In yesterday’s presidential election, Donald Trump beat out Hillary Clinton, with 279 electoral votes to 218. Kamala Harris is California’s next U.S. senator, with 66 percent of the vote. Congressman Paul Cook and Assemblyman Chad Mayes easily kept their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and California Assembly, with 63.7 percent and 58.2 percent, respectively.
YUCCA VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES ONE VARIANCE, DENIES ANOTHER
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission approved one variance and denied another last night. Managing Editor Tami Roleff explains…
Saying that there were many other properties adjacent to the airport that had hangers that were oversized for their lots, the Yucca Valley Planning Commission approved a request at its meeting last night for a variance to allow a 1,600 square foot hanger to be built when the development code allowed only an 1,100 square foot structure. But commissioners denied a variance for Harbor Freight to add four 25-square foot signs along the front of its building to advertise some of the products it sells. Commissioners said it would set a precedent for other businesses. However, commissioners urged the applicant to come back with an alternate proposal.
LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS
In what the Registrar of Voters calls “Final Unofficial Results” in local contests, Jeff Drozd and Robert Lombardo are the winners for the Yucca Valley Town Council, Drozd with 31.55percent and Lombardo with 28.78 percent. In Twentynine Palms, Steve Bilderain and Joel Klink are the winners with 31.07 percent and 27.70 percent respectively. For the Morongo Unified School District, early winners are Denise Cohen (27.43 percent), Karalee Hargrove (25.31percent), and Ronald Palmer (23.71percent), The winners of the Joshua Basin Water District board of directors are Geary Hund (29.69 percent), Mickey Luckman (20.66 percent), and Robert “Bob” Johnson (18.76 percent). For the Hi-Desert Medical Center Healthcare District, Joseph Sullivan (27.67 percent), Bob Armstrong (22.87 percent), and Dianne Markle-Greenhouse (20.23 percent) are the winners.
Measures Y and Z in Yucca Valley passed overwhelmingly, with 73.04 and 81.65 percent of the vote.
The votes will not be declared official until remaining absentee and provisional votes are counted.
CALIFORNIA STATE MEASURE RESULTS
The Statewide Proposition results are:
Prop 51: YES, Borrows $9 billion in school bonds
Prop 52: YES, Restricts diverting funds away from Medi-Cal
Prop 53: NO Would have forced a statewide vote on bonds bigger than $2 billion
Prop 54: YES, requires legislation to be published online before final vote
Prop 55: YES, Extends income tax rates for wealthy
Prop 56: YES, Raises tobacco tax by $2 a pack
Prop 57: YES, Makes new parole rules for nonviolent felons
Prop 58: YES, Repeals bilingual education ban
Prop 59: YES, Instructs California officials to work for Citizens United repeal
Prop 60: NO Would have required condoms for porn actors
Prop 61: NO Would have put price limits on prescription drugs for state agencies
Prop 62: NO Would have repealed the death penalty
Prop 63: YES, Institutes a number of gun controls
Prop 64: YES, Legalizes marijuana
Prop 65: NO Would have redirected plastic bag fees to environmental programs
Prop 66: YES, Speeds up death penalty process
Prop 67: YES Upholds a state ban on single use plastic bags
