Measure AA: Pros and Cons of the Bay Restoration Parcel Tax  May 4, 2016
Channel: Save Marinwood
Date: 05/05/2016

Marin Coalition Presents:

“Measure AA: Pros and Cons of the Bay Restoration Parcel Tax”
Speakers: Paul Premo and Bruce Raful
 
Luncheon and Speaker Program – Wednesday May 4, 2016
Measure AA, the Clean and Healthy Bay measure, is a $12 parcel tax (20 years) that will be on the June, 2016 ballot in all nine Bay Area counties. It needs 2/3 voter approval to pass. Its purpose is to support enhancement and preservation of the Bay and its shorelines by generating funding for restoration of S.F. Bay wetlands, benefitting people, wildlife, and the Bay Area economy. The measure will expand Bay trails and shoreline access and protect low-lying communities and infrastructure from floods due to climate change and sea level rise. Critics of Measure AA claim it lacks transparency and citizen oversight and that it is unfair, for instance, that large corporations in the Silicon Valley will pay the same as a single family homeowner. Also the manner in which the funds will be allocated is determined by the 2010 census and the North Bay would get the smallest percentage with the largest percentage going to the East and South Bay. Join is for a lively discussion of the pros and cons of Measure AA. .  
 
Bruce Raful is a San Anselmo resident and on the Advisory Committee of the SF Bay Restoration Authority. He graduated from U.C. Davis and spent his career as a CA State-certified real estate appraiser. Bruce is a past member of the San Rafael School Board, San Rafael Parks and Recreation Commission, S.F. Open Space Commission, Marin YMCA Board and the Jewish Community Federation Board.  Bruce was treasurer for Assembly candidates Kerry Mazzoni and Marc Levine, and serves as Levine’s alternate on the Democratic Central Committee.
 
Paul Premo is a 51-year resident of Mill Valley. He wrote the “No on Measure AA” for the June 2016 Voter’s Guide. Paul earned a Chemical Engineering Masters Degree from MIT and worked as the property tax manager for Chevron’s US-wide operations. He has been a member of the California Taxpayers’ Association’s Executive Committee and serves on the TAM Citizens’ Oversight Committee. In 2012-13 he served as Foreperson Pro Tem on the Marin County Civil Grand Jury.  Paul is a core group member of Citizens for Sustainable Pension Plans.