Six ballot measures in Alameda County, primarily involving school parcel taxes and school bonds, are at or near the cusp of thresholds needed for passage. But with only provisional ballots remaining to be counted, as of Tuesday afternoon, time is… Read More ›
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Oakland’s Measure AA
Allowing Measure AA to be enacted with less than two-thirds of the votes would constitute a ‘fraud on the voters.’-Alameda County Superior Court Judge Ronni MacLaren, writing in a decision Tuesday against Oakland’s 2018 parcel tax measure which garnered just… Read More ›
With low teacher pay, Alameda USD did polling for a parcel tax. The results are passable
Alamedans strongly believe their teachers are underpaid, but support for a proposed parcel tax measure on the March 2020 primary ballot is at or below the two-thirds majority required for it to be a success at the ballot box, according… Read More ›
Oakland City Council votes to hold off for now on collecting Measure AA parcel tax
Fearing Oakland voters will become further disillusioned with their city government and uncertainty over a legal fight that could determine the fate of last November’s controversial Measure AA result at the ballot box, the Oakland City Council decided late Tuesday… Read More ›