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  • Ballot Title Editorial Palo Alto Weekly

    Ballot Title Editorial Palo Alto Weekly

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    When voters cast their ballots to support or oppose a local measure, it’s tempting to assume that they understand what’s at stake. But when it comes to ballot language, truth is often bent for political purposes, forcing voters to deal with questions that are murky, misleading or, in some cases, outright deceptive. That, at least,…

  • Ballot Title Editorial East Bay Times

    Ballot Title Editorial East Bay Times

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    Opinion: We’re being duped by officials who write local ballot measures Alameda County group devises a rating system to help voters recognize deceptions on the March 5 ballot Our group of former members of the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury has devised a rating system to help voters recognize the deceptions in local measures on…

  • EAST BAY TIMES

    EAST BAY TIMES

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     reporting on the 2017-2018 Grand Jury Final Report —  7/2/2018 EAST BAY TIMES OAKLAND —  Oakland is short $860 million to cover future retiree benefits and needs to figure out a solution soon, or risk having to cut city services, according to a civil grand jury report. An Alameda County civil grand jury report issued…