Posts Tagged ‘Measure D’
Richmond city budget shows tough times not over
There’s good news and bad news for the city’s budget for 2011-2012. In the positive column, the city’s credit ratings remains strong, there’s money in the bank—$10 million in general fund reserves, essentially a rainy day fund—and funding for the city’s services will for the most part remain intact. The bad news is that every part of city government will experience cuts of some kind, while programs that rely on state funding are under threat of a drastically constricted state budget, and part of the city’s budget relies on ballot measures, which are risky.
Read MoreMeasure M: More money for schools?
West County voters to decide on a new parcel tax to fund schools.
Read MoreElection 2010: D.A. race headed for run-off
Neither Mark Peterson nor Dan O’Malley were able to secure over 50 percent of Tuesday’s primary vote, so the two will duke it out in a November run-off for the county District Attorney seat.
Read MoreElection 2010: Gioia leading in race for County Supe
It was too early to tell for many of Tuesday’s local races, although by 9 p.m., County Supervisor John Gioia was leading in his bid to fend off political newcomer Mister Phillips for the District 1 seat.
Read MoreElection 2010: Breakdown of contested county races
A brief rundown of the countywide races up for grabs in Tuesday’s primary election.
Read MoreDistrict banking on voter support for Measure D
West Contra Costa County voters have been highly supportive of school-related bond measures in the past. But could a down economy and lingering worries about leadership on the district school board prove enough to doom Measure D?
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