(Eds Note: Measure J ended up with 66.11% of the vote.)

Painful in LA County and even more so in Alameda County. The final LA County vote count — including all outstanding ballots — is to be tallied on Friday. Meantime the drumbeat is starting for a north-south campaign to reduce the voter threshold to 55%. Stay tuned.

Read about Measure J in the LA Times.

Read about Measure B1 on KQED’s website.