Oakland Children’s Initiative

Summary

Shall the measure amending Oakland’s Charter for the purposes of funding services to: expand access to early childhood and preschool education; improve high school and college graduation and career readiness; provide mentoring and college financial assistance; by establishing a $198, 30-year parcel tax for single family parcels and specified rates for other parcel types, raising approximately $25,000,000 – 30,000,000 annually, with citizen’s oversight, and exemptions for low-income households and others, be adopted? Percentage Needed to Pass: Two-thirds (2/3)

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Contributions by region

Contributions to Support
$1,830,512

Contributions to Oppose
$328,294

Supporting regions

Out of State

$217K

Within California

$1.1M

Within Oakland

$558K

Opposing regions

Out of State

$24K

Within California

$149K

Within Oakland

$155K

Contributions by type

Supporting contributors

Committee

$35K

Individual

$728K

Other (includes Businesses)

$1.1M

Opposing contributors

Committee

$90K

Individual

$76K

Other (includes Businesses)

$162K

Spending breakdown by committee
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In support of the measure

The Oakland Fund

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$1,370,248

$1.4M

In opposition of the measure

Committee for Better Choices, No on Measure AA, Y and W

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$1,164,735

$1.2M

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