Voters overwhelmingly rejected doubling the local sales tax, complicating how the council responds to homelessness
Bill Wells has easily won his third full term leading East County’s largest city, according toBut the mayor’s victory is complicated by El Cajon residents rejecting a proposed sales tax increase, which leadersWells, a prominent Republican leader in a liberal region, earned more than 14,600 votes, about 70 percent of the total.His only challenger, Democratic real estate agent Arnie Levine, received about 6,000 votes, less than a third of all ballots.
The council’s longest-serving member, Gary Kendrick, ran unopposed for a sixth term. He received more than 5,800 votes. Wells has been a prominent critic of Democratic policies around the state, including shutdown rules that closed businesses. During the campaign, the mayor touted the city’s balanced budget and the state of local roads, which received a “very good” rating of 73 out of 100 from a 2018 report.
El Cajon has the region’s only homeless shelter, and Wells recently said the city was negotiating with a different provider to potentially open a new facility.
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