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Prop 13 is. But parcel taxes are extremely common in California. There are many on the ballot every election cycle, and they pass shockingly often.

This usually amounts to $20-$100 per house / apartment / unit per year.

Still regressive because it isn’t income or value dependent, but it is a tax on property.




Here in North Oakland we have these 29 added taxes to my property tax bill:

-COUNTY WIDE GO BOND

-CITY OF OAKLAND 1

-SCHOOL UNIFIED

-SCHOOL COMM COLL

-BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT

-EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK

-MOSQUITO ABATEMENT

-CSA PARAMEDIC

-CSA VECTOR CONTROL

-CITY EMERG MEDICAL

-CITY PARAMEDIC SRV

-CSA LEAD ABATEMENT

-SCHOOL MEASURE G

-PERALTA CCD MEAS B

-OUSD MEASURE N

-OUSD MEASURE G1

-VIOLENCE PREV TAX

-CITY LIBRARY SRV-D

-SFBRA MEASURE AA

-FLOOD BENEFIT 12

-HAZ WASTE PROGRAM

-CSA VECTOR CNTRL B

-MOSQUITO ASSESS 2

-AC TRANSIT MEAS VV

-CITY LIBRARY SERV

-EBMUD WETWEATHER

-EAST BAY TRAIL LLD

-EBRP PARK SAFETY/M

They range from $1.74 for mosquito abatement to $991.28 for City of Oakland. the average is around $100 at quick glance.


Hah -- hello, neighbor!

Indeed I should've said $20-100 EACH, not total. It adds up to lots annually.




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