California: City fee initiative gathering signatures
A secretive group is inching closer to gathering enough signatures to qualify an initiative for the November general election that, if approved, would force city officials to put every change to city fees to a popular vote. Backed by the San Luis Obispo Property Owners Association, the User and Regulatory Fees Initiative has about 2,000 signatures in support, according to Association Treasurer Stephen Barasch. The initiative would require a majority vote on any new, expanded, or increased fee proposed by the city, according to the initiative summary.