Rohnert Park Measure D Election Results: Are Fireworks Now Illegal In The City?

ROHNERT PARK, CA — Measure D, which would ban fireworks in the city of Rohnert Park, appeared to be passing, according. to early election night results.

As of 12 a.m. Wednesday, 57.30 percent voted Yes on the measure and 42.70 percent voted No, according to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office.

The results reflected 9,806 vote-by-mail ballots (5,657 Yes votes; 4,419 No votes ), along with 134 ballots (39 Yes votes; 95 No votes) cast at the polls on Election Day.

A yes vote on Measure D means that Ordinance 954 would be enacted and the City’s existing regulations would be amended to prohibit the sale or use of “safe and sane” fireworks in the City.

A no vote on Measure D means that Ordinance 954 would not be enacted and the sale and use of “safe and sane” fireworks would continue to be allowed in the City.

In order to pass, Measure D needs only a majority of votes, not a two-thirds majority.

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Sonoma County District Attorney Recall Election Results

Countywide, voters appeared to vote down the recall of Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch.

Nearly 80 percent (101,269) voted no on the recall while 20 percent (25,400) voted yes, according to the fourth round of election-night results released at 12 a.m. Wednesday. The tally reflected 125,354 vote-by-mail ballots and 1,315 ballots cast in person Tuesday at the polls.

There are 304,983 registered voters in Sonoma County, and at least 144,500 voted in the election.

A recall effort launched by Sonoma County developer Bill Gallaher and his family ended up gathering more than 43,000 signatures to put the recall on the ballot.

Ravitch, who has been the county district attorney for a decade, said last year that she would not seek re-election in 2022.

Nobody filed to be listed on the ballot as a replacement candidate in the recall election, although two candidates qualified as write-ins.

The recall organizers said in the ballot argument against Ravitch that "pressing issues of inequality, injustice and fire safety failures have been ignored or inflamed" and that Ravitch "failed to pursue charges against large corporations that harm and pollute our community to hold them accountable" and "unethically and repeatedly abused her powers to pursue personal vendettas."

Oakmont Senior Living, which Gallaher founded, paid a $500,000 settlement in a lawsuit alleging that the senior care company abandoned elderly residents during the 2017 Tubbs Fire. The residents were evacuated on city buses by family members and police officers.

California Gubernatorial Recall Election Results

High voter turnout worked in California Gov. Gavin Newsom's favor. With votes still being tallied, he appeared to outperform his own record in the 2018 election across several key counties.

The Associated Press called the election in Newsom's favor within an hour of the polls closing. With 60 percent of votes tallied, 66.8 percent of voters rejected the recall, and 33.2 percent voted to oust the governor.

Across the state, millions of votes were left to be counted, including ballots cast on election day. Democrats were more likely to vote early, and Republicans hoped for a strong showing during in-person voting.

As for Sonoma County voters, 22.15 percent voted in favor of recalling Newsom, while 77.85 percent voted against the recall, according to results late Tuesday night from the county.

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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.