Bay Meadows Lawsuit 

Friends of Bay Meadows have submitted a lawsuit that they are hoping will change the outcome of a recent decision by a San Mateo Superior Court judge. The judge ruled that there weren’t enough signatures on the group’s petitions to get the slot machine initiative on the November ballot. The group thinks that they did have enough signatures and are prepared to fight the decision. 

There were 95 signatures on the ballot that were marked disallowed by the Elections Office, and the group wants those signatures reviewed. The group spent two months collecting signatures to get the slot machine referendum on the ballot. They needed 4,661 signatures, and got 5,696 – which should have been more than enough to get the slot machine initiative on the ballot. Their opponent was just as busy. They hung out around the same places as the group collecting the signatures and handed out information that would hopefully keep potential voters from signing the petitions. They also sent postcards to the homes of the voters that they could send in to have their name removed from the petition – in case they had signed it and changed their minds. More than 280 voters returned the cards to city hall. 

The group is going ahead with its plans to develop the racetrack into residential units, as well as office and retail space. They say that if it does not get developed this way, then it could conceivably be turned into a racino with slot machines and table games instead.

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