Measure U Primary Election Results: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz voters were asked to vote on Measure U to renew a property tax to benefit Santa Cruz City Elementary School/Santa Cruz City High School District programs. The results are coming in and 76.6 percent of voters counted so far were in support as of Wednesday morning.

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Measure U seeks to renew the expiring Santa Cruz City Elementary School/Santa Cruz City High School District's expiring $208 per parcel annual tax, to provide $3.2 million in annual local school funding, according to Ballotpedia.

The money would benefit science, art and music programs, plus teacher pay and library and counseling services.

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Find more coverage of Santa Cruz County Primary Election results on Patch:

• CA Primary Election Results 2020: Races For President, Congress
• Super Tuesday Results