Oakland\u2019s Measure E is a parcel tax. If it passes, it will tax single-family homes one hundred ninety-two dollars annually. Taxes on apartment units will go up by one hundred thirty-five dollars.<\/p>\n
It was expected to bring in over $32 million annually to combat homelessness and illegal dumping and enhance public safety in the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we think about public safety as well as faster 911 police response, it also goes toward the general response that our community deserves to have.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s Saabir Lockett, the Deputy Director of Eastbay Action. He\u2019s hopeful that the measure will still pass.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you think about funding the fire department, you think about saving elders who are stuck in a fire or children from smoke inhalation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though it made it to the ballot through a citizens initiative, over 50% of residents have voted no so far.<\/p>\n
Mayor Barbara Lee isn\u2019t as optimistic as Lockett. In an email to KALW, her office wrote, \u201cMeasure E won\u2019t move forward based on the results … but my administration submitted a balanced and responsible budget built on revenue we can reliably count on, with no staff layoffs and a clear commitment to core services.\u201d<\/p>\n
As ballots continue to be counted, Lee says she plans to pursue philanthropic investment and public-private partnerships to bridge the gaps left by federal and state funding.<\/p>\n
If Measure E doesn\u2019t pass, it will be the first parcel tax rejected by Oakland residents since 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oakland\u2019s Measure E is a parcel tax. If it passes, it will tax single-family homes one hundred ninety-two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-353383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}