Oakland keeps asking voters for new parcel taxes — and keeps failing to deliver what those taxes promised. What voters should weigh in deciding Measure E (June 2026).
Good grief, this is some of the best reporting I've seen out of Oakland in decades. I suggest one of the primary reasons we are in this downward spiral is because Oaklanders don't read this. Wear all the booster denial stuff (Oaklandish) you want. As Adlai Stevenson once famously said "people get the kind of government they deserve."
Thank you for all you are doing to ensure Measure E does not pass. We do not need another parcel tax or any other tax. Mindy Pechenuk, candidate for Oakland Mayor 2026
This needs to be done for Berkeley as well, every election brings a new property tax, or coming in November 2026, sales tax increase. Well done report!
Good grief, this is some of the best reporting I've seen out of Oakland in decades. I suggest one of the primary reasons we are in this downward spiral is because Oaklanders don't read this. Wear all the booster denial stuff (Oaklandish) you want. As Adlai Stevenson once famously said "people get the kind of government they deserve."
Thank you for all you are doing to ensure Measure E does not pass. We do not need another parcel tax or any other tax. Mindy Pechenuk, candidate for Oakland Mayor 2026
Well done and thank you for doing this service to Oakland voters.
This needs to be done for Berkeley as well, every election brings a new property tax, or coming in November 2026, sales tax increase. Well done report!