----- Forwarded message from John-Marc Chandonia <jmc@sfgreens.org> ----- On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 11:30:13AM -0700, Susan King wrote:

I've asked Dave Wilbur to take the housing issues to HLU, and JMC to take up the parking issue with TWG.

Please let me know when the full text of the parking tax measure is available. We'll probably support it, based on our platform plank (item C.4 in the parking section, below). However, we'd have to look at the specific legislation to see if there's anything else. Transportation Plank, section C (Parking): 4. Increase the tax on commercial parking lot operators. Currently, a 25 percent tax on parking lot operators' receipts (which are exempt from the regular sales tax) generates roughly $50 million a year, not nearly enough to compensate for the impact of such parking facilities on public transit and urban livability. The tax should be increased substantially to devalue the use of land as parking lots, to discourage driving, and to generate public funds. Such taxes are progressive user fees, paid primarily by non San Franciscans who commute to high-paying jobs, offering collateral benefits to transit passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc@sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/ _______________________________________________ San Francisco Green Party Active Members List To unsubscribe or edit your options, go here: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/active