#measure c

[staysouthbay]

Volunteers vs. forces of overdevelopment

[eastcountytoday]

Antioch Releases Annual Measure C Report

Antioch residents were recently mailed a 1-page update providing the 2016-17 annual status report for Measure C funding which voters approved in November 2013. The City began collecting funds in April 2014 where the measure is projected to generate $7 million in General Fund Revenue annually, of which 100% has been allocated by the City Council to Police and Code Enforcement budgets. The City is…

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[eastcountytoday]

City of Antioch Releases Status Report on Usage of Measure C Funds

ANTIOCH, CA – The City of Antioch has released a Status Report on the use of funds the City has received from Measure C, the half-cent sales tax passed by Antioch voters a year ago on November 5th. The Status Report is being mailed to all Antioch residents and a summary will be presented to the City Council by staff at the October 28th City Council Meeting.

Collection of Measure C funds began…

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[haywardlibrary]

Looks impressive. How have you guaranteed funding to ensure that the facility will be opened and adequately staffed long enough hours?

On election day June 4, 2014, Hayward voters approved Measure C by an overwhelming 2-to-1 margin, ensuring the funding for a mix of critical City infrastructure and services upgrades.

With the passage of Measure C by a supermajority of Hayward voters, the 21st Century Library project and the ongoing operations of the new facility are fully funded for the next 20 years.

Learn more about Measure C here.

[haywardlibrary]

Measure C passes by an overwhelming 2-to-1 margin

On election day June 4, 2014, Hayward voters approved Measure C by an overwhelming 2-to-1 margin, ensuring the funding for a mix of critical City infrastructure and services upgrades.

The centerpiece of the effort is a new 21st Century Library and Learning Center for Hayward, the long-needed and much-anticipated new community destination in downtown.

With the passage of Measure C by a supermajority of Hayward voters, construction on the new Library will begin in 2015.

[myvallejo-blog]

Measure C: Vallejo's Potential Medical Marijuana Tax

Measure B proposes a blanket sales tax; Measure C aims to tax Vallejo's medical marijuana dispensaries. If passed, either would bring much-needed revenue into the city. Both bear great controversy, especially in the midst of 2011 elections--and one, in particular, carries grave connotations about the city's current social situation.

According to an October 19 article in the Vallejo Times-Herald, both dispensary owners and anti-general sales tax city leaders support this measure. "Measure B is a blanket sales tax that will affect every single person in Vallejo," said city councilwoman Joanne Schively, in an interview with Times-Herald. "Measure C will only affect the people who use that particular product. And they have a choice as to whether or not they want to use it."

Nevertheless, there are issues with the measure. Commercial marijuana operations are illegal under federal law. Current mayor Osby Davis, who opposed putting the measure on the ballot and is running for re-election this year, attempted to submit an opposition argument--but failed to submit the document by the filing deadline. In his statement, he states:

Speak Loud and Clear to our City Council. Tell them no, we will not look the other way while business violate (sic) the law just because it may be profitable to do so.

Furthermore, federal law enforcement officials said that Vallejo's dispensaries would risk losing their property and rental income if Measure C passed. Since the most profitable dispensaries would be targeted, the exact amount of money this tax would contribute to the city's revenue remains in question.

Vallejo citizens have gotten into pretty heated arguments online. And this measure not only raises questions about the 2011 city council candidates and taxation, but also brings to light bigger political and social issues, including:

Should the federal government act within the local political realm?

Should medical marijuana be legalized?

And, examining this measure through a more sociocultural lens:

If Measure C were to be passed, would it affect the current perception of Vallejo in a positive or a negative way?

The issue of money aside, does Vallejo need another potential reason for other municipal bodies to comment on its "dying" or "desperate" state of affairs?