Measure I Passes In Pleasanton, With 56.12% Support

PLEASANTON, CA — Measure I, a $395 million bond requiring an estimated property tax levy of $49 per $100,000 in assessed value, was able to climb over the crucial 55% threshold it needed to pass after Alameda County posted new vote tallies Wednesday afternoon.

The measure reached 56.12%, with 11,992 votes, as of Wednesday at 4:06 p.m. 43.88%, or 9,378 voters, rejected the measure.

The bond will help fund the first tier phase of PUSD’s 2022 Facilities Master Plan, which includes gym and theater construction at Amador Valley and Foothill high schools, and new classrooms at Vintage Hills Elementary School. It is the second general election bond put before voters in two years: in March 2020, Measure M, a $323 million bond to upgrade classrooms and facilities and improve disability access, received 52.4% of the vote, just shy of the necessary 55 percent.

The bond started off with 52.79% support on Election Night, and its totals climbed each with each successive release. By Tuesday night, it had reached 54.94%, just .06% shy of the threshold.

The county will continue to release results over the next few days, indicating a potentially stronger finish for the measure.

Next door in Livermore, Measure G, a $450 million bond requiring an estimated property tax of $60 per $100,000 in assessed value, looks unlikely to pass. ‘Yes’ votes trail ‘No’ votes 48.92% to 51.08%, according to the latest totals.

In other election news, Jeff Nibert and Julie Testa retain strong leads in the City Council race (62.49% and 43.24%, respectively), and Laurie Walker continues to lead the race to represent PUSD’s Area 2, with 58.58% of the vote.