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Contra Costa County, CA November 3, 2020 Election
Directory of Contra Costa County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 30 11:56am
84.09% Countywide Voter Turnout (591,143/703,021)

Measures
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Measure Q. City Clerk -- City of Pittsburg (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 9,731 / 35.36% Yes votes ...... 17,789 / 64.64% No votes
Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?

Measure R. Sales Tax -- City of Orinda (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 7,591 / 58.71% Yes votes ...... 5,338 / 41.29% No votes
To help maintain and enhance essential City services, including wildfire risk reduction throughout Orinda, preparation for emergencies and disasters, repair of public storm drains, continued public street maintenance, and other city services, shall the City of Orinda increase its existing one-half cent sales tax to one cent, which would generate approximately $2.4 million annually for a period of twenty years, with financial audits, public review of all expenditures, and a citizens' oversight committee?

Measure S. Sales Tax -- City of San Pablo (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,901 / 79.19% Yes votes ...... 1,813 / 20.81% No votes
To continue funding that cannot be seized by the State, but stays in San Pablo for Public Safety, gang prevention, youth services, job creation, training and job placement for local residents (including the disenfranchised) and all other general city services, shall San Pablo reenact a half-cent sales tax for 5 years (generating approximately $1,450,000 annually), then reduced to one-quarter cent for 5 years (generating approximately $725,000 annually), then terminate; and include citizen oversight and annual audits?

Measure T. General Plan Designations -- City of Antioch (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 34,840 / 78.89% Yes votes ...... 9,323 / 21.11% No votes
Shall The Electors Adopt the Initiative to Change General Plan Designations within the Sand Creek Focus Area and Permanently Require Voter Approval of Amendments to Urban Limit Line?

Measure U. Business Tax -- City of Richmond (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 30,974 / 72.53% Yes votes ...... 11,732 / 27.47% No votes
To maintain quality of life in Richmond by continuing certain City services, including 911 emergency response, pothole/street repair, homeless/youth services and other general services, shall an ordinance amending the City's business tax to charge businesses 0.06% to 5.00% of gross receipts, and other rates as stated, with the highest rates of cannabis, firearm and the biggest businesses, providing approximately $9.5 million annually until ended by voters, be adopted?

Measure V. Sales Tax -- City of Concord (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 28,771 / 50.47% Yes votes ...... 28,231 / 49.53% No votes
To continue locally controlled funding that the State cannot take, to protect/maintain Concord's city services, including 911 emergency/disaster/medical response and preparedness; supporting local residents/businesses through recovery; street/pothole repair; gang prevention; crime investigation; community based policing; addressing homelessness; and other city services; shall the measure extending the existing voter-approved sales tax at a 1₵ rate to raise $27,000,000 annually until ended by voters, including annual audits, citizens oversight, be adopted?

Measure W. Appropriations Limit -- Alamo County Service Area R7 (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,764 / 67.66% Yes votes ...... 3,233 / 32.34% No votes
Shall the appropriations limit under California Article XIII-B for County Service Area R-7 (Alamo Parks and Recreation) be increased to $1,750,000 and adjusted for changes in the cost-of-living and population, with the increase effective for the Fiscal Years 2019/2020 through 2023/2024 (inclusive) to provide for the expenditure of funds that will be available to the Service Area during the stated fiscal years?

Measure X. Sales Tax -- County of Contra Costa (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 323,322 / 58.45% Yes votes ...... 229,793 / 41.55% No votes
To keep Contra Costa's regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers; provide timely fire and emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services; protect vulnerable populations; and for other essential county services, shall the Contra Costa County measure levying a ½ cent sales tax, exempting food sales, providing an estimated $81,000,000 annually for 20 years that the State cannot take, requiring fiscal accountability, with funds benefiting County residents, be adopted?

 
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