Measure P Archives

Clovis Council Hopefuls Haul in Sizeable Donations With 2 Weeks to Go

February 17, 2021

With two weeks to go until the Clovis City Council election, candidates continue to collect sizable campaign contributions. David Taub Politics 101 Since February, Diane Pearce has collected $18,500 in large donations ($1,000 or more) that mus...

Dyer Promises No More Homeless Along Freeways. Council Moves Toward Parks Tax Collection.

David Taub

January 8, 2021

Tensions heightened during the first meeting of the new Fresno City Council session on Thursday. The council voted to support the passage of Measure P, leading to an argument about north vs. south funding pr...

New Fresno Council to Hear PLA, Measure P, Right to Counsel

David Taub

January 7, 2021

The new Fresno City Council begins Thursday with discussions on issues that may have not been considered in previous years. After the pomp and circumstance of ceremonial oaths of office and speeches in the m...

OPINION: Measure P Failed – and Supreme Court Must Uphold This Fact. If Not, Hold On to Your Wallets.

Opinion

January 4, 2021

In November 2018, citizens voted on the 30-year Measure P parks tax initiative that would have raised our sales taxes by 3/8 of a percent to the existing 7.975% sales tax in Fresno. It failed because it did not get 2/3 approval from voters, with only 52% appro...

Councilman ‘Cap’s Career with Building Naming

David Taub

December 30, 2020

Councilman Paul Caprioglio may have less than a week left in office, but his legacy will last many more years. In one of his final acts, Caprioglio was present at the naming of a new senior center in his hon...

Fresno Tax Hike Could Come Mid-Year, But Not All $34 Million Will Go to Parks

David Taub

December 21, 2020

Late September would be the soonest Measure P money would be available to spend on parks, a city official says. After last week's Court of Appeal ruling that the 2018 Fresno sales tax measure has passed, the...

Court Ruling Reverses Measure P Loss in 2018. Dyer Now Supports Tax.

David Taub

December 17, 2020

Two days after hearing oral arguments, an appellate court ruled in favor of a Fresno sales tax that seemingly was defeated two years ago. "Measure P has passed," Justice Mark Snauffer wrote in the 3-0 ruling by the California Fifth District Court of Appeal....

Judges Seem Skeptical on Fresno Park Tax Outcome. Case Headed to State’s Top Court?

David Taub

December 16, 2020

An appellate court panel appeared skeptical Tuesday about whether restrictions on government bodies passing taxes also applies to voters themselves. If the court rules they don't, it could mean that the 2018...

COVID-19 Kills Parks-Safety Sales Tax Effort, Brand Says

David Taub

July 16, 2020

Mayor Lee Brand says there is no chance that a successor to Measure P — the 2018 sales tax measure for parks currently ruled to have failed — will be on the November ballot. "You're going to see nothing on t...

Resurrection of Measure P? Ruling Gives Parks Tax New Hope

David Taub

July 1, 2020

A court ruling regarding a San Francisco tax measure may breathe new life in Fresno's 2018 sales tax measure for parks. As Dominic Fracassa of the San Francisco Chronicle reported, the California First District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower-court decisio...

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Walters: Another Chance to Act on Housing

Walters: School Reopening Row Nears Climax

Opinion: Tax Hike on Employers Isn’t Necessary as State Enjoys Revenue Windfall

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Clovis Council Hopefuls Haul in Sizeable Donations With 2 Weeks to Go

Dyer Promises No More Homeless Along Freeways. Council Moves Toward Parks Tax Collection.

New Fresno Council to Hear PLA, Measure P, Right to Counsel

OPINION: Measure P Failed – and Supreme Court Must Uphold This Fact. If Not, Hold On to Your Wallets.

Councilman ‘Cap’s Career with Building Naming

Fresno Tax Hike Could Come Mid-Year, But Not All $34 Million Will Go to Parks

Court Ruling Reverses Measure P Loss in 2018. Dyer Now Supports Tax.

Judges Seem Skeptical on Fresno Park Tax Outcome. Case Headed to State’s Top Court?

COVID-19 Kills Parks-Safety Sales Tax Effort, Brand Says

Resurrection of Measure P? Ruling Gives Parks Tax New Hope

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