PACIFIC GROVE — After months of city council debates, a citizens’ initiative and a controversial lawsuit, Measure M, which limits short-term rentals within the city, looks to be on its way to passing.

So far, Novato’s Measure M sales tax is bringing in less than anticipated, city finance officials said. The city has been wrestling with a multiyear budget deficit, but this year was able to close a ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The argument over a ballot measure that calls for a sales tax increase to fund an expansion of the Los Angeles County rail system has picked up steam. Los Angeles City ...

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SANTA CRUZ — After a month of periodic updates about the March 5 election, the Santa Cruz County clerk officially certified the voting results Tuesday with Measure M failing to gain the majority vote ...