Measure A. Bonds -- Ross Valley School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 8565 / 71.05% Yes votes ...... 3490 / 28.95% No votes

To maintain quality local public education, relieve overcrowding, maintain low class size ratios, restore art, music, multipurpose rooms, build science labs, upgrade computer/classroom technology and energy efficiency, shall Ross Valley School District replace portables with permanent classrooms, qualify for matching grants, acquire, repair, construct, equipment, sites and facilities, by issuing $41,000,000 in bonds within legal rates, with independent audits, citizen oversight, no money for administrators' salaries and all money staying local?

Measure B. Motor Vehicle Registration Fee -- County of Marin (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 66937 / 63.05% Yes votes ...... 39226 / 36.95% No votes

To help reduce traffic congestion, maintain roads, improve safety, and reduce air pollution by: maintaining local and residential streets and pathways; funding transportation options for seniors and disabled persons; funding local pothole repair; providing school crossing guards and providing safe access to schools; and, reducing commute trip congestion and supporting a cleaner environment, shall Marin County voters authorize a $10 fee on the registration of vehicles, with citizen's oversight, to be spent entirely within Marin County?

Measure C. Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services Special Tax -- Town of Corte Madera (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 2689 / 64.84% Yes votes ...... 1458 / 35.16% No votes

Shall Town of Corte Madera voters adopt an ordinance continuing a special tax for four more years for paramedic and/or emergency medical services at a rate of $60.00 per residence and $60.00 per 1,000 square feet of floor area for non residential uses for fiscal year 2011-2012, increasing $5.00 yearly to $75.00 per residence and $75.00 per 1,000 square feet of floor area for nonresidential uses in 2014-2015, and increasing the appropriations limit by the tax proceeds?

Measure D. Continuation of the Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Town of Fairfax (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 2855 / 74.50% Yes votes ...... 977 / 25.50% No votes

Shall there be a continuation of the special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $42.50 not exceeding $51.50 in the fourth year per taxable living unit or per 1,500 square feet of structure of each developed parcel in nonresidential use, to be collected in addition to transport fees charged to insurance providers for Ross Valley residents, with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?

Measure E. Continuation of the Paramedic Services Special Tax -- City of Larkspur (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 3855 / 70.08% Yes votes ...... 1646 / 29.92% No votes

Shall there be a continuation of the special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $42.50 not exceeding $51.50 in the fourth year per taxable living unit or per 1,500 square feet of structure of each developed parcel in non-residential use, to be collected in addition to transport fees charged to insurance providers for Ross Valley residents, with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?

Measure F. Half-Cent Sales Tax -- City of Novato (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11147 / 58.16% Yes votes ...... 8018 / 41.84% No votes

To offset/prevent additional budget cuts and maintain/restore vital general city services including, and not limited to: neighborhood police patrols, crime prevention programs, 9-1-1 response times; city street/pothole repair; park maintenance; preventing closure or elimination of youth and senior centers/services, shall the City of Novato enact a half-cent sales tax for 5 years, with review by a citizen committee, annual independent audits, and all funds spent locally for the benefit of Novato citizens?

Measure G. Continuation of the Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Town of Ross (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 840 / 74.14% Yes votes ...... 293 / 25.86% No votes

Shall there be a continuation of the four year special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $42 (plus fifty cents County administrative fee) and incrementally increase if needed by $3, not to exceed $51 per year (plus fifty cents County administrative fee) per taxable living unit and per 1,500 square feet of structure developed parcel in non-residential use in the fourth year, to be collected in addition to fees for transport to the hospital charged to insurance providers for Ross Valley residents, with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?

Measure H. Continuation of the Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Town of San Anselmo (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 4334 / 72.49% Yes votes ...... 1645 / 27.51% No votes

Shall there be a continuation of the four year special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $42.50 not exceeding $51.50 in the fourth year per taxable living unit or per 1,500 square feet of structure of each developed parcel in non- residential use, to be collected in addition to transport fees charged to insurance providers for Ross Valley residents, with the Town appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?

Measure I. Paramedic Services Special Tax -- City of San Rafael (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 13588 / 68.44% Yes votes ...... 6265 / 31.56% No votes

To protect lifesaving paramedic services by maintaining rapid response times, providing advanced heart attack treatment, and keeping trained paramedics on fire engine companies, shall San Rafael Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 be amended to permit phased increases, up to $23.00 annually above the current rate, on residential units, and up to $.03 per square foot annually above the current rate on non-residential structures; and, shall San Rafael's appropriations limit be correspondingly increased?

Measure J. Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Lucas Valley County Service Area 13 (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 548 / 64.17% Yes votes ...... 306 / 35.83% No votes

Measure K. Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Santa Venetia-Bayside Acres Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1766 / 66.24% Yes votes ...... 900 / 33.76% No votes

Paramedic Services Special Tax. To protect lifesaving paramedic services by maintaining rapid response times, providing advanced heart attack treatment, and keeping trained paramedics on fire engine companies, shall Ordinance No.3546 be approved to increase up to $23.00 annually the current rate on residential units, and up to $.0.03 per square foot annually the current rate on non-residential structures; and shall the County of Marin's appropriation limit be correspondingly increased?

Measure L. Continuation of the Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Ross Valley Paramedic Authority County Service Area 27 (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 549 / 68.28% Yes votes ...... 255 / 31.72% No votes

Paramedic Services Special Tax. Shall there be a continuation of the four year special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $42.50 not exceeding $51.50 in the fourth year per taxable living unit or per 1,500 square feet of structure developed parcel in non-residential use, to be collected in addition to transport fees charged to insurance providers for Ross Valley residents, with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?

Measure M. Paramedic Services Special Tax -- West Marin Paramedic County Service Area 28 (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 3860 / 73.13% Yes votes ...... 1418 / 26.87% No votes

Paramedic Services Special Tax. To protect lifesaving paramedic services by maintaining rapid response times, providing advanced heart attack treatment, and keeping trained paramedics on fire engine companies, shall a special tax be approved to permit an increase of $24 annually above the current rate on residential units and shall the County of Marin's appropriation limit be correspondingly increased?

Measure N. Fire-Suppression Services Special Tax -- County Service Area 31 (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 3935 / 62.29% Yes votes ...... 2382 / 37.71% No votes

Fire Suppression Special Tax. To maintain current fire suppression services and staffing, shall a special tax be approved to permit increases: $38 annually above the current rate on living units, $19 annually above the current rate on unimproved parcels and $57 above the current rate for improved commercial or industrial parcels; and shall the County of Marin's appropriation limit be correspondingly increased?

Measure O. Continuation of the Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Kentfield Fire District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 2217 / 70.72% Yes votes ...... 918 / 29.28% No votes

Shall there be a continuation of the four year special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $42.50 not exceeding $51.50 in the fourth year per taxable living unit or per 1,500 square feet of structure developed parcel in non-residential use, to be collected in addition to transport fees charged to insurance providers for Ross Valley residents, with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?

Measure P. Appropriations Limit -- Kentfield Fire District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1819 / 63.18% Yes votes ...... 1060 / 36.82% No votes

Shall the appropriations limit established for the Kentfield Fire Protection District pursuant to Article XIIIB of the California Constitution be increased in an amount equal to the amount of proceeds of taxes for fiscal years through 2014/2015?

Measure Q. Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Marinwood Community Services District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1054 / 47.07% Yes votes ...... 1185 / 52.93% No votes

To maintain paramedic services in Marinwood and keep trained paramedics, shall Ordinance No. 20 be adopted to permit phased increases up to $23.00 annually above the current rate on residential units, and up to $.03 per square foot annually above the current rate on non-residential structures; and, shall Marinwood Community Services District's appropriation limit be correspondingly increased?

Measure R. Continuation of the Paramedic Services Special Tax -- Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1031 / 80.99% Yes votes ...... 242 / 19.01% No votes

Shall there be a continuation of the four year special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $42 not exceeding $51 in the fourth year per taxable living unit or per 1,500 square feet of structure-developed parcel in non-residential use, to be collected in addition to transport fees charged to insurance providers for Sleepy Hollow residents, with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?

Measure S. Desalination Voter Approval Requirements -- Marin Municipal Water District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 54540 / 69.55% Yes votes ...... 23884 / 30.45% No votes

Ordinance 418. Shall an ordinance be adopted requiring voter approval before the Marin Municipal Water District approves constructing, or financing the construction of, a desalination facility?

Measure T. Desalination Voter Approval Requirements -- Marin Municipal Water District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 43244 / 55.30% Yes votes ...... 34950 / 44.70% No votes

Ordinance 419. Shall an ordinance be adopted requiring voter approval before the Marin Municipal Water District approves, authorizes or undertakes the construction of a facility to desalinate water from San Francisco Bay, or other water body, or appropriates, authorizes expenditures for, issues revenue or other types of bonds, or approves other funding mechanisms intended to pay for such construction, or takes any steps towards approving any contract relating to the planning or construction of any such facility?

Measure U. Appropriations Limit -- Stinson Beach County Water District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 276 / 81.18% Yes votes ...... 64 / 18.82% No votes

Shall the appropriations limit of the Stinson Beach County Water District for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 be established at $961,250, and should the limit for that Fiscal Year (i.e., $961,250) be used to determine the limits for Fiscal Years 2011- 2012 through 2013-2014?

Election Previews

• Marin Independent Journal - Election 2010 page
• Pacific Sun - 10/08/10 edition