Oakland voters should not be swayed by mayor’s calculated move that walks up to the legal line and uses misleading data.
, an ill-planned program that would irresponsibly saddle property owners with more than $1 billion of tax debt over the next four decades., issued at 4 p.m. Friday, Mayor Libby Schaaf walks right up to the legal line for use of taxpayer funds for political purposes.
“Measure U’s passage will enable Oakland to continue this accelerated paving schedule,” Schaaf says in the release, stopping just short of explicitly saying that Oakland residents should vote for the measure. Use of public funds or resources for direct election advocacy is illegal.that shows Oakland with the Bay Area’s second-best improvement from 2020 to 2021 in its road condition index.
The 100-point road condition index is a metric used by public works officials that evaluates the overall condition of city streets. Below 50 is considered poor. From 50-70 is considered fair. From 70-100 is considered good or very good. The MTC report was released on Monday. Schaaf and Oakland officials could have issued the press release anytime during the week and they could have provided honest context. They chose not to. Instead, they dropped the press release right before the final weekend of campaigning, apparently hoping that it would get picked up by media outlets but not scrutinized.
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