Palos Verdes Estates 2017 Election Results: Measure D Tax Extension Falls Short

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA -- A parcel tax extension to fund fire and paramedic services in Palos Verdes Estates fell short of the two-thirds majority required to pass in Tuesday's election.

With 50 percent of the precinct reporting as of midnight, Measure D received 59.1 percent of the vote tallied.

In the city council race, incumbent Jim Goodhart lost to Kenneth Kao and Sanford Davidson for one of the two seats on the City Council. Goodhart received 26.8 percent of the vote, compared to Kao's 39.1 percent and Davidson's 34 percent.

Because Palos Verdes Estates shifted its election cycles to sync with the state’s to boost voter turnout, the new city council term will be shortened to three years and eight months.

In the city treasurer race, Victoria Lozzi defeated her two challengers, Councilman John Rea and former Councilman Jim Nyman, 55.9 percent to 25.3 percent and 18.7 percent, respectively.

In the countywide election, the fate of a proposed quarter-cent Los Angeles County sales tax to fund anti-homelessness programs remained too close to call Wednesday.

With nearly 70 percent of precincts reporting from Tuesday's election, Measure H had 65.4 percent of the vote, but it needs a two-thirds majority to pass.

The Board of Supervisors has declared homelessness a countywide emergency and chose the sales tax hike over a number of other funding alternatives, including a millionaire's tax, a parcel tax and a special tax on marijuana.

The turnout for Tuesday's election was one of the lowest in recent years. As of 5 p.m., an estimated 9.16 percent of voters had cast ballots in the countywide election, according to the county registrar's office. The estimate is based on a random sampling of 30 polling places.

Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder-County Clerk Dean Logan told KNX Newsradio late Tuesday afternoon that at the current pace, turnout would likely wind up at about 12 percent after polls close at 8 p.m. and vote-by-mail ballots are tallied.

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