tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post5241524034232532550..comments2023-04-01T08:49:45.052-07:00Comments on East Bay Conservative: Oakland Ad Valorem Tax Rate Now 1.41% - Are You Kidding Me?The Bosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08650604704513105339noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-1690072234428534172010-02-01T07:37:45.000-08:002010-02-01T07:37:45.000-08:00I am confused I thought PROP 13 was created to sto...I am confused I thought PROP 13 was created to stop officials from increasing tax rates.<br><br> My wife and I were looking in Okaland Hills but this changes everything.<br><br> Its quite scary that PROP 13 can be overridded by a local city council.<br><br> Can someone please explain this?Anthony Sweeneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-46957740384766538842010-01-01T15:18:40.000-08:002010-01-01T15:18:40.000-08:00Thank you very much for the information and forum ...Thank you very much for the information and forum you provide here. This information is very disturbing to me and is seriously making me reconsider the offer my husband and I are planning to submit on an Oakland Hills home tomorrow. I figured I'd be annoyed by all the obnoxiously liberal (redundant, I know) neighbors but for some reason it didn't occur to me that the property tax policies would be so out of line with what we have here in SF (approx 1.1%). You've certainly given me a lot to think about tonight.Joycenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-24702018124944827982009-11-06T12:39:38.000-08:002009-11-06T12:39:38.000-08:00Move to San Leandro. Cheaper houses, and my ad va...Move to San Leandro. Cheaper houses, and my ad valorem rate is 1.1%. We get better (at least average if not great) schools, lower crime, and more family friendly 'hoods, shopping etc.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-23549338054560946892009-10-19T04:38:03.000-07:002009-10-19T04:38:03.000-07:00You can pin less than half of the increase on Oakl...You can pin less than half of the increase on Oakland debt. The calcs for the current year show the incorrect prior year percentage. If you look at last year's calcs at <br><br> http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/20093.pdf <br><br> you'll see the actual increase is .0295%. A number of factors account for the increase including the 2009 Measure DD issue, lower beginning cash, $2.6mm less Unitary Tax collections and an increase in the reserve amount from 5 to 6% (worries about delinquencies?). The voters approved $198mm in Measure DD bonds. The new debt service is for the 2009 ($64mm) issue. <br><br> Be aware that the balance of $62mm in DD bonds will be issued a some future date and throw another couple million in debt on the property tax rolls.<br><br> So, now who is to blame for the remainder of the increase to 1.41%?CitizenXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-45446060080636215752009-10-18T00:23:36.000-07:002009-10-18T00:23:36.000-07:00And if it jumped this much this year, just wait un...And if it jumped this much this year, just wait until next year!<br><br> It's time to hand it to the unions who are strip-mining our wallets. Resolution: public employee pay and benefits must be commensurate with the average wages, benefits and property values of the citizens of Oakland. In 2007, the last year in which I could find income estimates by the US Census, the average Oaklander earned $47,179. Compare this with the average Oakland city employee strip-mining $7700 per month: that's $92,400, nearly DOUBLE what us peasants earn. And that doesn't include benefits! <br><br> By the way, were you all still aware that Deborah Edgerley's nephew, William Lovan, is still an employee of our fair city? Convicted, but earning an Oakland paycheck and accruing defined-benefit pension. Disgusting.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-71488156772904330982009-10-17T12:25:06.000-07:002009-10-17T12:25:06.000-07:00Just wanted to thank Tim for getting the facts to ...Just wanted to thank Tim for getting the facts to us so effectively and quickly. I'm always looking for people to contribute to this site. Let me know if you are interested.TheBosshttp://www.eastbayconservative.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-77113467632678030682009-10-17T09:40:54.000-07:002009-10-17T09:40:54.000-07:00The assessor and I are going to have a long discus...The assessor and I are going to have a long discussion on Monday. In July, when I was estimating my taxes, it did not include an increase in the Ad Valorem rate. Why? Becauase no one never talked about an increase in this rate. <br><br> Oakland residents were all up in arms about paying for parking until 8pm. You, MFI, you are arguing over pennies while someone is screwing you over dollars. I am livid!ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-66567345675274828672009-10-17T06:34:39.000-07:002009-10-17T06:34:39.000-07:00I was equally shocked as you when I received my ta...I was equally shocked as you when I received my tax bill this week. How can the tax rate jump like that without our knowing? There is surprisingly little media attention to this. <br><br> Digging around, I found the answer. The city council passed a rate hike in August because they had to raise the funds to pay debt on previously approved bond measures. Property values dropped this year, so the city raised the tax rate accordingly. More details:<br><br> http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:aS92fb38D8AJ:clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/22954.pdf+site:clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com+city+of+oakland+property+tax+2009&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AFQjCNFj2Yg3zVXUnKMe5GQK9C198xTeJA<br><br> The real problem underlying all this is ballot-box budgeting. Voters are not qualified to make budget appropriations - as the do willy-nilly in California - because they don't have the full picture of the impact and tradeoffs.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-35228246156200714582009-10-17T06:34:36.000-07:002009-10-17T06:34:36.000-07:00I felt like I was sucker-punched when I opened my ...I felt like I was sucker-punched when I opened my property tax bill. This is what happens when people who do not own property (60% of Oaklanders) get to vote to tax those who do. Let's see...we're still spending MILLIONS on Kids Firstm even though there is no proof that the programs work (not that we're checking anyway). And there's the good old $2 million dollars were spending to help 400 adults learn to read. Of course, then they'll get jobs and move out of Oakland. If we got rid of Dellums' $66000 a year chauffeur, that would offset the tax increases on $200,000,000 worth of property. ENOUGH! Police, fire, parks, libraries, streets. That is the absolute minimum of what city government is supposed to provide: and in all 5 categories, Oakland gets a failing score.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156813738805135259.post-9986497081597150202009-10-17T06:07:36.000-07:002009-10-17T06:07:36.000-07:00Every year, when the property tax bills come out.....Every year, when the property tax bills come out... there's a surge in vacant lots going on the market.mark rossnoreply@blogger.com