California General Election Ballot, Tuesday November 6, 2018 - Candidate & Ballot Measure Voter Guide

Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for existing affordable housing programs for low-income residents, veterans, farmworkers, manufactured and mobile homes, infill, and transit-oriented housing. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $170 million annually over...

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Proposition 2 — Mental Health Housing Program

Passing7,662,528 votes yes (63.4%)4,417,327 votes no (36.6%)

Amends Mental Health Services Act to fund No Place Like Home Program, which finances housing for individuals with mental illness. Ratifies existing law establishing the No Place Like Home Program. Fiscal Impact: Allows the state to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds to repay...

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Proposition 3 — Water Bonds

Failing5,879,836 votes yes (49.3%)6,034,991 votes no (50.7%)

Authorizes $8.877 billion in state general obligation bonds for various infrastructure projects. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging $430 million per year over 40 years. Local government savings for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually...

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Proposition 4 — Children’s Hospital Bonds

Passing7,551,298 votes yes (62.7%)4,494,143 votes no (37.3%)

Authorizes $1.5 billion in bonds, to be repaid from state's General Fund, to fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children's hospitals. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $80 million annually over the next 35 years.

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Proposition 5 — Property Tax Rules

Failing4,813,251 votes yes (40.2%)7,152,993 votes no (59.8%)

Removes certain transfer requirements for homeowners over 55, severely disabled homeowners, and contaminated or disaster-destroyed property. Fiscal Impact: Schools and local governments each would lose over $100 million in annual property taxes early on, growing to about $1 billion per year. Similar...

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Proposition 6 — Transportation Taxes and Fees

Failing5,283,222 votes yes (43.2%)6,952,081 votes no (56.8%)

Repeals a 2017 transportation law's taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation. Fiscal Impact: Reduced ongoing revenues of $5.1 billion from state fuel and vehicle taxes that mainly would have paid for highway and road maintenance and repairs, as well as transit programs.

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Proposition 7 — Daylight Saving Time

Passing7,167,315 votes yes (59.7%)4,828,564 votes no (40.3%)

Gives Legislature ability to change daylight saving time period by two-thirds vote, if changes are consistent with federal law. Fiscal Impact: This measure has no direct fiscal effect because changes to daylight saving time would depend on future actions by the Legislature and potentially the federal...

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Proposition 8 — Kidney Dialysis Clinics

Failing4,845,264 votes yes (40.1%)7,247,917 votes no (59.9%)

Requires rebates and penalties if charges exceed limit. Requires annual reporting to the state. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal Impact: Overall annual effect on state and local governments ranging from net positive impact in the low tens of millions of...

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Proposition 10 — Local Governments and Rent Control

Failing4,949,543 votes yes (40.6%)7,251,443 votes no (59.4%)

Repeals state law that currently restricts the scope of rent-control policies that cities and other local jurisdictions may impose on residential property. Fiscal Impact: Potential net reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long term. Depending on actions...

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Proposition 11 — Ambulance Employee Breaks

Passing7,181,116 votes yes (59.6%)4,861,831 votes no (40.4%)

Law entitling hourly employees to breaks without being on-call would not apply to private-sector ambulance employees. Fiscal Impact: Likely fiscal benefit to local governments (in the form of lower costs and higher revenues), potentially in the tens of millions of dollars each year.

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Proposition 12 — Farm Animal Cages

Passing7,551,434 votes yes (62.7%)4,499,702 votes no (37.3%)

Establishes minimum requirements for confining certain farm animals. Prohibits sales of meat and egg products from animals confined in noncomplying manner. Fiscal Impact: Potential decrease in state income tax revenues from farm businesses, likely not more than several million dollars annually. State...

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Measure M

Passing148,130 votes yes (72.6%)55,852 votes no (27.4%)

To improve and protect Sonoma County's regional and neighborhood parks; safeguard water supplies, streams, rivers; reduce future wildfire risk; preserve fish and wildlife habitat; conserve natural areas for future generations; support community health and expand walking, hiking, and biking trails; shall...

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Measure N

Failing40,243 votes yes (61.7%)25,018 votes no (38.3%)

HOUSING RECOVERY BOND To aid recovery and provide affordable housing for low- and middle-income families, veterans, seniors, disabled, and other vulnerable populations, provide supportive housing for the homeless; and help low- and middle-income households purchase homes in their communities, shall the...

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Measure O

Failing40,348 votes yes (61.6%)25,184 votes no (38.4%)

The City Of Santa Rosa Vital City Services Measure: To provide temporary funding to recover from the October 2017 fires and preserve city services including maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response times and neighborhood police patrols; repairing potholes, streets and sidewalks; rebuilding firefighting infrastructure...

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Measure P

Passing2,918 votes yes (55.8%)2,315 votes no (44.2%)

Shall the City of Healdsburg amend its current Growth Management Ordinance to allow for the construction of an average of 50 additional multifamily income-restricted rental units per year?

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Measure Q

Passing2,778 votes yes (68.2%)1,298 votes no (31.8%)

Shall the measure to extend until repealed by the voters, the previously approved City of Sebastopol's 0.5% increase in transactions and use tax, which annually raises $1,400,000, be adopted?

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Measure R

Passing2,903 votes yes (71.4%)1,161 votes no (28.6%)

Shall the measure to clarify and increase the City of Sebastopol's transient occupancy tax by 2%, until repealed by the voters, which is estimated to annually raise $514,000, be adopted?

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Measure S

Passing4,452 votes yes (79.9%)1,119 votes no (20.1%)

To provide funding for infrastructure and general City services including, but not limited to, police, fire, emergency preparedness, streets, parks, open space, and recreation, plus affordable/workforce housing shall City of Sonoma increase the ongoing transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) rate by 2% on...

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Measure I

Passing1,980 votes yes (66.7%)988 votes no (33.3%)

To repair and modernize outdated classrooms and buildings, replace aging portables, upgrade infrastructure, construct new educational facilities, and improve access to technology, shall Shoreline Unified School District issue $19.5 million in bonds at legal interest rates, with projected tax rates of...

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Measure H

Passing2,599 votes yes (60.4%)1,702 votes no (39.6%)

To improve the quality of education; repair/replace leaky roofs; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; replace deteriorating plumbing and sewer systems; and modernize, construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Cloverdale Unified School District issue $46,000,000 of bonds at legal...

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Measure J

Passing707 votes yes (71.1%)287 votes no (28.9%)

To improve the quality of education; replace outdated heating and ventilation systems; repair or replace leaky roofs; and modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Monte Rio Union Elementary School District issue $3,300,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $234,000...

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Measure K

Passing1,540 votes yes (60.1%)1,024 votes no (39.9%)

To improve the quality of education; modernize and renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; improve student access to computers and modern technology; and make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; shall Oak Grove Union School District issue $9,500,000 of bonds at legal...

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Measure L

Passing7,028 votes yes (64.1%)3,937 votes no (35.9%)

To improve the quality of education; repair and replace leaky roofs; modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and improve student access to computers and modern technology; shall Old Adobe Union School District issue $38,500,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $2,200,000...

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Measure T

Passing1,023 votes yes (75.7%)329 votes no (24.3%)

To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Glen Ellen Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018/2019-01, authorizing the District to levy a special tax based on use codes shown on Attachment "A" of the Ordinance of $200.00 for residential properties; $100.00 for agricultural land; and...

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Measure U

Passing739 votes yes (70.5%)309 votes no (29.5%)

To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Monte Rio Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 18/19-01 authorizing a special tax based on use codes shown on Exhibit A of the Ordinance of $200.00 for residential properties, $50.00 for each campsite, $400.00 for commercial properties, and...

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Measure V

Passing800 votes yes (95.8%)35 votes no (4.2%)

Shall the North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District adopt Ordinance No. 17/18-1 setting the District permanent appropriations limit as the final step in forming the District?

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Measure W

Passing6,430 votes yes (70.3%)2,717 votes no (29.7%)

To prevent fire station closures, institute new ambulance service, hire and retain full-time firefighters, shall Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018-02 be approved authorizing the District to repeal the existing parcel tax and impose and levy a special tax for an indefinite period...

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Measure X

Passing1,475 votes yes (73.6%)529 votes no (26.4%)

To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Schell Vista Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018/2019-01, authorizing the District to levy a special tax based on use codes shown on Exhibit "A" at a maximum rate of $200.00 for residential properties, $0.14 per square foot for commercial...

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Measure Y

Failing5,364 votes yes (66.5%)2,698 votes no (33.5%)

To continue to provide fire and emergency services, shall Valley of the Moon Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 2018/2019-01, authorizing the District to levy a special tax based on use codes shown on Attachment "A" of the Ordinance of $200.00 for residential properties; $100.00 for agricultural...

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