Type
Special parcel tax
Passed
2008
Vote threshold
Two-thirds
Approval
71.7%
Status
Operative
What it taxes
$0.04083 per sq ft of improvements on dwellings, and $0.06179 per sq ft on other improvements, escalating annually. Codified in Municipal Code Ch. 7.81.
What it funds
Keeping fire stations open and staffed, advanced-life-support paramedic first response, CERT disaster preparedness, and interoperable emergency radio.
One of two emergency-services parcel taxes — the other is the 2020 Measure FF.
The election that passed it
Berkeley voters approved Measure GG in November 2008. The official record:
See the election result →