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Action Alameda News was provided with a copy of the following letter for publication, which the author sent to neighbors… Dear Neighbors, See Measure A per parcel list below for our blocks on Pacific Ave. Expect that most households with seniors living in them, will be opting out (10% of our households). Some comparisons… Continue reading No More Money Maintaining Business as Usual at AUSD  Tonight, in the cafeteria at Encinal High School at 210 Central Avenue, student Dylan Moore will host a public information forum on Measure A, the latest AUSD school parcel tax, on the ballot March 8th. As Alameda residents get ready to vote on another Alameda Unified School Parcel Tax, Measure A, on the ballot on March 8th, the non-partisan California State Legislative Analyst’s Office is sparing with the California Redevelopment Association over the Office’s interpretation of the impact of Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies across the state. The California Redevelopment Association has sued the State of California over budget moves in the past that transferred $2 billion from state redevelopment agencies to K-12 funding. By Dennis Green Two huge, full-page ads endorsing the school parcel tax, Measure A, printed in the Alameda Journal and Alameda Sun, and signed by Harbor Bay developer Ron Cowan! What a coup for AUSD and SOS! And all those endorsements by the City Council and the business organizations, except PSBA. Time to celebrate? Not so fast. Dear Editor, The Draconian plan of school closures the Alameda Unified School District says it will have to implement if Measure A fails is a fraud. This plan, known as Plan B, was not written by educators or even the school district’s accountants but crafted by political consultants whose only interest was to give the district a political tool to scare people into voting for Measure A. Dear Editor, PARCEL TAX GUIDE Here is a simple guide to help you figure your tax under the proposed Measure A school tax. Dear Editor, AUSD argues that it needs another $12 million in parcel taxes, on top of the $73 million per year it already receives, in part to preserve “class size reductions.” They say that smaller classes permit greater individual attention to the students. Late last month, attorney David Brillant filed with the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, an appeal on behalf of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the uniformity of the Alameda Unified School District’s (AUSD) 2008 parcel tax, Measure H. The case number is A129295. A letter from Action Alameda News publisher David Howard… Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate some 400+ redevelopment agencies across the state of California comes as the Alameda Unified School District reaches out to voters yet again for a parcel tax. Across the state, redevelopment agencies divert to development subsidies some $5 billion of local property taxes per year. (Source: State controller’s annual report on redevelopment agencies.) Sources close to the proceedings of Wednesday’s regular monthly meeting of the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee say that the committee voted to endorse Measure A at that meeting, after a Measure A proponent gave a presentation that was not on the agenda, and without hearing any opposition arguments. |
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