The Alameda County Taxpayers Association filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the city of Oakland improperly coordinated with union leaders in an effort to place a new parcel tax on the June ballot and is withholding public records related to the alleged scheme.

The lawsuit alleges the city is using its largest municipal union, SEIU 1021, as a shell organization to skirt elections law and has violated the California Public Records Act to cover its tracks.

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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.