Time for Manteca leaders to pursue new half cent public safety sales tax

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General fund reserves amassed before the pandemic hit has helped avoid the need to reduce municipal service such as police protection.

police car — General fund reserves amassed before the pandemic hit has helped avoid the need to reduce municipal service such as police protection.

As fibs go, it’s a whopper. Election cycle after election cycle virtually every Manteca City Council candidate makes noises that they want to step up public safety. The inference is clear. They say they want more police officers.

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