Voters favored pot businesses and one of two sales tax hikes as they finalized decisions on a number of local city measures by Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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In Costa Mesa, unofficial returns Tuesday night showed voter support for Measure Q, which would update city law to allow and tax marijuana shops and delivery businesses in the city’s commercial and certain industrial zones – away from schools and playgrounds.
Similarly, a majority of voters in Laguna Woods have answered “yes” so far to its advisory Measure V, which asked whether the city should allow marijuana dispensaries at some point.
And in La Habra, “yes” votes are up for Measure W, which proposed permitting up to four delivery-only cannabis businesses, with tax proceeds going toward various city services.
Voters in two cities considered higher sales taxes to finance infrastructure upkeep and other programs.
Tallies out of Fullerton did not support Measure S, a 1.25% sales tax hike, which city officials have said would go toward funding pothole fixes and first responder logistics, and cleaning up homelessness encampments.
Measure Y in Los Alamitos, a 1.5% sales tax increase, got more voter backing – “yes” votes were ahead late Tuesday. City officials also said the boost to coffers would help it fund quality of life services such as policing, street and park maintenance and social programs.
Voters in Orange and La Habra decided on open space issues. A majority so far have down-voted Orange’s Measure AA, which would allow development of a new neighborhood at the current site of a sand and gravel processor on Santiago Canyon Road.
In La Habra, a majority have voted up Measure X, which would adjust city rules to require residents to approve changes to “open space” zones, an initiative that was prompted by a development proposal for Westridge Golf Club.
A few cities had ballot measures to change city council term limits, salaries and other procedures that so far have resonated with voters. In early results Tuesday night:
- Measure P in Cypress: “Yes” votes were ahead for the measure to require council vacancies to be filled and to allow ordinances to change the council’s composition, election and terms.
- Measure BB in San Clemente: “Yes” votes were ahead for the measure to limit city council members to two consecutive four-year terms.
- Measure CC in Tustin: “Yes” votes were ahead to set city council salaries as allowed by state law.
- Measure DD in Westminster: “Yes” votes were ahead to limit mayor and city council members to three four-year terms.
Early returns also showed a lack of voter support for Measure U, a ban on selling, possessing and using amateur fireworks in Fullerton.
And a majority of votes out of Newport Beach so far have favored Measure Z, which would officially add the existing seven-member Harbor Commission to the city charter.