Shall an ordinance increasing the Utility Users Tax on electricity and gas from 7.5% to 10%, with exemptions for low-income users, for general municipal services, including programs to equitably reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, and authorizing the City Council to increase the gas users tax by an additional 2.5%, with the total tax estimated to generate $2.4 million annually, until repealed by the voters, be adopted?
2, Alameda County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 47.0% yes, 53.0% no (57,787 votes cast)
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This measure would have increased Alameda's utility tax on electricity and gas from 7.5% to 10% with low-income exemptions, and allowed the City Council to potentially raise the gas tax by another 2.5%, generating an estimated $2.4 million annually for general municipal services including greenhouse gas reduction programs. The measure failed with 47% voter support.