Contra Costa ballot measures asking voters in six cities to hike taxes, authorize bonds

It’s a classic election-year question: do voters want more services from their municipality or pay fewer taxes?

Voters in six Contra Costa County cities face the question this year, with the money if the measures are approved going to each city’s general fund to pay for services like police, firefighters and parks, senior and childcare programs. Five of the measures require a simple majority of yes votes to pass.