| Jan.24 |
Bay Area |
Voters to decide to hike almost all Bay Area bridge tolls The Bay Area Toll Authority was unanimous: let voters decide whether tolls on all seven state-owned bridges should go up, significantly | |
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| Jun.9 |
Bay Area |
Every school bond and parcel tax on ballot passed
| May.9 |
East Bay |
Ballot measure to protect SF Bay not popular in North and East Bay
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| Nov.3 |
SF City Hall |
Prop. F: Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals losing by wide margin San Francisco voters are poised to hand a decisive victory to Airbnb and city residents who want to turn their homes into vacation rentals | |
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Los Altos |
Tax measures in South Bay, Peninsula find mixed success The voters on Tuesday resoundingly defeated tax measures to remodel a community center in Los Altos and purchase parkland in San Carlos
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Marin County |
School bonds, tax measures ahead in San Mateo and Marin counties
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| Nov.8 |
Berkeley |
Berkeley passed soda tax Berkeley became the first city in the nation to adopt a soda tax. Measure D levied a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened drinks | |
| Nov.4 |
San Francisco |
Higher minimum wage in SF leading easily in early returns Voters voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Proposition J cruising to victory with 72%
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San Jose |
Measure Q: County voters narrowly backing open space tax
| Oct.3 |
Berkeley |
Signs that oppose soda tax have been taken down
| Jun.3 |
San Jose |
Peninsula, South Bay voters passing bonds and parcel taxes Keeping with their record of staunchly supporting local school funding, voters are passing school tax measures on the ballot
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| Nov.10 |
Sunnyvale |
Voters Approve Gun Control By Wide Margin
| Nov.5 |
SF Downtown |
8 Washington condo project losing big in S.F.
Voters were overwhelmingly rejecting a referendum that would have allowed a high-rise waterfront development, forcing developers to rethink
| Sep.22 |
SF Downtown |
Bay-front condo high-rise in S.F. ballot showdown |
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| Nov.9 |
San Jose |
Voters approve SJ minimum wage hike |
| Nov.6 |
Richmond |
Richmond soda tax gets off to rough start The hotly contested sugar-sweetened beverage tax was losing by a wide margin in early returns Tuesday, with 68 percent of voters saying no | |
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San Francisco |
Hetch Hetchy measure being rejected
| Jun.5 |
Milpitas |
4 school bond measures passing in early returns
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San Jose |
Early results show strong support for Measure B
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East Contra Costa |
Fire tax measure losing in early returns |
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| Nov.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
Pot referendum qualifies then 'not so fast' |
| Nov.15 |
Oakland City Hall |
Parcel tax defeated in special election |
| Nov.12 |
Vallejo |
Vallejo 1-cent tax Measure up by 71 votes |
| Nov.10 |
Palo Alto |
Voters approve Measure D in Palo Alto |
| Nov.9 |
Sunnyvale |
Measure to elect mayor fails in Sunnyvale |
| Mar.9 |
Alameda County |
Voters approve parcel tax
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco |
SF voters support sit/lie ban on sidewalks
| Jul.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Backs Off Ballpark Initiative San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed withdrew his request Wednesday to place a downtown ballpark initiative on the November ballot
| Jul.27 |
San Jose City Hall |
MLB Asks SJ To Wait On A's Ballot Measure |
| Jun.19 |
Marin County |
Desalination Measure Qualifies For Ballot |
| Jun.10 |
PG&E |
PG&E's Prop. 16 lost big in its service area
| Jun.9 |
Brentwood |
Brentwood voters reject Measure F |
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Santa Clara |
Voters Appear To Approve 49ers Stadium A measure to lease land to the 49ers for a new stadium appeared to have passed with 60 percent of the vote
| Mar.10 |
San Jose City Hall |
Gambling Expansion Measure On Ballot |
| Feb.20 |
PG&E |
PG&E to spend millions to pass Prop. 16 |
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| Nov.3 |
San Francisco |
SF Voters Nearly Split On Sign District |
| Jul.21 |
Oakland |
Voters Pass Pot Tax To Boost City Coffers City residents overwhelmingly voted to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city's four cannabis dispensaries
| Mar.4 |
Alamo |
Residents Vote Against Incorporation |
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| Nov.30 |
San Jose |
BART Opponents Demand Recount Opponents of a measure that would increase the sales tax in the county to help pay for an extension are suing for a partial recount of the vote. Supporters of the measure, which needed a 2/3 majority ... | |
| Nov.5 |
SF City Hall |
Protests Follow Apparent Prop. 8 Win
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Oakland |
Voters Reject Tax For Teachers, Schools |
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San Francisco |
Voters Show Their Support For JROTC |
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Sonoma County |
SMART Train Measure Passing |
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Marin County |
Marin Voters Approve 6 Of 8 Measures |
| Oct.31 |
San Francisco |
Feinstein, Pelosi Make Push For Prop. 1A
| Jul.23 |
SF City Hall |
Clean energy ballot measure approved |
| Jul.19 |
San Francisco |
Sex Workers Put Prostitution On Ballot A measure that aims to keep prostitutes from facing criminal charges has qualified for the November ballot
| Jul.18 |
Larkspur |
North Bay to vote on sales tax hike |
| Jun.4 |
San Francisco |
Voters Pass Bayview Development SF voters considered 8 local propositions in primary election, approving a parcel tax to improve public education
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Marin County |
Voters Pass School Bonds, Service Taxes
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Napa |
Election: No Growth Limits, Supes Runoff
| Feb.21 |
SF Bayview |
Voters to decide on Candlestick Point |
| Feb.12 |
San Jose City Hall |
Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District Mayor Reed and Councilwoman Nguyen are abandoning their support for calling Vietnamese business district the 'Saigon Business District'
| Feb.6 |
Marin County |
Voters Approve 3 County Measures
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Oakland |
Schools Win, Children's Hospital Loses
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| Nov.13 |
San Bruno |
Ballot Measures Remain Close |
| Nov.6 |
Lafayette |
Voters passed Measure J |
| Sep.28 |
Berkeley |
Medical marijuana measure back on ballot |
| Jun.6 |
Lafayette |
$150 parcel tax wins votes |
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| Jun.7 |
San Jose |
Voters Reject BART Expansion Tax The plan to extend BART to SJ may be in jeopardy, now that voters have rejected Measure A
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San Francisco |
3 Of 5 Ballot Measures Fail Measure B, landlords to tell buyers whether tenants evicted are elderly or disabled, appears to have passed
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Contra Costa County |
Voters Approve 4 Of 5 Local Measures
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San Mateo |
County OKs 1 Of 2 Education Measures |
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| Nov.9 |
Antioch |
Expansion of urban boundaries approved |
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Livermore |
Solar Neighborhood Denied
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Marin County |
Voters Pass 4 Of 6 Local Measures |
| Jun.7 |
Atherton |
Parcel tax renewed for 5 more years |
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Alameda |
Parcel taxes measure passed |
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| Nov.3 |
Oakland |
Tax to expand police slightly ahead
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Berkeley |
Tax and prostitution measures defeated
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Redwood City |
High-rise condos going down |
| Jun.23 |
Berkeley |
Residents to vote on legalizing prostitution |
| Mar.12 |
West Contra Costa |
Second Chance to Save Sports, Libraries |
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| Nov.5 |
Marin County |
Measure G: Bolinas nature-loving town |
| Oct.8 |
San Francisco |
City voted no on recall
| Aug.25 |
East Oakland |
Sharpton Rails Against Recall and Prop 54
| Aug.13 |
SF Mission |
Davis rallies abortion rights supporters
| Mar.4 |
San Jose City Hall |
Airport Expansion Measure Passes
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| Nov.6 |
Oakland |
Measure for more police passed 3 companion measures on the ballot to fund the officers did not have the support of voters
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Castro Valley |
Incorporated city proposal rejected
| Nov.5 |
San Francisco |
Voters stripping homeless of monthly cash The tough-love 'Care Not Cash' initiative passed with 59% of the vote. It would reduce cash allowances to $59 a month
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San Francisco |
Hetch Hetchy bond measure approved A $1.6 billion bond measure is covering the city's share of revamping Hetch Hetchy, the aging water delivery system
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San Francisco |
Yes to marijuana measure 63% supported a measure to allow the city to explore the possibility of growing and distributing pot
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Berkeley |
Coffee measure fails Voters rejected a measure that would have made it a crime to sell coffee that wasn't made from the right beans
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San Francisco |
Voters reject public power measure |
| Aug.27 |
San Francisco |
Epic voters' guide to land on doorsteps |
| Apr.9 |
Los Gatos |
Parcel tax measure passed |
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Los Altos |
Special tax measure failed |
| Mar.6 |
East Palo Alto |
Ikea victory |
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| Nov.11 |
SF City Hall |
Public power measures defeated After 5 days of waiting, measure F lost by 533 votes, measure I lost by 4,361 votes
| Nov.6 |
San Francisco |
2 solar power measures approved |
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PG&E |
Measures to replace PG&E go down |
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| Nov.8 |
San Jose |
BART to South Bay Measure approved |