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Campbell residents will vote on the following candidates and issues:
US Legislature
United States Representative; District 15
Mike
Honda, Democratic
Joyce
Cordi, Republican
Peter
Myers, Green
State Senate
State Senator; District 11
Blair
Nathan, Republican
Joe
Simitian, Democratic
State Assembly
Member of the State Assembly; District 24
Doug
McNea, Republican
Jim
Beall, Jr., Democratic
Judicial
Judge - Superior Court; County of Santa Clara;
Office 8
Lane
Liroff
Diane
Ritchie
School
Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District;
Trustee Area 1
Chad Walsh
Wade
Ellis, Jr.
Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District;
Trustee Area 3
Adrienne
Grey
Kathi
N. Tran
Chris
C. Constantin
Frank
Jewett
Board Member; CampbellUnionHighSchool District
Dale
I. Barr
Lizandro
Carrasco
Philip
Reynolds, Jr.
Diane
T. Gordon
Rick
Costanzo
City
Council Member; City of Campbell
Jason
Baker
David
James Barclay, III
Matt
Walker
Michael
F. Kotowski
City Clerk; City of Campbell
Anne
Coyne Bybee
Treasurer; City of Campbell
Gerald
Kennedy
Local Measures
Measure A Hospital Seismic Safety and Medical Facilities
-- County of Santa Clara(Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Hospital
Seismic Safety and Medical Facilities
To prevent state mandated shutdown of one-half of Santa Clara Valley Medical
Center's beds; closure of SCVMC's trauma, burn center; and, loss of disaster
response, by rebuilding, and improving earthquake safety of the hospital,
meeting state seismic laws, and help replace closed medical facilities in
downtown San Jose, shall the County of Santa Clara issue $840 million in general
obligation bonds with independent citizens' oversight committee, annual audits,
and no money for administrators' salaries?
BONDS YES
BONDS NO
Measure B BART Extension - VTA -- Santa ClaraValley
Transportation Authority(Sales Tax - 2/3
Approval Required)
To
reduce dependence on foreign oil, help relieve soaring gas prices and combat
climate change, shall the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority enact a
1/8 cent sales tax limited to thirty years for BART to operate/ maintain/
improve the 16.1 mile Santa Clara County BART extension, with stations in
Milpitas, San Jose, and Santa Clara, connecting with Caltrain from Gilroy to
San Francisco and an Airport People Mover, to be collected only if sufficient
state/federal funds are secured to match local construction dollars?
YES
NO
Measure C Valley Transportation Plan 2035 -- County of Santa Clara(Advisory Vote)
Shall
the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority continue to plan, design,
construct and provide transit services as described in the draft Valley
Transportation Plan 2035 (VTP 2035) to be adopted by December 2008? VOTING FOR
THIS MEASURE DOES NOT INCREASE TAXES.
YES
NO
Measure D Valley Transportation Authority Ordinance -- County of Santa Clara(Ordinance Amendment - Majority Vote Required)
Shall
the following ordinance be enacted? The ordinance adopted by the people of the
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on March 2, 1976 (Measure B) and
amended by the voters at the November 6, 1990 election, shall be further
amended to read as follows: "It shall be the policy of the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority to submit to the 2000 Measure A Citizen's
Watchdog Committee every 6 years a comprehensive transit program for review and
comment."
YES
NO
Measure O City Services and Facilities -- City of Campbell(Sales Tax - Majority Approval Required)
In
order to maintain and protect City services and facilities, such as City
streets and pothole repair, fire protection and 911 emergency medical services,
police patrols, neighborhood watch and crime prevention programs, the Community
Center, recreation programs, and parks, shall the City of Campbell be
authorized to enact a one-quarter cent sales tax, with all proceeds placed in
the City's General Fund with independent annual financial audits?
YES
NO
Measure R School Funding -- CampbellUnionHighSchool
District(Parcel
Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
To
restore funds cut by state government with local high school funds that cannot
be taken by the state; maintain small classes, retain qualified teachers,
maintain/expand academic programs including science, math, English, Advanced
Placement, music, art and vocational training, shall Campbell Union High School
District renew - with no tax increase - an existing $85 annual assessment for 5
years, with senior exemptions, independent citizens' fiscal oversight, no funds
for administrators' salaries, and every dollar used to preserve quality
education?
YES
NO