Background

On February 5, 2008, Oakland voters approved the “Oakland Unified School District 2008 Education Parcel Tax Measure, more commonly known as “Measure G”, in the amount of $195 per parcel. Measure G, a continuation of "Measure E", which was first adopted in March 2, 200, was converted into a permanent parcel tax effective July 1, 2009. Measure G money may not be spent on the salaries of central office administrators and expenditures will be monitored by an independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee to ensure that proceeds of the tax are spent only for the purposes named in the measure. Measure “G” also provides exemptions for low-income taxpayers.