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November 5, 2013 Election

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County Results as of Jan 15 5:15pm
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  • School

    Member; Stanislaus County Board of Education; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bob Vizzolini
      3,206 votes 61.5%
    • Adriana Garcia
      2,003 votes 38.5%
    • (35 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.7%)

    Board Member; Orchard School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Alan Fong
      307 votes 23.52%
    • Karl Jacobson
      301 votes 23.07%
    • Stephanie Hill
      276 votes 21.15%
    • Helen Leung-Yuen
      271 votes 20.77%
    • Bambi Fleming
      150 votes 11.49%

    City

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

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

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

    Special District

    Director; South Santa Clara Valley Memorial DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Gabe Perez
      1441 votes 31.18%
    • Philip Garcia
      1205 votes 26.07%
    • Robert Armendariz
      1018 votes 22.03%
    • Jesse Sanchez
      958 votes 20.73%

    Local Measures

    Measure A Change of Election Date -- City of Sunnyvale (City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 13259 / 72.06% Yes votes ...... 5142 / 27.94% No votes
    To help reduce the City's elections costs through consolidation with County and State elections, shall the Sunnyvale City Charter be amended to change the City's general municipal elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, with the next general municipal election scheduled for 2016, and to provide a one time, one year extension to councilmember terms, and create a temporary one year mayoral term to enable the transition to even-numbered year elections?

    Measure B Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Sunnyvale (Municipal Code Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 12657 / 68.58% Yes votes ...... 5799 / 31.42% No votes
    Shall the Sunnyvale Municipal Code be amended to increase the transient occupancy tax rate (commonly called "hotel tax") charged to persons who occupy hotel or motel rooms in the City for 30 days or less from 9.5% to 10.5% in order to help maintain the City's ability to fund basic services such as public safety and streets, trees, and sidewalk maintenance, and to keep parity with neighboring cities' hotel tax rates, effective January 1, 2014?

    Measure C Gun Safety Regulations -- City of Sunnyvale (Municipal Code Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 12404 / 66.55% Yes votes ...... 6235 / 33.45% No votes
    Shall the City of Sunnyvale adopt a gun safety ordinance to require: 1) reporting to police, within 48 hours, known loss or theft of a firearm; 2) storing firearms in residences in a locked container or disabling them with a trigger lock when not in the owner's immediate possession; 3) prohibiting the possession of ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, with certain exceptions; and 4) logging and tracking of ammunition sales within the City of Sunnyvale?

    Measure D Rezoning -- City of Palo Alto (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 6538 / 43.55% Yes votes ...... 8476 / 56.45% No votes
    Shall the Palo Alto Municipal Code be amended to rezone the property located at 567-595 Maybell Avenue from R-2 Low Density Residential and RM-15 Multiple Family Residential to Planned Community Overlay Zone to include 12 single family units and 60 units of affordable senior housing?

    Measure E Parcel Tax -- Campbell Union High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 19341 / 76.76% Yes votes ...... 5857 / 23.24% No votes
    To support quality education in local high schools with funds that cannot be taken by the State, including academic instruction in science, math, English, Advanced Placement, art, music, technology, vocational courses; recruit/retain qualified teachers; maintain small class sizes; and provide safe/clean schools; shall Campbell Union High School District renew + with no tax increase + an existing $85 annual parcel tax for 8 years, with exemptions for seniors and qualified disabled citizens, independent fiscal oversight, and no administrator salaries?

    Measure G Bonds -- Sunnyvale School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 6995 / 68.44% Yes votes ...... 3225 / 31.56% No votes
    To continue critical renovation, modernization and safety needs at the district's schools and to make needed upgrades to classrooms, libraries, science and computer labs, improve student access to computers and instructional technology and continue to improve the energy efficiency of classrooms and buildings, shall the Sunnyvale School District issue $96,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates with funds monitored by an Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee and no funds spent on administrators?

    Measure H Parcel Tax -- Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,224 / 75.9% Yes votes ...... 389 / 24.1% No votes
       241 (77.49%) Yes / 70 (22.51%) No in Santa Clara County
       983 (75.50%) Yes / 319 (24.50%) No in Santa Cruz County
    To support high academic achievement for local students and provide stable local funding to maintain outstanding core academic programs in reading, writing, math, and science, retain highly qualified and experienced teachers, and prepare students for an excellent high school shall the Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District authorize an annual school parcel tax of $164 per parcel for seven years with independent citizens' oversight, an exemption for seniors, no funds for administrator's salaries and every dollar staying in our schools?

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