The next big Alameda battle which will reshuffle the supporters and opponents of Measure B will be the battle over the next school parcel tax. With both parcel taxes set to sunset in order to ensure that Alameda Unified School District doesn’t collapse (close Encinal? what?) a parcel tax will need to be supported by at least two-thirds of the voting populace to help keep AUSD afloat in the face of more cuts.
The Parcel Tax Advisory Group which included former plaintiff against Measure H, John Beery, has worked out a few options for how the parcel tax could be structured. But here were their overall recommendations: