11320 / 61.6% Yes votes ...... 7069 / 38.4% No votes

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The proposed Measure would modify the City's General Plan by deleting reference to the route specified in the 1987 Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Foothill Freeway (DEIR) and would require the City Council to pursue the implementation of transportation projects, including alternatives to the Route 238 Bypass, that would relieve traffic congestion in the City of Hayward and would qualify for funding from Measure B and other sources. The Measure also authorizes and directs the Council to make future amendments to the City's General Plan necessary to accommodate the implementation of such traffic congestion relief projects.

If this Measure is adopted, the City Council would be allowed to amend the City's General Plan to accommodate traffic congestion relief projects, other than the route detailed in the 1987 Foothill Freeway DEIR, funded by Measure B and other funding sources. If the Measure is rejected, the City's General Plan would continue to require that the City Council support construction of the Foothill Freeway as described in the 1987 Draft Environmental Impact Report.
s/MICHAEL O'TOOLE

Hayward is faced with a serious traffic problem. For 40 years, the Route 238 Bypass (Foothill Freeway) has been considered the solution to this problem.

Today, we are no closer to starting construction of the Freeway than we were in the 1960s when it was first proposed. The truth is, it is unlikely the Foothill Freeway will ever be built. Still, the traffic problem is worse.

The Courts have ruled that $111 million set aside to pay for the construction of the Freeway cannot be used to build it. As a result, Hayward loses twice: we lose the money and the traffic problem gets worse. Do not let this happen!

Vote Yes on Measure U!
As presently written, the General Plan directs the City to pursue construction of the Foothill Freeway. Yet, funding is not available, and lawsuits prevent the Freeway from being constructed. Without an acceptable transportation project, Hayward will lose $111 million. We cannot afford to let this happen!

Vote Yes on Measure U! Keep these dollars in Hayward!
Working together, government officials, university representatives and interested individuals and organizations have taken the first step toward keeping these dollars in Hayward. Now, we need your help.

Measure U will amend the General Plan to allow the Hayward City Council, your elected representatives, to work with the community to carefully consider various transportation projects and select the one which best solves our traffic problem.

A YES vote means that existing tax dollars collected from Hayward taxpayers remain in Hayward.

A YES vote means that by working together a project acceptable to the community can be developed.

A YES vote means relief from long delays due to traffic congestion.

Vote YES on Measure U!
s/ROBERTA COOPER, Mayor, City of Hayward
s/RONALD G. PECK, Past Chair and Current Board Member, Hayward Chamber of Commerce
s/GAIL STEELE, Supervisor, County of Alameda
s/MILAN DOBRO, President, Hayward Mobile Homeowners Association
s/CHARLES C. PLUMMER, Sheriff, County of Alameda

This election is premature! Voters need real information. The extension of BART may make more sense.

A large problem is the lack of a revealed time line between start of construction and completion of all work involving underpass extension along Jackson from BART tracks to a point near Foothill and `D' street. It needs an overpass at Watkins and another at Mission. Jackson requires widened excavation to accommodate access and exit ramps at Mission.

Construction area traffic detours would be horrific and last five years, perhaps longer! No detour around that intersection is available east of Mission. Examination of any city map reveals the potential catastrophe. Add to this mix, the peak hour traffic increases we will experience with completion of San Mateo Bridge occurring one month after the election. We gain appreciation of that nightmare only after the election.

Why would we want to allow City Council full discretion over undetermined money amounts, (Measure B and 238 Bypass land sales), without considering negative effects of the alternative that were not found in 238 Bypass plans?

Council repeatedly ignores requests to undertake a highest and best transportation use study which might indicate validity of Hayward airport conversion to a truck stop. Jobs and economic benefit might increase with opportunity for trucks to voluntarily avoid commute traffic thus providing greater, healthier and longer lasting traffic relief than presently popular alternatives.

Defeat this measure. Vote NO!
s/JOHN W. KYLE, Citizens Against Traffic Snarls, Chair
s/DONALD UCHIKURA, Resident of Santa Clara-Winton Area
s/ARDEN COOPER, Resident of Pueblo Springs MHP
s/MANUEL BARREIRO, Resident of Highland Hills Area
s/ROSE MARIE RAMOS, Resident of Burbank Area