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Government

Mar. 30, 2011

Oakland Wins Round in Parcel Tax Fight

The City of Oakland appears to have won another round in the fight over its use of money generated through a public safety parcel tax.


By Amy Yarbrough


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The City of Oakland appears to have won another round in the fight over its use of money generated through a public safety parcel tax.


Last week, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch issued a tentative ruling denying all claims made in a lawsuit filed this month which accuses the city of misusing money collected through Measure Y. The so-called Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act a...

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