It’s Thursday, October 24th. I’m Natalie Gray and here’s your local news from the Modesto Bee. At least 3 of Modesto’s elected officials want to spend roughly $380,000 to cover the city’s costs of exploring the potential development of a 200-room, high-end hotel in downtown. But the spending won’t start just yet. That’s because only 4 of the City Council’s 7 members voted on this proposal Tuesday. The vote was 3-1 in favor, but needed 4 votes.