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Contra Costa County, CA November 8, 2022 Election
Directory of Contra Costa County, CA Measures
County Results as of Dec 27 1:45pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1265/1265)
56.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (394153/701969)

Measures
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Measure G. School Bond -- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 17,094 / 50.1% Yes votes ...... 17,030 / 49.9% No votes
   17,037 (50.12%) Yes / 16,958 (49.88%) No in Alameda County
   57 (44.19%) Yes / 72 (55.81%) No in Contra Costa County
To upgrade aging classrooms, labs and job training facilities to meet safety/ instructional standards and support science, technology, engineering and math instruction; fix leaky roofs/ deteriorating plumbing/ electrical/ heating/ cooling systems; keep instructional technology up-to-date; and improve security/ fire/ earthquake safety shall Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District's measure issuing $450,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, approximately 6(cents) per $100 assessed value while bonds are outstanding ($30,000,000 annually) be adopted, with independent oversight, audits and no funds for administrator salaries?

Measure I. Appropriations limit -- Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2305 / 81.28% Yes votes ...... 531 / 18.72% No votes
Shall the appropriations limit of the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 be established at $5,399,362.00 and the limit for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (i.e., $5,399,362.00) be used to determine the limits for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 through 2026-2027?

Measure J. School Bond -- Walnut Creek School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 15029 / 62.65% Yes votes ...... 8959 / 37.35% No votes
To improve the quality of education; upgrade, modernize and renovate classrooms, restrooms, libraries and school facilities; upgrade energy efficiency; and make health, safety and security improvements, shall Walnut Creek School District's measure be adopted to issue $134,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $8,000,000 annually, while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 2.2¢ per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent oversight, and no money for salaries or taken by the State?

Measure K. School Bond -- Martinez Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 6645 / 52.60% Yes votes ...... 5989 / 47.40% No votes
To modernize and construct classrooms, restrooms, and school facilities; make health, safety, and security improvements; and upgrade infrastructure and systems for energy efficiency, shall the Martinez Unified School District measure authorizing $90,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, and levying approximately 3.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, raising $5.6 million annually while bonds are outstanding, with a board appointed citizens' oversight committee and annual independent audits to assure proper expenditure of funds, be adopted?

Measure L. Special Tax -- Crockett Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 958 / 62.78% Yes votes ...... 568 / 37.22% No votes
Shall the Crockett Community Services District collect a special tax of up to $50 annually, generating approximately $60,000 annually, with no automatic expiration, and with Consumer Price Index adjustments of up to 7% annually, by adopting the proposed initiative ordinance `Enacting a Special Tax on Properties Located in the Crockett Zone of the District to Fund Maintenance of Public Outdoor Spaces and Amenities', for town maintenance and landscaping activities as set forth in ordinance?

Measure M. City Treasurer Appointive -- City of Pleasant Hill (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 7468 / 56.58% Yes votes ...... 5732 / 43.42% No votes
Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointive?

Measure N. Utility Users Tax -- City of Hercules (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5882 / 69.24% Yes votes ...... 2613 / 30.76% No votes
Shall an ordinance to maintain Hercules' financial stability and essential services, such as neighborhood police patrols; meeting local water quality health standards; retaining/ attracting local businesses, and general community services, by renewing a voter-approved 8% utility users' tax, generating approximately $3,600,000 annually until ended by voters, with no tax increase, low-income exemptions, independent citizens' oversight, annual audits, and funding that cannot be taken by Sacramento, be adopted?

Measure O. Sales Tax -- City of Walnut Creek (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 20916 / 65.05% Yes votes ...... 11237 / 34.95% No votes
To provide funding to maintain and enhance City of Walnut Creek services and facilities, including crime prevention; public safety; disaster preparedness; parks/open space; youth, senior and arts programs; sustainability initiatives; local business support; downtown improvements; replacing aging recreation, aquatics and community facilities at Heather Farm Park; and other important services and facilities, shall the City of Walnut Creek levy a half-cent sales tax, providing approximately $11,000,000 annually for 10 years, requiring annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, and all funds benefitting Walnut Creek?

Measure P. Rent Ordinance -- City of Richmond (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 15390 / 58.81% Yes votes ...... 10780 / 41.19% No votes
Shall the Ordinance to amend the City of Richmond's Municipal Code, changing the City's Rent Ordinance so that the maximum allowable rent increase on rent-controlled units is adjusted to 60 percent of CPI or three percent whichever is lower, be adopted?

Measure Q. General Plan Amendment -- City of Brentwood (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 13819 / 64.28% Yes votes ...... 7680 / 35.72% No votes
Shall the voters adopt the Measure Amending the General Plan to Create a New Open Space Overlay, Apply the Overlay to Designated Areas, and Prohibit More Intensive Uses Without a Vote of the People, Subject to Certain Exceptions?

Measure R. Repeal of Special Tax -- Knightsen Town Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 343 / 58.73% Yes votes ...... 241 / 41.27% No votes
Shall the measure to repeal the 2005 Measure Z Special Tax of the Knightsen Town Community Services District to reduce the tax burden on local property owners and because the District has never provided flood control improvements or services, and because a feasibility study determined that providing them would cause expenses to exceed revenues even at the maximum tax rate of $312 per developed parcel and $156 per undeveloped parcel be approved?

 
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