Public Safety related California election results -

Los Angeles -Measure S - Passed -

Affected possible police and fire cuts -

Fearing possible police cuts, Los Angeles voters approved the telephone user tax

Los Angeles saw Proposition S, a $243-million telephone tax seen as a defense against a faltering economy, winning by nearly 2 to 1, with about 66% of voters in favor.

Threatened with possible police and fire cuts, Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly approved telephone user tax Measure S to preserve $270 million in city revenue.

Measure S, which passed 66 percent to 34 percent, only needed a majority to pass.

The measure reduces the tax from 10 percent to 9 percent, but expands it to include Internet phone use.

The loss of $270 million a year would have put more stress on the already strained $6.8 billion city budget.

California Propositions 94-97 - Passed -

Affects overall State economy -

With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Propositions 94-97 each had about 55 percent of the vote, compared to about 45 percent against.

The votes affirm deals Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers struck last year with four wealthy Southern California tribes; in exchange for dramatic expansions of their existing casinos, the tribes will share hundreds of millions of dollars annually with the cash-strapped state.

Election Results - Prop. 94
Election Results - Prop. 95
Election Results - Prop. 96
Election Results - Prop. 97

Santa Barbra County - Measure S - Failed -

No - 53.94% Yes - 46.06%,

If passed, Measure S would of imposed a $35.15 cent tax to property owners. Monies to support county emergency medical services.

Measure S would of brought in about $4 million dollars per year for county medical services. The tax would fund on-call ER specialists and help keep hospitals open.

City of Lompoc -Measure T ( THE LOMPOC PUBLIC SAFETY ACT) - Passed -

Yes - 55.17% , No 44.83%

A half-cent sales tax. Revenue from that tax would go towards more police and fire services -