California Justices Deny Review of Oakland Zoo Funding Measure

A measure that Oakland, Calif., voters approved to fund the local zoo with a flat property tax will stand after a taxpayer watchdog group failed to convince the California Supreme Court to review the initiative.

In March, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, struck down a portion of the ballot initiative’s language for violating a state constitutional provision that bars conferring specific organizations with certain privileges, but upheld the remainder of the measure.

• The California Supreme Court’s Wednesday order halts the Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association Inc.'s opposition to the voter initiative, which imposed a $68 annual parcel tax ...