San Luis Obispo Mayor
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, Heidi Harmon is in the lead with 4,717 votes. T. Keith Gurnee is in second place with 3,208 votes and Donald E. Hedrick is in third place with 219 votes, according to the San Luis Obispo County website.
Prop. 1
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 54.49 percent have voted no on Prop. 1, while 45.51 percent have voted yes. A vote no on Prop. 1 means the proposed $4 billion in bonds for housing-related programs, loans, grants and projects for veterans will not be spent.
Prop. 2
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 54.37 percent have voted yes on Prop. 2 while 45.63 have voted no. A vote yes on Prop. 2 means a part of the 1 percent income tax residents who make $1 million or more have to pay will go toward housing homeless people with mental illness.
Prop. 3
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 57.51 percent have voted no on Prop. 3 while 42.49 percent have voted yes. A vote no on Prop. 3 means a $8.9 billion in state general obligation bonds will not be spent to help fund water-related improvements, such as quality and supply.
Prop. 4
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 50.38 percent have voted yes while 49.62 percent have voted no. A vote yes on Prop. 4 means the state will issue $1.5 billion in bonds to improve children’s hospitals.
Prop. 5
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 53.92 percent have voted no while 46.08 percent have voted yes. A vote no on Prop. 5 means only certain homeowners older than age 55 (or those who meet other qualifications) will be eligible for property tax savings when they move homes.
Prop. 6
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 52.66 percent have voted no on Prop. 6 while 47.34 percent have voted yes. A vote no on Prop. 6 means the fuel and vehicle taxes passed recently will remain in effect, continuing payment for transit programs and highway and road maintenance repairs.
Prop. 7
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 62.89 percent have voted yes on Prop. 7 while 37.11 have voted no. A vote yes on Prop. 7 means the Legislature, with allowance by the federal government, can change daylight saving time with a two-thirds vote.
Prop. 8
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 65.06 percent have voted no on Prop. 8 while 34.94 percent have voted yes. A vote no on Prop. 8 means that kidney dialysis clinics will not have their revenues capped at 115 percent or have to refund excess profits to patients and insurers.
Prop. 10
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 66.81 percent have voted no on Prop. 10 while 33.19 percent have voted yes. A vote no on Prop. 10 keeps the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which was passed by the California State Legislature in 1995, in place and prevents cities from enacting rent control on certain housing.
Prop. 11
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 65.73 percent have voted yes on Prop. 11 while 34.27 have voted no. A vote yes on Prop. 11 means employers are allowed to require ambulance workers to remain on-call during breaks.
Prop. 12
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 52.25 percent have voted no on Prop. 12 while 47.75 have voted yes. A vote no means the minimum space requirements for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs and egg-laying hens will remain based on animal movement and not square footage.
Measure F
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 28 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 80.26 percent have voted yes on Measure F while 19.74 have voted no. A vote yes means the city will tax commercial cannabis businesses up to 10 percent of gross receipts for retail business and up to $10 per-square-foot for cultivation.
Measure G
According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, 56.57 percent have voted no on Measure G while 43.43 have voted yes. A vote no will allow for new oil and gas wells and fracking in the county.
We will be updating projected results as more information becomes available.