While national and state contests understandably grab many of the headlines, 18 counties in California were also anxious to see the outcome of 41 local measures. Nearly half of the measures would raise or extend taxes while others ranged in subject matter from housing to cannabis cultivation to police oversight to limiting supervisors’ salary and increasing county executive authority.

Before we get into results, keep in mind that many ballots remain uncounted, so all results mentioned here are still preliminary. But even with that caveat, a few outcomes look like sure things. Measure I in Placer County, which amends their charter to clarify residency requirements for county officials, is sitting pretty with 91.4 percent of the vote. Likewise, Alpine County’s Measure C, which would allow the board to regulate the import of effluent, has an enviable yes vote of 87.9 percent.

In fact, the vast majority of county ballot measures passed, regardless of their subject, including taxation. Of the 20 county measures that aimed to raise, extend, or revise taxes or sell bonds, 17 of them are—for now—passing. None are more likely to change as more votes are counted than Del Norte’s 1-cent sales tax increase, which leads by 15 votes out of nearly 8,000 cast.

Three counties—Calaveras, San Joaquin, and Trinity—approved taxes on cannabis, while Tuolumne and Sierra increased their hotel tax. A measure that has drawn some statewide attention is Sonoma County’s Measure O, which would raise the sales tax by ¼ cent to fund mental health, addiction recovery, and homelessness programs. It currently has 69 percent of the vote.

Humboldt and San Francisco both appear to have approved measures aiming to increase affordable housing in those counties. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sonoma all had measures dealing with public safety funding and oversight, all of which are leading.

While some of these results are likely to change, on the whole county voters seemed open to change—and to making their voices heard on those changes.