November 2, 2010 ballot measures in California
The November 2, 2010 election in California elected a new Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and other statewide officers. Voters also elected state senators and members of the California Assembly.
342 local ballot measures were also on the November 2 ballot in 50 of California's 58 counties, including well over 100 ballot measures for bonds and new or increased taxes, including local marijuana taxes for both medical and recreational marijuana and county-based vehicle registration taxes. Proposed taxes also included parcel taxes, business taxes, hotel taxes, sales taxes and utility user taxes.
School bond propositions totalling slightly over $4 billion were on the November 2 ballot in 63 school districts.
Counties
Note: There are 58 counties in California. Each of the 58 county election departments is responsible for administering local ballot measure elections for political jurisdictions within the county, including schools, cities and special districts. As of October 24, 15 of the 58 county election offices exhibited no information about November 2, 2010 local ballot measures. After the election, it became evident through reported election results that 11 of these counties did have a combined total of 22 local ballot measures on their ballot. Those counties are Amador County, Del Norte County, El Dorado County, Glenn County, Inyo County, Kings County, Modoc County, Napa County, Nevada County, Tuolumne County and Yuba County.
Alameda
Measure F: Alameda County Vehicle Registration Fee
Measure G: Ohlone Community College District bond proposition
Measure H: Berkeley Unified School District parcel tax
Measure I: Berkeley Unified School District bond proposition
Measure J: Emery Unified School District bond proposition
Measure K: Fremont Unified School District parcel tax
Measure L: Oakland Unified School District parcel tax
Measure M: San Leandro Sports Facilities School Bond
Measure N: Albany Appointed City Attorney
Measure O: Albany Utility Users Tax
Measure P: Albany parcel tax
Measure Q: City of Albany Tax on Marijuana Dispensaries
Measure R: Berkeley Climate Action and Downtown Revitalization
Measure S: Berkeley Tax on Medical and Recreational Marijuana
Measure T: Berkeley Medical Marijuana Ordinance Amendments
Measure U: Newark Utility Users Tax
Measure V: City of Oakland Tax on Marijuana
Measure W: City of Oakland Telephone Access Charge
Measure X: City of Oakland parcel tax
Measure Z: City of San Leandro Sales Tax Increase
Measure AA: Union City Sales Tax Increase
Measure BB: Oakland's Proposed Revision of 2004's Measure Y
Amador
Measure O: Plymouth Hotel Tax
Measure P: Plymouth Half of Hotel Tax for Tourism
Butte
- See also: Butte County, California ballot measures
Measure A: Oroville Utility Users Tax
Colusa
Measure A: City of Williams Hotel Tax Increase
Measure B: City of Williams Appointed City Clerk and Treasurer
Contra Costa

Measure J: John Swett Unified School District parcel tax
Measure K: Martinez Unified School District bond proposition
Measure L: Pittsburg Unified School District bond proposition
Measure M: West Contra Costa Unified School District parcel tax
Measure N: Knightsen Elementary School District bond proposition
Measure O: Contra Costa County Vehicle Registration Fee
Measure P: City of Antioch Sales Tax Increase
Measure Q: City of Concord Sales Tax Increase
Measure R: City of El Cerrito Sales Tax Increase
Measure S: Citiy of Pinole Utility Users Tax
Measure T: Pleasant Hill Utility Users Tax
Measure U: Point Molate Casino in Richmond Advisory Vote
Measure V: City of Richmond Marijuana Tax
Measure W: City of San Ramon Urban Growth Boundary
Measure X: Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District parcel tax
Del Norte
Measure A: Crescent City Ban on Water Fluoridation
El Dorado
Measure C: Cameron Estates Community Services District parcel tax
Measure E: South Lake Tahoe Business License Tax
Measure G: El Dorado County Purchase Authority
Measure H: City of Placerville Sales Tax
Fresno
Measure E: Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District (also on the ballot in parts of Monterey County and San Benito County)
Measure H: City of Reedley Hotel Tax
Measure K: Kingsburg District Hospital Sale of Assets (also on the ballot in parts of Tulare County and Kings County)
Measure L: City of Sanger Method of Electing Mayor and City Council Members
Measure Q: Fresno Unified School District bond proposition
Measure R: San Joaquin Appointed Treasurer
Measure S: Sierra Unified School District bond proposition
Measure T: Cutler-Orosi Unified School District (also on the ballot in parts of Tulare County)
Measure U: Cutler-Orosi Unified School District parcel tax (also on the ballot in parts of Tulare County)
Measure W: Proposed Unification of the American Union Elementary and Washington Union High School Districts
Glenn
- See also: Glenn County, California ballot measures
Measure O: Hamilton Unified School District bond proposition
Humboldt
Measure N: Eureka Balloon Track Zoning
Measure O: Eureka Sales Tax Increase
Measure P: Eureka City Charter Update
Measure Q: Northern Humboldt Union High School District bond proposition
Measure S: Ferndale Navy Housing Complex Conversion to Low-Income Housing
Imperial
Measure J: Imperial Community College bond proposition
Inyo
- See also: Inyo County, California ballot measures
Measure C: City of Bishop Chicken and Rabbit Urban Farming
Kern

- See also: Kern County, California ballot measures
Measure C: Fairfax School District bond proposition
Measure D: City of Bakersfield Pension Reform
Measure E: City of California City parcel tax
Measure F: Bear Valley Community Services District parcel tax
Measure G: Kern Valley Healthcare District bond proposition
Measure H: North Edwards Water District parcel tax
Kings
- See also: Kings County, California ballot measures
Measure K: Kingsburg Hospital District Sale of Assets (also on the ballot in parts of Fresno County and Tulare County)
Lassen
Measure D: Mayers Memorial Hospital bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Modoc County and Shasta County)
Measure U: Susan River Fire District parcel tax
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Measure A: City of Bellflower Utility Users Tax
Measure B: City of Long Beach Tax on Recreational Marijuana
Measure C: City of Long Beach Veteran's Preference
Measure D: City of Long Beach Harbor Department and Oil Properties
Measure E: Duarte Unified School District bond proposition
Measure G: City of Redondo Beach Harbor Zoning
Measure H: Carson City Sales Tax
Measure L: Lynwood Unified School District bond proposition
Measure M: City of La Puente Marijuana Business License Tax
Measure N: City of La Puente Medical Marijuana Business License Tax
Measure O: City of El Segundo Utility Users Tax
Measure P: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Improvement of Marymount College
Measure R: City of South El Monte Sales Tax
Measure S: City of Santa Fe Springs Utility Users Tax
Measure Y: City of Santa Monica Sales Tax Increase
Measure YY: Santa Monica Sales Tax Proceeds for Schools Advisory Question
Measure AA: Wiseburn School District bond proposition
Measure CL: Claremont Unified School District bond proposition
Measure CV: Centinela Valley Union High School District bond proposition
Measure EE: El Rancho Unified School District bond proposition
Measure GG: City of Long Beach Civil Service Reform
Measure RR: City of Santa Monica Eviction for Cause
Measure SP: City of Pomona Utility Users Tax
Measure SS: Pomona Unified School District parcel tax
Madera
Measure E: By-District Election of Madera City Council Members, City-Wide Election of Mayor
Marin
- See also: Marin County, California ballot measures
Measure A: Ross Valley School District bond proposition
Measure B: Marin County Vehicle Registration Fee
Measure C: Corte Madera Emergency Medical Services special tax
Measure D: Fairfax Paramedic Services special tax
Measure E: Larkspur Paramedic Services special tax
Measure F: Novato Sales Tax Increase
Measure G: Ross Paramedic Services special tax
Measure H: San Anselmo Paramedic Services special tax
Measure I: San Rafael Paramedic Services special tax
Measure J: Marin County Service Area #13 Paramedic Services special tax
Measure K: Marin County Service Area #19 Paramedic Services special tax
Measure L: Marin County Service Area #27 Paramedic Services special tax
Measure M: Marin County Service Area #28 Paramedic Services special tax
Measure N: Marin County Service Area #31 Paramedic Services special tax
Measure O: Kentfield Fire Protection District Paramedic Services special tax
Measure P: Kentfield Fire Protection District Paramedic Services appropriations limit
Measure Q: Marinwood Community Services District special tax
Measure R: Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District Paramedic Services special tax
Measure S: Marin Municipal Water District Desalinization Study Proposal
Measure T: Voter Approval for the Marin Desalination Plant
Measure U: Stinson Beach County Water District appropriations limit
Mendocino
Measure C: Mendocino County Sales Tax Increase
Measure D: Brooktrails Township CSD Service Charge Procedures for Customers Not Receiving Water
Merced
Measure C: Merced County Voter Approval of Zoning Changes
Measure D: Citizens’ Right to Vote on Expansion of Residential Areas Initiative
Modoc
- See also: Modoc County, California ballot measures
Measure D: Mayers Memorial Hospital bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Lassen County and Shasta County)
Monterey
Measure E: Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Fresno County and San Benito County)
Measure M: City of Marina Sales Tax
Measure N: City of Marina Hotel Tax Increase
Measure O: City of King Proposed City Charter
Measure P: Monterey Peninsula Unified School District bond proposition
Measure Q: Pacific Grove Library parcel tax
Measure R: Pacific Grove Retirement Benefits for City Employees
Measure Z: Aromas-San Juan Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of San Benito County and Santa Cruz County)
Napa
- See also: Napa County, California ballot measures
Measure A: Calistoga Joint Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Sonoma County)
Measure B: Saint Helena Unified School District bond proposition
Measure C: St. Helena Sales Tax
Measure E: American Canyon Hotel Tax
Measure F: American Canyon Cardroom Admission Tax
Measure P: Napa County Appropriations Limit
Nevada
Measure A: Oak Tree Community Park and Recreation District Formation
Measure B: Oak Tree Community Park and Recreation District parcel tax
Orange
Measure G: Anaheim City School District bond proposition
Measure H: Method of Electing Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District
Measure I: Magnolia School District bond proposition
Measure J: Anaheim Authorization of Design-Build Procurement for Public Works Projects, Measure J
Measure K: Anaheim Vote on Banning Red Light Cameras
Measure L: Costa Mesa Hotel Tax Increase
Measure M: Fullerton Term Limits
Measure N: Huntington Beach Charter Amendments
Measure O: Huntington Beach Infrastructure Fund Section 617 Amendment
Measure P: Huntington Beach Utility User Taxes
Measure Q: Huntington Beach Cell Phone Towers in Parks Advisory Vote, Measure Q
Measure R: Irvine Schools Support Initiative
Measure S: Irvine Sustainable Community Initiative
Measure T: Laguna Hills Term Limits
Measure U: La Palma Utility User Taxes
Measure V: Newport Beach Charter Amendments and Ordinance Repeals
Measure W: City of Placentia Utility Users Tax
Measure X: City of Tustin Appointed City Clerk
Measure Y: Yorba Linda Ethics Ordinance
Measure Z: Yorba Linda Affordable Housing
Measure AA: Westminster Fireworks
Capistrano Unified School District: Recall of Ken Lopez-Maddox
Capistrano Unified School District: Recall of Mike Winsten
Placer
Measure A: City of Loomis Term Limits, Measure A
Measure B: City of Roseville Charter Amendment (fix outdated provisions)
Measure C: City of Roseville Charter Amendment (definition of partial city council term)
Measure D: City of Roseville Charter Amendment (when city council terms begin)
Measure E: City of Roseville Charter Amendment (minor procedural fiscal/tax changes)
Measure F: City of Roseville Charter Amendment (give city business bid preference to businesses in Roseville)
Measure G: City of Roseville Charter Amendment (size of bid requiring a sealed bid)
Measure H: City of Roseville Term Limits
Measure J: Western Placer Unified School District bond proposition
Measure K: City of Lincoln Utility Users Tax
Measure L: Auburn Union School District parcel tax
Plumas
Measure C: Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Sierra County)
Riverside

Measure C: City of Murrieta Term Limits
Measure D: City of Murrieta City Council Salaries
Measure E: City of Murrieta Administrative Salaries
Measure K: Riverside Bonded Indebtedness for Approved Transportation Programs
Measure L: Riverside No Pension Changes Without a Public Vote
Measure M: Riverside Voter Approval for Public Safety Employee Benefit Changes
Measure N: Moreno Valley Elected Mayor
Measure O: Moreno Valley Advisory Vote on Having a Binding Election About Whether to Elect the Mayor
Measure P: Moreno Valley Hotel Tax Increase
Measure Q: City of Indian Wells Term Limits
Measure R: Wildomar Permanent Annual Appropriations
Measure S: Indio Utility Users Tax
Measure T: Lake Elsinore Hotel Tax Increase
Measure U: Mount San Jacinto Community College District bond proposition
Measure V: City of Riverside Hotel Tax Increase
Measure W: City of Hemet Term Limits
Measure X: City of Hemet Prohibition on Contributing to Cost of Healthcare
Measure Y: City of Menifee Procedures for Setting Appropriations
Measure Z: City of Menifee Term Limits
Measure AA: City of Menifee At-Large Mayoral Elections
Measure BB: City of Menifee Length of Mayoral Terms
Measure CC: City of Menifee Mayoral Salaries
Measure DD: At-Large City Council Elections in Menifee
City of San Jacinto: Dale Stubblefield recall
City of San Jacinto: John Mansberger recall
City of San Jacinto: James Potts recall
City of San Jacinto: Jim Ayres recall
Sacramento
Measure B: City of Sacramento Rollback of Sewer and Water Rate
Measure C: City of Sacramento Marijuana Tax
Measure D: Incorporation of the City of Arden Arcade
Measure E: City of Rancho Cordova Utility Users Tax
Measure H: City of Rancho Cordova Marijuana Tax
Measure J: City of Elk Grove Utility Users Tax
Measure K: City of Elk Grove Direct Popular Election of Mayor
Measure L: City of Elk Grove Length of Mayoral Term (two years)
Measure M: City of Elk Grove Length of Mayoral Term (four years)
Measure N: City of Elk Grove Advisory Vote on Number of Members of the City Council
Measure O: City of Rancho Cordova Tax on Marijuana Businesses
San Benito
Measure E: Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Fresno County and Monterey County)
Measure Z: Aromas-San Juan Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Monterey County and Santa Cruz County)
San Bernardino


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Measure A: City of Redlands Sales Tax Increase
Measure B: City of Redlands Appointed City Treasurer
Measure C: City of San Bernardino Appointed Clerk, Treasurer and Attorney
Measure D: Baker Valley Unified School District bond proposition
Measure U: City of Adelanto Charter Amendments
Measure V: City of Ontario Hotel Tax Increase
Measure W: Big Bear Lake Electors Eligible for Water and Power Commissions
Measure X: City of Fontana Ban on Fireworks
Measure Y: Rialto Unified School District bond proposition
Measure Z: City of Grand Terrace Ban on Fireworks
San Diego
Proposition A: San Diego Ban on Project Labor Agreements
Proposition B: San Diego Good Cause Requirement for Firing Deputy City Attorneys
Proposition C: San Diego Pacific Highlands Ranch Amendments
Proposition D: San Diego Sales Tax and Financial Reform Package
Proposition G: Carlsbad Limits on Retirement Benefits
Proposition H: Chula Vista Utility Users Tax
Proposition J: San Diego Unified School District parcel tax
Proposition K: San Marcos Unified School District bond proposition
Proposition L: Julian Union High School District bond proposition
Proposition M: Dehesa School District bond proposition
Proposition O: South Bay Union School District parcel tax
Proposition P: Encinitas Union School District bond proposition
San Francisco

- See also: San Francisco ballot measures
Proposition AA: Vehicle Registration Fee
Proposition A: Earthquake Retrofit Bond
Proposition B: Pension Reform (the Adachi Initiative)
Proposition C: Mayoral "Question Time" in San Francisco
Proposition D: Right of Non-Citizens to Vote in San Francisco School Board elections
Proposition E: Same-Day Voter Registration in San Francisco
Proposition F: Health Service Board Terms and Elections
Proposition G: Elimination of Pay Guarantees for Muni Operators (the Elsbernd Initiative)
Proposition H: Ban on Dual Service as Elected Official and Elected Member of Political Party County Central Committee
Proposition I: Saturday Voting Ordinance
Proposition J: Hotel Tax Increase
Proposition K: Hotel Tax Clarifications and Definitions
Proposition L: Sit-Lie Ordinance
Proposition M: Police Foot Patrol Program
Proposition N: Real Property Transfer Tax
San Joaquin
Measure D: City of Tracy Appointed City Clerk
Measure E: City of Tracy Sales Tax
Measure G: City of Stockton Low Rent Housing Project Approval Authority
Measure H: City of Stockton Binding Arbitration for Fire Department Employees
Measure I: City of Stockton Marijuana Tax
Measure J: Jefferson School District bond proposition
San Luis Obispo
Measure B: City of Morro Bay Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Measure C: City of Arroyo Grande Appointed City Clerk
Measure D: City of Arroyo Grande Appointed City Treasurer
Measure E: City of Atascadero Election of Mayor and Council
Measure F: City of Atascadero Length of Mayoral Term (2 years)
Measure G: City of Atascadero Length of Mayoral Term (4 years)
Measure H: City of San Luis Obispo Prado Road Initiative
Measure I: Atascadero Unified School District bond proposition
San Mateo
Measure I: Belmont-Redwood Shores School District bond proposition
Measure J: South San Francisco Unified School District bond proposition
Measure K: City of Half Moon Bay Sales Tax Increase
Measure L: City of Menlo Park Pension Reform Initiative
Measure M: San Mateo County Vehicle Registration Fee
Measure N: Belmont-Redwood Shores School District bond proposition
Measure O: San Mateo Union High School District bond proposition
Measure P: Jefferson Union High School parcel tax
Measure Q: City of Colma Appointed City Treasurer
Measure R: City of Pacifica Hotel Tax Increase
Measure S: City of Half Moon Bay Timing of Elections
Measure T: City of Menlo Park Vote on the Bohannon Project
Measure U: San Mateo County Method of Filling Vacancies on the Board of Supervisors
Measure V: City of Pacifica Term Limits
Santa Barbara
Measure O: Guadalupe Appointed City Clerk and Treasurer
Measure P: Guadalupe Utility Users Tax Increase
Measure Q: Santa Barbara High School District bond proposition
Measure R: Santa Barbara Elementary School District bond proposition
Measure S: Santa Barbara County Sales Tax for a North County Jail
Measure T: Santa Barbara Storefront Marijuana Dispensaries
Santa Clara
Measure A: Santa Clara County Healthy Kids parcel tax
Measure B: Santa Clara County Vehicle Registration Fee
Measure C: Santa Clara Valley Water District Term Limits
Measure E: Foothill-De Anza Community College District Parcel Tax
Measure G: San Jose City College/Evergreen College bond proposition
Measure H: Santa Clara Unified School District bond proposition
Measure I: East Side Union High School parcel tax
Measure J: Franklin-McKinley School District bond proposition
Measure K: Moreland Elementary School District bond proposition
Measure L: Cambrian School District parcel tax
Measure M: City of Campbell Business License Tax
Measure N: City of Campbell Hotel Tax Increase
Measure O: City of Campbell Appointed City Clerk and City Treasurer
Measure P: City of Morgan Hill Appointed City Clerk and City Treasurer
Measure Q: City of Saratoga Building Heights Limit
Measure R: City of Palo Alto Voter Approval Required for Firefighter Staffing Decisions
Measure S: City of Palo Alto City Elections in Even-Numbered Years
Measure T: City of Mountain View Utility Users Tax
Measure U: City of San Jose Marijuana Tax
Measure V: City of San Jose Repeal of Binding Arbitration
Measure W: City of San Jose Pension Reform
Santa Cruz
Measure H: Santa Cruz City Utility Users Tax
Measure Z: Aromas-San Juan Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Monterey County and San Benito County)
Shasta
Measure A: City of Redding Pension Funding
Measure B: City of Redding City Retiree Health Insurance Premiums
Measure C: Junction Elementary School District bond proposition
Measure D: Mayers Memorial Hospital District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Lassen County and Modoc County)
Sierra
Measure C: Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Plumas County)
Siskiyou
Measure B: Mt. Shasta Appointed City Clerk
Measure C: Mt. Shasta Appointed City Treasurer
Measure D: Siskiyou County Hotel Tax
Measure E: Scott Valley Unified School District bond proposition
Measure F: Greater McCloud Fire and Emergency Response Zone parcel tax
Measure G: Klamath River Dam Removal Advisory Vote
City of Dunsmuir: Peter Arth recall
City of Dunsmuir: Mario Rubino recall
Note: A potential Measure A, the "City of Mt. Shasta Community Water Rights and Self-Government Ordinance," was removed from the ballot by Siskiyou County Clerk Colleen Setzer on August 12. She said she was removing it "due to alleged procedural errors and violations of elections code, including a changing of initiative language and improper filing of documents and fees." Supporters of Measure A filed an appeal of Setzer's decision in Siskiyou County Superior Court. In addition to a procedural dispute about who the appropriate election official was with whom to file the initiative language before circulation, Siskiyou County claimed in its court filings that Measure A violated the single-subject rule and "Doctrine of Preemption." The Doctrine of Preemption says hat no ordinance can be valid if it duplicates, contradicts or enters into an area fully occupied by general law.[1]
- See also: List of ballot measure lawsuits in 2010
Solano

Measure B: Travis Unified School District parcel tax
Measure C: Benecia Unified School District parcel tax
Measure D: Dixon Unified School District bond proposition
Sonoma
Measure A: Calistoga Joint Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in Napa County)
Measure G: Cloverdale Unified School District bond proposition
Measure H: Sonoma Valley Unified School District bond proposition
Measure I: West Sonoma County Union High School District bond proposition
Measure J: Bennett Valley Union School District bond proposition
Measure K: Forestville Union School District bond proposition
Measure L: Piner-Olivet Union School District bond proposition
Measure M: Twin Hills Union School District bond proposition
Measure N: Sonoma County Director of Human Resources as an Appointed Position
Measure O: Santa Rosa Urban Growth Boundary Extension
Measure P: Santa Rosa Sales Tax Increase
Measure Q: Cloverdale Establishment of an Urban Growth Boundary
Measure R: Cloverdale Appointed City Clerk
Measure S: Cloverdale Appointed City Treasurer
Measure T: Petaluma Urban Growth Boundary Extension
Measure U: Petaluma Sewer Rate Rollback Initiative
Measure V: Forestville Fire Protection District parcel tax
Measure W: Sonoma County Vehicle Registration Fee
Stanislaus
Measure G: City of Riverbank Hotel Tax
Measure H: Hughson Unified School District bond proposition
Measure I: Waterford Unified School District bond proposition
Measure J: City of Modesto Run-Off Voting Charter Amendment
Measure K: City of Modesto Definition of Vote Charter Amendment
Measure L: City of Modesto Advisory Vote
Measure M: City of Patterson Mayoral Term
Sutter
Measure V: Sutter County FPARC Food Processing, Agricultural and Recreation Combining District
Tulare
Measure K: Kingsburg Hospital District Sale of Assets (also on the ballot in parts of Fresno County and Kings County)
Measure T: Cutler-Orosi Unified School District bond proposition (also on the ballot in parts of Fresno County)
Measure U: Cutler-Orosi Unified School District parcel tax (also on the ballot in parts of Fresno County)
Measure V: Three Rivers Union School District parcel tax
Measure W: City of Tulare Charter Amendments
Tuolumne
Measure G: Summerville Union High School District bond proposition
Measure H: Sonora Elementary School District bond proposition
Ventura
Measure G: Port Hueneme Utility Users Tax
Measure H: Ventura Unified School District parcel tax
Yuba
- See also: Yuba County, California ballot measures
Measure S: City of Wheatland Sales Tax
Statewide
- See also: California 2010 ballot propositions
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