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Measure AA
PETALUMA JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Local High/ Junior High School Improvement Measure. To repair/ upgrade local high/ junior high school classrooms, science labs, technology/ job training facilities; improve fire/ earthquake safety/ campus security; remove hazardous materials like lead/ asbestos; repair leaky roofs, outdated portable classrooms, HVAC, electrical, plumbing; shall Petaluma Joint Union High School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $159,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, at $30 per $100,000 assessed value while bonds are outstanding ($9,100,000 annually), with independent oversight, and no funds for administrators?

Measure B
TAMALPAIS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
To complete high priority repairs and upgrades at local high schools, including replacing classrooms/ science labs/ technology; repairing/ replacing leaky roofs and inefficient heating/ cooling/ electrical/ plumbing systems; updating art/ music classrooms/ facilities; and replacing outdated portable classrooms, shall Tamalpais Union High School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $289,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $18 per $100,000 assessed value while bonds are outstanding ($20,700,000 annually) with independent oversight, audits, no funds for administrators and all funds locally controlled?

Measure C
BOLINAS-STINSON UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
To provide competitive salaries, offer instructional programs including Visual and Performing Arts, support diverse learners, achieve educational goals, and fund school operations, shall Bolinas Stinson Union School District’s measure be adopted levying a $390.00 parcel tax, commencing July 1, 2025 for five years, with a 3% annual increase, and exemptions for persons 65 and older, with an estimated $682,500 generated annually from said assessment?

Measure E
KENTFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
Kentfield School District Safe, Warm and Dry Schools Measure. To repair and upgrade Bacich Elementary School and Kent Middle School; repair or replace failing roofs; protect safe drinking water; repair deteriorating student restrooms and plumbing; and improve campus fencing, energy and security, shall Kentfield School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $48,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $29 per $100,000 of assessed value ($3,600,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent oversight, annual audits and all funds locally controlled for Kentfield schools only?

Measure G
SAUSALITO MARIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
To attract and retain highly-qualified teachers and support staff, continue funding critical academic programs in math, science, reading, writing and arts, maintain manageable class sizes, shall Sausalito Marin City School District’s measure levying a parcel tax at $0.15/building area square foot up to 23,000 square feet, and $25/unimproved parcel, be adopted, providing $1,300,000 annually for 8 years, that can’t be taken by the State, with independent citizen oversight, low income senior exemption, and money locally-controlled?

Measure I
TOWN OF FAIRFAX
Shall a measure be adopted to amend the Fairfax Town Code to repeal the Town’s current Just Cause Eviction Ordinance and Rent Stabilization Ordinance and replace them with just cause eviction and rent stabilization standards in the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 and prior Town Code?

Measure J
TOWN OF FAIRFAX
To repair roads/infrastructure; fix potholes; repave streets; repair retaining walls/bridges; address flooding of roads/buildings; improve bike/pedestrian circulation, safe routes to schools, disabled access; and qualify for federal matching funds/grants, shall the Town of Fairfax’s measure authorizing $18,000,000 of bonds for up to 30 years for each series, at legal interest rates, levying approximately $30/$100,000 of assessed value, raising on average approximately $1,200,000 annually, requiring audits/citizen oversight, be adopted?

Measure K
CITY OF LARKSPUR
Shall the proposed ordinance, prohibiting residential real property rental rate increases for some rental units that exceed sixty percent of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index or three percent, whichever is lower, defining a base rent for affected units as the rent in effect on August 3, 2022, establishing a process for consideration of additional rent increases, limiting the grounds for evicting tenants of some rental units, enacting additional housing regulations, be adopted?

Measure L
CITY OF MILL VALLEY
To provide funding to maintain city services and facilities, including: wildfire prevention and public safety; roads, bridges, and emergency routes; storm drains; library, recreation, and parks, and general government use, shall the City of Mill Valley enact a one-cent sales tax, providing approximately $4,200,000 annually for ten years, with money staying local, independent audits, and oversight?

Measure M
CITY OF NOVATO
Shall the measure continuing locally controlled funding, that the State cannot take away, and maintaining City of Novato’s services, such as: fixing potholes/ streets; maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response, crime/ gang prevention; attracting/ retaining small businesses; maintaining parks/ recreation facilities; enhancing wildfire prevention; and repair aging storm drains; by establishing a 3/4c sales tax in the City of Novato, until ended by voters, for general government use, providing an additional $10,300,000 annually, with citizens’ oversight, independent annual audits be adopted?

Measure N
TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO
Shall Ordinance No. 2024-1185, establishing a prohibition on residential real property annual rental rate increases (applied only to triplexes and larger) that exceed 60% of the Consumer Price Index or 5%, whichever is lower, and defining a base rent as the rent in effect on June 21, 2023, be adopted?

Measure O
TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO
Shall the measure requiring owners of residential properties of 3 or more units (ADUs exempted) who terminate a tenancy for no tenant fault or lease violation on the tenant’s part, provide measures such as longer notice, payment of relocation benefits if the tenant is required to move, the right to return to the unit upon similar terms if landlord re-rents within 5 years, and requiring payment for temporary tenant displacements, be adopted?

Measure P
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
Shall the measure, to levy an annual special parcel tax in the City of San Rafael to fund the construction of a new Albert Park main library and community center, at the rate of $0.145 per square foot of improved building area and $75.00 per vacant parcel, estimated to generate $6,370,000 annually, and continuing for thirty years or until construction bonds are satisfied, be adopted?

Measure Q
STINSON BEACH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Shall the appropriations limit established for the Stinson Beach Fire Protection District pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution is adjusted to include the combined total of all revenue Sources for the fiscal years 2023-2024 through 2024-2029 in order to continue funding for the fire protection and ambulance services Provided by the District?

Measure R
STINSON BEACH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
To preserve local fire and emergency response services; attract and retain qualified local firefighters and paramedics; prepare for and respond to wildfires, floods, earthquakes, and disasters; and maintain rapid 911 response times; shall Stinson Beach Fire Protection District’s measure levying $0.42 per building area square foot, generating $700,000 annually until ended by voters, be adopted, with annual adjustments, citizens’ oversight, independent audits and all funds spent locally?