Backpacks sit near the door for a portable building that houses classrooms in the Lompoc Unified School District. The district has asked voters to approve Measure M on Nov. 5 to provide $160 million ...

The Novato City Council is considering a new capital improvement project focused on road and pedestrian safety that would be funded by Measure M revenues. Councilmember Tim O’Connor proposed the idea ...

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 ...

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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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — Campaign finance disclosure statements for measures and offices on the city of Santa Cruz’s March ballot were recently published, and showed that real estate developers and contractors ...