From GV Wire:
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand withdrew his plan Thursday morning to place in front of voters a sales tax measure equally benefiting public safety and parks.
The plan, announced Monday, called for raising the sales tax by a half-percent.
“I do not see any chance that five members of the City Council will vote to put this measure on the November ballot and give our voters that opportunity." —Fresno Mayor Lee Brand
Brand needed a super-majority, or five of the seven council members, to agree for his proposal to reach the ballot.
But reaction since Monday from councilmembers indicated a clear lack of support.
As GV Wire reported Monday, three of the more conservative councilmen—Clint Olivier, Steve Brandau and Garry Bredefeld — said they would not support placing the measure on the ballot.
Brand was also under fire on social media: https://www.facebook.com/steve.brandau