California 2008 local ballot measures

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List of 2008 local ballot measures in California

For lists of local ballot measures divided by category (school bond election, parcel tax election, zoning, etc.), see:

• November 4, 2008 ballot measures in California
• June 3, 2008 ballot measures in California

For lists of local ballot measures divided by county, see:

• California city and county ballot initiatives

For the statewide ballot propositions, see:

• California 2008 ballot measures

November 2008, arranged alphabetically

380 local ballot measures are on the November ballot.^[1]

A-C

• Acalanes Union School Bond Measure E, 2008
• Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Measure VV, 2008
• Arcata No Military Recruitment Initiative (2008)
• Arcata Transactions and Use Tax (2008)
• Arvin Measure L, 2008
• Atascadero Size Limits on Commercial Establishments, Measure D, 2008
• Bayshore Elementary parcel tax election, Measure Y, 2008. $96 for 6 years.
• Bellevue Union school bond election, Measure J, 2008, $19 million.
• Belmont-Redwood Shores school parcel tax, Measure U, 2008, $78 for 7 years.
• Berkeley Bus Lane Initiative (2008)
• Berryessa Union school parcel tax, Measure W, 2008, $79 for 5 years.
• Biggs School Measure E bond election, 2008, $6.9 million
• Blanchard/Santa Paula public library, increase in appropriations limit, Measure L, 2008
• Boulder Creek fire district board members, Measure F, 2008
• Bret Harte school bond election, Measure K, 2008, $18 million.
• Brisbane business license tax, Measure T, 2008
• Buellton Urban Growth Boundary Initiative (2008)
• Camarillo Unified School District creation, Measure U, 2008
• Campbell Sales Tax, Measure O, 2008
• Campbell Union parcel tax election, Measure R, 2008, $85 for 5 years.
• Capitola Sales Tax, Measure D, 2008
• Cathedral City Utility Users Tax (2008)
• Center Schools bond election, Measure N, 2008, $500 million.
• Ceres Unified school bond election, Measure U, 2008, $60 million.
• Chula Vista elected city attorney, Proposition Q, 2008
• Cold Spring school bond election, Measure C, 2008, $2.4 million
• Coronado hospital land vote, Proposition F, 2008
• Cosumnes Community Services District, Measure S, 2008
• Contra Costa Tax Measure F, 2008
• City of Concord Measure G, 2008
• City of Martinez Bond Measure H, 2008
• Colton Unified School Board Measure G (2008)
• Crockett Community Services Appropriation Limit Measure R, 2008
• Cypress school bond election, Measure M, 2008, $53.6 million.

D-E

• Del Mar lodging tax, Proposition H, 2008
• Discovery Bay Community Services Appropriation Limit Measure S, 2008
• Dublin school parcel tax, Measure L, 2008, approved with 71.97%
• East Bay Regional Park District Measure WW, 2008, $500 million bond.
• El Cajon Sales Tax, Proposition J, 2008
• El Medio Fire Protection Measure B parcel tax, 2008
• El Monte Schools Measure D bond election, 2008, $75 million.
• El Monte City school district bond, Measure KC, 2008
• El Segundo Schools Measure M bond election, 2008. $14 million.
• Encinitas Sand Tax (2008)
• Escondido school bond election, Proposition T, 2008, $98 million.
• Eureka Military Recruiting Measure J, 2008
• Eureka Sales Tax Measure D, 2008
• Eureka Transient Rooming Tax Measure E, 2008
• Evergreen school parcel tax election, Measure T, 2008, $90 for 5 years.

F-L

• Fairfax Recyclable Paper, 2008. Marin Measure C.
• Fairfax Town Clerk, 2008, Marin Measure D.
• Fillmore resolution repeal election, Measure H, 2008
• Franklin-McKinley school parcel tax, Measure U, 2008, $72 for 9 years.
• Galt Anti-Gang Tax, Measure R, 2008
• Garden Grove Term Limits, Measure Q, 2008
• Gilroy school bond election, Measure P, 2008, $150 million.
• Gilroy library bond election, Measure F, 2008, $37 million.
• Gilroy municipal elections, Measure E, 2008
• Gold Ridge fire protection district parcel tax, Measure O, 2008
• Grossmont Union school bond election, Proposition U, 2008, $417 million.
• Isla Vista property transfer election, Measure D, 2008
• John Swett School Bond Measure A, 2008
• Klamath-Trinity Measure H bond election, 2008
• La Habra Sales Tax, Measure T, 2008
• La Mesa Sales Tax, Proposition L, 2008
• Lakeside Union Schools Measure I bond election, 2008
• Lemon Grove School District bond issue (2008)
• Live Oak school parcel tax, Measure A, 2008, $84 parcel tax
• Livermore School Parcel Tax Measure M, 2008, $138 parcel tax. Approved with 76.2%
• Lynwood Term Limits, Measure C, 2008
• Loma Linda Open Space ballot measure (2008)
• Los Alamitos school bond election, Measure K, 2008, $126 million.
• Los Angeles County Sales Tax, Measure R, 2008 for transportation.
• Los Angeles City Proposition A (2008) $36/year for anti-gang measures.
• Los Angeles City Proposition B (2008) Update of Low Rent Housing Authorization
• Los Angeles Measure B (2009) Would mandate that all new solar panels would be owned by the DWP and installed by the utility's employees
• Los Angeles Unified School District bond election, Measure Q, 2008. $7 billion.
• Los Angeles Community College bond election, Measure J, 2008. $3.5 billion in bonds, construction.
• Los Rios Community College bond election, Measure M, 2008, $475 million.

M-N

• Marin County Measure B (2008). Appointed director of finance at county level.
• Marinwood fire protection tax, 2008, Marin Measure F.
• Marinwood park maintenance tax, 2008, Marin Measure G.
• Martinez School Parcel Tax Measure B, 2008
• Marysville School Measure P bond election, 2008, $47 million.
• Mill Valley School District parcel tax election (2008). Marin Measure A.
• Mojave School Measure G bond election, 2008
• Monrovia Police Compensation Initiative (2008)
• Monrovia City Official Compensation Initiative (2008)
• Monterey County road tax (2008)
• Moorpark school bond election, Measure S, 2008, $39.5 million.
• Moraga Land Use Measures J and K, 2008
• Morgan Hill Utility Users Tax (2008)
• Morgan Hill residential development ordinance, Measure H, 2008
• National City Sales Tax Repeal, Proposition M, 2008
• Newman Crows Landing school bond election, Measure R, 2008, $25 million.
• North Fillmore general plan, Measure I, 2008
• North San Joaquin groundwater charge repeal, Measure V, 2008

O-P

• Oak Grove school bond election, Measure S, 2008, $125 million.
• Oak Park school bond election, Measure R, 2008, $29.445 million.
• Oakland Kids First Two Initiative (2008)
• Oakland Tax for Outstanding Teachers (2008)
• Oakley Business Tax Measure L, 2008.
• Orange County Vote on Pensions Act (2008)
• Oroville Union School Measure G bond election, 2008, $12 million.
• Oxnard sales tax, Measure O, 2008
• Pacific Grove School Measure X parcel tax election, 2008
• Pacific Grove City Employee Retirement Act Measure Y, 2008
• Palo Alto library bond election, Measure N, 2008, $76 million.
• Patterson school bond election, Measure V, 2008, $50 million.
• Petaluma Water and Sewer Act (2008). Roll water and sewer rates back to 2006 levels.
• Pine Mountain Paramedic Training Measure K, 2008
• Pinole Term Limits Measure N, 2008
• Piru cemetery tax, Measure M, 2008
• Pleasanton Growth Limit Initiative (2008)
• Port Hueneme sales tax, Measure W, 2008

R

• Redondo Slow Growth Initiatives (2008)
• Redwood City Cargill Salt Works Initiatives (2008)
• Richland Schools Measure J bond election, 2008
• Richmond Business License Measure T, 2008
• Ridgecrest Measure N, 2008
• Rohnert Park sewer rate rollback, Measure L, 2008
• Rossmoor Incorporation and Utility Tax, Measure U, 2008

S

Sacramento-Santa Monica

• Sacramento Utility Users Tax, Measure O, 2008
• San Carlos school parcel tax election, Measure S, 2008. $185 per parcel starting mid-2009.
• San Clemente Open Space Ordinance, Measure V, 2008
• San Diego Beach and Parks Alcohol Ban (2008)
• San Diego City Charter Proposition C, 2008
• San Diego County parcel tax election, Proposition A, 2008
• San Diego Marine Terminal Redevelopment Initiative (2008)
• San Diego school bond election, Proposition S, 2008, $2.1 billion.
• San Jose Little Saigon Initiative (2008)
• San Juan Capistrano bond election, Measure Y, 2008, $30 million.
• San Juan Capistrano Open Space Initiative, Measure X, 2008
• Santa Barbara Measure A (November 2008)
• Santa Barbara High School parcel tax election, Measure H, 2008, $23 for 4 years.
• Santa Barbara elementary school parcel tax election, Measure I, 2008, $27 for 4 years.
• Santa Barbara Sales Tax, Measure A, 2008
• Santa Barbara Utility Users Tax, Measure G, 2008
• Santa Clara County transportation authority, Measure D, 2008
• Santa Clara hospital bond election, Measure A, 2008, $840 million.
• Santa Clara BART sales tax, Measure B, 2008
• Santa Cruz beach parcel tax, Measure E, 2008
• Santa Cruz telephone tax, Measure B, 2008
• San Jose telephone taxes, Measure J and K, 2008
• San Mateo parking tax, Measure Q, 2008
• San Mateo vehicle rental tax, Measure R, 2008
• Santa Monica Initiative to Fight Traffic (2008)

San Francisco-Stockton

• San Francisco Clean Energy Act (2008)
• San Francisco decriminalize prostitution, Measure K (2008).
• San Francisco End Junior ROTC Initiative (2008)
• San Francisco Save Junior ROTC Initiative (2008)
• San Francisco George Bush Sewage Plant Initiative (2008)
• San Jose fire station election, Measure L, 2008
• San Jose park user agreements, Measure M, 2008
• San Luis Obispo charter amendments, Measure E, 2008
• San Marcos land use propositions, 2008
• San Ramon Charter Measures P & Q, 2008
• Santa Paula school bond election, Measure Q, 2008, $39 million.
• Santee City Charter, Proposition P, 2008
• Seal Beach Uniform Height Limit, Measure Z, 2008
• Seaside Utility Tax Law Repeal Measure E, 2008
• Sebastopol Utility User Tax, Measure M, 2008
• Solvang hotel tax, Measure B, 2008
• Sonoma Valley Health Care District bond election, Measure P, 2008
• Sonoma-Marin Rail Sales Tax, Measure Q, 2008
• Southern Kern Schools Measure H bond election, 2008
• South Bay Union school bond election, Proposition X, 2008, $17 million.
• Southwestern Community College District bond election, Proposition R, 2008, $389 million.
• Stanislaus Sales Tax, Measure S, 2008. 1/2 of one percent for 20 years.
• Stanislaus Union school bond election, Measure T, 2008, $39.8 million.
• Stockton Utility User Tax, Measure U, 2008

T-Y

• Tracy term limits, Measure T, 2008
• Tracy school district bond election, Measure S, 2008, $43.1 million.
• Tustin school bond election, Measure L, 2008, $95 million.
• Twin Cities 911 bond, 2008, Marin Measure E.
• Trinidad Measure I, 2008
• Ventura County term limits, Measure T, 2008
• Watsonville telephone tax, Measure C, 2008
• West Contra Costa Parcel Tax Measure D, 2008
• West Hills Community College District Measure C, 2008, $11.6 million.
• Westminster school bond election, Measure O, 2008, $130 million.
• Windsor hotel tax, Measure N, 2008
• Yorba Linda Eminent Domain Act, Measure BB, 2008

August 2008

• Tri-City Healthcare District bond measure (August 2008). Mail ballot only.

June 3, 2008, arranged alphabetically

See June 3, 2008 ballot measures in California for a list of June ballot measures divided by topic.

A-E

• Alameda County Measure F (2008). 6.5% utility tax.
• Alameda Unified School District Measure H (June 2008). $120 parcel tax.
• Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Measure G (June 2008). $179,000,000 in bonds.
• Antioch Unified School District Measure C (June 2008). $61,600,000 bond issue.
• Aromas-San Juan Unified School District Measure V (June 2008). $18,800,000 bond issue.
• Bear Valley Community Healthcare District (June 2008). $11,500,000 bond issue.
• Ben Lomond Fire Protection District Bond Measure S (June 2008). $10,000,000 bond issue.
• Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District Measure F (June 2008). $4,870,000 bond issue.
• Carlsbad Charter For Municipal Affairs Measure D (June 2008). Adopt city charter.
• Centinela Valley Union High School Measure A (June 2008). Parcel tax of $.04 per square foot for nine years.
• Central Unified School District Measure E (June 2008). $152,000,000 bond issue.
• Chula Vista Voter Approval for Allowable Building Heights (June 2008). Voter approval for building heights over 84 ft.
• Covina Utility Tax (June 2008). $5.5 million utility tax.
• Disney Ballot Box Zoning Initiative (2008). Voter approval required for land-use decisions.
• El Dorado Union High School Measure Q (June 2008). $66.3 million bond issue.
• Encinitas Transient Occupancy Tax (June 2008). 8% hotel tax.
• Encinitas Beach Sand Replenishment Tax (June 2008). Temporary 2% hotel room tax to pay for beach sand.

F-M

• Fort Bragg Unified School District Measure C (June 2008). $16,000,000 bond issue.
• Fremont Union High School District Measure B (June 2008). $198,000,000 in bonds
• Gravenstein Union School District Measure I (June 2008). Parcel tax of $45.00 for eight years.
• Half Moon Bay Measure Q (June 2008). Increase hotel room tax from 10% to 12%.
• Hawthorne Elementary School District Measure H (June 2008). $20,000,000 bond issue.
• Healdsburg Unified School District Measure H (June 2008). $88 parcel tax for seven years.
• Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District Measure E (June 2008). Parcel tax of $257
• Irvine City Council Ethical Public Service Ordinance Measure H (June 2008). Lobbying restrictions.
• Kerman Unified School District Measure K (June 2008). $24,900,000 bond issue.
• Kernville Union School District Measure D (June 2008). $6,000,000 bond issue.
• Keyes Community Services District Measure P (June 2008). Parcel tax of $20/year for street lights.
• Lake Tahoe Unified School District Measure A (June 2008). $11 million bond.
• Leggett Valley Unified School District Measure D (June 2008). $1,750,000 bond issue.
• Lindsay Sales Tax Measure G (June 2008). City sales tax of 3/4 of a cent.
• Los Gatos Unified School District Measure E (June 2008). Parcel tax of $290 for six years.
• Los Nietos Elementary School District Measure M (June 2008). $31,140,000 bond issue.
• City of McFarland Measure E (June 2008). Utility tax.
• Mammoth Lakes Sales Tax Measure R (June 2008). 1/2 cent sales tax to develop trails and parks.
• Mendocino County Measure B (June 2008). Limit marijuana farming.
• Mesa Union Elementary School District Measure A (June 2008). $4,000,000 bond issue.
• Menifee or Menifee Valley Naming Initiative (June 2008). Create and name new political subdivision.
• Millbrae Elementary School District Measure P (June 2008). Parcel tax of $78 for five years.
• Mountain View-Whisman School District Measure C (June 2008). Parcel tax for 8 years, depending on size of parcel, from $127-$1,016.

N-P

• Napa County Measure N (June 2008). Growth controls.
• Northstar Community Services District Measure K (June 2008), $209.03 special tax on real estate.
• Oakland Measure J (June 2008). Extends existing utility tax to internet.
• Oak Park Unified School District Measure C (June 2008). Extend $197 parcel tax for 8 years.
• Oak View Union School District Measure R (June 2008). $3.7 million bond issue.
• Oceanside Unified School District Measure H (June 2008). $195,000,000 bond issue.
• Orinda Parcel Tax Measure E (June 2008). Parcel tax of $39 to support library.
• Pacific Grove Sales Tax Increase Measure U (June 2008). Increase city sales tax by one cent.
• Palo Alto Measure A (June 2008). $378,000,000 bond issue.
• Pismo Beach Vital Public Services Measure C-08 (June 2008). 1/2 cent sales tax for 6.5 years.
• Porterville In God We Trust Measure H (June 2008). Establishes "In God We Trust" as the city's motto

S

• Salinas City Elementary School District Measure T (June 2008). $80,000,000 bond issue.
• San Clemente Shorecliffs Building Height and View Referendum (June 2008). Limit height of homes in Shorecliff.
• San Diego Measure A (June 2008). Exempts police officers, etc., from outsourcing.
• San Diego Measure B (June 2008). Changes strong-arm mayoral system.
• San Diego Measure C (June 2008). Re-arranges handling of financial administration in the city.
• San Diego Measure D (November 2008). Permanent Alcohol Ban on all Parks, Beaches & Bays.
• San Francisco Unified School District Measure A (June 2008) Parcel tax of $198/year.
• San Francisco Health and Pension Benefits Measure B (June 2008). Increase years of service required before city and county employees qualify for health and pension benefits.
• San Francisco Criminals Forfeit Retirement Measure C (June 2008). Convicted criminals forfeit municipal government benefits
• San Francisco Boards and Commission Diversity Measure D (June 2008). Boards and commissions should have diverse make-up of members.
• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Measure E (June 2008). Board of Supervisors must confirm mayor's appontments to the public utilities commission.
• San Francisco Hunter's Point Redevelopment Measure F (June 2008).
• San Francisco Bayview Jobs and Housing Measure G (June 2008).
• San Francisco No Campaign Contributions from City Vendors Measure H (June 2008)
• San Jose telephone taxes, Measure J and K, 2008
• San Mateo County Measure O (June 2008). One-eighth cents sales tax.
• San Ramon Valley Unified School District Measure D (June 2008). Parcel tax of $166 for seven years.
• Santa Ana Unified School District Measure G (June 2008). $200,000,000 bond issue.
• Santa Barbara Community College District Measure V (June 2008). $77,242,012 bond issue.
• Santa Clara hospital bond election, Measure A, 2008, $840 million.
• Santa Clara BART sales tax, Measure B, 2008
• Santa Cruz County Library Tax Measure R (June 2008). 1/4 cents sales tax for library.
• Scotts Valley Unified School District Bond Measure Q (June 2008). $55,000,000 bond issue.
• South Gate Vital City Services Measure P (June 2008). Increase city sales tax by one cent.
• Spreckels Memorial District Measure S (June 2008). Parcel tax of $95.
• Stone Corral Elementary School District Measure F (June 2008). $715,000 bond issue.
• Sutter County Charter Ordinance Measure R (June 2008)
• Sutter Union High School Measure T (June 2008), $12,600,000 bond issue.

T-Z

• Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Measure I (June 2008), $93,530,000 bond issue.
• Thousand Oaks Measure B (June 2008). Voters must approve new developments with traffic impact.
• Torrance Utility User Tax Ratification and Update Measure T (June 2008). Extend utility tax.
• Tuolumne County Measure U (June 2008). Increase tax from $50 to $70 for ambulance services. District 4 voters.
• Union City Measure K (June 2008). Extend public safety services tax for 20 years.
• Wasco Union High Measure C (June 2008). $33,500,000 bond issue.
• West Hills School Measure Q (June 2008). $11,800,000 bond issue.
• Winters Utility Users Tax Measure T (June 2008). Reduce tax rate from 5% to 4.75%, expand what tax applies to.
• Yuba City Appointed City Clerks Measure S (June 2008)

February 5, 2008

• Pasadena Measure D (2008)
• Los Angeles Proposition S (2008)
• Newport Beach Measure B (2008)
• City of Coronado Beach Facilities Proposition B (2008)
• City of Coronoado Lifeguard Building Proposition B (2008)
• Poway Unified School District Proposition C (2008)
• Cajon Valley Union Proposition D (2008)
• Rancho Sante Fe Union Proposition E 2008)
• Alameda County Measure A (2008)
• Alameda County Measure B (2008)
• Alameda County Measure E (2008)
• Alameda County Measure G (2008)
• El Cerrito Sales Tax Increase Measure A (February 2008)
• Richmond Phone Tax Measure B (February 2008)
• City of Sanger Sales Tax Measure B (February 2008).

Other resources

• California city and county ballot initiatives
• Los Angeles Times round-up of local ballot measures, April 20, 2008
• Ballot measures as diverse as the California cities they come from

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