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San Francisco voters reject tax hike targeting companies with highly paid executives

San Francisco voters appeared to reject a ballot measure that would have significantly increased taxes on some large companies with highly paid executives, delivering a win for business groups and technology leaders who argued the proposal could hinder the city's economic recovery.According to results posted by the San Francisco Department of Elections, Measure D was failing with 53.64% of voters opposed and 46.36% in favor. The measure required a simple majority to pass.Measure D would have expanded San Francisco's existing CEO pay ratio tax, which applies to certain large businesses when a t...