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🌱 Soledad recreation tax falls short in latest election returns

Soledad, California Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Soledad! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Soledad recreation tax falls short in latest election returns
  • Soledad's Rose Ferrero earns top-10 marks in county comparison

Also on today's calendar: MC-CHOICE Unit and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Some sun; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 77, low: 51.
  • Friday: A shower possible, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Monterey County voters back school shake-up and tax measures (salinasvalleytribune.com) — The Soledad-Mission Recreation District's special tax remained short of passage in Monday's unofficial returns, with 58.3% support against the required two-thirds. In Soledad's District 2 council race, Eugene Ivey led Don Bolin, 702 votes to 296. Thousands of ballots remained uncounted countywide, so results could change.
   

• Soledad's Rose Ferrero ranks among county's top 10 elementary schools (salinasvalleytribune.com) — Rose Ferrero Elementary placed among Monterey County's top 10 elementary schools in both math and English, according to a Soledad Unified analysis of state tests. About 56% of students met or exceeded math standards and 55% did so in English. The rankings are the district's comparison, not official state rankings.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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