Local ballot measures pass in Oakland, CA

Mon, Jul 27 2009 — Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland voters overwhelmingly approved four ballot measures in an unusual mail-only election Tuesday that sought to ease the city’s tight budget situation. All four measures passed with at least 71 percent of the vote, with well over 90 percent of the ballots counted. Measure F’s creation of a business license tax for cannabis businesses got approval from 79.9 percent of voters, the highest of any measure.

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