California: "Renewable power, alternative fuel measures fail"

(11-04) 21:37 PST San Francisco -- Two state ballot measures that would dramatically expand California's use of renewable power and alternative fuels were losing Tuesday night.

Proposition 7 would force California's electrical utilities to get 50 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2025, a big jump from the state's current goal of 20 percent by the end of 2010. And Prop. 10 would offer rebates for cars and trucks that burn natural gas or alternative fuels, with the money coming from $5 billion in state bonds.

With 9.5 percent of precincts reporting, 33.9 percent of voters favored Prop. 7, while 66.1 percent opposed it. And 37.1 percent supported Prop. 10, compared with 62.9 percent opposed.