Voters say yes to a number of sales tax hikes, school bond measures in the Tri-Counties

Voters said yes to more than a dozen ballot measures on the Central and South Coast, including everything from sales tax hikes to school bond proposals.

In Ventura County, voters approved increasing Simi Valley’s bed tax from 10% to 12% to raise more money for the city.

Oxnard voters okayed an indefinite extension of the city’s existing half-cent sales tax, which raises about $20 million a year for public safety and other government services…