Sanity  prevailed last night in Richmond as Measures No and O went down to defeat. With  all precincts posted this morning, the results were as follows:          
             Measure N 
            
              
                Yes  | 
                4,009  | 
                34.35%  | 
               
              
                No  | 
                7,663  | 
                65.65%  | 
               
              
                   | 
                11,672  | 
                   | 
               
             
            Measure O 
            
              
                Yes  | 
                5,663  | 
                48.03%  | 
               
              
                No  | 
                5,888  | 
                50.97%  | 
               
              
                   | 
                11,551  | 
                   | 
               
             
            Measures N  and O were placed on the ballot by Florida would be developer Richard Poe, who  tried to make an end run around the normal planning and public review process  with Measure N and tried to punish the City of Richmond with Measure O by  reducing the city manager’s compensation to an unrealistic level.  |