San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center bonds, Proposition A (November 2008)
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A San Francisco Hospital Bonds Act, Proposition A ballot question was on the November 4, 2008 ballot in San Francisco, where it was approved.
Proposition A authorized San Francisco to borrow $887.4 million in order to build/rebuild/improve San Francisco's General Hospital and Trauma Center, with particular attention to the earthquake safety of the hospital.
Election results
| Proposition A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 300,595 | 83.81% | ||
| No | 58,049 | 16.19% | ||
- These final, certified, results are from the San Francisco elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Proposition A: "To ensure the availability of San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in the event of a natural disaster or emergency, by building and/or rebuilding and improving the earthquake safety of the hospital and to pay related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes, shall the City and County of San Francisco issue $887,400,000 in general obligation bonds subject to independent oversight and regular audits?"[1] |
Path to the ballot
Proposition A was referred to the ballot on July 22, 2008 by an 11-0 vote of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
In favor: Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin and Sandoval.
External links
- November 4, 2008 official San Francisco voter guide
- David Latterman's analysis of the November 2008 San Francisco local ballot measures
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
