Councilmember Kaplan says Kalb & Guillen have joined as co-authors in support of a vacant property tax to pay for homeless services, affordable housing. #OakMtgpic.twitter.com/DEcJkxYkWr
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There are more than a few elder POC in Oakland who own land.
Be interesting to see some numbers, or at least an estimate, of how many folk would be affected, and what their situation is.
And prop 13 makes the cost of land-banking very low, esp for people who bought or inherited a while ago. And the permit fees cities have used to partly backfill for prop 13 makes the cost of building/improving higher than it needs to be. Perverse incentives everywhere.
Depending on the scope, this case seems like a perfect opportunity for a public or sanctioned not-for-profit property management service as an alternative to the tax.
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