Measure Y

November 4th, 2014 election passed Measure Z or the 2014 Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act, which replaced Measure Y or The Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 

this page reflects city budget and acts prior to November, 2014.

Measure Y or The Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 is a measure passed in 2004, and amended by Measure MM in 2010. It raises funds by both a parcel tax on Oakland property and a parking tax assessment, generating approximately $20M annually. The term of this funding will end in 2014. These funds are used for increased policing resources (about $12M), community-based violence prevention programs ($8M), and a level of fire department personnel to keep two fire stations open ($4M).

• OPD community policing officers

• Violence prevention programs: These are administered through OaklandUnite a part of Oakland Department of Human Services designed to work together with community policing to provide a continuum of support for high-risk youth and young adults. Interventions reach out to those children, youth, and young adults most at risk for committing and/or becoming victims of violence.

  • Oakland’s communities are affected by violence at vastly different levels. Oakland Unite’s resources have been distributed with consideration given to a stressor analysis which has been updated periodically. This most recent 2011 Stressor Report update was compiled for Measure Y by Urban Strategies Council, utilizing 2010 Census data and Fiscal Year 2010-11 school and crime data. (Unite research reports)

  • Evaluation

    • SYSTEMS CHANGE ACROSS SECTORS: A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR REENTRY YOUTH IN OAKLAND Sonia Jain, Alison Cohen, and Henrissa Bassey April, 2013

    • EXAMINATION OF OAKLAND UNITE JUVENILE JUSTICE STRATEGY PARTICIPANT PROBATION DATA Laura S. Abrams, 2011

Budget

See Measure Y spending in context on Open Budget Oakland (below General Fund sources and above Pension Override Tax Revenue):

Trying to keep the same general placements and focusing just on Measure Y, we get something like this (MeasureY_budget.svg):

History

The city council put a new tax on the March 2004 ballot, Measure R. It was narrowly defeated.

As originally passed, Measure M called for the city to maintain a police force of approximately 800 officers in order to collect the parcel tax. This was changed by Measure MM in 2010 which dropped that requirement.

Related OaklandWiki articles

• Private Security in Oakland

• OaklandUnite

External Links

• Official City Site for Measure Y

• Text of Measure Y from the Nov. 2, 2004 ballot (via ORPN):

• http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_24142794/oakland-welcomes-new-police-officers-staffing-woes-persist

• Defending Measure Y blog Marlene Lee
• Wilson, Jeremy and Amy Cox. Community Policing and Crime: Process and Impact of Problem-Soliving in Oakland. Rand Corporation: 2008. (Free eBook)
• Wilson, Jeremy; Cox, Amy et al. Community Policing and Violence Prevention in Oakland. Rand Corporation: 2007. (Free eBook)

• Measure Y Ballot Summary - 2004 Voter information, including summary and analysis by the City Attorney and City Auditor as well as arguments for and against.

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  Poll conducted in March, 2014 of likely November voters re: Measure Y measure Y poll.pdf

• Measure Z or the 2014 Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act to replace Measure Y - https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Violence-Prevention-Act.pdf

• Measure Z (Replacement of Measure Y) Bylaws for Oversight Commission