What to know about Measure NN: Oakland votes to tax itself for more police [Video]

OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland is battling a crime wave, prodding residents to consider renewing a local tax to fund police, fire, and violence prevention services.

What is Measure NN?

The proposed Measure NN would allocate local tax dollars to reduce gun violence and property crimes by expanding police and fire services and improving 911 response times.

The measure, developed by a coalition of Oakland community leaders, small businesses, and residents known as Oaklanders Together, secured 37,800 signatures to place it on the November ballot as the Oakland Community Violence and Emergency Response Act of 2024.

If passed, Measure NN would hike the parking tax surcharge from 8.5% to 10% starting in January 2025 and increase the parcel tax for single-family residences to $198 annually over nine years from the current $133, Oaklandside reports. The tax for multi-family units would rise from $91 to $132 per unit, effective July 2025.

How much money would …