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Risk and Ruin: The Measure P battle for money, the ballot box, and the courthouse
To win with Measure P, parks advocates sought the deep pockets of Bay Area billionaire Tom Steyer and planned ahead for a post-election courthouse brawl.
Drawing a line in the sandbox: How parks advocates plotted around Brand
While the groundwork Measure P was pitched as "Parks for All," advocates first pursued a parks tax by adding supporters and "neutralizing" opponents.
Green for green: How Fresno’s failed parks tax came to be
The battle over Fresno's parks didn't come out of thin air. The Sun gives an inside look at how Measure P made it to – and failed on – the 2018 ballot.
