Santa Cruz Weekly Editorial Board

Staff Writer

Endorsements: Measure H

Measure H is being touted as a way to fund extra police officers, which many residents and business owners have been demanding ever since gang violence began intensifying on the Westside. The May 1 mayhem added to the sense of urgency. But faced with a 1.5 percent increase in the utility tax (from 7 to 8.5 percent), which would add $5-6 a month to the average household’s financial burden, some of those same people are now balking.

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