Only one of three ballot measure proposals survived an Oakland City Council meeting last week, with one being approved, one being pulled from consideration and one voted down. 

On wildfire prevention efforts

The only approval was a unanimous council vote Wednesday to place a special tax on the November ballot that, if passed, will raise roughly $2.67 million per year for wildfire prevention efforts in the Oakland hills. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.