LOS ANGELES COUNTY
REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK
ELECTION COORDINATION UNIT
(562) 462 - 2912
General Election
November 8, 2016
MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT
STATE MEASURES – (17)
– SCHOOL BONDS. FUNDING FOR K-12 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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FACILITIES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
– MEDI-CAL HOSPITAL FEE PROGRAM. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL
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AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.
– REVENUE BONDS. STATEWIDE VOTER APPROVAL. INITIATIVE
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
– LEGISLATURE. LEGISLATION AND PROCEEDINGS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL
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AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.
– TAX EXTENSION TO FUND EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE. INITIATIVE
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
– CIGARETTE TAX TO FUND HEALTHCARE, TOBACCO USE PREVENTION,
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RESEARCH, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.
– CRIMINAL SENTENCES. PAROLE. JUVENILE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND
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SENTENCING. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE.
– ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
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– CORPORATIONS. POLITICAL SPENDING. FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL
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PROTECTIONS. LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY QUESTION.
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ADULT FILMS. CONDOMS. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
– STATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASES. PRICING STANDARDS. INITIATIVE
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STATUTE.
– DEATH PENALTY. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
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– FIREARMS. AMMUNITION SALES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
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– MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
– CARRYOUT BAGS. CHARGES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
– DEATH PENALTY. PROCEDURES. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
– BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS. REFERENDUM.
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
COUNTYWIDE MEASURES – (2)
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
M – Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan.
To improve freeway traffic flow/safety; repair potholes/sidewalks; repave local streets;
earthquake retrofit bridges; synchronize signals; keep senior/disabled/student fares
affordable; expand rail/subway/bus systems; improve job/school/airport connections;
and create jobs; shall voters authorize a Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan
through a ½ ¢ sales tax and continue the existing ½ ¢ traffic relief tax until voters decide
to end it, with independent audits/oversight and funds controlled locally?
REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
A – The Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks and Beaches Measure
To replace expiring local funding for safe, clean neighborhood/ city/ county parks;
increase safe playgrounds, reduce gang activity; keep neighborhood recreation/ senior
centers, drinking water safe; protect beaches, rivers, water resources, remaining natural
areas/ open space; shall 1.5 cents be levied annually per square foot of improved
property in Los Angeles County, with bond authority, requiring citizen oversight,
independent audits, and funds used locally?
LOCAL JURISDICTION MEASURES – (58)
ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AE – ALHAMBRA UNIFIED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPAIR/ STUDENT SAFETY
MEASURE. To repair/upgrade local elementary schools and attract/ retain quality
teachers, repair deteriorating classrooms, leaky roofs, remove asbestos/ lead paint,
ensure safe drinking water and disabled accessibility, upgrade school fire and
earthquake safety systems, update restrooms, classroom technology/ wiring/ science
labs, repair, acquire, construct classrooms/ sites/ facilities/equipment, shall Alhambra
Unified School District issue $110,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, require audits, citizen
oversight, all funds for local elementary schools?
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ALHAMBRA UNIFIED HIGH SCHOOLS REPAIR/ STUDENT SAFETY MEASURE. To
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repair/upgrade local high schools, attract/ retain quality teachers/ prepare students for
careers/ college, repair deteriorating classrooms, restrooms, plumbing, leaky roofs,
remove asbestos/ lead paint, ensure safe drinking water and disabled accessibility,
upgrade school fire and earthquake safety systems, upgrade technology, repair,
acquire, construct classrooms/ sites/ facilities/equipment, shall Alhambra Unified School
District issue $149,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, require audits, citizen oversight, all
funds for local schools?
ANTELOPE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
AV – ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE JOB TRAINING AND UNIVERSITY TRANSFER
MEASURE. To upgrade math, engineering, aerospace/ advanced manufacturing
classrooms/ labs, improve class availability and safety, update technology, repair,
construct, acquire facilities, sites/ equipment to maintain quality, affordable education for
local students/ returning veterans, and prepare students for jobs and transfer to fouryear universities, shall Antelope Valley Community College District issue $350,000,000
in bonds at legal rates, requiring citizens’ oversight, audits no money for administrators’
salaries and all funds used locally?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
AVALON CITY
X – MEASURE X
Shall the Avalon Municipal Code be amended to permit up to two medical marijuana
dispensaries and similar facilities, both fixed and mobile, to operate within the City, and
to permit the cultivation, manufacture and processing of medical marijuana products,
subject to specified standards, and further subject to a $10,000 annual license tax and a
12% transaction fee/tax on each individual medical marijuana sale, until repealed by
voters, and generating approximately $200,000 annually?
BELLFLOWER CITY
D – Shall Members of the City Council of the City of Bellflower be elected by-districts
described in Ordinance No. 1302 instead of at-large?
W – Shall the proposition by the City of Bellflower to sell the Bellflower Municipal Water
System to California-American Water Company be adopted?
BEVERLY HILLS CITY
HH – Hilton Condominium Tower Initiative – Shall an ordinance be adopted allowing a 26
story (345 feet) residential building instead of two residential buildings of 8 stories (101
feet) and 18 stories (218 feet); increasing open space from approximately 1.25 acres to
1.7 acres for use as a private garden that is generally open to the public subject to
reasonable restrictions determined by the property owner; prohibiting any discretionary
architectural review; and reducing graywater use requirements?
BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
– To improve aging Beverly Hills schools, upgrade inefficient heating, cooling/ electrical
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systems causing significant maintenance cost savings redirected to classroom
instruction, upgrade/ repair classrooms, libraries/ science labs, replace deteriorating
restrooms/ leaky roofs, complete deferred maintenance projects, provide modern
classroom technology infrastructure, upgrade, construct/ acquire classrooms, facilities/
sites with local funding the State cannot take away, shall Beverly Hills Unified School
District issue $260,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, with strict citizen oversight, annual
audits/ all funds for Beverly Hills schools?
BURBANK CITY
– Shall Ordinance No. 16-3,882 be approved allowing no more than a 14-gate, 355,000
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square foot replacement terminal and ancillary improvements to be built at the Bob
Hope Airport meeting current safety, seismic standards and improving disabled access;
demolishing the existing terminal; and modifying Adjacent Property easement and
authorizing future agreements necessary to implement the project; in exchange for
governance changes that provide Burbank a greater voice in the future of the airport?
CALABASAS CITY
– Shall the Ordinance No. 2016-333 approving changing the existing Zoning from Planned
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Development – Residential Multifamily (20) – Open Space Development Restricted –
Scenic Corridor to Commercial Retail – Residential Multifamily (20) – Open Space
Development Restricted – Scenic Corridor – Development Plan to accommodate: 67
Single-Family Detached Homes and two Affordable Duplexes; a 72,872 square-foot,
three-story hotel; and preservation of approximately 61.0 acres as Permanent Open
Space on a 77-acre property at 4790 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas be approved?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
CARSON CITY
TL – Term Limits for Elected Officials. Shall Ordinance 16-1598, establishing a lifetime
term limit of three (3) terms of four (4) years each served as an elected official in the City
of Carson, including Mayor, member of the City Council, City Clerk, City Treasurer, or
any combination of elected offices, be approved?
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Cannabis Tax. If a future Carson City Council or if voters of Carson through another
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ballot measure permit cannabis business activities, shall an ordinance establishing a
cannabis tax of $25 per square foot of space utilized for cultivation and 18% of gross
proceeds (adjusted annually on July 1 based on CPI) apply on all cannabis related
business activities in Carson with annual revenues ranging from $500,000 to $3.5 million
for Carson, with no sunset clause, be approved?
CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
– To repair, upgrade and make more energy efficient aging classrooms and facilities with
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funding that cannot be taken by the State, repair deteriorating roofs, heating, air
conditioning and electrical systems, and repair, construct, acquire, and upgrade
classrooms, sites, facilities and equipment, refurbish pools, locker rooms, and
gymnasium, shall Claremont Unified School District issue $58,000,000 in bonds at legal
rates, with independent financial audits, citizen oversight, no money for administrator
and teacher salaries, and all money staying local?
CULVER CITY
CW – Measure CW:
CULVER CITY SAFE/CLEAN WATER PROTECTION MEASURE. To protect public
health/groundwater supplies and prevent toxins and pollutants from contaminating local
waterways, creeks and beaches, by improving storm drains/infrastructure to
capture/clean urban runoff; preserving open space; and complying with clean water
laws, shall Culver City establish a $99 clean water parcel tax; generating approximately
$2,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring independent audits, public
oversight, low-income senior citizens discounts and local control of funds?
CA – Measure CA:
Shall Section 607 and Section 700 of the Charter of the City of Culver City be amended
to change the appointing authority and the reporting responsibilities of the Fire Chief and
Police Chief from the City Council to the City Manager?
CB – Measure CB:
Shall Section 602 of the Charter of the City of Culver City be amended to provide for the
ineligibility of a person who has resigned from the City Council to run for the Office of
City Council Member for a period of two years from the date of such resignation?
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Measure CD:
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Shall Section 608 of the Charter of the City of Culver City be amended to authorize the
City Council to determine the dates of Regular Meetings of the City Council?
DOWNEY CITY
– TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX. To maintain and improve city services including cityS
run police and fire departments, paramedic/9-1-1 emergency response, antigang/drug/crime programs, school safety, after-school and seniors programs; ensure fire
engines and emergency vehicles have updated equipment; and repair streets/potholes;
shall the ordinance to increase the sales tax by one-half of one percent, providing
$9,000,000 annually, to expire after 20 years, requiring audits, public disclosure of
funds, and all funds only for Downey be adopted?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
EAST WHITTIER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
– Without increasing existing property tax rates, shall the East Whittier City School District
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issue $70 million in bonds at legal interest rates to make essential upgrades to aging
schools including repairing or replacing leaky roofs, doors, windows, outdated plumbing,
heating, air conditioning and electrical systems, and improve student safety and school
security systems, including lighting, smoke alarms, fencing and emergency
communications, with independent citizen oversight and audits to ensure all money
benefits and improves local schools?
– Without increasing existing property tax rates, shall the East Whittier City School District
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issue $24 million in bonds at legal interest rates, to modernize classrooms, science labs
and computer systems for science, math and technology instruction, replace aging
portables, renovate the aging middle school gymnasiums and locker rooms, and
improve accessibility for disabled students, with independent citizen oversight and audits
to ensure all money benefit and improves local schools?
EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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ER – To modernize/rebuild El Rancho High School for the 21 Century, prepare students for
jobs of the future, improve/expand science/career training labs, repair/improve
neighborhood schools, including aging classrooms, roofs, restrooms, heating/air
conditioning/electrical
systems,
strengthen
school
safety/security,
and
repair/acquire/construct school sites and facilities, shall El Rancho Unified School
District issue $200,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring annual audits, citizen
oversight and no money for administrator salaries, all funds for local schools?
RR – To support academic excellence, prepare Pico Rivera students for college and quality
jobs, raise teacher salaries, retain quality teachers and staff, provide every student
access to high quality arts education, including music and performing arts, and improve
instruction in science, technology, engineering, arts and math, shall El Rancho Unified
School District authorize an annual $99 per-parcel tax for 9 years, exempting senior
citizens and people with disabilities, requiring independent oversight and all funds used
locally to improve student learning?
GARVEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
GA – GARVEY SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSROOM REPAIR AND EDUCATION
IMPROVEMENT MEASURE. To upgrade schools, repair leaky roofs, renovate aging
classrooms, bathrooms/ playgrounds, improve student access to computers/ modern
technology, replace outdated plumbing, heating/ air-conditioning, update electrical/
lighting systems, improve security systems, ensure safe drinking water, build multimedia
learning labs, repair, construct/ acquire educational facilities, sites/ equipment, shall
Garvey School District issue $40,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with independent
financial audits, citizen’s oversight, and all funding spent on local schools?
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
GC – GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AFFORDABLE COLLEGE/ JOB TRAINING/
UNIVERSITY TRANSFER/ CLASSROOM REPAIR MEASURE. To repair
classrooms/labs to prepare students/veterans for jobs/university transfer, upgrade
vocational
education
equipment/technology
for
engineering/nursing/law
enforcement/firefighting careers, repair deteriorating gas/sewer lines, improve
handicapped accessibility/earthquake safety, and acquire, construct, repair sites,
facilities/ equipment, shall Glendale Community College District issue $325,000,000 in
bonds at legal rates, requiring citizen oversight, audits, no funds for administrators’
salaries, all funds used locally?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BB – To upgrade/repair all neighborhood school classrooms and retain/attract quality teachers
by renovating all science, technology, engineering, art/math labs/classrooms, and
athletic facilities; ensuring drinking water safety; repairing, constructing,
equipping/acquiring educational facilities to prepare students for college and 21st century
vocational jobs/careers, shall Hacienda La Puente Unified School District issue up to
$148,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring audits, citizens’ oversight, no money for
administrators’ salaries, and all funds used locally?
LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
– To improve the quality of local public education by modernizing outdated classrooms,
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restrooms and school facilities with funding that cannot be taken by the state; make
health and safety improvements; repair or replace leaky roofs; updated electrical
systems for modern technology; and replace outdated heating, ventilation and airconditioning systems; shall the Lawndale Elementary School District issue $27,000,000
of bonds at legal rates, have an independent citizens’ oversight committee and have NO
money used for administrative or teacher salaries?
LENNOX SCHOOL DISTRICT
– To improve the quality of education and provide safe, modern schools for all students
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with funding that cannot be taken by the state; upgrade, modernize and construct
classrooms, science labs and libraries; improve student access to technology; repair
leaky roofs, outdated electrical and plumbing systems; and improve safety, security and
access for students with disabilities shall Lennox School District issue $25,000,000 of
bonds at legal rates, including independent citizens’ oversight and NO money for
administrative salaries?
LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUNDING AUTHORITY
LP – To protect students from earthquakes, asbestos, lead paint and other safety hazards,
enhance opportunities for career and academic success at schools, including
Hawthorne, Lawndale and Leuzinger High Schools, shall the School Facilities
Improvement District No. 2016-1 of the Local Public Schools Funding Authority issue
$110 million in bonds, at legal rates, to modernize and construct schools, including
classrooms, science labs and arts facilities, replace aging plumbing, electrical, and
security systems, with mandatory audits and independent citizen oversight, ensuring
funds stay local with no money for administrator salaries?
LONG BEACH CITY
MA – LONG BEACH MARIJUANA TAXATION MEASURE
To fund public safety, 9-1-1 emergency response, police officers, homelessness, and
general City services, shall Long Beach update gross receipts tax rates between 6-8%
for medical marijuana dispensaries, 8-12% for nonmedical marijuana dispensaries, 68% for processing, distributing, transporting or testing marijuana/related products and a
square foot tax between $12-15 for marijuana cultivation, raising approximately $13
million annually, requiring annual expenditure reports, until ended by voters?
REGULATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES
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Shall an ordinance be adopted repealing the City’s ban on marijuana businesses,
reducing the City’s tax on recreational and medical marijuana, and adopting regulations
permitting approximately 32 retail medical marijuana businesses located in areas not
zoned exclusively for residential use with minimum distance restrictions from sensitive
uses, and providing for the establishment of an unspecified number of marijuana
cultivation, distribution, manufacturing and testing businesses?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
– LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT REPAIR AND SAFETY MEASURE. To
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improve
outdated
classrooms/neighborhood
schools
by:
improving
technology/labs/career education classrooms/electrical systems/wiring; upgrading
handicapped
accessibility/earthquake
safety;
upgrading
bathrooms,
fire
alarms/sprinklers/security cameras; removing lead paint/asbestos; installing air
conditioning;
improving
student
health/physical
education;
repairing/constructing/acquiring facilities/equipment, shall Long Beach Unified School
District issue $1,500,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, requiring independent audits,
citizens’ oversight, no money for administrators’ salaries/pensions, and all funds used
locally?
LOS ANGELES CITY
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RRR
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– HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION AND PREVENTION, HOUSING, AND FACILITIES
BOND. PROPOSITION HHH
To provide safe, clean affordable housing for the homeless and for those in danger of
becoming homeless, such as battered women and their children, veterans, seniors,
foster youth, and the disabled; and provide facilities to increase access to mental health
care, drug and alcohol treatment, and other services; shall the City of Los Angeles issue
$1,200,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with citizen oversight and annual financial
audits?
– AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LABOR STANDARDS RELATED TO CITY
PLANNING. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE JJJ
Shall an ordinance: 1) requiring that certain residential development projects provide for
affordable housing and comply with prevailing wage, local hiring and other labor
standards; 2) requiring the City to assess the impacts of community plan changes on
affordable housing and local jobs; 3) creating an affordable housing incentive program
for developments near major transit stops; and 4) making other changes; be adopted?
– CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER (DWP). CHARTER
AMENDMENT RRR
Shall the Charter be amended to: (1) add qualification requirements, stipends and
removal protections for DWP Board; (2) expand Board to seven members; (3) require
DWP prepare four-year Strategic Plans for Council and Mayoral approval; (4) modify
DWP’s contracting, rate-setting and other authority; (5) permit future alternatives to
existing civil service standards for DWP employees through collective bargaining; and
(6) require monthly billing?
– CITY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE AND POLICE PENSIONS; AIRPORT PEACE
OFFICERS. CHARTER AMENDMENT SSS
Shall the Charter be amended to: (1) enroll new Airport peace officers into Tier 6 of the
Fire and Police Pensions System; (2) allow current Airport peace officers to transfer into
Tier 6 from the City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) at their own expense;
and (3) permit new Airport Police Chiefs to enroll in LACERS?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CC – LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AFFORDABLE EDUCATION/
JOB TRAINING/ CLASSROOM SAFETY MEASURE. To repair local community
colleges/ prepare students/veterans for jobs/ university transfer by upgrading vocational/
career education for veterans, firefighters, paramedics nurses/ police, removing lead
paint/ asbestos, upgrading campus safety/ security systems, technology, handicapped
accessibility/earthquake safety, repairing deteriorating gas, water/ sewer lines, acquiring,
constructing, repairing facilities, sites/ equipment, shall Los Angeles Community College
District issue $3,300,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring independent audits,
citizen oversight, all funds used locally?
LYNWOOD CITY
PS – Lynwood Public Safety and Vital City Services Protection Measure
To protect and maintain vital city services including emergency response, neighborhood
police patrols, drug and youth violence prevention programs, fire protection, street and
pothole repair, parks and recreation programs; and other essential services, shall
Lynwood establish a one cent, requiring independent annual financial audits, citizens’
review of expenditures, with all funds remaining in Lynwood with said tax expiring after
10 years?
RD – City Of Lynwood Budget Stabilization (“Rainy Day”) Fund.
To help maintain vital city services including emergency response, neighborhood police
patrols, drug and youth violence prevention programs, fire protection, street and pothole
repair, parks and recreation programs; and other essential services, shall Lynwood
establish a Rainy Day fund as part of the General Fund to provide short-term funding for
such general services into which ten percent of any 2016-authorized tax revenues shall
be deposited and spent only in cases of fiscal hardship as declared by 4/5 of the City
Council?
LYNWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
– To improve/ maintain neighborhood schools by repairing/ updating classrooms, science
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labs/ technology, repairing leaky roofs, bathrooms, plumbing/ electrical, improving
school safety with lighting, fences, fire alarms, earthquake retrofits, removing asbestos,
replacing portables with permanent classrooms, and acquiring, renovating, constructing/
equipping school sites/ facilities, shall Lynwood Unified School District issue
$65,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring strict accountability, Independent Citizens’
Oversight Committee review, independent annual audits, with no funds for administrator
salaries/ pensions, all funds used locally?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
– To repair, update and renovate aging classrooms, construct and equip needed school
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facilities, repair or replace deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical systems, aging
portable classrooms, install air conditioning, make improvements for student safety,
renovate buildings for earthquake safety, and provide modern classrooms and
equipment needed to support instruction in reading, math, arts, science and technology,
shall Manhattan Beach Unified School District issue 114 million dollars in bonds at legal
interest rates, with independent citizen oversight and audits?
EE – To replace the 65 year old Mira Costa High School gymnasium utilized by the
community and district by constructing and equipping a new gymnasium, physical
education and activities center, including adding instructional space and bathrooms, air
conditioning, heating, electrical and plumbing systems, shall Manhattan Beach Unified
School District issue 39 million dollars in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent
citizen oversight and audits?
MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
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– To improve the quality of education at local elementary schools with funding that cannot
be taken away by the State; repair or replace leaky roofs; replace deteriorating plumbing
systems; remove mold; modernize, renovate and/or construct classrooms, restrooms
and school facilities; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; and make health, seismic,
safety and security improvements; shall Mountain View School District issue
$57,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with oversight, annual audits and NO
money used for administrative salaries?
MOUNTAINS RECREATION AND CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
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– To maintain and conserve local open space, wildlife corridors, and parklands; acquire
and protect additional lands from development; improve fire prevention including high
fire alert patrols and brush clearing; protect water quality in local creeks; and increase
park ranger safety patrols; shall Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
implement a $35 special tax for ten years only, providing $995,000 annually with all
funds spent locally in the Santa Monica Mountains and Hollywood Hills east of 405
freeway, and requiring independent citizen oversight audits?
– To maintain and conserve local open space, wildlife corridors, and parklands; acquire
and protect additional lands from development; improve fire prevention including high
fire alert patrols and brush clearing; protect water quality in local creeks; and increase
park ranger safety patrols; shall Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
implement a $15 special tax for ten years only, providing $241,000 annually with all
funds spent locally in the hillside communities of Woodland Hills, Encino, and Tarzana,
and requiring independent citizen oversight audits?
PALMDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PSD
– ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION MEASURE.
To update classrooms, labs and learning technology for the twenty-first century; repair
leaky roofs and windows; improve school safety, security, energy and water efficiency;
accommodate growing enrollment; and repair, construct, and acquire equipment for
classrooms, sites and facilities; shall Palmdale (Elementary) School District be
authorized to issue up to $80,000,000 in bonds with annual audits, citizens’ oversight,
no money for administrator salaries, and all funds benefiting local schools?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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– NEIGHBORHOOD
SCHOOL
REPAIR,
CAREER
EDUCATION,
SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT MEASURE. To repair/ upgrade schools that prepare students for
college/ careers; upgrade classrooms/ labs for job training/ college preparation; improve
school security/ technology, electrical wiring, air conditioning, emergency alarms,
earthquake safety, disabled access, aging gymnasiums/ athletic fields and tracks; repair
deteriorating roofs, water pipes; remove lead paint/ asbestos; shall Paramount Unified
School District issue 106 million dollars in bonds at legal rates, with independent audits,
citizens’ oversight, all funds used locally?
POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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– To construct and refurbish classrooms throughout the district for engineering, math,
technology and science; improve student access to modern technology; upgrade
outdated plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems; install campus
security cameras and lighting; and repair, construct and modernize classrooms, shall
Pomona Unified School District be authorized to issue $300 million of bonds with
interest rates at or below legal limits, independent citizen oversight, and all funds spent
locally and not taken by the State and spent elsewhere?
SANTA MONICA CITY
GS
GSH
LV
SM
– MEASURE GS: ADVISORY VOTE ONLY:
If a local transactions and use tax is enacted in Santa Monica, should half its revenue
be used to improve and maintain local public schools, including attracting and retaining
high-quality teachers, expanding access to pre-schools, assisting at-risk students, and
improving school technology, arts, music, math, and science instruction; and half to help
preserve and ensure housing in Santa Monica that is affordable, protect residents from
displacement by rising housing costs, and reduce homelessness?
– MEASURE GSH: To maintain and improve Santa Monica community services including
support for preservation of affordable housing, reducing homelessness, school repair
and improvement, education of Santa Monica children and students, and other general
fund services, shall an ordinance be adopted to increase by one-half percent Santa
Monica’s transactions and use tax, subject to independent annual audits, all funds used
locally, no money going to Sacramento, raising approximately $16 million annually, until
ended by the voters?
– MEASURE LV:
Shall the City’s General Plan and Municipal Code be amended to require: a new permit
process for major development projects exceeding base sizes or heights of 32-36 feet,
with exceptions such as single unit dwellings and some affordable housing projects;
voter approval of major development projects and development agreements, excluding
affordable housing and moderate income and senior housing projects, among others;
and voter approval of changes to City land use and planning policy documents?
– MEASURE SM: Shall Article XXII of the City Charter be amended to, among other
things: expand the prohibition against kickbacks as rewards for certain official actions,
create an exemption for volunteers serving certain City-funded non-profits, clarify the
application of the Article’s prohibitions, the City Attorney’s authority and enforcement
responsibilities, and the scope of available remedies?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
V
– SANTA MONICA COLLEGE CLASSROOM REPAIR, CAREER TRAINING, HIGHER
EDUCATION ACCESS MEASURE. To improve local access to affordable higher
education for high school graduates/ adults/ veterans; improve education/ career
training in math, science, writing, arts, business; shall Santa Monica Community College
District issue $345,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizens oversight/ annual
audits, to repair, upgrade, construct, modernize, equip facilities for technology, science/
biotech, college readiness; repair aging, leaky classrooms, remove asbestos, upgrade
disabled access, seismic and campus safety?
SOUTH PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SP
– To upgrade aging classrooms, sites and facilities; replace deteriorated roofs, plumbing,
electrical, and air conditioning systems; retrofit buildings for earthquake safety; improve
access for students with disabilities; remove hazardous materials like lead/asbestos;
and upgrade/construct math, science, technology, visual and performing arts
classrooms/facilities to support student achievement, shall South Pasadena Unified
School District issue $98,000,000 in bonds at legal rates to equip, acquire, and
construct school facilities, with independent oversight, annual audits, and all money
staying local?
SOUTH WHITTIER SCHOOL DISTRICT
QS
– To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State;
repair or replace leaky roofs; update inadequate electrical systems; replace deteriorating
plumbing and sewer systems; upgrade/modernize 50-year-old classrooms, restrooms
and school facilities; and replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
systems; shall the South Whittier School District issue $29,000,000 of bonds at legal
interest rates, with independent citizens’ oversight, annual audits and NO money used
for administrative or teacher salaries?
TEMPLE CITY
AA
– TEMPLE CITY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT: Shall the Temple City Charter
be amended to do the following, none of which grant the City new powers:
prohibit Councilmembers and Commissioners from accepting City contractor or lobbyist
gifts without full reimbursement; establish stricter Councilmember contribution and gift
restrictions; impose overall limit of four terms for Councilmembers; prohibit City
contractors, lobbyists, and employees from serving on City commissions; prohibit
Council candidates from accepting City contractor or lobbyist contributions?
WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
WV
– Walnut Valley Local School Improvement Measure. To upgrade classrooms, science
labs, career-training facilities, libraries, and instructional technology to support student
achievement in math, science, engineering, technology, and skilled trades, acquire,
construct and repair classrooms, facilities, sites and equipment including repairing
deteriorating roofs, plumbing, and electrical systems, and improve student safety and
camera security systems, shall Walnut Valley Unified School District issue
$152,880,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight, and all
money locally-controlled?
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MEASURES APPEARING ON THE BALLOT (Cont.)
WEST COVINA CITY
H
– Shall the City of West Covina abandon Sunset Field as a public park, to allow the land
to be sold to Queen of the Valley Hospital to expand the hospital’s emergency room and
provide additional critical medical services, with millions of dollars in sale revenues to be
placed into the City’s New Park Acquisition Fund and used only to acquire and improve
new parkland in the City?
WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
ES
– West Covina Unified School District Repair/ Security Measure. To upgrade and
modernize outdated classrooms, science labs/ career-training facilities to support 21st
Century instruction and student achievement in math, science, engineering, arts and
skilled trades, repair/ replace deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical systems/
portables, improve students/ campus safety, repair, acquire/ construct classrooms, sites,
facilities, equipment/ technology, shall West Covina Unified School District issue
$143,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, audits, no
money for administrator salaries, and all money staying local?
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