February 5, 2008 ballot measures in California

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Statewide

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Prop 91	Spending	Transportation funding
CIC&S	Prop 92	Education	Community College funding
CICA	Prop 93	Term Limits	Soften term limits
VR	Prop 94	Gaming	Adds new slot machines, gives higher % of gambling revenues to state governemt
VR	Prop 95	Gaming	Adds new slot machines, gives higher % of gambling revenues to state governemt
VR	Prop 96	Gaming	Adds new slot machines, gives higher % of gambling revenues to state governemt
VR	Prop 97	Gaming	Adds new slot machines, gives higher % of gambling revenues to state governemt

Local measures by type

Note: This section only includes local ballot measures that fall into certain routine types, which is not the case for all local ballot measures. See the section below on local measures by county for local ballot measures that are not mentioned in this section.

School bonds

Measure	County	Amount	Outcome
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District bond election, Measure V, February 2008	Los Angeles	$46.20 million
Albany Unified School District Measure E (February 2008)	Alameda	$10.00 million
Biggs Unified Schools bond election, Measure A, February 2008	Butte	$4.28 million
Cajon Valley Union Proposition D (2008)	San Diego	$156.50 million
Caruthers Unified Schools bond election, Measure A, February 2008	Fresno	$11.30 million
Caruthers Schools Facilities Improvement District 1, Measure B, February 2008	Fresno	$2.80 million
Cold Spring Schools bond election, Measure R, February 2008	Santa Barbara	$8.50 million
Dry Creek Joint School District (February 2008)	Placer/Sacramento	$67.00 million
East Side Union High School Measure E (2008)	Santa Clara	$349.00 million
Enterprise Elementary School District bond election, Measure A, February 2008	Shasta	$34.00 million
Exeter Union Elementary school bond election, Measure D, February 2008	Tulare	$6.40 million
Geyserville Unified school bond election, Measure A, February 2008	Sonoma	$3.25 million
Lindsay Unified school bond election, Measure B, February 2008	Tulare	$20.70 million
Loomis Unified Schools bond election, Measure G, February 2008	Placer	$17.70 million
Long Beach Community College district bond election, Measure E, February 2008	Los Angeles	$440.00 million
Los Banos Unified School District bond election, Measure K, February 2008	Merced	$44.00 million
McCabe Union elementary bond election, Measure A, February 2008	Imperial	$7.00 million
Menifee Union School District bond election, Measure B, February 2008	Riverside	$31.46 million
Mojave Unified School bond election, Measure A, February 2008	Kern	$24.00 million
Napa Valley Community College District bond election, Measure L, February 2008	Napa/Sonoma	$178.40 million
Orland Unified School District bond election, Measure K, February 2008	Glenn	$21.90 million
Palm Springs Unified School District bond election, Measure E, February 2008	Riverside	$516.00 million
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District bond election, Measure A, February 2008	Orange	$200.00 million
Poway Unified School District Proposition C (2008)	San Diego	$179.00 million
Rancho Sante Fe Proposition E (2008)	San Diego	$34.00 million
Redlands Unified school district bond election, Measure J, February 2008	San Bernardino	$65.50 million
Redondo Beach Unified School District bond election, Measure C, February 2008	Los Angeles	$145.00 million
Rio Bravo Greeley Union school bond election, Measure B, February 2008	Kern	$10.90 million
San Bernardino Community College bond election, Measure M, February 2008	San Bernardino	$500.00 million
San Gabriel Unified School District A (2008)	Los Angeles	$65.00 million
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District bond election, Measure O, February 2008	Santa Cruz	$18.90 million
San Mateo-Foster City schools bond election, Measure L, February 2008	San Mateo	$175.00 million
Sequoia Union high school bond election, Measure J, February 2008	San Mateo	$165.00 million
Stockton Unified school bond election, Measure Q, February 2008	San Joaquin	$464.50 million
Tipton Elementary school bond election, Measure E, February 2008	Tulare	$3.10 million
Upland Unified school district bond election, Measure K, February 2008	San Bernardino	$103.00 million
Windsor Unified school bond election, Measure B, February 2008	Sonoma	$50.00 million
Woodlake High School bond election, Measure C, February 2008	Tulare	$4.50 million

Non-school parcel taxes

Main article: Parcel tax elections in California

Measure	County	Rate	Outcome
Alameda County Measure A (2008)	Alameda	$24/parcel for 30 years
Alameda County Measure B (2008)	Alameda	$24/parcel for 30 years
Muir Beach Community Services District, Measure B, February 2008	Marin	$200 for four years
Rocklin Parks Parcel Tax, Measure J, February 2008	Placer	$10-$45/parcel for 15 years
Santa Barbara Emergency Parcel Tax, Measure S, February 2008	Santa Barbara	$35/parcel
San Mateo County Service Area 1, Measure I, February 2008	San Mateo	$65/parcel

Sales taxes

Main article: Sales tax in California

Measure	County	Amount	% needed to pass	Outcome
El Cerrito Sales Tax Increase Measure A (February 2008)	Contra Costa	One-half cent sales tax for streets	66.67%
Lompoc Sales Tax, Measure T, February 2008	Santa Barbara	One-half cent sales tax for police/fire/EMT	66.67%
Reedley Sales Tax, Measure G, February 2008	Fresno	One-half cent sales tax for police/fire/EMT	66.67%
Sanger Sales Tax, Measure S, February 2008	Fresno	Three-quarter cent sales tax for police/fire/EMT	66.67%
Seaside Sales Tax, Measure R, February 2008	Monterey	One cent sales tax	50%

School parcel taxes

Main article: Parcel tax elections in California

Measure	County	Rate	Outcome
Santa Cruz City Elementary parcel tax, Measure P, February 2008	Santa Cruz	$105/parcel for 9 years
Oakland Unified School District Measure G (February 2008)	Alameda	$195/parcel
Ravenswood City School District parcel tax, Measure M, February 2008	San Mateo	$98/parcel for 5 years
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District parcel tax, Measure R, February 2008	Los Angeles	$336/parcel
Kentfield School District parcel tax, Measure A, February 2008	Marin	Renew $774/parcel for 10 years
Willits Unified School District parcel tax, Measure A, February 2008.	Mendocino	$39/parcel

Utility user taxes

Main article: California Utility User Taxes

Measure	County	Outcome
City of Richmond's utility users' tax rate	Contra Costa
City of Arcata Measure A (2008)	Humboldt
Huntington Park Utility Users Tax (February 2008)	Los Angeles
Pasadena Measure D (2008)	Los Angeles
Proposition S	Los Angeles
San Bernardino Utility Users Tax (February 2008)	San Bernardino

Local measures by county

Alameda

• Albany Unified School District Measure E (February 2008).
• Oakland Unified School District Measure G (February 2008).
• Alameda County Measure A (2008).
• Alameda County Measure B (2008).

Butte

• Biggs Unified Schools bond election, Measure A, February 2008.

Contra Costa

• El Cerrito Sales Tax Increase Measure A (February 2008)
• Richmond Phone Tax Measure B (February 2008).

Fresno

• Caruthers Unified Schools bond election, Measure A, February 2008.
• Caruthers Schools Facilities Improvement District 1, Measure B, February 2008.
• City of Coalinga Measure D, February 2008.
• Reedley Sales Tax, Measure G, February 2008.
• City of Sanger Sales Tax Measure S (February 2008).

Glenn

• Orland Unified School District bond election, Measure K, February 2008

Humboldt

• City of Arcata Measure A (2008)
• Manila Measure B (2008)

Imperial

• McCabe Union elementary bond election, Measure A, February 2008

Kern

• Mojave Unified School bond election, Measure A, February 2008
• Rio Bravo Greeley Union school bond election, Measure B, February 2008

Los Angeles

• San Gabriel Unified School District A (2008)
• Huntington Park Utility Users Tax (February 2008)
• Redondo Beach Unified School District bond election, Measure C, February 2008
• Pasadena Measure D (2008)
• Long Beach Community College district bond election, Measure E, February 2008
• Inglewood Fireworks Prohibition, Measure F, February 2008
• City of Downey Term Limits, Measure G, February 2008
• Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District parcel tax, Measure R, February 2008
• Los Angeles Proposition S (2008)
• Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District bond election, Measure V, February 2008

Marin

• Kentfield School District parcel tax, Measure A, February 2008
• Muir Beach Community Services District, Measure B, February 2008
• Stinson Beach County Water District appropriations limit, Measure C, February 2008

Mendocino

• Willits Unified School District parcel tax, Measure A, February 2008.

Merced

• Los Banos Unified School District bond election, Measure K, February 2008.

Monterey

• Seaside Sales Tax, Measure R, February 2008

Napa

• Napa Valley Community College District bond election, Measure L, February 2008

Orange

• Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District bond election, Measure A, February 2008
• Newport Beach Measure B (2008)
• San Clemente Pacific Golf Club Residential Development, Measure C, February 2008
• Santa Ana Term Limits, Measures D and E, February 2008

Placer

Dry Creek Joint School District (February 2008)
Loomis Unified Schools bond election, Measure G, February 2008
Rocklin Parks Parcel Tax, Measure J, February 2008

Riverside

• Menifee Union School District bond election, Measure B, February 2008
• Palm Springs Unified School District bond election, Measure E, February 2008

Santa Clara

• Santa Clara General Plan Amendment, Measure A, February 2008
• Santa Clara Rezoning, Measure B, February 2008
• Los Gatos Appointed Clerk/Treasurer, Measure C, February 2008
• Los Gatos Skateboard Park, Measure D, February 2008
• East Side Union High School Measure E (2008)
• Loma Prieta Joint Union School District Gann Limit, Measure G, February 2008

Sacramento

Dry Creek Joint School District (February 2008)

San Bernardino

• Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District, Measure I, February 2008
• Redlands Unified school district bond election, Measure J, February 2008
• Upland Unified school district bond election, Measure K, February 2008
• San Bernardino Utility Users Tax (February 2008)
• San Bernardino Community College bond election, Measure M, February 2008

San Diego

• City of Coronado Beach Facilities Proposition A (2008)
• City of Coronado Lifeguard Building Proposition B (2008)
• Poway Unified School District Proposition C (2008)
• Cajon Valley Union Proposition D (2008)
• Rancho Sante Fe Proposition E (2008)

San Francisco

• San Francisco Park Bonds, Proposition A, February 2008. Passed.
• San Francisco Police Deferred Retirement, Proposition B, February 2008
• San Francisco Alcatrez Peace Center, Proposition C, February 2008

San Joaquin

Stockton Unified school bond election, Measure Q, February 2008

San Mateo

• San Mateo County Service Area 1, Measure I, February 2008
• Sequoia Union high school bond election, Measure J, February 2008
• San Mateo-Foster City schools bond election, Measure L, February 2008
• Ravenswood City School District parcel tax, Measure M, February 2008

Santa Barbara

• Santa Barbara Emergency Parcel Tax, Measure S, February 2008.
• Lompoc Sales Tax, Measure T, February 2008.
• Cold Spring Schools bond election, Measure R, February 2008.

Santa Clara

• Santa Clara General Plan Amendment, Measure A, February 2008
• Santa Clara Rezoning, Measure B, February 2008
• Los Gatos Appointed Clerk/Treasurer, Measure C, February 2008
• Los Gatos Skateboard Park, Measure D, February 2008
• East Side Union High School Measure E (2008)
• Loma Prieta Joint Union School District Gann Limit, Measure G, February 2008

Santa Cruz

• Loma Prieta schools Gann Limit, Measure G, February 2008
• San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District bond election, Measure O, February 2008
• Santa Cruz City Elementary parcel tax, Measure P, February 2008

Shasta

• Enterprise Elementary School District bond election, Measure A, February 2008

Sonoma

• Geyserville Unified school bond election, Measure A, February 2008
• Windsor Unified school bond election, Measure B, February 2008
• Napa Valley Community College District bond election, Measure L, February 2008

Tulare

• Lindsay Unified school bond election, Measure B, February 2008
• Woodlake High School bond election, Measure C, February 2008
• Exeter Union Elementary school bond election, Measure D, February 2008
• Tipton Elementary school bond election, Measure E, February 2008

See also

• June 3, 2008 ballot measures in California
• November 4, 2008 ballot measures in California
• March 3, 2009 ballot measures in California

External links

• Local revenue measures on the February 5, 2008 ballot
• California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, Results of the February 5 election

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