Oakland’s Measure E Tax in Trouble, Threatening a Push to Boost Ailing City Services 32.5%
KQED - By Katie DeBenedetti - 6/5/2026, 11:56 PM
Negativity Bias 24% - Framing Effect 16.9% - Appeal to Emotion 14.6%
A parcel tax that Mayor Barbara Lee hoped would bolster Oakland’s sparse budget and ailing city services looks headed for defeat, after Alameda County election results showed it trailing by over 6,000 votes on Friday. Measure E, proposed by a coalition of city labor unions, is meant to bolster crime prevention, emergency response and... more