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San Francisco County, CA November 2, 1999 Election
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Proposition A Laguna Honda Hospital Bond -- City of San Francisco (2/3 Vote Required)
137,123 / 73.10% Yes votes
50,351 / 26.80% No votes
Shall the City and County incur bonded debt and/or other evidences of indebtedness and/or undertake lease financing, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $299,000,000, for the acquisition, improvement, construction and/or reconstruction of a new health care, assisted living and/or other type of continuing care facility or facilities to replace Laguna Honda Hospital, and reduce the property tax impact by requiring the application of available tobacco settlement revenues received by the City and County, and any state and/or federal grants or funds received by the City and County that are required to be used to fund these facilities, (a) to finance the acquisition, improvement, construction and/or reconstruction costs of such facilities, and (b) to pay the principal and redemption price of, interest on, reserve fund deposits, if any, and/or financing costs for the obligations authorized thereby?

Proposition B Firefighter/Police Retirement Benefits -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
126,012 / 71.30% Yes votes
50,687 / 28.60% No votes
Shall firefighters and police officers who transferred to the Tier 2 retirement plan in 1981 receive improved retirement benefits given other Tier 2 members since then if they meet certain repayment conditions?

Proposition C Supervisorial District Boundaries -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
121,524 / 71.80% Yes votes
47,684 / 28.10% No votes
Shall the City make changes in how it defines the districts that will be used to elect members of the Board of Supervisors?

Proposition D Sick Leave/Vacation Credit Transfers -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
136,511 / 75.60% Yes votes
43,909 / 24.30% No votes
Shall City employees be allowed to donate unused sick leave or vacation credits to a pool for City employees who are catastrophically ill, and to donate vacation credits to be used by City employees to care for catastrophically ill spouses, domestic partners, and dependents?

Proposition E Municipal Transportation Agency -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
108,558 / 61.00% Yes votes
69,193 / 38.90% No votes
Shall the City create a Municipal Transportation Agency with expanded powers and duties to run the Municipal Railway and the Department of Parking and Traffic?

Proposition F ATM Fees -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
122,500 / 66.20% Yes votes
62,509 / 33.70% No votes
Shall the City prohibit banks and other financial institutions from charging a fee to persons who do not have an account with that bank for use of the bank's automated teller machines in San Francisco?

Proposition G Sunshine Ordinance Amendment -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
95,616 / 58.20% Yes votes
68,399 / 41.70% No votes
Shall the City make changes in the requirements and procedures regarding public access to City records and meetings provided in the Sunshine Ordinance?

Proposition H Downtown Caltrain Station -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
121,688 / 69.10% Yes votes
54,252 / 30.80% No votes
Shall the City pursue extending Caltrain from the Fourth and Townsend Streets station to a new or rebuilt station on the site of the Transbay Terminal, as well as other improvements in Caltrain facilities and services?

Proposition I Octavia Boulevard Plan -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
95,752 / 54.10% Yes votes
81,061 / 45.80% No votes
Shall the City use the proceeds from any sale of excess Central Freeway right-of- way property to fund the Octavia Boulevard Plan and related transportation improvements, support construction of housing and mixed uses on the right-of-way property, and prohibit widening of the existing elevated freeway structure?

Proposition J Central Freeway Replacement -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
Shall the City repeal 1998's Proposition E and authorize Caltrans to retrofit and widen the lower deck of the Central Freeway to provide a four-lane, single-deck structure over Market Street from South Van Ness Avenue to Oak and Fell Streets, and prepare an annual transit plan?

Proposition K Campaign Expenditure Limit -- City of San Francisco (Majority Vote Required)
Shall the City set voluntary spending limits for candidates running for the Board of Supervisors by district at $75,000 for the general election and $20,000 for a run-off election?

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