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El Cajon staff say polling shows community support for Prop J replacement; council approves town‑hall outreach
Summary
Consultants told the council a March poll showed majority support for a critical‑services sales‑tax measure when described as supporting police and fire; staff recommended town halls and follow-up polling and the council unanimously accepted the report and outreach plan.
City staff presented polling results on April 23 that staff say show community receptiveness to a replacement or continuation of the city’s critical‑services sales‑tax measure (commonly referenced as Prop J).
John Needstead of Competitive Edge, hired through a request-for-proposal to poll El Cajon voters, told the council the March 11–20 survey (margin of sampling error ±3.2%) tested a turnout model assuming roughly 60%…
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