The Shafter City Council unanimously approved a motion to put a proposed 1% sales tax increase on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. Finance Director Roger Sanchez told the council that the city has been able to operate the past couple of years in the black because of savings. Sanchez said that beginning this next year, the city would see its expenses exceed operating revenue, forcing the city...
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