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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2015 Election
Directory of San Mateo County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 21 8:37pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (405/405)
29.5% Countywide Voter Turnout (105,341/357,191)

Measures
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Measure R. Appointed City Treasurer -- City of San Bruno (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,725 / 50.7% Yes votes ...... 2,652 / 49.3% No votes
Shall the position of City Treasurer of the City of San Bruno be appointive?

Measure S. Transaction and Use Tax -- City of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,037 / 69.9% Yes votes ...... 4,750 / 30.1% No votes
To continue locally controlled funding to maintain services and improve infrastructure, including: police patrols and gang prevention; street, sidewalk, and pothole repair; 9-1-1 response times and emergency medical services, fire prevention; senior, teen, and children's programs; parks, paths and playfields, library hours; and other city services; shall San Mateo extend the existing voter-approved quarter-cent sales tax for 30 years without increasing current tax rates with citizen oversight of how proceeds are spent?

Measure T. School Bond -- Redwood City School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 8,370 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,817 / 36.5% No votes
To upgrade and repair neighborhood schools with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Redwood City Elementary School District: renovate aging classrooms and science labs for 21st century learning; fix or replace deteriorating roofs; update classroom and instructional technology; improve school fire and earthquake safety; and repair, construct, acquire, or equip classrooms, sites, and facilities; by issuing $193 million in bonds at legal rates with independent oversight, no money for administrators, and all funds staying local?

Measure U. City Clerk -- City of San Bruno (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,736 / 51.0% Yes votes ...... 2,628 / 49.0% No votes
Shall the position of the City Clerk of the City of San Bruno be appointive?

Measure V. Black Mountain Park Bond -- City of San Carlos (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 3,834 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 5,874 / 60.5% No votes
To permanently protect and preserve rare San Carlos open space from development, protect a local water source, prevent increased traffic congestion, and improve access to tranquil natural areas and parks, including walking trails, recreation, and restrooms/facilities, shall the City of San Carlos issue $45 million in bonds to acquire, create, and enhance Black Mountain Park located along Alameda de las Pulgas between Madera Avenue and Melendy Drive, with citizen oversight and funds restricted to these specific purposes only?

Measure W. Transaction and Use Tax -- City of South San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,494 / 59.9% Yes votes ...... 3,007 / 40.1% No votes
To maintain South San Francisco services, including maintaining neighborhood police patrols/9-1-1 response, programs for seniors/disabled residents, crime/gang suppression programs, repairing potholes/streets, maintaining youth/teen educational/recreational programs, providing a police operations center that meets earthquake safety codes, and other city services; shall South San Francisco levy a 1/2 cent sales tax for 30 years, with authority to incur debt to accelerate projects, annual audits, citizens' oversight, no funds for Sacramento and all funds for South San Francisco?

Measure X. School Bond -- San Mateo - Foster City School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 13,177 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 9,129 / 40.9% No votes
To provide additional classrooms, relieve overcrowding and address increasing enrollment at San Mateo and Foster City schools, with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall San Mateo - Foster City Elementary School District replace aging portable classrooms, update ad add new classrooms, provide modern classrooms, reduce class size, improve handicapped access, repair, construct, acquire equipment, classrooms, sites/facilities, by issuing $148,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds benefiting San Mateo and Foster City schools?

Measure Y. Appropriations Limit -- Menlo Park Fire Protection District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,299 / 79.1% Yes votes ...... 1,666 / 20.9% No votes
Shall the appropriations limit applicable to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, which is currently set at $40,000,000 and set to expire on June 30, 2016, be reauthorized for four years at a level of $50,000,000 beginning on July 1, 2016?

 
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