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November 4, 2008 Election

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County Results as of Jan 24 10:42am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (555/555)
78.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (307,350/389,718)
Statewide Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25423/25423)
77.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,412,761/17,304,091)

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  • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Legislature

    United States Representative; District 12Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 14Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 12Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Fiona Ma, Democratic
      128,989 votes 83.3%
    • Conchita Applegate, Republican
      25,951 votes 16.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gerald Hill, Democratic
      124,095 votes 73.1%
    • Catherine Brinkman, Republican
      39,092 votes 22.9%
    • Brian Perry, Libertarian
      6,801 votes 4.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 21Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ira Ruskin, Democratic
      133,736 votes 71.0%
    • Annalisa Temple, Republican
      54,799 votes 29.0%

    School

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

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

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

    Member, Board of Trustees; San Mateo County Board of Education; Trustee Area #4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member, Board of Trustees; San Mateo County Board of Education; Trustee Area #7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Memo Morantes
      135,140 votes 65.0%
    • Noria Zasslow
      72,873 votes 35.0%

    Member, Governing Board; South San Francisco Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Special District

    Member; Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District; Ward 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member; Sequoia Healthcare DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    City

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

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

    City Treasurer; City of Daly CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anthony J. Zidich
      23,425 votes 100.0%

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

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

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

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

    • Raquel "Rae" Gonzalez
      304 votes 29.6%
    • Diana I. Colvin
      268 votes 26.1%
    • Joseph A. Silva
      242 votes 23.6%
    • Charito A. Casanas
      212 votes 20.7%

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

    • Carlos Romero
      2,211 votes 16.3%
    • Laura Martinez
      2,037 votes 15.0%
    • A. Peter Evans
      1,989 votes 14.7%
    • Douglas J. Fort
      1,808 votes 13.4%
    • Bernardo "Huerta" Gonzalez
      1,529 votes 11.3%
    • Goro Mitchell
      1,430 votes 10.6%
    • M.F. Chester Palesoo
      1,236 votes 9.1%
    • David Tschang
      753 votes 5.6%
    • Michael Francois
      549 votes 4.1%

    State Propositions

    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?

    Local Measures

    Measure Q Commercial Parking Facilities -- County of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 120,709 / 47.4% Yes votes ...... 134,078 / 52.6% No votes
    Shall Chapter 5.148 be added to the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, which "would impose a business license tax of eight percent of gross receipts on operators of commercial parking facilities located in the unincorporated area of San Mateo County"?

    Measure R Vehicle Rental Business -- County of San Mateo (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 119,618 / 47.1% Yes votes ...... 134,403 / 52.9% No votes
    Shall Chapter 5.150 be added to the San Mateo County Ordinance Code 1L which would impose a business license tax of two and one-half percent (2.5%) of gross receipts on operators of vehicle rental businesses located in the unincorporated area of San Mateo County?

    Measure S Parcel Tax -- San Carlos School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 9,423 / 65.6% Yes votes ...... 4,941 / 34.4% No votes
    To maintain early reading programs, small class sizes, and school libraries; support science, writing, mathematics, arts, and technology; retain and attract quality teachers and staff; and maintain safe schools, shall the San Carlos School District replace its existing special tax, increasing the rate by $75 for a total of $185 per parcel per year beginning July 1, 2009, with cost-of-living adjustments not more than 3% annually, an Independent Oversight Committee and offering a senior exemption?

    Measure T Business License Tax -- City of Brisbane (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,316 / 70.3% Yes votes ...... 556 / 29.7% No votes
    Shall a special business license tax for capital improvements be imposed on any business in the City having gross receipts in excess of $10,000,000, at a rate of seven and one-half cents per $100 of gross receipts, subject to certain maximum limits and reduced by any sales taxes that may be paid by that business to the City?

    Measure U Parcel Tax -- Belmont-Redwood Shores School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 13,705 / 71.8% Yes votes ...... 5,394 / 28.2% No votes
    To maintain academic excellence by continuing emphasis on math, science, reading, and writing; keeping schools from losing qualified teachers; and enhancing well-rounded curriculum, including music and art, shall Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District collect an annual education parcel tax of $78 for seven years, with independent community oversight of all expenditures, no funds for administrator salaries, an exemption for senior citizens 65 and over, and all funds staying in local schools to protect high-quality education?

    Measure V Cargill Lands -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 13,213 / 49.0% Yes votes ...... 13,733 / 51.0% No votes
    Shall a Charter Amendment requiring majority voter approval for future development of the Cargill Lands, consisting of approximately 1,450 acres east of Highway 101 and south of Seaport Boulevard, with exemptions for takings and vested rights, be adopted?

    Measure W Land Use Classification -- City of Redwood City (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 10,520 / 37.4% Yes votes ...... 17,594 / 62.6% No votes
    Shall a Charter Amendment requiring two-thirds voter ratification of legislative acts approving certain land uses in area of the City designated as "Park", "Unimproved Areas (Land or Water)", "Future Development Expanding Limits of Urbanization", "Controlled Waterways (Redwood Shores Area)", or "San Francisco Bay Water" in the General Plan or designated as "Tidal Plain" or "Redwood Shores Bay Front" in the Zoning Code, with exemptions for housing obligations, takings, and vested rights, be adopted?

    Measure X School Bond -- Millbrae School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 6,646 / 69.5% Yes votes ...... 2,920 / 30.5% No votes
    To renovate and modernize the elementary and middle schools in the Millbrae Elementary School District, repairing or replacing aging roofs; worn plumbing, heating, ventilating, lighting, and electrical systems with new, energy efficient systems; increasing student access to computers and technology, and creating a dedicated technology fund, shall the District issue $30 million in bonds at interest rates within the statutory limit with all expenditures audited and reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee?

    Measure Y Parcel Tax -- Bayshore Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,066 / 72.2% Yes votes ...... 410 / 27.8% No votes
    To maintain educational excellence, high academic standards, small classes; improve reading and writing; offer music, art, language; provide student access to computers; maintain science, math, and other classroom needs; attract/retain high quality teachers, shall the Bayshore Elementary School District cause a parcel tax of $96 be levied beginning July 1, 2009, and extending for a period of six (6) years with annual adjustment for inflation, with exemptions for residents 65 and older, and with public accountability measures?

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