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BEVERLY HILLS
How Beverly Hills Voted November 6, 2018 | General Election Registered Voters: 20,500 • Ballots Cast: 9,397 (45.84 percent)
Governor Gavin Newsom – 5,575 John Cox – 3,522
Attorney General Xavier Becerra– 5,537 Steven Bailey – 3,352
Prop 6 - Gas Tax Repeal No – 5,702 Yes – 3,021
Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis – 4,095 John Cox – 3,239
Assessor Jeffrey Prang – 4,398 John Loew – 2,364
Prop 7 - Daylight Savings Time Yes – 5,608 No – 2,747
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein– 5,385 Kevin De Leon – 2,585
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond – 3,712 Marshall Tuck – 3,189
Prop 8 - Dialysis No – 5,466 Yes – 3,031
33rd Congressional District Ted Lieu – 5,631 Kenneth Wright – 3,303
Prop 1 - Affordable Housing Bond Yes – 5,181 No – 3,185
Prop 10 - Expanded Rent Control No – 5,339 Yes – 3,556
26th State Senate District Ben Allen – 5,757 Baron Bruno – 2,328
Prop 2 - Mental Health Bond Yes – 5,905 No – 2,552
Prop 11 - Paramedic Break Time Yes – 5,754 No – 2,832
L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell – 4,186 Alex Villanueva – 2,572
Prop 3 - Water Bond No – 5,018 Yes – 3,372
Prop 12 - Farm Animal Confinement Yes – 6,103 No – 2,484
Secretary of State Alex Padilla – 5,582 Mark Meuser – 3,312
Prop 4 - Children’s Hospital Bond Yes – 5,686 No – 2,893
Controller Betty Yee – 5,576 Konstantinos Roditis – 3,247
Prop 5 - Property Tax Transfer No – 4,841 Yes – 3,656 – Matt Lopez Source: L.A. County Registrar-Recorder's Statement of Votes Cast By Community, last updated November 7 at 6:32 a.m.
ELECTION
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L.A. County Sheriff With all precincts reporting as of Thursday morning, retired L.A. County Sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva held a narrow lead over Sheriff Jim McDonnell, threatening to become the first challenger in more than a century to unseat an incumbent L.A. County sheriff. As of Thursday morning’s tally, Villanueva had claimed 50.15 percent of the vote, with just 4,927 votes separating the two candidates. As of press time, it was unknown just how many provisional or mail-in ballots remained to be counted. McDonnell had received endorsements from four of the five L.A. County Supervisors, as well as L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, former LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. Villanueva was endorsed
by the L.A. County Democratic Party, as well as the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, which is the union representing rank-and-file deputies. Propositions Proposition 6, the hotlydebated effort to repeal a gas tax hike, was rejected at the ballot by California voters. If passed, Proposition 6 would have repealed the tax increases that took place in November 2017, which hiked the tax 12 cents per gallon for gasoline and 20 cents per gallon for diesel fuel. The repeal effort was spearheaded by former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, and partially funded by Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox. "The cost of living is already on the increase in California and families are struggling to survive. This is unacceptable," DeMaio said earlier this year of the gas tax hike Supporters of the tax increase said it would raise
approximately $5.2 billion per year in money earmarked for road and bridge repairs, and that repealing it would eliminate funding for statewide transportation projects. Gov. Jerry Brown in particular was vocal in his opposition to repeal efforts. As of Thursday morning, 60.5 percent had voted against repealing the tax hike. Voters also strongly rejected Proposition 10, which would have given local governments the power to enact rentcontrol laws. Passage of Prop 10 would meant the repeal of the CostaHawkins Rental Housing Act, which bans local rent control on single-family homes and on any housing units built after 1995. Prop 10 was defeated with 52.84 percent voting against its passage. Proposition 1: The $4 million bond measure to fund lowincome housing and veterans housing had passed as of
Thursday morning with 62.34 percent of the vote. Proposition 2: The measure to authorize the sale of $2 million in bonds to provide housing and mental health services for the homeless passed with 67.65 percent of the vote. Proposition 3: With 51.17 percent voting against it, voters narrowly defeated the effort to approve nearly $8.9 million in bonds that would have funded a variety of water projects. Proposition 4: The $1.5 billion bond measure aimed at funding construction and renovation for children's hospitals across the state – including Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Children's Hospital of Orange County and others, was approved by 67.84 percent of voters. Proposition 5: The measure which would have extended property tax relief measures for homeowners who are aged 55 or older, or severely disabled, was soundly rejected by
60.98 percent of voters. Proposition 7: The state Legislature, on a two-thirds vote, will now be able to opt out of Daylight Saving Time, or make it permanent, after this measure passed with 59.73 percent of the vote. Proposition 8: The effort to limit the amount that kidney dialysis clinics can charge patients failed with 59.81 percent voting against. Proposition 11: Ambulance crews will now be required to remain on call to respond to emergencies during legally-required meal or rest breaks, after the measure passed with 60.24 percent of the vote. Proposition 12: The mandate for specific size requirements for cages and pens that house egg-laying hens, breeding pigs or calves passed with 69.89 percent of the vote. Egglaying hens will be required to be raised in cage-free environments beginning in 2022.