Fact!

Regressive taxes place an unfair burden on low and middle-income homeowners.

If your property is valued at $350,000 a $233 parcel tax represents a .07% increase.

If your property is worth $1,000,000, the same tax increases the your rate by only .02%

California law requires parcel taxes to be uniform or "flat" rather than "ad valorum," based on the value of a parcel.   Measure G is a regressive tax -  everyone pays the same regardless of income or property value.  While the law requires that exemptions be offered to seniors and the disabled, other property owners have no option for relief from this tax.

The current global economic crisis has affected everyone.  Many Pleasanton households are feeling the pinch, including families with incomes large enough to absorb another tax.  Even before the layoffs and pay cuts began, nearly half of Pleasanton’s families made less than $150,000.  These middle and lower-income families, some of whom are teachers, will bear an unfair burden under Measure G.