grove School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 14365 / 55.43% Yes votes ...... 11550 / 44.57% No votes
To improve education, student achievement, and safety in neighborhood schools by:
  • Hiring, retaining, and training high-quality teachers;
  • Maintaining class sizes;
  • Expanding math, science and technology education;
  • Ensuring adequate student supervision and safety through appropriate staffing; and
  • Providing physical education programs.

Shall the Oak Grove Elementary School District levy a parcel tax of $132 per parcel for nine years, providing $3.4 million ongoing annually, exempting seniors, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, and all funds used locally?

Measure T. School Bond -- Mountain View Whisman School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 13285 / 69.50% Yes votes ...... 5831 / 30.50% No votes
To provide safe/modern classrooms, arts/science labs at neighborhood schools for quality education; relieve student overcrowding; replace aging roofs, inefficient heating/ventilation systems; upgrade, acquire, construct classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment; shall Mountain View Whisman School District's measure authorizing $259,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $30/$100,000 assessed value ($18,600,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight, audits, no funds for administrators, all funds controlled locally for Mountain View schools, be adopted?

Measure U. School Bond -- Berryessa Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 10420 / 58.35% Yes votes ...... 7438 / 41.65% No votes
To repair/update local elementary/middle schools, including science, arts and math classrooms/labs for 21st-century learning; make essential safety and security improvements; replace aging fire alarms; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, equipment, sites/facilities; shall Berryessa Union School District's measure authorizing $98,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $28.50/ $100,000 assessed value ($6,300,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be approved, with citizen oversight, audits, no funds for administrators, all funds spent locally?

Measure V. School Bond -- Evergreen School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 12835 / 52.44% Yes votes ...... 11639 / 47.56% No votes
To acquire computers and classroom technology for improved student access; install campus security/emergency notification and communication alarms and systems; and renovate and modernize aging classrooms and facilities throughout the District; shall Evergreen Elementary School District's measure authorizing $125,000,000 in bonds, with legal interest rates, projected yearly tax rates averaging less than $0.03 per $100 of assessed valuation raising an average $7.3 million per year for 18 years, annual audits and citizens' oversight, be adopted?

 
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