The measure, called the Santa Cruz County Safe Drinking Water, Clean Beaches, Wildfire Risk Reduction and Wildlife Protection Act, would levy an $87 per parcel tax across the county that is estimated by organizers to raise about $7.5 million annually in locally-controlled funding.
Deitch, 74, told the Sentinel he previously ran for the 2nd District role in 1996, 2000 and 2012. He also ran for the 3rd District in 2010 and has made several more attempts at other federal and statewide office positions.
The Santa Cruz County Clerkâs Office took all the time available to make its final tallies for the June 7 primary election. Measure F, a sales tax put before voters in the city of Santa Cruz, was the only race that went down to the wire. A hand count did not change the fact more voters were against the new tax than were for it.
The first batch of votes released by the office of Santa Cruz County Clerk Tricia Webber shortly after 8 p.m. showed No on the hotly contested rail-and-trail measure outpacing Yes, 16,730 votes to 7,104.