Armand Domalewski on X: "something nobody talks about is that this is actually a *progressive* parcel tax that taxes more based on the size of the parcel. a pure land value tax would be better, but Prop 13 prevents that, so a progressive parcel tax is probably the most efficient tax SF can levy" / X

something nobody talks about is that this is actually a *progressive* parcel tax that taxes more based on the size of the parcel. a pure land value tax would be better, but Prop 13 prevents that, so a progressive parcel tax is probably the most efficient tax SF can levy

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Mayor Daniel Lurie supports the November ballot measure that would impose a parcel tax on homeowners and landlords and raise funds for Bay Area transit agencies.

: @leahygarrett sfstandard.com/2026/05/28/san

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Armand Domalewski

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To be clear, the tax structure is based on square footage, not just land. if it were up to me i'd structure it differently but it's still a much better tax than gross receipts or sales imo

Not sure why this "Stronger Muni for All" proposition is supposed to be such a great tax structure. It punishes small businesses more than residents and even includes a cap for truly large companies.

it's not perfect (i think taxing commercial more than residential is totally fine, but if i were designing it i'd treat sf and mf more equally) but given the political constraints it's not terrible. i think the cap is there because the really big anchor employers of SF are pretty