From Pine View Farm

Lord Mayor of the Flies 1

Ring in the new Hobbesian reality in LaLaLand:

Hope has faded for Half Moon Bay to overcome its budget deficit after the defeat of a crucial sales tax measure, the city’s last chance to retain its own police department.

“The city is going to have to contract for police services, period,” Half Moon Bay City Manager Michael Dolder said after an emergency meeting last week at which City Council members contemplated having to cut roughly $1.2 million out of the city’s general fund by June — money they were counting on before voters defeated Measure K, a 1-cent sales tax increase that would have raised as much as $1.4 million for the city each year.

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  1. Karen

    November 15, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    Some group here tried to lower all property taxes & vehicle registration fees to $10.00 per veh, but the measure failed. Someone must have read the information on what would happen if these measures passed. About contracting for any service, like police, fire, ambulance & how the funding for K-12 would be affected.

    I don’t mind paying property tax, because if I need one, I want a cop here. Or firemen.

    Sometimes, less isn’t always more.