Measure to Drop Bias Protection for Gays Barely Ahead in Concord
Voters in Concord appeared narrowly in favor of removing the Bay Area city’s protection of homosexuals from discrimination, after a campaign spurred by Christian fundamentalist groups.
With a small number of absentee ballots left to be counted from Tuesday’s election, Proposition M in the city led by just over 100 votes. The measure strips the words “sexual orientation” from Concord’s discrimination law.
Elsewhere in Northern California, San Mateo County voters rejected a proposal to fund education with what would have been the state’s highest sales taxes.
At least five new cities were created through incorporation measures around the state. Buellton in Santa Barbara County became an official city, while Montecito voters rejected incorporation.
In San Bernardino County, Chino Hills became a city with 57% of the vote and Yucca Valley was incorporated with just over a majority of the vote.
In Northern California, the new city of American Canyon was formed in Napa Valley. The Santa Rosa suburb of Windsor was incorporated as a city in Sonoma County.
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