Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Contra Costa
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
  8,063,473 votes 61.1%
• John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
  4,902,278 votes 37.1%
• Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Peace and Freedom
  105,375 votes 0.8%
• Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
  65,654 votes 0.5%
• Alan Keyes/Wiley S. Drake, Sr., American Independent
  39,620 votes 0.3%
• Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente, Green
  37,432 votes 0.2%
• Ron Paul/Gail Lightfoot (Write-in)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-in)
• Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Write-in)
• Frank Moore/Susan Block (Write-in)

US Legislative

United States Representative; District 7

• George Miller, Democratic
  165,849 votes 72.8%
• Roger Petersen, Republican
  50,164 votes 22.0%
• William Callison, Peace and Freedom
  6,342 votes 2.7%
• Camden McConnell, Libertarian
  5,747 votes 2.5%

United States Representative; District 10

• Ellen Tauscher, Democratic
  188,114 votes 65.1%
• Nicholas Gerber, Republican
  90,230 votes 31.3%
• Eugene Ruyle, Peace and Freedom
  10,685 votes 3.6%

United States Representative; District 11

• Jerry McNerney, Democratic
  163,546 votes 55.3%
• Dean Andal, Republican
  132,347 votes 44.7%
• David Christensen (Write-in)

State Senate

State Senator; District 7

• Mark DeSaulnier, Democratic
  249,399 votes 66.5%
• Christian Amsberry, Republican
  126,030 votes 33.5%

State Senator; District 9

• Loni Hancock, Democratic
  271,361 votes 77.3%
• Claudia Bermudez, Republican
  53,197 votes 15.1%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  26,887 votes 7.6%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 11

• Tom Torlakson, Democratic
  114,088 votes 73.6%
• Elizabeth Hansen, Republican
  41,018 votes 26.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 14

• Nancy Skinner, Democratic
  160,403 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 15

• Joan Buchanan, Democratic
  123,983 votes 52.3%
• Abram Wilson, Republican
  113,481 votes 47.7%

School

Board Member; Contra Costa Community College District; Ward 5

• Jess H. Reyes
  33866 votes 56.17%
• Jo Ann Cookman
  26141 votes 43.36%
• (288 Total Write-In Votes 0.48%)

Board Member; Antioch Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Walter Ruehlig
  19113 votes 31.68%
• Claire Smith
  13637 votes 22.60%
• Diane Gibson-Gray
  13528 votes 22.42%
• Kristy Lou Nielsen
  8403 votes 13.93%
• Sean Kyle Wright
  5426 votes 8.99%
• (233 Total Write-In Votes 0.39%)

Board Member; John Swett Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Norma Jean Clerici
  2490 votes 23.87%
• Jerrold "Jerry" Parsons
  2354 votes 22.56%
• Jim Delgadillo
  2166 votes 20.76%
• Benita Shaw-Malone
  2082 votes 19.96%
• Kyle Stockholm
  1300 votes 12.46%
• (41 Total Write-In Votes 0.39%)

Board Member; Mount Diablo Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Sherry Whitmarsh
  52560 votes 34.67%
• Gary L. Eberhart
  49413 votes 32.59%
• April P. Treece
  26064 votes 17.19%
• Jeff Adams
  23038 votes 15.20%
• (536 Total Write-In Votes 0.35%)

Board Member; West Contra Costa Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Antonio Alvarez Medrano
  34244 votes 30.75%
• Tony K. Thurmond
  32833 votes 29.49%
• Karen Pfeifer
  30144 votes 27.07%
• Robert Studdiford
  13728 votes 12.33%
• (405 Total Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Board Member; Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Stewart Gary
  19,232 votes 35.3%
• Chuck Rogge
  12,298 votes 22.5%
• Thomas McLaughlin
  11,618 votes 21.3%
• Bill Morrison
  11,266 votes 20.7%
• (126 Total Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Liberty Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Holly B. Hartman
  16410 votes 36.20%
• Raymond Valverde
  15498 votes 34.19%
• David A. Dal Porto
  13248 votes 29.23%
• (174 Total Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Board Member; Knightsen Elementary School District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Barbara Cecchini
  503 votes 28.97%
• Dorothy Walter
  450 votes 25.92%
• Franklin Dell
  405 votes 23.33%
• Seth H. Cockrell
  375 votes 21.60%
• (3 Total Write-In Votes 0.17%)

County

Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 5

• Federal D. Glover
  34421 votes 52.04%
• Gary S. Agopian
  31496 votes 47.62%
• (230 Total Write-In Votes 0.35%)

City

Mayor; City of Antioch

• James "Jim" Davis
  14912 votes 46.26%
• Donald P. Freitas
  14437 votes 44.79%
• Allen D. Payton (Write-in)
• (2883 Total Write-In Votes 8.94%)

Council Member; City of Antioch (2 Elected)

• Mary Helen Rocha
  15254 votes 33.85%
• Brian Kalinowski
  15153 votes 33.62%
• Arne Simonsen
  14378 votes 31.90%
• (283 Total Write-In Votes 0.63%)

City Clerk; City of Antioch

• L. Jolene Martin
  24910 votes 98.45%
• (393 Total Write-In Votes 1.55%)

Treasurer; City of Antioch

• Donna Conley
  13232 votes 45.49%
• Janet L. Davis
  6568 votes 22.58%
• Robert "Bob" Kalafate
  4703 votes 16.17%
• Anthony Puccio
  4471 votes 15.37%
• (114 Total Write-In Votes 0.39%)

Mayor; City of Brentwood

• Robert "Bob" Taylor
  13394 votes 70.54%
• Teresa J. Wooten
  5513 votes 29.03%
• (81 Total Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Council Member; City of Brentwood (2 Elected)

• Erick A. Stonebarger
  11488 votes 44.02%
• Bob Brockman
  10006 votes 38.34%
• Roger F. Short
  4523 votes 17.33%
• (80 Total Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Council Member; City of Clayton (3 Elected)

• Julie Pierce
  3810 votes 26.00%
• Joe Medrano
  2435 votes 16.62%
• Howard Geller
  2211 votes 15.09%
• Daniel Richardson
  1997 votes 13.63%
• Keith Haydon
  1843 votes 12.58%
• Jim Diaz
  1351 votes 9.22%
• Harun R. Simbirdi
  708 votes 4.83%
• Allen Lampo
  264 votes 1.80%
• (36 Total Write-In Votes 0.25%)

Council Member; City of Concord (2 Elected)

• Mark Peterson
  25974 votes 41.98%
• William "Bill" Shinn
  24066 votes 38.90%
• La Shawn B. Wells
  11566 votes 18.69%
• (267 Total Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Council Member; Town of Danville (3 Elected)

• Newell Arnerich
  15779 votes 30.46%
• Michael J. "Mike" Doyle
  15401 votes 29.73%
• Candace Andersen
  15394 votes 29.72%
• Marianne Bordogna
  5052 votes 9.75%
• (169 Total Write-In Votes 0.33%)

Council Member; City of El Cerrito (3 Elected)

• Ann Cheng
  6852 votes 26.14%
• Bill Jones
  6362 votes 24.27%
• Greg Lyman
  6115 votes 23.33%
• David Boisvert
  3420 votes 13.05%
• Andrew W. Ting
  3411 votes 13.01%
• (49 Total Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Council Member; City of Hercules (3 Elected)

• Ed Balico
  5778 votes 30.03%
• Joanne Ward
  5556 votes 28.87%
• Donald L. Kuehne
  3935 votes 20.45%
• John J. Delgado
  3909 votes 20.31%
• (65 Total Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Council Member; City of Lafayette (3 Elected)

• Mike Anderson
  8781 votes 29.37%
• Carol Federighi
  8469 votes 28.33%
• Carl Anduri
  7997 votes 26.75%
• Gabriel Froymovich
  4469 votes 14.95%
• (183 Total Write-In Votes 0.61%)

Council Member; Town of Moraga (3 Elected)

• Karen L. Mendonca
  4589 votes 23.50%
• Michael Metcalf
  4588 votes 23.49%
• Howard Harpham
  3444 votes 17.63%
• Janice Kolbe
  3412 votes 17.47%
• Dennis Wanken
  1749 votes 8.96%
• Brad Kvederis
  1652 votes 8.46%
• (96 Total Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Council Member; City of Martinez (2 Elected)

• Mark Ross
  10650 votes 39.64%
• Janet Haroutunian Kennedy
  7877 votes 29.32%
• Bradley Jackson
  5581 votes 20.77%
• Michael Alford
  2648 votes 9.86%
• (110 Total Write-In Votes 0.41%)

City Clerk; City of Martinez

• Gary Hernandez
  13058 votes 98.26%
• (231 Total Write-In Votes 1.74%)

Treasurer; City of Martinez

• Carolyn L. Robinson
  9514 votes 62.92%
• Charles Martin
  5556 votes 36.74%
• (51 Total Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Council Member; City of Oakley (3 Elected)

• Jim Frazier
  5655 votes 25.60%
• Kevin Romick
  4230 votes 19.15%
• Pat Anderson
  3913 votes 17.71%
• Rodger McKeon
  3635 votes 16.45%
• Brad Nix
  3065 votes 13.87%
• Bob Caughron
  1538 votes 6.96%
• (57 Total Write-In Votes 0.26%)

Council Member; City of Orinda (2 Elected)

• Victoria Smith
  6355 votes 38.66%
• Steven M. Glazer
  6102 votes 37.12%
• Robert "Bob" Larsen
  3885 votes 23.63%
• (98 Total Write-In Votes 0.60%)

Council Member; City of Pinole (2 Elected)

• Peter Murray
  5548 votes 45.42%
• Roy V. Swearingen
  4202 votes 34.40%
• Maria Alegria
  2397 votes 19.63%
• (67 Total Write-In Votes 0.55%)

Treasurer; City of Pinole

• Judy Lee
  4593 votes 63.44%
• Ivette Ricco
  2618 votes 36.16%
• (29 Total Write-In Votes 0.40%)

Council Member; City of Pleasant Hill (3 Elected)

• Karen Mitchoff
  9163 votes 27.62%
• John Hanecak
  8093 votes 24.39%
• David E. Durant
  6758 votes 20.37%
• Keith Hunt
  4712 votes 14.20%
• Bruce Weissenberger
  4345 votes 13.10%
• (107 Total Write-In Votes 0.32%)

City Clerk; City of Pleasant Hill

• Marty McInturf
  11005 votes 98.74%
• (140 Total Write-In Votes 1.26%)

Treasurer; City of Pleasant Hill

• Mark W. Celio
  11058 votes 98.70%
• (146 Total Write-In Votes 1.30%)

Council Member; City of Richmond (3 Elected)

• Jeff Ritterman
  12180 votes 16.20%
• Nathaniel "Nat" Bates
  11555 votes 15.37%
• Tom Butt
  11548 votes 15.36%
• Jovanka D. Beckles
  11090 votes 14.75%
• John E. Marquez
  9627 votes 12.80%
• Courtland "Corky" Booze
  7372 votes 9.80%
• Harpreet S. Sandhu
  5735 votes 7.63%
• Rock Brown
  2661 votes 3.54%
• Chris Tallerico
  1781 votes 2.37%
• Navdeep K. Garcha
  1495 votes 1.99%
• (157 Total Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Council Member; City of San Pablo (3 Elected)

• Cecilia Valdez
  2375 votes 22.27%
• Arturo Maldonado Cruz
  2301 votes 21.58%
• Leonard McNeil
  2224 votes 20.86%
• Charles A. "Nick" Nicholas
  1647 votes 15.44%
• Jerry L. Sattler
  1584 votes 14.85%
• Espo
  492 votes 4.61%
• (41 Total Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Council Member; City of Walnut Creek (3 Elected)

• Gary Skrel
  19904 votes 28.80%
• Bob Simmons
  18406 votes 26.64%
• Kish Rajan
  17514 votes 25.34%
• Sol Henik
  13067 votes 18.91%
• (212 Total Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Director; Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Mark S. Simon
  2739 votes 32.28%
• Ray Tetreault
  2338 votes 27.55%
• Jennifer H. Finetti
  2082 votes 24.54%
• Robert "Bob" Doran
  1306 votes 15.39%
• (20 Total Write-In Votes 0.24%)

Director; Dublin-San Ramon Services District (3 Elected)

• Richard Halket
  13,085 votes 26.7%
• Dan Scannell
  12,766 votes 26.0%
• Dwight L. "Pat" Howard
  12,620 votes 25.7%
• David Pulice
  10,403 votes 21.2%
• (224 Total Write-In Votes 0.5%)

Director; Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Chuck Toombs
  1602 votes 36.48%
• Cathie Kosel
  1411 votes 32.13%
• Joan K. Gallegos
  1359 votes 30.94%
• (20 Total Write-In Votes 0.46%)

Director; Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District; Division 2

• Fred Weil
  1780 votes 55.26%
• Bob Nelson
  1436 votes 44.58%
• (5 Total Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Director; Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District; Division 5

• Brook Mancinelli
  2121 votes 58.85%
• Gene Gottfried
  1469 votes 40.76%
• (14 Total Write-In Votes 0.39%)

Director; San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Thomas J. Linari
  40153 votes 31.90%
• Kenneth W. Sandy
  32193 votes 25.58%
• Roxanne W. Lindsay
  32165 votes 25.55%
• Glenn Umont
  21118 votes 16.78%
• (241 Total Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Director; Los Medanos Community Healthcare District (2 Elected)

• Darnell Turner
  8392 votes 28.75%
• J. Vern Cromartie
  7959 votes 27.26%
• Joe R. Rubi
  7919 votes 27.13%
• Nadiri Hatsbibi Jumoke
  4782 votes 16.38%
• (142 Total Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Director; Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District (3 Elected)

• Dennis Eisenbeis
  421 votes 20.29%
• Ralph S. Maloney
  409 votes 19.71%
• Jeff Rocca
  348 votes 16.77%
• Paul W. Harper
  311 votes 14.99%
• Janet Northam
  211 votes 10.17%
• Thomas D. Knorr, Jr.
  210 votes 10.12%
• Robert G. Amrine, Jr.
  156 votes 7.52%
• (9 Total Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 1

• Lesa R. McIntosh
  26810 votes 53.20%
• Charles T. Smith
  23278 votes 46.19%
• (305 Total Write-In Votes 0.61%)

Director; Ambrose Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Eva G. Garcia
  2293 votes 28.34%
• Gloria Magleby
  2125 votes 26.27%
• Le Shelle "Andra Le" Turner
  1333 votes 16.48%
• Connie Tolleson
  854 votes 10.56%
• Marcia L. Ravizza
  735 votes 9.09%
• Reina C. Cardona
  730 votes 9.02%
• (20 Total Write-In Votes 0.25%)

Director; East Bay Regional Park District; Ward 1

• Whitney Dotson
  62,420 votes 55.4%
• Norman La Force
  49,428 votes 43.8%
• (880 Total Write-In Votes 0.8%)

Director; Mount View Sanitary District (3 Elected)

• Elmer James Schaal
  4737 votes 29.53%
• David P. Maggi
  4686 votes 29.21%
• Randell E. Williams
  4009 votes 24.99%
• James "Jim" Fredericks
  2516 votes 15.68%
• (95 Total Write-In Votes 0.59%)

Director; West County Wastewater District (2 Elected)

• Alfred Morris Granzella
  13765 votes 40.83%
• Michael Caine
  13443 votes 39.88%
• Jim Cowen
  6301 votes 18.69%
• (203 Total Write-In Votes 0.60%)

Director; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

• H.E. Christian "Chris" Peeples
  269,395 votes 64.2%
• Joyce Roy
  146,457 votes 34.9%
• (3,547 Total Write-In Votes 0.8%)

Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Area 5

• John McPartland
  87,698 votes 61.7%
• Linda Jeffery Sailors
  53,953 votes 38.0%
• (516 Total Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Area 7

• Lynette Sweet
  71,704 votes 67.9%
• Marshall Walker, III
  33,112 votes 31.3%
• (829 Total Write-In Votes 0.8%)

Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes

To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes

Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes

Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes

Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes

Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes

Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes

Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes

Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

Proposition 11 Redistricting
Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes

Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes

Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

Measure A Bond Measure -- John Swett Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3950 / 73.83% Yes votes ...... 1400 / 26.17% No votes

To modernize, upgrade, equip and furnish John Swett High School and its related athletic and support facilities, to provide improved, safe, and technologically advanced academic and athletic facilities, and to become eligible for state matching funds for school facilities including joint-use and career technical education facilities, shall the John Swett Unified School District issue $20,000,000 in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit subject to the accountability safeguards required by law?

Measure B Parcel Tax -- Martinez Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 9507 / 69.59% Yes votes ...... 4155 / 30.41% No votes

To support high academic achievement for local students by maintaining small class sizes, updated textbooks and classroom materials, improved access to modern technology, science education, art, music, band programs, library services and school counselors to help students prepare for college and work, shall Martinez Unified School District authorize an annual school parcel tax of $50 per parcel for a term not to exceed five years, exempting eligible senior citizens, and including citizens' oversight?

Measure C Parcel Tax Measure -- Pittsburg Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 11418 / 72.26% Yes votes ...... 4383 / 27.74% No votes

To expand student access to technology and computers, college preparatory, honors and advanced placement classes, avoid increased class sizes, maintain essential programs and materials, keep classes small in the early grades, and attract and retain highly qualified teachers, shall the Pittsburg Unified School District levy an annual tax of $65 per taxable parcel for seven years, beginning July 1, 2009, with an annual inflation adjustment of $6, with citizen oversight and a senior citizen exemption?

Measure D Parcel Tax Measure -- West Contra Costa Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 63951 / 79.64% Yes votes ...... 16349 / 20.36% No votes

To improve education, including reading, writing, math and science, retain quality teachers and counselors, support libraries, computer training and athletic programs, prepare students for college and the workforce, maintain reduced class sizes, maintain school cleanliness and protect against state budget cuts, shall the West County Unified School District renew it existing parcel tax for 5 years, keeping the current rate, with revenue staying at local schools, no funds to administrator salaries, an exemption for seniors and independent citizen oversight?

Measure E Bond Measure -- Acalanes Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 39556 / 64.26% Yes votes ...... 21997 / 35.74% No votes

Acalanes Union High School District Improvement. To establish a ten-year technology fund, upgrade instructional classroom technology, replace worn, aging roofs, convert obsolete facilities into additional classroom space, upgrade electrical and energy management systems to improve efficiency and repair, construct, equip or upgrade school facilities, shall the Acalanes Union High School District issue $93 million in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit, with all expenditures reviewed by an independent citizens' oversight committee without increasing current tax rates?

Measure F Special Tax Measure -- County Service Area P-6, Zone 3006 (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1317 / 60.22% Yes votes ...... 870 / 39.78% No votes

Shall Ordinance No. 2008-23, to provide additional funding for police protection services, be approved to authorize a special tax on property located in Zone 3006 of County Service Area P-6 in the unincorporated neighborhoods of East Richmond Heights and Bayo Vista (North Arlington area), at an initial annual amount of $108 per parcel for single-family, residential parcels, with higher amounts for properties in other use categories identified in the ordinance?

Measure G Special Measure -- City of Concord (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 23848 / 58.27% Yes votes ...... 17077 / 41.73% No votes

Shall the office of the City Clerk be appointive?

Measure H Bond Measure -- City of Martinez (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 12247 / 68.95% Yes votes ...... 5516 / 31.05% No votes

To repair, renovate and make needed safety improvements to neighborhood parks, playgrounds, sporting fields, and the replacement of Rankin Pool; renovate and expand the Martinez Library with a designated children's area; provide youth recreational opportunities; and improve disabled access to parks and libraries, shall the City of Martinez issue $30 million in general obligation bonds, subject to citizen oversight and independent audits with no money to administrators' salaries?

Measure J Open Space/Land Use -- Town of Moraga (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1219 / 13.68% Yes votes ...... 7691 / 86.32% No votes

Shall the Ordinance Expanding Open Space and Residential Land Use Designations and Adopting Development Agreement be adopted?

Measure K Open Space/Land Use -- Town of Moraga (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 3964 / 44.04% Yes votes ...... 5037 / 55.96% No votes

Shall the ordinance Expanding Open Space and Imposing Development Restrictions be adopted?

Measure L Amending Business License Tax -- City of Oakley (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 4384 / 42.56% Yes votes ...... 5917 / 57.44% No votes

Shall the Business License Tax Ordinance, Title 3 of Chapter 5 of the Oakley Municipal Code, be amended as set forth in Ordinance No. 14-08, altering the manner of calculating business license taxes that are used to provide general City services such as police, parks, recreation, code enforcement, library hours, youth activities, senior programs and street maintenance?

Measure M Parcel Tax Measure -- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 28,418 / 76.5% Yes votes ...... 8,740 / 23.5% No votes
   28334 (76.51%) Yes / 8698 (23.49%) No in Alameda County
   84 (66.67%) Yes / 42 (33.33%) No in Contra Costa County

To maintain the quality of local schools, attract and retain highly qualified teachers, and maintain small class sizes, college/career/job preparation classes, art/music/foreign language programs, computers, infrastructure and instructional technology upgrades, elementary science specialists, and high school counselors, shall Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District extend its expiring parcel tax for five years at $11.50/month per parcel, with a senior citizen exemption, independent oversignt, no administrative salaries, and all funds staying local to benefit Livermore children?

Measure N Term Limits Measure -- City of Pinole (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5585 / 72.83% Yes votes ...... 2084 / 27.17% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted to enact term limits upon members of the Pinole City Council, preventing any person who serves three (3) successive terms from serving again until an intervening period of two (2) years has elapsed?

Measure P Charter Amendment Measure -- City of San Ramon (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 12350 / 48.64% Yes votes ...... 13041 / 51.36% No votes

Shall so much of Article III of the City of San Ramon Charter which currently reads as "Compensation for the elected Mayor of San Ramon shall be one hundred dollars per month more than a City Councilmember" be amended to read "Compensation for the elected Mayor of San Ramon shall be determined by resolution of the City Council."

Measure Q Charter Amendment Measure -- City of San Ramon (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 12262 / 49.66% Yes votes ...... 12431 / 50.34% No votes

Shall the following be added to Article III of the City of San Ramon Charter: Notwithstanding any of the above, if the general municipal election date is changed to the date of the statewide general election, the unexpired term of an incumbent Mayor shall be extended by one year or reduced by one year. If the term is extended, that individual may serve a total of nine years as Mayor.

Measure R Appropriations Limit Measure -- Crockett Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1190 / 79.39% Yes votes ...... 309 / 20.61% No votes

Shall the appropriations limit applicable to Crockett Community Services District be set at $2,851,000 for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009?

Measure S Appropriations Limit Measure -- Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District, Landscape and Lighting Zone 8 (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2385 / 72.14% Yes votes ...... 921 / 27.86% No votes

Shall the appropriations limit under California Constitution Article XIIIB continue at $725,000.00 and be adjusted for changes in the cost-of-living and population, with the increase effective for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 through 2011-2012 (inclusive) to provide for the expenditure of funds that will be available to DB L&L Zone #8 District for the stated fiscal years?

Measure T Amending Business License Measure -- City of Richmond (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 15473 / 51.51% Yes votes ...... 14563 / 48.49% No votes

Shall the Richmond Business License Act be adopted effective January 1, 2009, to define the category of Manufacturer and to establish a license fee equal to one fourth of one percent (0.25%) of the value of the material used in the manufacturing process during the immediately preceding calendar year for large manufacturers, be adopted?

Measure VV Special Tax Measure -- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 308,971 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 120,864 / 28.1% No votes
   40483 (70.12%) Yes / 17248 (29.88%) No in Contra Costa County
   268488 (72.15%) Yes / 103616 (27.85%) No in Alameda County

To preserve affordable local public transportation that allows seniors and people with disabilities to remain independent, takes students to and from school, provides transportation alternatives given skyrocketing gas prices, helps residents commute to work and reduces traffic and greenhouse gas emissions by getting cars off the road shall the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) increase its existing parcel tax by $4 per parcel, per month for ten years with independent oversight and all money staying local?

Measure WW Bond Measure -- East Bay Regional Park District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 671,485 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 262,212 / 28.1% No votes
   294018 (71.66%) Yes / 116289 (28.34%) No in Contra Costa County
   377467 (72.12%) Yes / 145923 (27.88%) No in Alameda County

EXTEND EXISTING EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOND WITH NO INCREASE IN TAX RATE

To continue restoring urban creeks, protect wildlife, purchase/save open space, wetlands/shoreline, acquire/develop/improve local and regional parks, trails and recreational facilities, shall East Bay Regional Park District be authorized to issue up to $500 million in general obligation bonds, provided repayment projections, verified by independent auditors, demonstrate that property tax rates will not increase beyond present rates of $10 per year, per $100,000 of assessed valuation?