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Los Angeles County, CA March 4, 2003 Election
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Measure Azusa-L. Utility User Tax - Affirmation and Revision -- City of Azusa
1855 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 1329 / 41.7% No votes
Shall the voters of the City of Azusa adopt Ordinance No. 2003?Ia. affirming the Utility User Tax and reducing the existing residential tax from 5% to 4% and increasing the existing commercial tax from 5% to 8%?

¿Deberá el votante de la Ciudad de Azusa adoptar Ordenanza No. 2003-Ia, para afirmar el Impuesto de Usuario de Utilidades y reducir el impuesto residencial vigente del 5% al 4% e incrementar el impuesto commercial vigente del 5% al 8%?

Measure Azusa-M. Fireworks - Prohibition of Sale and Use -- City of Azusa
1507 / 46.6% Yes votes ...... 1730 / 53.4% No votes
Shall the voters of the City of Azusa adopt Ordinance No. 2003-I, prohibiting the sale and discharge of fireworks within the City of Azusa?

¿Deberá el votante de la Ciudad de Azusa adoptar Ordenanza No. aq2003-I prohibiendo vender y disparar cuetes en la Ciudad de Azusa?

Measure Calabasas-A. Utility Users Tax Repeal -- City of Calabasas
1078 / 33.1% Yes votes ...... 2174 / 66.9% No votes
Shall the ordinance repealing the 5% Utility Users Tax, which would eliminate approximately 18% of the City?s annual operating revenue, be adopted?

Measure Covina-A. City Clerk - Appointive Position -- City of Covina
Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?

Measure Covina-B. City Treasurer - Appointive Position -- City of Covina
Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointive?

Measure ElMonte-F. Fireworks - Prohibition of Sale and Use -- City of El Monte
1821 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 2787 / 60.5% No votes
Shall the Ordinance amending the El Monte Municipal Code be approved so as to prohibit the possession, storage, sale, use and discharge of fireworks and other pyrotechnic devices within the City of El Monte, except as otherwise provided?

Measure HuntingtonPark-A. Position of City Clerk -- City of Huntington Park
Shall the office of the city clerk be appointive?

Measure HuntingtonPark-B. Position of City Treasurer -- City of Huntington Park
Shall the office of city treasurer be appointive?

Measure HuntingtonPark-C. City Council Term Limits -- City of Huntington Park
Shall an ordinance of the City of Huntington Park be adopted which limits a City Council member to serving three (3) consecutive terms with a provision which allows a member to hold office again after being out of office for at least one general municipal election?

Measure MontereyPark-R. Utility Users Tax Rate Increase -- City of Monterey Park
1800 / 37.1% Yes votes ...... 3052 / 62.9% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted which increases the maximum Utility Users Tax rate by one-half percent (0.5%) for residential users and by two percent (2%) for commercial and industrial users and which establishes a utility tax for commercial and industrial users of water at a maximum rate of seven and one-half percent (7.5%)? The Utility User Tax provides for lifeline income and governmental use exemptions.

Measure MontereyPark-S. Allocation of Utility Users Tax Funds for Public Safety -- City of Monterey Park (Advisory Vote only)
2835 / 60.0% Yes votes ...... 1890 / 40.0% No votes
Should the City give priority to funding these services and programs from the increased utility user tax general funds; increasing police staffing by five (5) sworn personnel; improve the public safety communication system to provide for safer and cleaner transmission and reception of police and fire calls; increase paramedic staffing by three (3) sworn personnel; rebuild fire stations #2 and #3; and any other public safety programs that can assist police and fire departments in carrying out their duties and responsibilities in connection with Homeland Security?

Measure MontereyPark-T. Land Use Amendment -- City of Monterey Park
2868 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 1757 / 38.0% No votes
Shall the City's Land Use Element of the General Plan be amended to designate the southwest corner of Garvey Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard and certain parcels fronting Atlantic Boulevard, Garvey Avenue and Mabel Street as Downtown Mixed Use (MUI) and shall amendments to the City's Zoning Map, Zoning Code, and Specific Plans consistent with this amendment be authorized for adoption by the City Council?

Measure PalosVerdesEstates-B. Utility Users Tax -- City of Palos Verdes Estates
Shall an ordinance be adopted to levy a 2.5% utility users tax on water, gas, electric, telephone and video service from July 1, 2003 (after expiration of the current 10% utility users tax), to June 30, 2013, the revenue from which shall be used only for non-sewer capital improvement projects?

Measure Pasadena-A. All-Mail Ballot Elections -- City of Pasadena (Charter Amendment)
6861 / 49.0% Yes votes ...... 7148 / 51.0% No votes
Shall the Pasadena City Charter be amended to allow the City Council and the Board of Education the option to hold elections in which the primary or only method of voting is by mail, known as "all-mail" ballot elections?

Measure Pasadena-B. FPRS Pension Benefits -- City of Pasadena (Charter Amendment)
5470 / 51.2% Yes votes ...... 5209 / 48.8% No votes
Shall the Pasadena City Charter be amended to allow the spouse of a deceased Fire and Police Retirement System (FPRS) public safety member to continue to receive pension benefits if he/she remarries?

Measure RedondoBeach-E. Legal Notice Publication -- City of Redondo Beach (Charter Amendment)
3168 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 2149 / 40.4% No votes
Shall Article XIX Section 19.5 of the Redondo Beach City Charter be amended to allow for the publication of legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation?

Measure RedondoBeach-F. Minimum Dollar Amounts for Competitive Bids -- City of Redondo Beach (Charter Amendment)
1642 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 3696 / 69.2% No votes
Shall Article XIX Section 19.5 of the Redondo Beach City Charter be amended to allow the City Council to establish by Ordinance the minimum dollar amounts required for competitive bidding and public works contracts?

Measure SanMarino-K. School Improvement Parcel Tax -- San Marino Unified School District
2270 / 75.4% Yes votes ...... 739 / 24.6% No votes
To improve quality educational programs and classroom instruction, to prevent significant increases in class size, to avoid reductions in teaching positions, to provide up-to-date research capabilities and technology, to attract and retain qualified and experienced teachers, and employees, and to support educational programs that enhance student achievement, shall the San Marino Unified School District be authorized to levy a special tax of $195 on each parcel of land within the District each year for four years?

Measure SouthPasadena-S. Utility Users Tax -- City of South Pasadena
Shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a 4.8% special Utility User?s Tax for 10 years from July 1, 2003 until June 30, 2013, for use exclusively for repair of public streets, alleys, curbs and gutters within the City of South Pasadena?

 
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