Editing Pacheco, California (section)

== Annexation ==
In January 2011 the Martinez City Council voted to annex those portions of Pacheco north of [[California State Route 4]]. In September 2011, Martinez reached a tax sharing deal to pave the way forward for the annexation.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = White |first1 = Lisa P. |url = http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19167355 |title = Tax sharing deal for North Pacheco clears way for annexation into Martinez |newspaper = Contra Costa Times |date = October 21, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130619230724/http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19167355 |archive-date = June 19, 2013 |df = mdy-all }}  </ref> In March 2012, sufficient protests were registered to force an election on the issue.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Mart |first1 = Greta |url = http://www.martinezgazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8852:residents-likely-to-hit-polls-over-n-pacheco-annexation-&catid=46:news&Itemid=81 |title = Residents Likely To Hit Polls Over N. Pacheco Annexation |newspaper = Martinez News Gazette |date = March 10, 2012 }}</ref> In August 2012, the Martinez Police were mobilized to convince the voters to agree to the proposal.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Mart |first1 = Greta |url =http://www.martinezgazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9460:north-pacheco-residents-receive-accounts-of-measure-t-realities&catid=46:news&Itemid=81 |title = Measure T Realities Hit North Pacheco Residents |newspaper = Martinez News Gazette |publisher =  Gibson Publications |date = August 12, 2012 }}</ref>

As part of the annexation, Martinez would take over the management of the new Pacheco transit hub.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_21603980/planned-pacheco-transit-hub-will-bring-together-buses |title = Planned Pacheco transit hub will bring together buses, bikes and carpools |newspaper = Contra Costa Times |last1 = White |first1 = Lisa P. |date = September 21, 2012 |access-date = December 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132705/http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_21603980/planned-pacheco-transit-hub-will-bring-together-buses |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

In August 2012 North Pacheco rejected annexation. Residents and property owners voted 40-39 against becoming part of Martinez. The 111-acre area remains unincorporated, governed by the County Board of Supervisors.

Opponents of the annexation called it a "bad deal for all" on a website created to oppose the proposal. The site claimed that annexing Pacheco would be too costly for Martinez{{snd}}a city already suffering a deficit, and that property taxes would go up for residents and businesses. The ''Contra Costa Times'' reported that annexation of an area along Interstate 680 from Highway 4 north to the Burlington-Northern Santa Fe railroad crossing was approved by the Contra Costa County Local Area Formation Commission earlier that year. LAFCO's Executive Officer Lou Ann Texeira said that commissioners would have to take action to terminate the annexation at the September 12 meeting. City leaders say that the North Pacheco gateway area offers the potential for profit-making development. The Martinez city council scheduled another vote on the issue, possibly with a larger area.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.contracostatimes.com/contracostatimes/ci_24626585/martinez-may-take-another-shot-at-annexing-north |title = Martinez may take another shot at annexing North Pacheco |last1 = White |first1 = Lisa P. |date = November 29, 2013 |newspaper = Contra Costa Times |access-date = November 29, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222705/http://www.contracostatimes.com/contracostatimes/ci_24626585/martinez-may-take-another-shot-at-annexing-north |archive-date = September 23, 2015 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>