Fresno County is going to blows with California over a special statute passed by the state legislature to ensure a county tax initiative will appear on the November ballot.
The measure, which received the necessary signatures to go in front of county voters, proposes a half-cent sales tax to replace an expiring levy for funding transportation infrastructure. After the county board authorized a study pushing the measure beyond the November ballot’s approval deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 1923 to place the initiative on the ballot.
The action prevents the Fresno County Board of Supervisors from lawfully participating in …