Environment, parks and open space measures pass across the Bay Area and California

"It's a combination of hope and pride that California is leading the way, combined with dread and despair that the federal government is going to be pulling in the opposite direction."

"The biggest prize for green groups came as voters approved Proposition 4, a statewide bond measure to provide $10 billion to thin forests to reduce wildfire risk, expand parks and open spaces, and boost water recycling..."

Read at www.mercurynews.com