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Flash: Berkeley Measure S Seems to Be Defeated
Based on totals supplied by the Alameda County Clerk's office early this morning, Berkeley voters, by more than a thousand votes, rejected an attempt to make sitting down on the city's commercial sidewalks illegal. The measure was backed by more than $110,000, largely supplied by big commercial property interests. The "No on S" campaign was carried by citizen volunteers on a much lower budget of contributions from private individuals.
The final vote report:
No: 17411 (51.56%)
Yes: 16356 (48.44%)