Oceanside places sales tax extension on November ballot

Backed by survey results and residents’ support, the Oceanside City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to place a 10-year extension of Measure X, a half-cent sales tax, on the November ballot. People at the meeting praised the way the money has been spent so far. The city built a new downtown fire station that opens this summer and a firefighter training tower shared with departments throughout the region, expanded the Police Department’s homeless outreach teams, improved beachfront facilities such as restrooms, repaired hundreds of miles of streets and more. Oceanside voters...