Measure M Carries Citywide By Approx 53%; 5th/7th Dist. Council Incumbents Mungo and Uranga Re-Elected With Approx 54%

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(June 6, 2018, 8:40 a.m.) -- As seen LIVE on LBREPORT.com's front page, Measure M -- advanced by city management, advocated by Mayor Garcia and put on the ballot without dissent by the City Council -- appears to have carried citywide by roughly 53%. The outcome will now enable (legally re-enable) an annual transfer/diversion of up to 12% of LB utility revenue (deemed while allowing replacement of the diverted amount with rate increases) to City Hall for General Fund ("blank check") Mayor/Council desired purposes.

Measure M

Yes	No	Precincts reporting
53.11%	46.89%	221 of 221 precincts

The numbers above are officially "preliminary" with a still undetermined number of absentee and provisional ballots remaining to be counted

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Despite no major organized campaign against it (relegated to individual social network blurbs by its four opposing ballot argument co-signers, hand-out fliers and some visible grassroots lawn signs) it mustered only roughly 53% of the vote even with a $125,000 campaign in support funded by LB's police and firefighter union PACs. Mayor Garcia and several Councilmembers also used their privately operated social network channels and told constituents that the measure isn't a tax despite its use of the word "tax" in the "whereas" clauses of the resolution the Council approved in putting it on the ballot.

City officials also omitted the measure's actual text from the official voter pamphlet and City-produced "informational" materials.

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Incumbent Councilmembers Stacy Mungo and Roberto Uranga outpolled challengers Rich Dines and Jared Milrad by similar margins (roughly 54% to 46%.)

5th Council district

Mungo	Dines	Precincts reporting
4,551 (53.97%)	3,881 (46.03%)	28 precincts out of 28

7th Council district

Uranga	Milrad	Precincts reporting
2,512 (53.92%)	2,147 (46.06)	30 precincts out of 30

Sponsor

LBUSD's new Boardmember will be Juan Benitez.

LBUSD 3rd dist

Armendariz	Benitez	Precincts reporting
1,781	2,953	40 precincts out of 41

The results cap an election cycle which returned all LB elected incumbents to office, several without challengers (1st district Councilmember, City Attorney, City Prosecutor and City Auditor.)

11:15 a.m. Added text indicating some grassroots lawn signs were visible in opposition to Measure M.

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