June 7, 2016 ballot measures in California

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California voters voted on one statewide ballot measure and 149 local ballot measures on June 7, 2016. The local measures on the ballot are listed out by county below.

HIGHLIGHTS

California voters decided one statewide ballot measure on June 7, 2016: Proposition 50, which was designed to allow the full suspension of state legislators, including the suspension of salaries and pension benefits. It was approved.

California voters decided 149 local ballot measures about everything from taxes and over $6.1 billion in proposed local school debt to marijuana, fracking, and development projects. According to official, certified election voters approved 108 local measures and defeated at 41.

Overview

The Statewide measure

See also: California Legislator Suspension Amendment, Proposition 50 (June 2016)

Proposition 50, the statewide measure before voters on June 7, 2016, was a constitutional amendment put before voters by the legislature to allow the full suspension of a state lawmaker—including the suspension of his or her pension and salary—upon a two-thirds (66.67%) vote of either the state Senate or the state Assembly, depending on the branch in which the targeted legislator serves. Without the approval of Proposition 50, state law would continue to allow suspension of legislators, but would not allow the suspension of their salaries, pension benefits, and other privileges.

This measure was prompted by the suspensions of state Senators Ron Calderon (D-30), Roderick Wright (D-35), and Leland Yee (D-8) based on criminal allegations. While the lawmakers were suspended from voting in the legislature, their salaries and pension benefits could not be suspended. These were the first suspensions of California legislators in the history of the state.

Local measures

Of the 149 measures on the ballot, 108 were approved according to the official, certified election results, and 41 were defeated. Over 1.5 million Californians voted on Measure AA, a first-of-its-kind nine-county parcel tax to fund restoration and maintenance of the San Francisco Bay. It was approved, garnering nearly 70 percent approval; it needed approval from 66.67 percent of voters to be enacted.

Marijuana

See also: Local marijuana on the ballot

Eleven local medical marijuana-related ballot measures were on the California primary ballot in different cities and counties across the state. Some were veto referendums targeting cultivation restrictions imposed by county or city officials, others were citizen initiatives seeking to lift medical marijuana dispensary and home-growing regulations, and still others were put on the ballot by city councils to impose taxes on marijuana cultivation or sales.

d Measure C: San Jose Medical Marijuana Collectives Initiative
d Measure W: Nevada County Outdoor Marijuana Cultivation Ban
a Measure G: Butte County Marijuana Exclusion from "Right to Farm Ordinance" Referendum
a Measure H: Butte County "Restrictions on Cultivation of Medical Marijuana" Referendum
d Measure A: Yuba County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Act of 2015
d Measure B: Yuba County Patients Access to Regulated Medical Cannabis Act of 2015
d Measure A: Sierra County Commercial Marijuana Advisory Question
a Measure T: Siskiyou County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Enforcement Reform Referendum
a Measure U: Siskiyou County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Referendum
a Measure C: Davis Recreational Marijuana Business License Tax
d Measure Y: Sacramento Marijuana Cultivation Tax

Fracking

See also: Local fracking on the ballot

Voters in Butte County decided the fate of, Measure E, a citizen initiative designed to prohibit fracking and other high-intensity oil and gas extraction methods, such as acid stimulation. Butte County electors approved the fracking ban with 71.54 percent of voters approving the measure.

Development and open space

See also: Local zoning, land use and development on the ballot

In California, some of the most heated ballot measure battles are fought over measures regarding zoning, land use, and development projects. These measures can have a significant effect on the atmosphere and quality of life in a city, as well as its economic health. It is not uncommon to see a developer at odds with a group of residents or open space advocates over a proposed residential or commercial development project, and in some cases the city council take the side of developer to encourage revenue and job creation from the developments. During the June 2016 election, voters determined the fate of 12 land use-related measures. Some were initiatives put on the ballot through signature petitions to restrict development, other measures were put on the ballot by city council members to allow city council control over zoning and development issues, and still others were measures backed by a company and by city council members to allow for a specific development or construction project.

In Dana Point, which is in Orange County, citizens put an initiative requiring voter approval to authorize most development projects in the Town Center on the ballot, and the Dana Point City Council responded by putting a competing measure on the ballot designed to allow the city council to retain control over zoning and development decisions. Dana Point voters chose the citizen initiative over the council's referral, approving Measure H by a margin of 59-41 and rejecting Measure I by nearly the same margin.

In Fort Bragg, a unique measure was put on the ballot through a citizen initiative drive to prohibit social services in the downtown business district in order to decrease the homeless presence in that portion of the city. Opponents argued that the initiative was discriminatory and unconstitutional. The measure was defeated with a little over 56 percent of voters rejecting it at the polls.

School bonds

See also: School bond elections in California]

Local school bond authorization measures often make up a significant portion of the local ballot measures on the ballot in California each year. At the half-way mark, 2016 looks like no exception; nearly a third of the 149 measures before voters on June 7, 2016, were school bond proposals. Local voters decided the fate of over $6.2 billion in proposed local school debt spread out over proposals in 44 different school districts. These measures also determined a portion of the property tax bills California residents will see throughout the next 25-40 years since school districts use property tax increases to pay for the principal debt authorized by bond issue measures and the interest accrued.

The two largest bond issue measures—$950 million for the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District and $485 million for the State Center Community College District—made up almost a fifth of the total requested bond money. Both were approved.

In 2014, a total of $14.8 billion in bond issues was requested by local school districts through 157 separate measures. The election in June 2014 featured 44 of the 2014's 157 local school bond issues. Out of the 2014 total, 128 local measures received the required for approval, amounting to $12,614,740,000 in approved bond issues.

Local measures, by county

Alameda

Legend

a = This measure was approved. d = This measure was defeated. = Results are not yet available or are currently too close to call. = This measure did not go on the ballot.

See also: Alameda County, California ballot measures

• Measure K: Pleasanton Lund Ranch Development Project Referendum a
• Measure E: Albany Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure H: Dublin Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure C: Hayward Charter Amendment to Move City General Elections to November a
• Measure B: Albany Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure G: Castro Valley Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure D: Hayward Utility Tax Renewal a
• Measure F: Piedmont Parcel Tax a
• Measure I: Fremont Unified School District Parcel Tax a

Butte

See also: Butte County, California ballot measures

• Measure H: Butte County "Restrictions on Cultivation of Medical Marijuana" Referendum a
• Measure G: Butte County Marijuana Exclusion from "Right to Farm Ordinance" Referendum a
• Measure E: Butte County Fracking Ban Initiative a

Contra Costa

See also: Contra Costa County, California ballot measures

• Measure B: Brentwood Union School District Bond Issue a
• Measure C: Lafayette School District Bond Issue a
• Measure D: Walnut Creek School District Bond Issue a
• Measure E: Antioch Card Room Limitiation Initiative a
• Measure G: Antioch Appointed Treasurer Proposal d
• Meaure H: Clayton Parks and Trails Parcel Tax a
• Measure K: Oakley Library Parcel Tax d
• Meaure L: Orinda Bond Issue a
• Measure M: Pittsburg Sales Tax Extention a
• Measure N: Richmond Riviera Residential Development Initiative d
• Measure O: Richmond City Employee Salary Restrictions and Transparency Initiative d

El Dorado

See also: El Dorado County, California ballot measures

• Measure B: Cameron Estates CSD Zoning Change Advisory Vote d
• Measure H: Camino Union School District Bond Issue a
• Measure A: El Dorado County Charter Preamble Amendment a
• Measure G: El Dorado County Zoning and Land Use Policies Initiative d
• Measure J: El Dorado County Obsolete Language Removal Charter Amendment a
• Measure E: El Dorado County Road and Traffic Policies Initiative a
• Measure C: Mother Lode Union School District Bond Issue a

Fresno

See also: Fresno County, California ballot measures

Ballotpedia did not cover any measures in this county on June 7, 2016.

Humboldt

See also: Humboldt County, California ballot measures

Ballotpedia did not cover any measures in this county on June 7, 2016.

Imperial

See also: Imperial County, California ballot measures

• Measure K: Central Union High School District Bond Issue a

Kern

See also: Kern County, California ballot measures

• Meaure A: Beardsley School District Bond Issue a
• Measure B: Fairfax School District Bond Issue a
• Measure C: General Shafter School District Bond Issue d
• Measure D: Wasco Union Elementary School District Bond Issue a
• Measure E: Wasco Union Elementary School District Bond Issue a
• Measure F: Kern County Library Sales Tax d
• Measure G: Bear Valley Community Services District Parcel Tax Increase d
• Measure H: Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Hospital Lease a

Kings

See also: Kings County, California ballot measures

• Measure P: Pioneer Union School District Bond Issue d
• Measure K: Kings County Public Safety Sales Tax d

Lake

See also: Lake County, California ballot measures

• Measure U: Kelseyville Unified School District Bond Issue a

Lassen

See also: Lassen County, California ballot measures

• Measure G: Lassen County 51st State of Jefferson State Split Advisory Question d

Los Angeles

See also: Los Angeles County, California ballot measures

• Measure LB: Long Beach Community College District Bond Issue a
• Measure Y: Pomona Billboard Zoning Ordinance Amendment d
• Measure K: Redondo Beach Residential Care Facilities Amendment a
• Measure C: Carson Utility Tax Extension a
• Measure W: Montebello Sale of the Montebello Water System Measure d
• Measure B: Long Beach Budget Stabilization Fund Measure a
• Measure P: Compton Sales Tax a
• Measure N: Glendale Utility Users Tax Repeal d
• Measure GS: Montebello Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure E: Santa Clarita Community College District Bond Issue a
• Measure S: Hermosa Beach City School District Bond Issue a
• Measure A: Long Beach Sales Tax a

Madera

See also: Madera County, California ballot measures

Ballotpedia did not cover any measures in this county on June 7, 2016.

Marin

See also: Marin County, California ballot measures

• Measure B: Marin Community College District Bond a
• Measure C: Belvedere Authorization to Adjust Appropriations Limit for Emergency Services Vote a
• Measure D: San Rafael Increased Library Tax Vote a

Mendocino

See also: Mendocino County, California ballot measures

• Measure U: Fort Bragg Initiative to Ban Social Service Organizations in the Business District d
• Measure V: Mendocino County Killed and Standing Trees Prohibition Initiative a
• Measure W: Mendocino County Charter Commission Initiative d

Merced

See also: Merced County, California ballot measures

• Measure U: Ballico-Cressey School District Bond Issue a

Monterey

See also: Monterey County, California ballot measures

• Measure A: San Antonio Union School District Bond Issue a
• Measure B: Salinas Competitive Bidding and Voter Approval Requirements Charter Amendment a
• Measure C: Salinas Fireworks Legalization Initiative a

Napa

See also: Napa County, California ballot measures

• Measure H: Napa Valley Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure Y: Napa County Sales Tax d
• Measure A: Pope Valley Union Elementary School District Bond Issue a

Nevada

See also: Nevada County, California ballot measures

• Measure W: Nevada County Outdoor Marijuana Cultivation Ban d
• Measure X: Nevada City Business License Tax Simplification Ordinance a
• Measure Y: Nevada City Short-Term Home Rental Ordinance d

Orange

See also: Orange County, California ballot measures

• Measure A: Orange County Ethics Commission Establishment a
• Measure B: Orange County Fiscal Impact Statement Requirement a
• Measure E: Irvine Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure G: Orange Unified School District Term Limits a
• Measure H: Dana Point Town Center Plan and Parking Citizen Initiative a
• Measure I: Dana Point Town Center and Public Parking City Council Referral d

Placer

See also: Placer County, California ballot measures

• Measure C: Placer Union High School District Bond Issue d

Riverside

See also: Riverside County, California ballot measures

• Measure A: Riverside, California, Transferring State Misdemeanor Prosecutions to City Attorney d
• Measure B: Riverside, California, Increasing City Council Member Salary d
• Measure E: Hemet Police and Fire Services Sales Tax d

Sacramento

See also: Sacramento County, California ballot measures

• Measure B: Isleton Sales Tax a
• Measure X: Sacramento Library Parcel Tax a
• Measure Y: Sacramento Marijuana Cultivation Tax d
• Measure Z: Sacramento Council Member Term Commencement Amendment a

San Benito

See also: San Benito County, California ballot measures

• Measure P: San Benito County Transportation Sales Tax d

San Bernardino

See also: San Bernardino County, California ballot measures

• Measure D: Colton Electric Utility Revenue Transfer and Rate Freeze a
• Measure E: Morongo Valley CSD Special Parcel Tax to Replace Benefit Assessment d

San Diego

See also: San Diego County, California ballot measures and San Diego Mayoral and City Council Elections

• Proposition E: San Diego Appropriations and Budget Amendments a
• Proposition B: San Diego Authorization and Issuance of Bonds Amendments a
• Proposition A: San Diego City Council Redistricting Commission and Process Amendments a
• Proposition F: San Diego Financial Operation Amendments a
• Proposition H: San Diego Infrastructure Fund Establishment Amendments a
• Proposition C: San Diego Property Tax Procedure Amendments a
• Proposition G: San Diego Removal of Close-Out Audit Requirement Amendments a
• Proposition D: San Diego Update to Titles of City Officials and Authority Over Salaries Amendments a

San Francisco

See also: San Francisco City and County, California ballot measures

• Proposition A: San Francisco Public Health and Safety Bond Issue a
• Proposition B: San Francisco Park Fund Charter Amendment (June 2016) a
• Proposition C: San Francisco Affordable Housing Requirements Charter Amendment (June 2016) a
• Proposition D: San Francisco Citizen Complaints Office Investigations of Police Shootings a
• Proposition E: San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Changes a

San Joaquin

See also: San Joaquin County, California ballot measures

Ballotpedia did not cover any measures in this county on June 7, 2016.

San Luis Obispo

See also: San Luis Obispo County, California ballot measures

• Measure C-16: Cayucos Fire Protection District Parcel Tax d

San Mateo

See also: San Mateo County, California ballot measures

• Measure G: San Mateo County Service Area No. 1 Police and Fire Parcel Tax a
• Measure D: Pacifica School District Parcel Tax a
• Measure E: Jefferson Union High School District Parcel Tax a
• Measure H: Ravenswood City School District Bond Issue a
• Measure F: Half Moon Bay "Taxpayer Protection Act" Supermajority Approval of Bonds Initiative d

Santa Barbara

See also: Santa Barbara County, California ballot measures

• Measure A2016: Cuyama Joint Unified School District Bond Issue a

Santa Clara

See also: Santa Clara County, California ballot measures

• Measure I: Alum Rock Union School District Bond Issue a
• Measure H: Franklin-McKinley School District Bond Issue a
• Measure E: Gilroy Unified School District Bond Issue a
• Measure G: Moreland School District School Parcel Tax Renewal a
• Measure B: San Jose Sales Tax Measure a
• Measure C: San Jose Medical Marijuana Collectives Initiative d
• Measure A: Santa Clara County Park Charter Fund Extension a

Santa Cruz

See also: Santa Cruz County, California ballot measures

• Measure R: Live Oak School District Parcel Tax a
• Measure S: Santa Cruz Libraries Community Facilities District Bond Issue and Parcel Tax a

Shasta

See also: Shasta County, California ballot measures

• Measure A: Junction Elementary School District Bond Issue a
• Measure B: Black Butte Union Elementary School District Bond Issue a

Sierra

See also: Sierra County, California ballot measures

• Measure A: Sierra County Commercial Marijuana Advisory Question d

Siskiyou

See also: Siskiyou County, California ballot measures

• Measure Q: Hornbrook Fire Protection District Appropriations Limit Increase a
• Measure R: Siskiyou County Service Area No. 6 Parcel Tax d
• Measure S: Siskiyou County Sales Tax for New Jail d
• Measure T: Siskiyou County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Enforcement Reform Referendum a
• Measure U: Siskiyou County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Referendum a

Solano

See also: Solano County, California ballot measures

• Measure G: Solano County Transportation Improvement Advisory Measure a
• Measure H: Solano County Sales Tax Increase d

Sonoma

See also: Sonoma County, California ballot measures

• Measure A: Bodega Bay Fire Protection District Approriations Limit Gann Override a

Stanislaus

See also: Stanislaus County, California ballot measures

• Measure F: Modesto City School Board of Education Election Method Charter Amendment a

Trinity

See also: Trinity County, California ballot measures

Ballotpedia did not cover any measures in this county on June 7, 2016.

Tulare

See also: Tulare County, California ballot measures

• Measure B: Burton Elementary School Bond d

Ventura

See also: Ventura County, California ballot measures

• Measure P: Santa Paula Unified School District Bond Issue a

Yolo

See also: Yolo County, California ballot measures

• Measure A: Davis Nishi Property Land Use Designation and Development Project d
• Measure B: Davis Hotel Tax Increase a
• Measure C: Davis Recreational Marijuana Business License Tax a

Yuba

See also: Yuba County, California ballot measures

• Measure B: Yuba County Patients Access to Regulated Medical Cannabis Act of 2015 d
• Measure C: Marysville Sales Tax Increase a
• Measure A: Yuba County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Act of 2015 d

Statewide ballot measures in 2016

The charts below show California's statewide ballot measures for both the June and November elections in 2016:

June 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 50	Legislature	Require a two-thirds majority to suspend a state legislator	a

November 8:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 51	Education	$9 billion in bonds for education and schools	a
CICA/SS	Proposition 52	Healthcare	Voter approval of changes to the hospital fee program	a
CICA	Proposition 53	Elections/Bonds	Projects that cost more than $2 billion	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 54	Accountability	Conditions under which legislative bills can be passed	a
CICA	Proposition 55	Taxes	Extension of personal income tax on incomes over $250,000	a
CICA	Proposition 56	Tobacco	Increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack	a
CICA/SS	Proposition 57	Trials	Felons convicted of non-violent crimes and juvenile trials	a
LRSS	Proposition 58	Education	Bilingual education in public schools	a
AQ	Proposition 59	Campaign finance	State's position on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission	a
CISS	Proposition 60	Movies	Require the use of condoms in pornographic films	d
CISS	Proposition 61	Healthcare	Prescription drug price regulations	d
CISS	Proposition 62	Death penalty	Repeal the death penalty	d
CISS	Proposition 63	Firearms	Background checks for ammunition purchases	a
CISS	Proposition 64	Marijuana	Legalization of marijuana and hemp	a
CISS	Proposition 65	Environment	Grocery and retail carry-out bags	d
CISS	Proposition 66	Death penalty	Death penalty procedures	a
VR	Proposition 67	Business reg	Prohibition on plastic single-use carryout bags	a

See also

• Local ballot measure elections in 2016
• Notable local measures on the ballot