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East Bay | Government & ElectionsProp 98 loses, Prop 99 wins
Landlords and realtors lose big time, on their gamble with Prop 98 to strip renters of their tenant protections and rent control! By 2:37 am, at 99.5% of precincts reporting in, the returns seem to have slowed down at that point, and the numbers slowly changed in the state ballot count until 3:22 am. See time and details below... Click on this link to get the final ballot counts that went past 99.5%; http://vote.sos.ca.gov/ Prop 98 loses, Prop 99 wins Thanks to all who voted against Prop 98, and voted for Prop 99! Special thanks to San Francisco Tenants Union and Just Cause Oakland! See state ballot counts below as they occurred throughout the night and early morning, for Prop 98 and Prop 99. Theres also some returns posted below from Alameda County, Los Angeles County and San Francisco, for a comparison of ballot counts in each district... State Ballot Measure Figures -- http://vote.sos.ca.gov/ State Ballot Measures 11.0% ( 2576 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 3, 2008, at 8:47 p.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes --498,279 44.6% No votes -- 618,324 55.4% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 724,078 65.3% No votes -- 385,999 34.7% *********** State Ballot Measures 12.1% ( 2832 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 3, 2008, at 8:57 p.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 521,493 44.5% No votes -- 648,788 55.5% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 759,419 65.3% No votes -- 404,195 34.7% ************ State Ballot Measures 12.5% ( 2943 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 3, 2008, at 9:27 p.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 553,125 44.5% No votes -- 689,775 55.5% Map Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 806,380 65.3% No votes -- 429,379 34.7% *********** State Ballot Measures 42.0% ( 9837 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 3, 2008, at 11:17 p.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes vote -- 944,836 41.5% No vote -- 1,328,134 58.5% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes vote -- 1,442,435 63.9% No vote -- 816,044 36.1% ************* State Ballot Measures 55.8% ( 13079 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 3, 2008, at 11:52 p.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 1,039,675 40.8% No votes -- 1,505,186 59.2% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 1,597,585 63.2% No votes -- 931,001 36.8% ************ State Ballot Measures 81.7% ( 19133 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 1:02 a.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 1,231,840 39.6% No votes -- 1,874,070 60.4% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 1,935,097 62.8% No votes -- 1,150,397 37.2% ************ State Ballot Measures 98.2% ( 22987 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 2:22 a.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 1,334,100 39.1% No votes -- 2,074,008 60.9% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 2,113,375 62.5% No votes -- 1,272,338 37.5% ************* State Ballot Measures 99.5% ( 23285 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 2:37 a.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes vote --1,341,505 39.1% No votes -- 2,089,105 60.9% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes vote -- 2,126,702 62.5% No votes -- 1,281,421 37.5% ************* State Ballot Measures 99.5% ( 23297 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 3:02 a.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 1,341,603 39.1% No votes -- 2,089,464 60.9% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 2,126,994 62.5% No votes -- 1,281,576 37.5% ************* State Ballot Measures 99.5% ( 23297 of 23398 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 3:22 a.m. County Returns Other Contests Statewide Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 1,341,603 39.1% No votes -- 2,089,464 60.9% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 2,126,994 62.5% No votes -- 1,281,576 37.5% ************* (Alameda County Results) State Ballot Measures 100.% ( 1200 of 1200 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 2:27 a.m. County Returns Other Contests Alameda County Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 51,184 30.4% No votes 117,008 69.6% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 111,263 66.7% No votes -- 55,579 33.3% *************** (Los Angeles County) State Ballot Measures 100.% ( 4783 of 4783 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 2:52 a.m. County Returns Other Contests Los Angeles County Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 196,194 31.5% No votes -- 424,722 68.5% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 391,517 63.6% No votes -- 224,581 36.4% *************** (San Francisco County) State Ballot Measures 100.% ( 580 of 580 ) precincts reporting as of Jun. 4, 2008, at 2:32 a.m. County Returns Other Contests San Francisco County Results Prop 98 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Authority. Yes votes -- 29,231 25.3% No votes -- 86,173 74.7% Prop 99 Eminent Domain. Limits on Government Acquisition. Yes votes -- 80,824 71.3% No votes -- 32,654 28.7% When tenant activists learned that Proposition 98 had qualified for the expected low-turnout June 2008 ballot, many feared that rent control would not survive. Although a statewide ballot initiative to abolish rent control was handily defeated in 1980, as was a later effort to prohibit mobile home rent controls, insecurity about tenants’ statewide political clout persisted. Prop 98’s landslide defeat puts such doubts to rest. In a campaign that became primarily framed by voter attitudes toward rent control, Prop 98 was resoundingly defeated by over a 60-40% margin (75% voted no in San Francisco). The question now is whether tenant advocates can build on this success by creating a powerful movement that can win victories for tenants through the State Legislature and statewide ballot measures.
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