After Measure E’s defeat, Oakland advocates look toward the future

After Oakland voters struck down a proposed parcel tax known as Measure E in last week’s election, one of the measure’s advocate groups expressed its disappointment and is now focusing on what they can do better in the future. 

Measure E was a proposed $192 annual parcel tax increase on homes in the city to fund emergency services, crime prevention and address illegal dumping, among other things. The measure required a simple majority vote to pass.