Los Angeles, CA
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In November of 2012, the Measure J ballot initiative went down to a narrow defeat despite garnering over 66% of the vote. Measure J would have extended the 2008 Measure R sales tax so that further bonding would be possible and promised transit projects could be completed sooner. From pretty much the moment the final vote was counted, transit watchers have wondered when Metro would try to pass another funding measure on the ballot…
More info at http://la.streetsblog.org/2013/11/21/measure-r-maybe-in-2014-probably-in-2016/