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November 7, 2006 Election

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County Results as of Jan 4 9:36am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (2054/2054)
50.5% Countywide Voter Turnout (756348/1497397)
Statewide Results as of Nov 14 5:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25090/25090)
49.1% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,780,254/15,837,108)

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    • State Executive

    Governor; State of CaliforniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican
      4,261,248 votes 56.1%
    • Phil Angelides, Democratic
      2,956,489 votes 38.9%
    • Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
      173,318 votes 2.3%
    • Art Olivier, Libertarian
      100,523 votes 1.4%
    • Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
      59,504 votes 0.7%
    • Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
      52,660 votes 0.6%
    • Dealphria Christina Tarver, Independent (Write-in)
    • Donald "Dr Don" Etkes, Independent (Write-in)
    • Vibert Greene, Independent (Write-in)
    • Elisha Shapiro, Independent (Write-in)
    • James E. Harris, Independent (Write-in)
    • Robert C. Newman, II, Republican (Write-in)

    Lieutenant Governor; State of CaliforniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Secretary of State; State of CaliforniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Controller; State of CaliforniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Chiang, Democratic
      3,713,780 votes 50.7%
    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      2,954,128 votes 40.3%
    • Laura Wells, Green
      222,222 votes 3.1%
    • Elizabeth Cervantes Barron, Peace and Freedom
      183,287 votes 2.5%
    • Donna Tello, Libertarian
      164,795 votes 2.2%
    • Warren Mark Campbell, American Independent
      92,655 votes 1.2%

    State Treasurer; State of CaliforniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Lockyer, Democratic
      3,970,555 votes 54.5%
    • Claude Parrish, Republican
      2,721,353 votes 37.3%
    • Marian Smithson, Libertarian
      290,982 votes 4.0%
    • Mehul M. Thakker, Green
      170,430 votes 2.3%
    • E. Justin Noonan, American Independent
      81,162 votes 1.1%
    • Gerald Sanders, Peace and Freedom
      61,661 votes 0.8%

    Attorney General; State of CaliforniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Insurance Commissioner; State of CaliforniaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board of Equalization

    State Board of Equalization; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michelle Steel, Republican
      1,024,894 votes 57.1%
    • Mary Christian-Heising, Democratic
      689,416 votes 38.5%
    • Mary Lou Finley, Peace and Freedom
      80,601 votes 4.4%

    US Senate

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
      4,445,123 votes 59.5%
    • Richard "Dick" Mountjoy, Republican
      2,630,300 votes 35.2%
    • Todd Chretien, Green
      124,507 votes 1.7%
    • Michael S. Metti, Libertarian
      116,720 votes 1.5%
    • Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
      101,021 votes 1.3%
    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      65,614 votes 0.8%
    • Kent P. Mesplay, Green (Write-in)
    • Lea Sherman, Independent (Write-in)
    • Connor Vlakancic, Independent (Write-in)
    • Jeffrey Mackler, Independent (Write-in)

    US Representative

    United States Representative; District 40Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 42Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary G. Miller, Republican
      124,140 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 44Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ken Calvert, Republican
      69,712 votes 59.8%
    • Louis Vandenberg, Democratic
      43,551 votes 37.3%
    • Kevin Akin, Peace and Freedom
      3,454 votes 2.9%

    United States Representative; District 46Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dana Rohrabacher, Republican
      111,648 votes 59.7%
    • Jim Brandt, Democratic
      68,621 votes 36.6%
    • Dennis Chang, Libertarian
      6,969 votes 3.7%

    United States Representative; District 47Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Loretta Sanchez, Democratic
      42,822 votes 61.8%
    • Tan Nguyen, Republican
      26,507 votes 38.2%

    United States Representative; District 48Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 34Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lynn Daucher, Republican
      51,736 votes 50.2%
    • Lou Correa, Democratic
      51,434 votes 49.8%
    • Otto Bade, Independent (Write-in)

    State Senator; District 38Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark Wyland, Republican
      153,993 votes 74.6%
    • Brian A. Klea, Libertarian
      52,660 votes 25.4%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 56Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony Mendoza, Democratic
      41,588 votes 57.6%
    • Grace Hu, Republican
      30,700 votes 42.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 60Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 67Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 68Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Van Tran, Republican
      51,870 votes 61.5%
    • Paul Lucas, Democratic
      32,488 votes 38.5%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 69Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 70Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 71Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 72Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael D. "Mike" Duvall, Republican
      53,689 votes 59.5%
    • John Macmurray, Democratic
      33,717 votes 37.3%
    • Brian Lee Cross, Libertarian
      2,969 votes 3.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 73Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mimi Walters, Republican
      72,374 votes 73.4%
    • Andrew H. Favor, Libertarian
      26,260 votes 26.6%

    Judicial

    California State Supreme CourtClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 4; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 4; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 4, Division 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    Superior Court Judge; County of Orange; Office 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    School

    Board Member; North Orange County Community College District; Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Coast Community College District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Coast Community College District; Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Rancho Santiago Community College District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member, 4 Year; Brea Olinda Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    Board Member; Brea Olinda Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Garden Grove Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Irvine Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Trustee; Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Orange Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Orange Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Orange Unified School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Orange Unified School District; Trustee Area 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Santa Ana Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Anaheim Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Cypress School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Fullerton School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Huntington Beach City School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Magnolia School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Barbara G. Quintana
      4829 votes 28.9%
    • Esther H. Wallace
      4504 votes 27.0%
    • Clifford E. Breeden, Jr.
      4188 votes 25.1%
    • Manfred Wallner
      3176 votes 19.0%

    Board Member, 4 Year; Ocean View School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Ocean View School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Westminster School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    County

    Supervisor; County of Orange; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Patricia C. "Pat" Bates
      83614 votes 53.4%
    • Cathryn Deyoung
      72859 votes 46.6%

    City

    Council Member; City of Aliso ViejoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Cynthia Adams
      5082 votes 33.8%
    • Carmen L. Vali-Cave
      4548 votes 30.3%
    • Larry Flynn
      2764 votes 18.4%
    • Daniel Orlowski
      2639 votes 17.6%

    Mayor; City of AnaheimClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Curt Pringle
      41449 votes 79.0%
    • William Fitzgerald
      11004 votes 21.0%

    Council Member; City of AnaheimClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of BreaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Buena ParkClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Costa MesaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of CypressClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Dana PointClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Fountain ValleyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of FullertonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Garden GroveClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • William "Bill" Dalton
      28435 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Garden GroveClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Huntington BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    City Attorney; City of Huntington BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jennifer McGrath
      39895 votes 100.0%

    Mayor; City of IrvineClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of IrvineClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Laguna BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of La HabraClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Lake ForestClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Peter Herzog
      11639 votes 26.5%
    • Kathryn "Kathy" McCullough
      9379 votes 21.3%
    • Richard Thomas "Rich" Dixon
      8896 votes 20.2%
    • Jill Reichle
      6391 votes 14.5%
    • Timothy J. Kubik
      4063 votes 9.2%
    • Terri Lynn Graham
      3607 votes 8.2%

    Council Member; City of La PalmaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Los AlamitosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Mission ViejoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don Webb
      20824 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; Council District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Edward Selich
      15551 votes 66.5%
    • Robert Schoonmaker
      7833 votes 33.5%

    Council Member; City of Newport Beach; Council District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Mayor; City of OrangeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carolyn V. Cavecche
      17107 votes 55.7%
    • Mike Alvarez
      10189 votes 33.2%
    • Andrea Simmons-England
      2169 votes 7.1%
    • Juan Pablo Serrano-Nieblas
      1246 votes 4.1%

    Council Member; City of OrangeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Mark A. Murphy
      17937 votes 32.7%
    • Denis Bilodeau
      11745 votes 21.4%
    • Carol Rudat
      7163 votes 13.1%
    • Phil Martinez
      5501 votes 10.0%
    • Frank Finn
      3522 votes 6.4%
    • Robert L. Douglas
      2934 votes 5.4%
    • Andrew J. Hinger
      1656 votes 3.0%
    • Jeremy Wayland
      1480 votes 2.7%
    • Darren WM Smith
      1259 votes 2.3%
    • Arnold L. Crain
      1048 votes 1.9%
    • John Antony Ueland Caglia
      586 votes 1.1%

    Council Member; City of PlacentiaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    City Clerk; City of PlacentiaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Patrick J. Melia
      10139 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Rancho Santa MargaritaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of San ClementeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of San Juan CapistranoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Santa AnaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Miguel A. Pulido
      23170 votes 68.8%
    • Thomas Anthony Gordon
      8262 votes 24.5%
    • Stanley Fiala
      2259 votes 6.7%

    Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of StantonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of TustinClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Villa ParkClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Mayor; City of WestminsterClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of WestminsterClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Yorba LindaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Special District

    Board Member, 4 Year; Rossmoor Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Alfred A. Coletta
      2348 votes 40.1%
    • Joel M. Rattner
      1830 votes 31.2%
    • Robert Mosbaugh
      1680 votes 28.7%

    Board Member; Rossmoor Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Costa Mesa Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Bob Ooten
      12286 votes 26.4%
    • Gary Monahan
      10944 votes 23.6%
    • Arlene Schafer
      9258 votes 19.9%
    • Dan Worthington
      8574 votes 18.5%
    • Chuck Perry
      5391 votes 11.6%

    Board Member, 4 Year; Midway City Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Midway City Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Al P. Krippner
      11166 votes 61.6%
    • Helen Paris
      6963 votes 38.4%

    Board Member; Santa Margarita Water DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; East Orange County Water DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Richard B. Bell
      10349 votes 29.5%
    • Richard E. "Dick" Barrett
      9603 votes 27.4%
    • Gary R. Veeh
      7718 votes 22.0%
    • Don Lang
      7437 votes 21.2%

    Board Member; Orange County Water District; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kathryn L. Barr
      18361 votes 55.8%
    • Trung Nguyen
      14515 votes 44.2%

    Board Member; Orange County Water District; Division 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Sheldon
      34970 votes 71.1%
    • Tod W. Ridgeway
      14237 votes 28.9%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1A Transportation Funding Protection
    Pass: 5,607,554 / 76.9% Yes votes ...... 1,686,478 / 23.1% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to further protect the state sales tax revenues for transportation purposes from general-purpose use and require any funds borrowed to be repaid to the transportation fund?

    Proposition 1B Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security
    Pass: 4,475,784 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 2,835,618 / 38.8% No votes
    Should the state sell $19.9 billion in general obligation bonds to fund state and local transportation improvement projects to relieve congestion, improve movement of goods, improve air quality, and enhance safety and security of the transportation system?

    Proposition 1C Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006
    Pass: 4,197,435 / 57.4% Yes votes ...... 3,115,894 / 42.6% No votes
    Should the state sell $2.9 billion in general obligation bonds to fund housing for lower-income residents and development in urban areas near public transportation?

    Proposition 1D Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities
    Pass: 4,143,502 / 56.5% Yes votes ...... 3,187,911 / 43.5% No votes
    Should the state sell $10.4 billion in general obligation bonds to fund repair and upgrade of public schools, including kindergarten through grade 12, community colleges, and state universities?

    Proposition 1E Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention
    Pass: 4,638,636 / 64.0% Yes votes ...... 2,613,728 / 36.0% No votes
    Should the state sell $4.1 billion in general obligation bonds to finance disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects at the state and local levels?

    Proposition 83 Sex Offenders. Sexually Violent Predators. Punishment, Residence Restrictions and Monitoring
    Pass: 5,200,908 / 70.5% Yes votes ...... 2,176,147 / 29.5% No votes
    Should California amend existing laws relating to violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters to increase penalties and monitoring?

    Proposition 84 Water Quality, Safety and Supply. Flood Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park Improvements
    Pass: 3,879,523 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 3,351,357 / 46.3% No votes
    Should the state issue $5.4 billion in bonds for a wide variety of projects related to water safety, rivers, beaches, levees, watersheds, and parks and forests?

    Proposition 85 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
    Fail: 3,405,458 / 46.0% Yes votes ...... 4,000,442 / 54.0% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require notification of the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion?

    Proposition 86 Tax on Cigarettes
    Fail: 3,607,506 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 3,902,558 / 52.0% No votes
    Should the state impose an additional tax of $2.60 per cigarette pack to fund new and expanded health services, health insurance for children, and expand tobacco use prevention programs?

    Proposition 87 Alternative Energy. Research, Production, Incentives. Tax on California Oil Producers
    Fail: 3,372,394 / 45.3% Yes votes ...... 4,079,106 / 54.7% No votes
    Should California establish a $4 billion Clean Alternative Energy Program to reduce California's oil and gasoline consumption by 25 percent through incentives for alternative energy, education, and training?

    Proposition 88 Education Funding. Real Property Parcel Tax
    Fail: 1,687,614 / 23.1% Yes votes ...... 5,631,590 / 76.9% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to levy an annual $50 real property tax on most parcels with the funds allocated to five K-12 education programs?

    Proposition 89 Political Campaigns. Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase. Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits
    Fail: 1,847,919 / 25.5% Yes votes ...... 5,394,826 / 74.5% No votes
    Should eligible candidates for state elective offices receive public campaign funding that is supported by new taxes on corporations and financial institutions, and should contribution limits be imposed on those candidates that do not receive public campaign funding?

    Proposition 90 Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property
    Fail: 3,456,431 / 47.7% Yes votes ...... 3,790,344 / 52.3% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require government to pay property owners for substantial economic losses resulting from some new laws and rules, and limit government authority to take ownership of private property?

    Local Measures

    Measure M Renewed Measure M Transportation Ordinance and Investment Plan -- County of Orange (Ordinance - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 489640 / 69.7% Yes votes ...... 213250 / 30.3% No votes
    This measure would authorize the Orange County Transportation Authority to construct specific transportation improvement and traffic congestion relief projects in Orange County by continuing the existing of one percent retail transaction and use tax for thirty years from the expiration of the current Measure M on April 1, 2011.

    Measure O Santa Ana College/Santiago Canyon College Fire Training Facility, Classroom Expansion, Renovation, and Technology -- Rancho Santiago Community College District (Bond)
    48520 / 53.2% Yes votes ...... 42766 / 46.8% No votes
    To improve facilities for job training and university transfer, expand firefighter, nursing, and law enforcement programs, upgrade technology, construct science and fire training facilities, upgrade security and communications systems, repair, acquire, construct, and equip buildings, sites, classrooms, shall Rancho Santiago Community College District issue $393,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, and appoint an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee to monitor spending and perform annual audits?

    Measure P City Charter Amendment - Limitations on the Use of Eminent Domain -- City of Anaheim
    43107 / 80.3% Yes votes ...... 10586 / 19.7% No votes
    This proposed measure would add new Section 402 to the Charter of the City of Anaheim to prohibit use of the power of eminent domain by the City Council or any City-related agency to acquire property from a private owner, without the consent of such owner, for purposes of conveying such property to another private party for economic development purposes.

    Measure Q City Charter Amendment - Gambling Activities and Gambling Facilities Prohibited -- City of Anaheim
    41407 / 75.5% Yes votes ...... 13466 / 24.5% No votes
    This measure would add Section 519 to the Anaheim City Charter to prohibit the City Council or any future City Council from adopting or amending City ordinances, or taking any other actions, which would approve any additional gambling activities or gambling facilities (including but not limited to card clubs and casino-type facilities) in Anaheim unless such new gambling activities or facilities are authorized by a vote of the people of the City at a municipal election. This measure would not prohibit any gambling activities currently permitted in Anaheim under existing City ordinances or state law.

    Measure R Change City Clerk from Elected to Appointed Position -- City of Brea
    5632 / 52.4% Yes votes ...... 5109 / 47.6% No votes
    By State law, the city clerk of any general law city is an elective office unless, following approval by the voters of the city, such office is made appointive. The Office of City Clerk of the City of Brea is presently an elective office, the current term of which is to expire in November of 2008. This measure, if adopted, will make the position of City Clerk an appointed office and the City Manager shall appoint a City Clerk at the expiration of the termof the current elected office and/or on any vacancy in such office thereafter. Such appointed City Clerk will hold office at the pleasure of the City Manager without a specific term.

    Measure S Ordinance Limiting the Use of Eminent Domain -- City of Dana Point
    9751 / 84.6% Yes votes ...... 1769 / 15.4% No votes
    Dana Point Municipal Code Chapter 4.30 (entitled "Eminent Domain") prohibits the City and any "City Affiliated Agency" from exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire property from any private owner, without the owner's consent, where the purpose of such eminent domain acquisition at the time of the acquisition is the intended conveyance of the property to any other private party, for the conduct of any commercial for-profit activity. As used in Chapter 4.30, a "City Affiliated Agency" means the City of Dana Point and/or any other entity possessing the power of eminent domain, the governing board of which is composed of or is solely appointed by the members of the City Council of the City of Dana Point.

    If this measure is adopted, then Chapter 4.30 of the Dana Point Municipal Code would be reenacted by the voters. This measure does not alter the substantive provisions of Chapter 4.30. This measure states that it may be amended or repealed only by a vote of the people; as a result, if this measure is adopted then the City Council would be required to obtain voter approval to amend or repeal Chapter 4.30. If this measure is not adopted, the City Council would not be required to obtain voter approval to amend or repeal Chapter 4.30.

    Measure T Authorization to Develop a Senior Center Building -- City of Huntington Beach (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 30342 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 29033 / 48.9% No votes
    If approved, this proposed measure would authorize a centrally located senior center building, not to exceed 47,000 square feet, to be placed on a maximum of five acres of an undeveloped 14-acre parcel in the 356-acre Huntington Beach Central Park, generally located west of the intersection of Goldenwest Street and Talbert Avenue, between the disc golf course and Shipley Nature Center, following City Council approval of all entitlements and environmental review.

    Measure U New Hotel/Motel Guest Tax -- City of La Habra
    5351 / 46.7% Yes votes ...... 6097 / 53.3% No votes
    A new Hotel/Motel Guest Tax is hereby adopted by this measure. This measure imposes a new tax in the amount of ten percent on persons occupying any hotel or motel within the City on a temporary basis for less than thirty days. The tax is to be collected by hotel and motel operators at the time of rental of rooms and is to be given by operators to the City on a monthly basis. The tax shall be deposited into the City's General Fund and is to be used for general governmental expenses.

    Measure V Approval of Amendment to General Plan -- City of Newport Beach
    15750 / 53.6% Yes votes ...... 13634 / 46.4% No votes
    The last update of the City's General Plan was in 1988. The existing General Plan contains specifically described limits on the number of residential units and non-residential square feet to be built in the City. On July 25, 2006, the City Council adopted a comprehensive update of the General Plan and determined that the update constitutes a "major amendment" of the General Plan that is required to be sent to the voters for approval under Section 423 of the City Charter, also known as the Greenlight Initiative.

    A "yes" vote would approve the Land Use Map and Land Use Tables included as part of the updated "Land Use Element" section of the General Plan. The Land Use Map and Land Use Tables contain specific development limits and designated land uses to be allowed over the twenty-year life of the General Plan. A "yes" vote will allow 1,166 more residential dwelling units than the existing General Plan, but will also decrease non-residential development by 449,499 square feet from what the existing General Plan allows.

    Measure W Limitation on the Use of Eminent Domain -- City of Newport Beach
    22517 / 76.4% Yes votes ...... 6961 / 23.6% No votes
    This Measure, if approved, will amend the City Charter to prohibit the City of Newport Beach and/or any City-Affiliated Agency from exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire real property, without the owner's consent, for the sole purpose of transferring the property from one person to another in order to further private economic development. The "Owner" of the property is defined as the owner of the fee title interest in the property. A "City-Affiliated Agency" is defined as any entity possessing the power of eminent domain, the governing board of which is solely composed of, or is solely appointed by, the members of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach.

    Measure X Voter Approval for Selected Specific Plan Developments -- City of Newport Beach (Ordinance)
    10820 / 36.7% Yes votes ...... 18649 / 63.3% No votes
    A "yes" vote on this initiative measure would be to adopt an ordinance that would require voter approval of a specific plan (a legislative act that must be approved by the City Council) for any proposed "Major Development" project, or a "Minor Development" project as explained in greater detail below, that requires discretionary approval and increases traffic - by more than 100 peak hour trips, density + by more than 100 residential dwelling units, or intensity + by more than 40,000 square feet of floor area. A discretionary approval is an approval that requires discretion on the part of the City, such as a use permit, variance, subdivision map, modification permit, grading permit, etc.

    Measure Y Shall those portions of City Resolution 06-02-21-03, approving a General Plan Amendment re-designating a 10.5 acre site, owned by San Juan Hills Golf Source on San Juan Creek Road, from Open Space Recreation ("OSR") to Planned Community ("PC"), with a maximum density of 18 dwelling units per acre, for the purpose of allowing a senior housing project, be approved? -- City of San Juan Capistrano
    3355 / 33.3% Yes votes ...... 6730 / 66.7% No votes

    Measure Z Various Amendments to City Charter -- City of Santa Ana
    15735 / 51.9% Yes votes ...... 14588 / 48.1% No votes
    Under Section 400 of the city charter, new council terms begin at the first regular meeting after the election is certified. Certification can take place as much as 28 days after the election, resulting in the start of the term ranging from mid-November to early December. This measure will set a firm date of the 2nd Tuesday of December for all new terms, providing certainty for new council terms as well as board & commission terms that are tied to council terms.

    Section 1200 of the charter requires that elections be called by ordinance. The measure will streamline election procedures by allowing elections to be called by resolution, consistent with the rules for most other cities.

    Section 413 of the city charter restricts the city council's ability to revise ordinances between 1st and 2nd readings, imposes limits on when the city council may authorize emergency orders for the payment of money, and is not clear when the council may take actions other than by ordinance. This amendment will permit modification of an ordinance after 1st reading so long as its purpose and intent is preserved; make it clear that emergency orders for the payment of money may be made at any council meeting, and limit the need for the council to act by ordinance only when required by the charter or state law.

    Measure AA Changes in Terms for Competitive Contracting and Bidding Process -- City of Santa Ana (City Charter Amendment)
    19439 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 10767 / 35.6% No votes
    Sections 421 and 422 of the Santa Ana charter require that the city follow a competitive contracting and bidding process that ensures maximum quality of goods or services at minimum costs for purchases of services, supplies, materials and equipment. The provisions also contain specific dollar thresholds for formal bidding for both goods and public works contracts, and for contracts which may be approved by the city manager.

    The proposed amendments retain the requirements for open, competitive contract requirements, but require quarterly public reports of all contracts approved by the city manager in exchange for moving the dollar thresholds for city manager contracts and formal bids from the charter to ordinance.

    The proposed amendments also set aside a separate section of the charter for public works contracts which requires the city council to adopt limits for formal bidding, and permits the city council to adopt alternate contracting processes for public works projects such as design-build.

    Measure BB 8-Year Waiting Period for Termed Out Councilmembers Seeking Re-Election -- City of Santa Ana (City Charter Amendment)
    17814 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 12570 / 41.4% No votes
    Section 401 of the Santa Ana city charter establishes term limits for council members but does not address when a termed-out council member may run again for city council. This amendment will establish an 8 year waiting period before a council member who has been termed-out may run again for city council from any ward. This will not prevent the person from immediately running for mayor.

    Measure CC Change in Terms of City Commission Appointments -- City of Santa Ana (City Charter Amendment)
    17522 / 58.0% Yes votes ...... 12675 / 42.0% No votes
    Section 901 of the city charter provides that the city council, by majority vote, nominates and appoints persons to the various city boards, commissions and committees. Terms for such seats are tied to city council terms; three to wards 2, 4 & 6, and the remainder to wards 1, 3 & 5. Board and commission members are subject to the same term limits as city council members - two four-year terms. For many years, the city councils have followed a tradition of endorsing nominations from the council member to whose ward the particular commission seat is tied. When the charter was amended to create the directly elected office of mayor with the two-year term, no commensurate change was made for the commission seat which has been tied to that of the mayor. This amendment proposes to add these long-standing traditions into the charter by formally tying commission seats to individual wards, creating on each board or commission a seat to be nominated by the mayor with a two-year term conforming to the mayor's term, and giving each councilmember the right to nominate a candidate to represent that councilmember's ward. Other members of the city council will still have the right to nominate competing candidates for board and commission seats.

    Measure DD Various Amendments to City Charter -- City of Santa Ana
    17551 / 58.4% Yes votes ...... 12486 / 41.6% No votes
    Section 901.1 of the charter prohibits board and commission members from serving as local campaign treasurers. This amendment will also prohibit the appointment to boards and commissions of a person who, at the time of appointment, is serving as the treasurer of a local campaign committee.

    Section 910 of the charter creates the planning commission and confers upon it the responsibility to prepare a comprehensive master plan for the city and a 10 year capital improvement plan. State law has replaced the term "master plan" with "general plan" and the role of writing the capital improvement plan has been assumed by professional staff. The proposed amendments mirror the planning commission's role as set forth in state law for overseeing updates to the city's general plan and will still require the commission to annually review the city's capital improvement plan for consistency with the general plan. Sections 911 and 912 of the charter address the city's personnel board.

    Section 911 addresses the qualifications for membership on the board and section 912 describes board's powers, which include hearing appeals of suspensions, demotions and dismissals of city employees.

    Under section 911, a public employee cannot serve on the board. This amendment will alter that restriction to only prohibit City of Santa Ana employees from serving. This is consistent with the limits on all other boards and commissions. This proposal also amends section 912 to clarify that the board's jurisdiction to review dismissal of city employees is limited to disciplinary dismissals. There are situations such as medical disabilities and lay-offs where an employee is terminated for non-disciplinary reasons, which have been long considered beyond the powers of the board.

    Measure EE Change In Terms of Bid Process for Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclables -- City of Tustin (Ordinance)
    11778 / 88.4% Yes votes ...... 1545 / 11.6% No votes
    This initiative measure amends Section 4333 of the Tustin City Code and requires the City Council, at least every ten years, to competitively bid contracts for the collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclable material according to rules and regulations adopted by the City Council designed to secure the best level of service at the lowest price practicable.

    Measure FF Adopt Term Limits for City Councilmembers -- City of Villa Park
    1220 / 44.8% Yes votes ...... 1504 / 55.2% No votes
    The current City law provides that a person is permanently ineligible to hold office as a member of the City Council if such person has subsequent to January 1, 1998, served on the City Council for two (2) full terms. This measure would change the City's law to state that if a person has served on the City Council for two (2) consecutive full terms, that person is ineligible to hold office as a member of the City Council for the two years following the person's service on the City Council. To become operative, this measure must now be approved by a majority of votes cast on the measure at the November 7, 2006, general municipal election. If you favor allowing persons who have previously served two (2) consecutive full terms on the City Council to be eligible to again serve on the City Council if they have not been on the City Council for two years, you should vote "yes". If you oppose this amendment, you should vote "no". If the measure carries by a majority vote, it will be fully enforceable on a prospective basis only.

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