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CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Voters Evenly Split on Hike in Gas Tax

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Voter opinion on Proposition 111, the state measure that would raise gasoline taxes for road improvements and transit systems, is now evenly divided, according to the latest California Poll. The poll results, released this week, found that 46% of the 1,007 voters questioned earlier this month were in favor of the measure and 46% were against it. Proposition 111 will be on the June ballot. Soon after the Oct. 17 Bay Area earthquake, the proposition was favored 55% to 45% in a California Poll.

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