Oakland voters were rejecting a new tax on residential properties that city leaders had hoped would plug a hole in this year’s budget, early returns indicated Tuesday night.
As of 10:45 p.m., 54% of voters had voted against Measure E, a parcel tax expected to raise $34 million a year for the next nine years. The measure needs a majority in favor to pass.
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It’s a sign that voters may be fatigued with city leaders asking them to authorize new taxes, which they have done in each of the last three years. The measure would impose a parcel tax of $192 on single-family homes and $131 per multifamily unit.
Oakland had been counting on the funding to add staff to address illegal dumping and homeless encampments, replace fire engines and ambulances and restore some of the shelter beds that the city lost earlier this year…