#parcel-tax

#parcel-tax

The proposed parcel tax of $4 per square foot would require voter approval. Nazarian plans to introduce a motion to the City Council Friday to initiate steps to put a parcel tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot. The measure would target large, private recreational membership-based clubs and similar facilities within city limits. If the council approves Nazarian's motion, it would next head to the city attorney's office to prepare a resolution and ordinance to get it on the ballot.

Measure E would impose an annual parcel tax to fund police, fire, and homelessness services, as well as programs that keep public spaces clean and accessible.

On Monday, the district presented a 2% raise for teachers next year, when the Palo Alto Educators' Association said they had requested 13%. But in a statement to the Daily Post, Austin said the 13% actually equates to an 28% increase, as the district factors in other benefits and compensations. Austin said the district's counter of 2% came from its analysis of what would be an appropriate cost of living increase.

A group of students who are eager to learn about advanced math are asking for multivariable calculus, and teacher Daniel Nguyen has obtained a master's degree in order to teach it. The school board told Paly to add the class on Dec. 16, but the teachers council said no. Apparently the school is run by a committee of teachers, called the council of administrators and instructors, who oppose adding the class.

Facing a substantial maintenance backlog and continued revenue challenges, San Jose could ask voters if they would support a measure on next year's ballot as a potential financial lifeline for its park system - with a sugary-drink tax or another attempt at a parcel tax among the options. The city's deferred maintenance backlog has swelled to more than half a billion dollars, and a survey conducted in the fall found that 75% of participants agreed that San Jose needed more funding to sustain its parks.

The district, formed in 1948, today operates a 415-bed acute care hospital. For the current and past two fiscal years, the district shows operating losses of about $30 million annually, or about 3.5% of its operating expenses. Measure B would cover about $13 million of that shortfall. Those taxes would be on top of the district's bond program, which voters in 2020 agreed to increase to pay for hospital seismic improvements.