Local Elections -- November 2004 Elections
(Compiled by the California Taxpayers' Association)
County	Jurisdiction	Type of Tax	Purpose of Tax	Tax or Rate Increase	Tax Rate Details	Tax Revenue Estimate	Duration of Estimate	Election Result
Alameda	Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Area 1	Parcel	Transit	$2 increase in existing tax			Monthly for 10 years	Pass -- Combined 71.6%
Alameda	Berkeley USD	Parcel	Schools	9.7cents/square foot for residences; 14.7 cents/square foot forcommercial buildings, and $50 per unimproved parcel			2 years	Pass -- 71.5%
Alameda	Albany	Parcel	Paramedic/Ambulance		Shall the tax, previously approved by voters, be amended to restructure how non-residential properties are taxed under this special tax?			Pass -- 80.5%
Alameda	Berkeley	Utility Users	General	Increase the tax from 7.5% to 9%		Estimated revenue increase of $4.50 per resident with combined monthly utility bills of $300	Four years	Fail -- 37.0%
Alameda	Berkeley	Property Transfer	Youth services	0.5% increase of existing 1.5% transfer tax on real properties of $600,000 or more			Expires December 2010	Fail -- 53.5%
Alameda	Berkeley	Parcel	Libraries	Increase the per foot tax from $0.132172 to $0.1540 for residential property; higher for other property, with annual inflation adjustment				Fail -- 50.5%
Alameda	Berkeley	Parcel	Paramedic/Ambulance	Increase the rate per square foot ($0.02626 to $0.041634		$1.2 million/year		Fail -- 45.2%
Alameda	Fremont	Utility Users	General	6%		$24 million/year		Fail -- 44.7%
Alameda	Livermore Valley JUSD (also Contra Costa County)	Parcel	Schools	$125	Five years			Pass -- 71.2%
Alameda	Oakland	Parcel/Parking	Public Safety	7.75% parking tax increase; $88 parcel tax	Surcharge on parking in commercial lots and parcel tax	$19.9 million/year		Pass -- 69.8%
Alameda	Piedmont	Parcel	General	$319 ($806 business property)	Replacing existing Municipal Services Tax	$1.4 million/year		Pass -- 78.5%
Alameda	San Leandro	Parcel	Police and Fire	$78 per residence; $16 per 1,000 sq ft of industrial and commercial property			Duration of 5 1/2 years	Fail -- 50.7%
Alameda	East Bay Regional Park District Zone 1	Parcel	Parks	$12			Paid $1 per month for 15 years	Pass -- 67.1%
Amador	Ione	Hotel/Motel	General	4% increase to 10%				Pass -- 55.6%
Butte	El Medio Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire protection	$60 increase for residential, other increases for other properties				Fail -- 65.9%
Butte	Oroville	Hotel/Motel	General	3% increase to 12%				Fail -- 40.3%
Butte	Paradise	Parcel	Animal Control	$12		$144,000/year		Pass -- 74.8%
Calaveras	Countywide	Hotel/Motel	General	4% increase to 10%		$254,000/year		Fail -- 41.8%
Colusa	Countywide	Sales	General	0.5% increase	To run for three years	$368,000/year		Fail -- 45.6%
Contra Costa	Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District	Parcel	Transit	$24 increase	Doubles existing tax	$140 million/year		Pass -- 71.6%
Contra Costa	El Cerrito	Utility Users	General	8%	Ratifies existing tax			Pass -- 65.3%
Contra Costa	Hercules	Utility Users	General	6%	Continues existing tax			Pass -- 76.8%
Contra Costa	Pinole	Utility Users	General	8%	Extends existing tax 8 years			Pass -- 62.3%
Contra Costa	Richmond	Sales	General	0.50%				Pass -- 59.2%
Contra Costa	San Pablo	Utility Users	General	REDUCE TAX FROM 8% TO 7%				Pass -- 72.0%
Contra Costa	San Pablo	Hotel/Motel	General	Increase rate to 12%				Pass -- 53.0%
Contra Costa	San Ramon	Hotel/Motel	Economic Development	Increase rate from 7.25% to 10%	2/3 vote required as special tax			Fail -- 48.6%
Contra Costa	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%	25-year extension			Pass -- 70.5%
Contra Costa	Livermore Valley JUSD (also Alameda County)	Parcel	Schools	$120	5-year duration	$3.2 million/year		see Alameda
Contra Costa	East Bay Regional Park District	Parcel	Parks	$12	15-year duration			see Alameda
Del Norte	Countywide	Sales	Libraries	0.125% increase				Fail -- 66.2%
Del Norte	Countywide	Sales	General	0.5% increase	increases rate to 7.75%		Duration of 4 years	Fail -- 25%
El Dorado	El Dorado Hills Zone E	Parcel	Libraries	$20 per apartment instead of $25 per parcel; $25 per residential parcel is unchanged				Pass -- 75.0%
El Dorado	So. Lake Tahoe	Sales	General	0.5% increase		$1.8 million/year		Pass -- 57.2%
Fresno	Sanger	Sales	General	0.5% increase				Fail -- 40.2%
Fresno	Countywide	Sales	Zoo	0.10%		$7 million/year		Pass -- 72.9%
Fresno	Countywide	Sales	Libraries	One-eighth of 1%	Seven years			Pass -- 71.0%
Fresno	Kerman	Hotel/Motel						Fail -- 49.2%
Fresno	Unincorporated areas	Hotel/Motel	General	6%		$1 million/year		Fail -- 44.1%
Humboldt	Countywide	Sales	General	1%				Fail -- 29.9%
Humboldt	Blue Lake	Business License	General	Increases minimum general license fee from $30 to $50 annually				Fail -- 49.5%
Humboldt	Ferndale	Business License	General	Increases yearly retail fee to $60		$5,700/year		Pass -- 57.2%
Imperial	Calexico	Hotel/Motel	General					Pass -- 59.7%
Inyo	Countywide	Sales		0.50%		$1 million/year		Fail -- 36%
Inyo		Hotel/Motel		3% increase to 12%		$434,000/year		Fail -- 45.3%
Kern	Delano	Sales	General	0.50%		$1.2 million/year		Fail -- 46.0%
Kern	Tehachapi	Hotel/Motel	General	4% increase to 12%				Fail -- 39.9%
Kern	Ridgecrest	Sales	General	0.75%				Fail -- 35.4%
Lake	Lakeport	Sales		0.5% increase				Pass -- 59.6%
Lassen	Westwood Community Services District	Parcel	Fire protection	$100 per parcel	Contains annual inflation adjustment with 5% cap			Fail -- 64.6%
Lassen	Susanville	Sales	Sierra Sports Complex	0.50%				Fail -- 43.3%
Lassen	Hallelujah Junction Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire protection and emergency services	$161.54 per residential structure; $274.83 per commercial structure				Pass -- 97.5%
Los Angeles	Altadena	Parcel	Libraries		Shall city continue to levy tax?		Five years	Pass -- 72.3%
Los Angeles	Cudahy	Utility Users	General	4% residential; 8% commercial	Affirms tax established by the City Council in 1991			Pass -- 77.1%
Los Angeles	Huntington Park	Parcel	Landscaping and lighting		Repeals sreet lighting and landscaping assessment and impooses an annual charge upon property to fund similar services			Pass -- 68.9%
Los Angeles	Santa Monica	Hotel/Motel	General	Increase rate from 12% to 14%		$3.5 million/year		Pass -- 74.7%
Los Angeles	Countywide	Sales	Public Safety	0.50%	Raises rate to 8.75%, tying Alameda for highest rate in state.	$564 million/year		Fail -- 59.6%
Madera	Madera (City)	Sales	General	0.25%	Advisory measure on ballot asks whether revenues should be used for specific public safety and parks workers.	$1.1 million/year	10-year duration	Fail -- 46.4%
Madera	Madera (City)	Utility Users	General	1.25% tax override on residential utility bills and .75% commercial user utility tax.	Average residential customer can expect to pay $3.57 more a month.	$600,000/year	10-year duration	Fail -- 28.7%
Marin	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%		$331 million/20 years	Over 20 years	Pass -- 70.8%
Marin	Novato USD	Parcel	Schools	Increase from $98 to $185				Fail -- 65.4%
Marin	Tamalpias USD	Parcel	Schools	$200				Pass -- 73.9%
Marin	Mill Valley ESD	Parcel	Schools	Renews existing tax	Duration of eight years.			Pass -- 77.3%
Marin	Sausalito	Hotel/Motel	General	2% increase to 12%				Pass -- 57.7%
Marin	Fairfax	Parcel	Public Safety	$125				Fail -- 57.3%
Mariposa	JC Healthcare Dist.	Sales	Hospital operations	0.50%				Pass -- 69.9%
Mariposa	County USD	Sales	School Buses	0.25%				Fail -- 62.6%
Mendocino	Ukiah	Sales	Public Safety	0.50%		$1.8 million/year		Fail -- 65.3%
Mendocino	Fort Bragg	Parcel	Public Safety	$18				Pass -- 69.2%
Merced	Atwater	Sales	Public Safety	1%		$1.6 million/year		Fail -- 41.1%
Merced	Merced	Sales	Public Safety	0.50%				Fail -- 61.7%
Merced	Los Banos	Sales	Public Safety	0.50%				Pass -- 78%
Merced	Livingston	Hotel/Motel	General	3% increase to 9%				Pass -- 53.7%
Mono	Wheeler City FPD	Parcel	Fire Protection					Pass -- 70.4%
Monterey	Marina	Utility Users	General	5%	6-year extension	$1.2 million/year		Fail -- 49.5%
Monterey	Salinas	Sales	General	0.50%				Fail -- 47.8%
Monterey	Salinas	Business License	General		Gross Receipts			Pass -- 50.9%
Monterey	Salinas	Utility Users	General		Increases tax and ties to inflation			Fail -- 34.6%
Monterey	King City	Utility Users	General		Shall city levy tax on cellular phones?			Fail -- 23.5%
Monterey	King City	Utility Users	General	2% increase to 4%			2 years	Fail -- 28.2%
Monterey	King City	Utility Users	General		Removes $2,000 maximum for any calendar year			Fail -- 34.2%
Monterey	Greenfield	Utility Users	General	3% increase				Fail -- 18.2%
Monterey	Monterey (City)	Sales	General	0.25%				Fail -- 49.2%
Monterey	Sand City	Sales	General	0.50%				Pass -- 52.1%
Napa	Unincorporated areas	Hotel/Motel	General	Inrease from 10.5% to 12%		$650,000/year		Pass -- 66%
Nevada	Nisenan Recreation and Park Dist.	Parcel	Special					Fail -- 19.7%
Nevada	San Juan Ridge Recreation and Park Dist.	Parcel	Special					Fail -- 35.9%
Nevada	Penn Valley Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire Protection	$95/single family homes; $70/apartments; $45 unoccupied parcels; $48.84 per 1,000 sq ft for commercial property.	Consolidates two existing special taxes, now $47 for ambulance services and $11.22 for fire protection;	$275,000/year	Indexed for inflation at maximum of 5% annually.	Fail -- 64.6%
Orange	Brea	Business License	General	Increases from $30 to $70 for small businesses; increases maximum for large businesses	Indexes to inflation			Fail -- 39.8%
Orange	Mission Viejo	Hotel/Motel	General	2% increase to 10%		$143,000/year		Fail -- 39.2%
Orange	Santa Ana	Hotel/Motel	General	2% increase to 11%		$1 million/year		Pass -- 56.2%
Orange	Fountain Valley	Business License	General	Increases tax from $50 to $75				Fail -- 38.3%
Placer	Auburn Union Elem.	Parcel	Schools	$44				Fail -- 55.1%
Placer	Loomis Fire Dist.	Parcel	Fire Protection	$50				Fail -- 60.0%
Placer	Newcastle Fire Dist.	Parcel	Fire Protection	5 cents per sq foot				Fail -- 66.2%
Placer	Penryn Fire Dist.	Parcel	Fire Protection	$50				Fail -- 57.8%
Placer	Foresthill FPD	Parcel	Fire Protection	$96 for residential				Pass -- 77.9%
Placer	Tahoe City	Cemetery Tax		Illegal special tax of 0.0125% per $100 of assessed value.				Fail -- 63.0%
Placer	Placer Fire Dist.	Parcel	Fire Protection	$54				Fail -- 50.9%
Riverside	Cathedral City	Hotel/Motel	General	Increase tax to 12%		$230,000/year		Pass -- 52.7%
Riverside	Indio	Hotel/Motel	General	Increase tax from 10% to 12%		$20,000/year		Fail -- 36.0%
Riverside	Moreno Valley	Utility Users	General		Repeals 6% UUT			Fail -- 43.5%
Riverside	Palm Desert	Hotel/Motel	General		Ratifies 1% increase			Pass -- 69.1%
Riverside	Palm Springs	Utility Users	General	3% increase				Fail -- 25.3%
Riverside	Perris	Parcel	Police and Fire	$49 residential; $79 retailers; $387 industrial/utilities	2% annual adjustments	$585,000/year		Fail -- 62.8%
Sacramento	Galt	Sales	General	0.25%				Fail -- 21.4%
Sacramento	Sacramento (City)	Parcel	Libraries	$26.60	Extends tax for 10 years and allows for 3% annual increase	$4 million/year		Pass -- 72.4%
Sacramento	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%	Extends existing tax	$5 billion/30 years	30-year extension	Pass -- 74.8%
San Benito	San Juan Batista	Sales	General	0.75%		$120,000		Pass -- 53.4%
San Bernardino	Montclair	Sales	General	0.25%		$2.6 million/year		Pass -- 63.3%
San Bernardino	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%	Maintains 7.75% rate	$6 billion/30 years	Over 30 years	Pass -- 79.4%
San Diego	Del Mar	Property Transfer	General	$6 per $1,000 of value of property transferred				Fail -- 24.2%
San Diego	El Cajon	Sales	Public Safety	0.50%	Raises rate to 8.25%	$62 million/7-10 years	Over 7 to 10 years	Pass -- 68.7%
San Diego	San Diego	Hotel/Motel	General	Increase from 10.5% to 13%		$28.5 million/year		Fail -- 41%
San Diego	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%	40-year extension	$14 billion/40 years	Over 40 years	Pass -- 66.83%
San Diego	Borrego Springs Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire Protection					Pass -- 79.5%
San Diego	Pine Valley Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire Protection					Fail -- 58.8%
San Diego	Valley Center Parks and Recreation District	Parcel	Open Space	$19				Fail -- 58.1%
San Diego	Santee Elementary	Parcel	Schools	$60 residential; $400 business	Duration: 5 years			Fail -- 60.6%
San Francisco	Countywide	Sales	General	0.25%		$33.6 million/year		Fail -- 42.2%
San Francisco	Countywide	Business License	General		Gross receipts; including limited partnerships in existing payroll tax.	$43 million/year		Fail -- 45.6%
San Joaquin	Manteca	Sales	General	0.25%				Fail -- 22.0%
San Joaquin	Manteca	Parcel	Police and Fire	$96				Fail -- 19.6%
San Joaquin	Stockton	Sales	Public Safety	0.25%		$8 million/year		Pass -- 73.6%
San Luis Obispo	Grover Beach	Utility Users	General	Validates existing tax				Pass -- 81.7%
San Luis Obispo	Countywide	Sales	Libraries	0.25%				Fail -- 48.0%
San Mateo	Belmont-Redwood Shores ESD	Parcel	Schools	$96	Duration of 10 years		10 years	Fail -- 66.4%
San Mateo	Burlingame ESD	Parcel	Schools	$104	Extends existing tax for 5 years			Pass -- 77.9%
San Mateo	Atherton	Parcel	General	Not to exceed $450 per dwelling on 1/4 acre; $960 on 2 acres or more; $10,000 per private club; $450 for each parcel owned by a utility serving Atherton; $750 per parcel owned by utility that does not serve the community.	Duration of 4 years			Fail -- 56.6%
San Mateo	Daly City	Sales	General	0.25%				Fail -- 35.0%
San Mateo	Daly City	Business License	General	Increases minimum tax from $50 to $100; For businesses with $100,000 or more gross receipts, $100 plus 0.1% of gross receipts greater than $100,000.	Gross Receipts			Pass --52.3%
San Mateo	East Palo Alto	Business License: Recycling	General	10% of gross receipts	Creates new category			Pass -- 75.2%
San Mateo	South San Francisco	Business License: Billboards	Special	8% of gross receipts	Creates new category			Fail -- 65.3%
San Mateo	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%	Extends existing tax for 25 yers			Pass -- 75.3%
San Mateo	South San Francisco	Hotel/Motel	Public safety, parks, library	1% increase to 9%				Pass -- 69.4%
Santa Barbara	Buellton	Tax Sunset Initiative						Fail -- 31.9%
Santa Clara	Alum Rock USD	Parcel	Schools	$100 per year			5 years	Pass -- 69.73%
Santa Clara	Campbell Union HSD	Parcel	Schools	$85 per year			5 years	Pass -- 67.3%
Santa Clara	San Jose	Parcel	Libraries	$25 per year; proportionally higher for other properties; 3% annual COLA			10 years	Pass -- 67.0%
Santa Clara	Saratoga	Utility Users	Advisory	Advisory on how city should fund city services				Pass -- 54.9%
Santa Clara	Saratoga	Utility Users	General	4%			10 years	Fail -- 19.22%
Santa Clara	Cupertino USD	Parcel	Schools	$98 per year			6 years	Fail -- 66.3%
Santa Clara	East Side Union HSD	Parcel	Schools	$50 per year				Fail -- 62.9%
Santa Clara	Evergreen School Dist.	Parcel	Schools	$94 per year			4 years	Fail -- 65.9%
Santa Clara	Fremont Union HSD	Parcel	Schools	$98 per year			6 years	Pass --67.0%
Santa Clara	Palo Alto USD	Parcel	Schools	Increase from $293 to $521		$9.8 million/year	8 years	Fail -- 65.4%
Santa Cruz	Unincorporated areas	911 "Fee"		Repeal				Fail -- 28.8%
Santa Cruz	Watsonville	911 "Fee"		Repeal				Fail -- 37.2%
Santa Cruz	Capitola	Sales	General	0.25%	Increases rate to 8.25%	$1.2 million/5 years		Pass -- 59.7%
Santa Cruz	Watsonville	Sales	General	0.25%		$900,000/year		Fail -- 37.2%
Santa Cruz	Watsonville	Sales	Advisory	advisory	Should it be used for police, fire, parks and recreation?			Pass -- 72.6%
Santa Cruz	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.25%		$530 million/30 years	30 years	Fail -- 42.8%
Siskiyou	Countywide	Hotel/Motel	General	2% increase to 10%				Fail -- 42.8%
Siskiyou	Lake Shastina Community Services District	Parcel	Fire protection	$120 per year				Fail -- 39.6%
Siskiyou	McCloud Community Services District	Parcel	Fire protection	$25 increase, up to $150 for large multifamily structures				Fail -- 38.5%
Siskiyou	McCloud Community Services District	Parcel	Ambulance service	$31				Fail -- 32.9%
Siskiyou	McCloud Community Services District	Parcel	Parks and Recreation	$67				Fail -- 22.4%
Siskiyou	McCloud Community Services District	Parcel	Street lighting	2% increase				Fail -- 29.2%
Siskiyou	Yreka Volunteer Fire Department	Parcel	Fire protection	$60 residential; $75 most businesses				Fail -- 53.2%
Solano	Benicia USD	Parcel	Schools	$105		$1.17 million/year	5-year duration	Fail -- 64.8%
Solano	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%		$1.4 billion/30 years	Over 30 years	Fail -- 63.8%
Sonoma	Healdsburg	Hotel/Motel	General	Increase 2% to 12%				Pass -- 71.8%
Sonoma	Santa Rosa	Sales	Public safety	0.25%				Pass -- 70.0%
Sonoma	Sebastopol	Sales	General	0.13%				Pass -- 67.4%
Sonoma	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.25%		$478 million/20 years	Over 20 years	Pass -- 67.2%
Sonoma	Palm Drive Hospital	Parcel	Hospital	$155				Pass -- 68.8%
Sonoma	Petaluma Joint UHSD	Parcel	Schools	$50	Duration of 4 years			Pass -- 67.6%
Sonoma	Gold Ridge Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire Protection	$40 first dwelling; $20 each additional; $80 first business, $40 each additional				Fail -- 65.0%
Sonoma	Windsor Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire Protection	$112 per unit of risk				Fail -- 59.4%
Stanislaus	Oakdale City	Hotel/Motel	General	3% increase to 10%		$80,000/year		Fail -- 39.1%
Stanislaus	Patterson	Hotel/Motel	General	8%				Pass -- 55.6%
Stanislaus	Turlock	Sales		0.50%				Fail -- 49.6%
Stanislaus	Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District	Parcel	Fire Protection					Fail -- 64.8%
Sutter	South Sutter Recreation and Parks District	Parcel	Parks	$45	Can be increased annually by the district board up to the percentage increase in the CPI.			Fail -- 57.3%
Tehama	Red Bluff	Hotel/Motel	General	Increase from 10% to 12%				Fail -- 33.2%
Tehama	Countywide	Sales	Public Safety	0.50%		$2.6 million/year		Fail -- 27%
Tulare	Farmersville	Sales	General	0.50%				Pass -- 64.3%
Tulare	Farmersville	Utility Users	General	4.00%				Fail -- 48.8%
Tulare	Woodlake	Sales	General	0.50%	10-year duration			Fail -- 41.8%
Tulare	Three Rivers Memorial District	Parcel	Memorial Building	$26				Fail -- 61.9%
Tuolumne	Countywide except Sonora	Hotel/Motel	General	1% increase to 9%				Fail -- 45.2%
Ventura	Ventura County Regional Open Space District	Sales	Open Space	0.25%		$25 million/year	10 years	Fail -- 48.7%
Ventura	Ojai	Business License	General	Raises flat fee from $50 to $100 per year, plus amounts based on type of business and number of employees.	Modifies existing tax to make amount variable based on type of business, increasing revenue	$100,000/year		Pass -- 51.4%
Ventura	Santa Paula	Utility Users	General	$6 per utility flat rate	Maximum of $288/year per household with $6 monthly tax each on natural gas, electricity, telephone and cable TV.	$2.2 million/year		Fail -- 39.0%
Ventura	Santa Paula	Utility Users	Advisory		Designed to make above UUT tax subject to majority vote approval.			Fail -- 42.2%
Ventura	Countywide	Sales	Transportation	0.50%	Raises rate to 7.75%	$1.5 billion over 30 years		Fail -- 40.4%
Yolo	West Sacramento	Hotel/Motel	General	4% increase to 12%		$280,000/year		Pass -- 68.2%
Yuba	Countywide	Resource Depletion	Transportation	$15 per ton of mined aggregate and sand and manufactured asphalt concrete				Pass -- 67.1%
Yuba	Wheatland	New Development						??? -- 59.5%
Yuba	Loma Rica/Browns	Special tax						Failed -- 46.4%
Yuba	Countywide	Resource Depletion	Transportation	$15 per ton of mined aggregate and sand and manufactured asphalt concrete				Pass -- 67.1%
Yuba	Wheatland	New Development						??? -- 59.5%
Yuba	Loma Rica/Browns	Special tax						Failed -- 46.4%