NO on Measure E

Oakland taxpayers deserve accountability, not another tax hike.

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

Oakland Vote NO on Measure E!

Enough is Enough.

https://t.co/iUmjJrDIlN

[KTVU @KTVU]

Oakland voters undecided over Measure E parcel tax https://t.co/jAnf9t6SYQ

[Seneca Scott @SenecaSpeaks21]

The Union + NGO + DSA cabal spent over a million bucks just to fail.

Oakland Taxpayer Revolt in full swing now.

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

@marcjoffe Nice work!

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

🚨 TOTAL VICTORY! Measure E is DEAD. 🚨

Oakland voters just CRUSHED DISGRACED MAYOR @Barbara_Lee’s $34 MILLION-A-YEAR PARCEL TAX SCAM 54.09% to 45.91% (100% of precincts reporting).

Under Mayor Lee’s leadership, despite ramming through Measure NN and grabbing $47 MILLION extra per year:
• OPD is stuck at only 610 sworn officers — 90 short of the legal mandate she helped sell to voters.
• Barely ~509 officers are actually on the street (82 off on leave, 19 on modified duty).
• The city is sitting on 80+ vacant police positions and over 800 other unfilled city jobs it can’t staff because of pure bureaucratic failure.
• She tried to steal the automatic property tax cut homeowners were legally owed by replacing the expiring PFRS levy with this new permanent hit on families and renters.

Voters saw the lies, the failure, and the blank check — and they said HELL NO.

This is a total rejection of one-party incompetence at City Hall.

Massive thanks to every volunteer, donor, coalition partner (Empower Oakland, ACTA, and every grassroots fighter), and voter who refused to be played again.

The reckoning has begun. Better management — not higher taxes — just won.

https://t.co/VSG8QFFxPc

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

@SenecaSpeaks21 Good work everyone!

[Seneca Scott @SenecaSpeaks21]

Great job Oakland saying “NO” to Measure E. Let’s hope these results hold.

Tax Strike!!!

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

Incompetence @BarbaraLee_CA

https://t.co/GoaWrQk4Hv

[San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle]

Without the tax, city leaders have warned Oakland could have to delay maintenance of city-owned equipment, shut down shelter beds and potentially close fire stations. https://t.co/e4hfkLbJR6

[Sokhom Mao @HonSokhomMao]

🚨FAILED: OAKLAND MEASURE E🚨

Oakland residents have officially spoken and refused to bail out a fiscal mess created by backroom political deals! 🛑

We voted NO because we demand real transparency, not higher costs forced onto everyday voters. 🚫🗳️
#Oakland #MeasureE

[Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte (Ret.) @ForteHarbin]

@JoeQPublic24 @samsinger VOTE NO ON MEASURE E! Stop the graft, the corruption and the collusion

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

OAKLAND: CITY HALL BETRAYED YOU AGAIN.

You gave them $47 MILLION for 700 police officers.

They delivered only 610.

Now Measure E steals another $34 million a year — plus your automatic tax cut.

ENOUGH.

Drop your ballot TODAY and VOTE NO on Measure E like your city depends on it.

#NoOnMeasureE

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

@samsinger https://t.co/iUmjJrDawf

[Sam Singer @samsinger]

Vote NO on Oakland's Measure E: Send a message to the tired, aging, corrupted political machine in Oakland.

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

@SenecaSpeaks21 https://t.co/iUmjJrDawf

[Seneca Scott @SenecaSpeaks21]

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee is telling bold face lies about Measure E and Measure NN.

Ignore this if you want. But understand this clearly: we intend to sue the City of Oakland over the broken promises tied to Measure NN, and city leaders will eventually have to explain these contradictions under oath, not behind podiums or campaign mailers.

So go ahead, Measure E supporters. Barbara Lee supporters. Leave your comments. Defend it all publicly. The internet is forever, and we will revisit every one of these statements when this ends up in court.

Measure NN was sold to voters with promises of public safety staffing and accountability. Now, suddenly, we’re told Oakland needs another parcel tax to fulfill the promises of the last parcel tax.

And if you are voting yes on Measure E, ask yourself why.

Why are you comfortable being misled over and over again? Why does protecting a political brand matter more than honesty, competence, or actual results? Oakland keeps paying more and getting less. More taxes. Fewer officers. Worse services. Endless excuses.

No one seriously disputes that these promises are shifting in real time. Even the city’s own reports acknowledge they are failing to meet voter-mandated requirements. Yet the same political machine comes back demanding more money, more trust, and less scrutiny.

Oakland’s leadership wraps itself in the language of compassion and progress while the city continues to decline around working people who are expected to quietly absorb the cost.

Enough.

Wake up, Oakland.
Vote NO on Measure E. https://t.co/ZbF3nvBxHP

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

@JoeQPublic24 https://t.co/iUmjJrDawf

[Joe Public @JoeQPublic24]

Measure E: Deception, Misrepresentation, and a Bald-Faced Political Lie

The petition effort was not an ordinary grassroots civic exercise. It was handled within a sophisticated political (union labor advocate and employee) and legal framework by counsel specializing in election, campaign finance, ethics, government, and political law. The timing is also troubling: signature gathering occurred during the same period that the City was engaged in closed-session discussions regarding Terms and Conditions of Employment. The petition was then submitted to the Oakland City Clerk on November 18, 2025, at 2:04 p.m.

The Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition framed the measure as necessary “for the purpose of maintaining essential city services and for the City’s fiscal stability by replacing an expiring property assessment with a lower one, thereby reducing taxes for the majority of Oakland homeowners.” That carefully worded statement was not neutral. It was the selling point used to collect signatures, presenting the measure as tax relief while also advancing a new revenue mechanism for City Hall.

The expiring assessment at issue was the 9-year City of Oakland property assessment listed as “City of Oakland 1,” which expired with the 2025–2026 tax year statement based on the January 1, 2025 county assessment. In plain terms, the City was losing an existing revenue stream and appears to have sought to recapture it through Measure E under the more politically attractive banner of “lower taxes” and “essential services.”

The certification process also raises concerns. The petition was certified by retired Registrar of Voters Tim Dupuis, whose retirement became effective March 27, 2026. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors had already approved Cynthia Cornejo’s appointment on February 25, 2026, with her appointment taking effect March 29, 2026. This placed certification in the hands of an outgoing election official at a politically sensitive moment.

Dupuis’s tenure was not without controversy. He faced criticism from city officials and members of the public for poor communication, slow vote counts, delays in implementing youth voting for school board races in Oakland and Berkeley, and errors in ranked-choice vote tabulation. The most glaring example came in 2022, when Oakland Unified School District board candidate Mike Hutchinson was incorrectly declared the loser because of a vote-counting mistake. Against that backdrop, the certification of a politically charged tax measure deserves far more public scrutiny than it has received. @Oakland @LWV_Oakland @AlamedaCounty @marleensacks @ACVOTE @CAgovernor

[☄️🚀Rocinante 🌍✨💫 @MRCNRocinante]

@IamKeishaKeisha @BarbaraLee_CA ... NO on Measure E! 🚨 --- same time next year, Oakland leadership will ask for another parcel tax.

[IamKeishaKeisha @IamKeishaKeisha]

NO on Measure E! 🚨

Measure NN was sold to voters as funding for 700 police officers.

Now Mayor @BarbaraLee_CA budget says the city can only meet that promise if voters pass ANOTHER parcel tax Measure E.

At the same time, NN funds are being redirected to fire equipment not authorized under the measure.

Pay more. Get less.

#Oakland #OaklandPolitics #MeasureE #MeasureNN #PublicSafety #OaklandCrime #DefundTheWaste #Accountability #EastOakland

[Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte (Ret.) @ForteHarbin]

@Bleacherdave @care4community1 @nbcbayarea VOTE NO ON MEASURE E. THE OAKLAND TAXPAYERS REVOLT STARTS WITH DEFEATING MEASURE E! LET’S GO.

[Sokhom Mao @HonSokhomMao]

@StopMeasureE Yes! We must put a stop to this constant dipping into the pockets of Oakland residents.

🚫No on Measure E! 👎🏽

[NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE]

@EastOaklandDad Nothing