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Measure Y · 2024

A parcel tax increase for parks, trees and landscaping.

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Type
Special parcel tax
Passed
2024
Vote threshold
Two-thirds
Approval
75.2%
Status
Operative

What it taxes

Raises the Parks, Trees & Landscaping tax to $0.2652 per sq ft of improvements, inflation-adjusted. About $22M per year in total.

What it funds

Maintenance and staffing of 58 parks, right-of-way landscaping, and all City street and park trees.

An increase on the existing Parks Tax; the prior increase was Measure F in 2014.

The election that passed it

Berkeley voters approved Measure Y in November 2024. The official record:

See the election result →Predecessor: Measure F (2014)