Dive summary:

• Last night the vote on whether Fresno, Calif. will privatize their trash services had 87% of the precincts reporting but was still too close to call for sure.
• The “yes” votes hold a slim 422-vote lead, with 24,923 for the privatization and 24,509 against.
• While privatization would lower costs for residents up to 17%, the city said some trash workers would loose their jobs and those that remained would go from making $23 an hour to an average of $17 an hour.

From the article:

The results of voting on Measure G, which would outsource the city's residential waste collection, were too close to call hours after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Pacific time. With 87% of the precincts reporting, the "yes" votes for privatization held a slim 422-vote lead – 24,923 votes to 24,509 votes, or 50.43% to 49.57%, according to unofficial results from the Fresno County Clerk.

The winner of the special election might not be known until later Wednesday when late-arriving absentee ballots are counted. ...