san francisco californians expect pass ballot measure election day legalize recreational marijuana prospect cities counties see dollar sign proposition 64 would impose state tax cultivation sale marijuana also allow local jurisdictions add tax something many cities counties say plan economists warn burdensome tax fee nascent industry could backfire fuel black market push marijuana businesses decamp towns cheap operate many city county officials across california however promise new revenue fill budget gap fund service allure pass 60 local marijuana measure appear ballot across california tuesday election monterey scenic county along state rugged central coast officials say new local marijuana tax fee approve could bring 30 million nearly double county 16 million budget deficit coalinga fresno county community 13,000 officials hope solve million budget crisis marijuana tax central california king city anticipate new revenues million million almost 30 percent city general fund propose marijuana tax gonzales population 8,400 project hit 1.6 million city collect annually sales property tax combine business would generate type revenue gonzales city manager rene mendez say easy see something communities want pursue california communities go announce plan reinvent hubs industry desert hot spring southern california town narrowly skirt bankruptcy financial crash one cities pass marijuana tax 2014. eager marijuana revenue city pass ordinance allow grow process businesses legally operate mayor scott matas say already effect real estate price vacant dilapidate industrial parcel skyrocket investors stand poise build manufacture sit open nurseries forecast local marijuana tax collect addition state tax stagger desert hot spring current general fund 15 million city leaders project marijuana tax collections could reach million next year eventually climb 50 million available land get fully build industry take revenue could life-changing community matas say u.s. state marijuana see graphic tmsnrt.rs/2fbzymv many california communities hop cash recreational marijuana form plan meet david mcpherson hdl company southern california consult firm specialize revenue strategies local governments former oakland tax administrator say believe marijuana provide rare opportunity new job growth tax revenue could help struggle communities keep pace rise pension cost infrastructure school fund need almost like next dot com say mcpherson work 40 communities marijuana issue help draft dozen local tax measure tuesday ballot cities really struggle balance budget say new industry go increase significantly create job employment communities municipalities embrace high marijuana tax say hope squash black market keep tax low legal businesses good compete illicit supply mendocino longtime marijuana-growing region northern california county officials scoff initial projections mcpherson 110 million annual local tax potential cash infusion equivalent 60 percent county general fund instead county propose measure much low tax rate number design make government drool say much get cultivators farmers say jude thilman fort bragg resident member mendocino cannabis policy council may meet mendocino county supervisors farmers well people barely get by nate bradley head california cannabis industry association worry high tax would encourage farmers continue grow marijuana illegally want pull guy hill look like atm machine go come hill cities want avoid whole issue ban marijuana farm sales within jurisdictions something allow ballot measure orange county south los angeles placentia mayor pro tem craig green say city plan allow marijuana sales cultivation problems cannabis business increase cost law enforcement say end cost end california cities see chance cash marijuana