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Measure I Turned Back; School Bond Wins
By Harry Saltzgaver
Executive Editor
Long Beach voters decided Tuesday that there will be no spending soon on city infrastructure needs, but the Long Beach Unified School District can count on a $1.2 billion pot to rebuild its schools.
A record turnout in California (more than 82% of registered voters) was mirrored in Long Beach on Tuesday, with 112,532 ballots counted in the city. A majority of those voters, 52.4% voted in favor of Measure I, which would have levied a parcel tax to pay for $571 million in infrastructure bonds. However, the measure needed a two-thirds majority to be approved.
The $1.2 billion bond proposed by the school district only needed 55% approval, but even surpassed the two-thirds threshold, with 71.3% of the voters saying yes. The other local measure, a ratification of the utility users tax for high tech communication, also passed easily, with 59% of the vote.
Long Beach’s First District City Councilwoman, Bonnie Lowenthal, will vacate that office in January to take her seat in the state Assembly, replacing Betty Karnette as the 54th District representative. She beat Republican Gabriella Holt handily, 57.1% to 37.1%.
On the federal level, both Congressional incumbents easily held their seats. Republican Dana Rohrabacher faced a bigger challenge than usual from Democrat Debbie Cook, but still managed a nine-point win, 52.3% to 43.5%. Laura Richardson, who took over the 37th Congressional District seat last year in a special election, got 75.6% of the vote to breeze to a full term. Her opponent on the ballot, independent Nicholas Dibs, was credited with 24.4% of the vote, with no count available for write-in candidate Peter Matthews.
On the county level, voters overwhelmingly approved a one-half cent sales tax increase to finance transit and transportation improvements. Measure R passed with 67.4% of the vote.
One state measure with local impact, Proposition 3 to provide $980 million for children’s hospitals, passed easily with 54.8% of the vote. It means that Memorial Miller Children’s Hospital stands to receive up to $98 million.
The controversial Prop. 8, defining marriage as between a man and a woman, passed with 52% of the vote. That means same-sex marriage, which had been legal in California since June, will once again be banned.
Los Angeles County voters were almost evenly split on Prop. 8, with 50.4% voting yes and 49.6% voting no. LA County’s voter turnout was lower than the state, with 65.6% of registered voters casting ballots.
Other state propositions that were approved are Prop. 1A to finance high-speed rail, Prop. 2 to define standards for confining farm animals, Prop. 9 dealing with victim’s rights, Prop. 11 to have an independent commission to set state election boundaries and Prop. 12 to protect military veterans.
37th Congressional
Richardson 107,565 4
Dibs 34,842
46th Congressional
Rohrabacher 114,672 4
Cook 95,522
54th Assembly District
Lowenthal 77,587 4
Holt 50,365
Measure G
UUT Changes
Yes 66,539 4
No 45,993
Measure I, Parcel Tax for Infrastructure*
Yes 60,051
No 54,453 4
Measure K, LBUSD Construction Bond**
Yes 97,738 4
No 39,270
Measure R, Sales Tax Hike County Transportation*
Yes 1,633,442 4
No 789,601
Prop. 3, Children’s Hospital Bond
Yes 5,156,564 4
No 4,263,907
Prop. 8, Marriage Definition Act
Yes 5,195,136 4
No 4,779,297
Prop. 11, Redistricting Commission
Yes 4,527,369 4
No 4,436,491
*Requires two/thirds majority to pass.
** Requires 55% to pass.
A record turnout in California (more than 82% of registered voters) was mirrored in Long Beach on Tuesday, with 112,532 ballots counted in the city. A majority of those voters, 52.4% voted in favor of Measure I, which would have levied a parcel tax to pay for $571 million in infrastructure bonds. However, the measure needed a two-thirds majority to be approved.
The $1.2 billion bond proposed by the school district only needed 55% approval, but even surpassed the two-thirds threshold, with 71.3% of the voters saying yes. The other local measure, a ratification of the utility users tax for high tech communication, also passed easily, with 59% of the vote.
Long Beach’s First District City Councilwoman, Bonnie Lowenthal, will vacate that office in January to take her seat in the state Assembly, replacing Betty Karnette as the 54th District representative. She beat Republican Gabriella Holt handily, 57.1% to 37.1%.
On the federal level, both Congressional incumbents easily held their seats. Republican Dana Rohrabacher faced a bigger challenge than usual from Democrat Debbie Cook, but still managed a nine-point win, 52.3% to 43.5%. Laura Richardson, who took over the 37th Congressional District seat last year in a special election, got 75.6% of the vote to breeze to a full term. Her opponent on the ballot, independent Nicholas Dibs, was credited with 24.4% of the vote, with no count available for write-in candidate Peter Matthews.
On the county level, voters overwhelmingly approved a one-half cent sales tax increase to finance transit and transportation improvements. Measure R passed with 67.4% of the vote.
One state measure with local impact, Proposition 3 to provide $980 million for children’s hospitals, passed easily with 54.8% of the vote. It means that Memorial Miller Children’s Hospital stands to receive up to $98 million.
The controversial Prop. 8, defining marriage as between a man and a woman, passed with 52% of the vote. That means same-sex marriage, which had been legal in California since June, will once again be banned.
Los Angeles County voters were almost evenly split on Prop. 8, with 50.4% voting yes and 49.6% voting no. LA County’s voter turnout was lower than the state, with 65.6% of registered voters casting ballots.
Other state propositions that were approved are Prop. 1A to finance high-speed rail, Prop. 2 to define standards for confining farm animals, Prop. 9 dealing with victim’s rights, Prop. 11 to have an independent commission to set state election boundaries and Prop. 12 to protect military veterans.
37th Congressional
Richardson 107,565 4
Dibs 34,842
46th Congressional
Rohrabacher 114,672 4
Cook 95,522
54th Assembly District
Lowenthal 77,587 4
Holt 50,365
Measure G
UUT Changes
Yes 66,539 4
No 45,993
Measure I, Parcel Tax for Infrastructure*
Yes 60,051
No 54,453 4
Measure K, LBUSD Construction Bond**
Yes 97,738 4
No 39,270
Measure R, Sales Tax Hike County Transportation*
Yes 1,633,442 4
No 789,601
Prop. 3, Children’s Hospital Bond
Yes 5,156,564 4
No 4,263,907
Prop. 8, Marriage Definition Act
Yes 5,195,136 4
No 4,779,297
Prop. 11, Redistricting Commission
Yes 4,527,369 4
No 4,436,491
*Requires two/thirds majority to pass.
** Requires 55% to pass.
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