Over the past few weeks, workers, faith leaders, small business owners, and many others have spread out across the city to gather signatures for the Invest In Our Oakland ballot measure. The response has been inspiring.
The residents of Oakland want to modernize our business tax, support small businesses and protect essential services.
Join us in asking the City Council to put this measure on the ballot by providing public comment at the next Rules & Legislation Committee meeting on April 28 at 10:30 am. The support for Investing in Our Oakland is clear and the City Council can act now and move this measure forward.
Merika Reagan, Owner, and Operator of City Hikes Dog Walking and Pet Sitting of Oakland shares, “Oakland’s largest businesses need to pay their fair share by investing in city services so small businesses like mine can continue to thrive.”
Together we can move Oakland forward. Small businesses continue to be the center of our neighborhoods and as small businesses are struggling to survive, we must Invest In Our Oakland. The Invest In Our Oakland initiative cuts taxes for over 20,000 small and midsize businesses in Oakland, many of them owned by women and people of color.
We need to act now to support small businesses in Oakland.
We look forward to you joining us and testifying at the April 28 Rules & Legislation Committee in support of Investing in our Oakland.
Invest In Our Oakland is a coalition of community members, workers, small business owners, and faith leaders. Join us at https://investinouroakland.com/
