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Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2003 Election
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Measure E. Parcel Tax -- Manhattan Beach Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
4,178 / 58.0% Yes votes ...... 3,022 / 42.0% No votes
To reduce the impact of budget cuts on essential educational programs, retain qualified and experienced teachers and staff and maintain manageable class sizes shall Manhattan Beach Unified School District levy a $108 annual tax on dwelling units and other parcels for five years with an exemption for the principal residence owned by persons 65 years of age or over and with an appointed citizens' oversight committee to ensure the money is spent properly?

Measure P. Parcel Tax -- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
8,169 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 3,058 / 27.2% No votes
To maintain the high quality of local schools, reduce the impact of budget cuts on classroom instruction by retaining qualified, experienced teachers and staff, keeping class sizes small, purchasing new textbooks, and maintaining educational programs that enhance student achievement shall the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District be authorized to levy an annual tax not to exceed $173 per parcel for 5 years with an exemption for the principal residence owned by a person 65 years of age or older?

Measure S. Parcel Tax -- Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
11,278 / 66.8% Yes votes ...... 5,614 / 33.2% No votes
To preserve the quality of local schools despite unprecedented state cuts in public education, shall the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District levy a qualified special tax of $225 per parcel each year for 6 years exempting property owned and occupied by persons age 65 and older? Mandatory resident taxpayer oversight and independent annual audits will ensure that these revenues are used to preserve the core curriculum in all grades and prevent deterioration in quality caused by reduced funding.

Measure HH. Incorporation of the Unincorporated Community of Hacienda Heights -- Proposed City of Hacienda Heights
3,990 / 36.9% Yes votes ...... 6,831 / 63.1% No votes
Shall the order adopted January 22, 2003, by the Local Agency Formation Commission, ordering the incorporation of the territory described in the order and known as the Hacienda Heights area, be confirmed, subject to such terms and conditions, including the establishment of a provisional appropriations limit for the new city of $12,790,900, the requirement that the new city be authorized to continue to levy all previously authorized or collected rates, charges, fees, assessments and general or special taxes collected by the County of Los Angeles within the Hacienda Heights area, and that the new city shall pay a total of $18,983,278 over a period of ten (10) years to the County of Los Angeles to mitigate the negative fiscal effect of the incorporation on the County, all as more particularly described and set forth in the order?

 
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