NO on Measure E @StopMeasureE

Pledge to vote NO and protect our community at StopGroceryTax.com Share this with every neighbor coworker and friend in Oakland and Alameda County who has had enough of outside experiments that raise the cost of living.

Right now national activists are pushing a $30 Grocery Tax in Oakland and Alameda County while pretending it is some kind of gift to workers. California already tried something smaller last year when fast food wages went to $20. Prices for groceries and restaurant meals jumped 3.3% to 3.6% almost immediately and nearly 18,000 jobs disappeared according to new economic research. Voters across the whole state rejected even an $18 minimum wage increase in 2024. They knew it would make life more expensive when families were already stretched thin. Now they want something far bigger right here in our neighborhoods. Grocery stores independent restaurants daycares and local shops will see their costs nearly double. Those costs will not stay on the businesses. They will hit you at the register with higher prices lost hours and more closed doors. Oakland is still fighting to recover from record vacancies and post pandemic struggles. This measure will make recovery even harder for the small businesses and working families who actually live here. They are out circulating petitions right now. If someone asks you to sign say no.

While Oakland is drowning in crime, homelessness, open drug markets, and facing BANKRUPTCY, Mayor Barbara Lee is busy trying to rewrite the city charter to give herself more power. Tonight she broke a tie vote to put her “strong mayor” power grab on the November ballot — expanding her control over day-to-day operations and giving herself VETO power over the council. She claims it’s about “accountability,” but the truth is clear: the buck stops with her, and she’s FAILED. Now she wants to change the rules so she has even more control while the city burns. We’re building the official coalition right now to kill this power grab and stop this failed mayor from rewriting the rules to protect herself while Oakland suffers. More information coming soon. mercurynews.com/2026/06/16/oak…

Barbara Lee wants a $50 federal minimum wage. When asked how small businesses could possibly survive paying that, she said she once ran a small business and “just do the math” on the Bay Area’s high cost of living. She didn’t explain how a mom-and-pop shop, restaurant, or startup could afford to pay $50 an hour without slashing jobs, raising prices, or shutting down. She just demanded it anyway. This is who keeps hurting our city.

Pledge to vote NO and protect our community at StopGroceryTax.com

Right now the coalition behind the $30 Grocery Tax is out circulating petitions across Oakland and Alameda County. National groups like @OneFairWage are driving this effort with local organizations as the public face. They are turning in signatures this week and claiming they have far more than they need. This is NOT an organic Oakland movement. It is national money and out of state activists using our city and county as their next testing ground for an EXTREME agenda. While Oakland small businesses battle record vacancies and families already stretch every dollar on rent and groceries these groups want to nearly double labor costs for grocery stores restaurants and local shops. The bill will land on you through higher prices lost hours and closed doors. If someone with a clipboard asks you to sign say NO. They are not telling the full story about what this will do to working families and neighborhood businesses.

Sign the petition and demand accountability at RecallFife.com

Carroll Fife turned her non-profit into a family cash machine while she defunded the police. Affect Real Change (ARC) was a tiny Louisiana shell with almost no revenue before her election. Right after she took office, it exploded to $3.1 MILLION in 1 year. That’s a 30x jump the exact moment she gained power to steer city contracts and budgets. Her husband Earl Harper (aka Tur-Ha Ak) pulled $147,000. His mother Rosie Harper took $84,000. Close associate Che-Malik Bowe grabbed $105,000. All from the same non-profit she used to run and still controls through her family. She pushes “defund the police” and diverts public safety money to groups like the Anti Police-Terror Project. Those groups then funnel hundreds of thousands straight back into ARC. It’s a closed loop of political money laundering dressed up as community work. Even worse, ARC is still not registered with the California Attorney General despite operating heavily in Oakland and soliciting city grants. They’re sitting on an active “Enforcement Action Pending” status while hiding behind a Louisiana address to dodge real oversight. She spent nearly $2.5 MILLION on vague line items like “food, PPE, support, uplifting festivals” with ZERO vendor breakdowns. Another $336,000 went to “improve the relationship between the police and community” while she was actively trying to dismantle the police. This is grift. This is nepotism. This is betrayal of the very communities she claims to serve. Carroll Fife must go.

Catherine Lew is Barbara Lee’s puppet master. For decades, Lew and her firm The Lew Edwards Group have quietly engineered nearly $50 BILLION in new taxes across California, using a two-phase scam: First, they get cities to pay them with taxpayer money to run “educational” campaigns that scare residents into believing their fire stations, libraries, and schools will collapse without new taxes. Then they seamlessly transition into running the union-funded “Yes” campaigns that actually pass the measures. Her firm’s own strategy memos openly advise threatening to close fire stations and slash library hours if voters don’t approve the tax. And when one of her clients got caught sending ILLEGAL campaign mailers with public funds, the state hit them with an FPPC violation that directly named Lew’s firm. Lew has trained the very politicians who later hire her, creating a closed-loop machine that keeps extracting more money from working people while she pulls the strings behind the scenes. Barbara Lee has been part of that machine for years. This is the corrupt system running Oakland.

Pledge to vote NO and stop this at StopGroceryTax.com Share this with everyone in Oakland and Alameda County who cares about our local economy and our neighborhoods.

Here is the domino effect the 30 dollar Grocery Tax will trigger in Oakland and Alameda County. First prices explode. Grocery stores, independent restaurants, daycares and local retail will see their labor costs nearly double. They cannot absorb that hit. The costs get passed straight to you at the register. Expect hamburgers that cost 30 dollars, much higher grocery bills every week and childcare that working families can no longer afford. Next jobs vanish. Small businesses that cannot raise prices without losing customers will have no choice. They will cut staff, slash hours or install self checkout kiosks and AI systems to replace workers. Finally Oakland dies. Our city is already dealing with record commercial vacancies, retail theft and post pandemic closures. This measure will be the final blow to downtown recovery. Legacy businesses will shut down for good or move to San Leandro, Dublin or Contra Costa County. They are turning in signatures right now to make this happen. Do not sign if they ask you.

Pledge to Vote NO and protect working families and LOCAL businesses at StopGroceryTax.com Share this with every neighbor, coworker, and friend in Alameda County who’s tired of paying more for less. Our community deserves better than another experiment that raises the cost of living for everyone.

They’re turning in signatures RIGHT NOW to put a hidden Grocery TAX on everything you buy in Oakland and Alameda County. National groups are rushing to qualify a $30 minimum wage for the November 2026 ballot. They call it a “living wage for workers.” Here’s what it actually is: When California raised fast-food wages to just $20 last year, prices for groceries and restaurant meals jumped 3.3–3.6% almost immediately — and nearly 18,000 fast-food jobs disappeared. That’s according to new research from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Voters already rejected a much smaller $18 statewide increase in 2024. They knew it would make life more expensive during a cost-of-living crisis. This plan is way more extreme. It will force higher prices on your weekly groceries, your favorite LOCAL restaurants, and childcare. Small businesses — the ones in Fruitvale, Chinatown, East Oakland, and every neighborhood already fighting to survive — will get crushed. Many will close, cut hours, or replace workers with machines. Oakland is still trying to recover. Our city is even talking about giving small businesses tax breaks just to keep storefronts open. This would wipe that out. This isn’t about helping Oakland families. It’s out-of-state activists using our community as a testing ground while your rent and grocery bills keep rising. If someone asks you to sign the petition, DON’T.

Oakland didn’t just “lose”Measure E — we defeated over a million dollars of cabal grift $$ with the power of the TRUTH. youtu.be/IkflKi80UcA

Yes on E (union-backed committee) raised/spent ~$1.12M. No on E raised ~$280k+ (mostly realtor groups + one developer). Yes side spent more overall per reports. Seth Olyer is President of Oakland Firefighters Local 55 (IAFF) and referenced as a captain. No exact public salary found; Oakland fire captains average ~$140k base + OT. No verifiable public info on his residence. Measure E failed ~46-54%.

Mayor Barbara Lee is 79 years, 327 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes, and 47 seconds old.

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Barbara Lee, a former congresswoman who took over as Oakland's mayor after her predecessor left in disgrace, launched her campaign for a full four-year term on Saturday. Lee, 79, won a race in April 2025 to finish former Mayor Sheng Thao's term after Thao was recalled amid

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Oakland voters just rejected Mayor Barbara Lee’s parcel tax. It is time to tell her and every member of the City Council that she should not seek re-election. Sign the petition at FireBarbaraLee.com/sign

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See the corruption, failed policies, and broken promises at FireBarbaraLee.com

Oakland voters just rejected Mayor Barbara Lee’s parcel tax by a clear margin. They were told it was necessary for public safety. The data tells a different story… Under Measure NN, voters approved roughly $47 million per year with a specific commitment: maintain 700 sworn Oakland police officers. As of early 2026, OPD has approximately 618 sworn officers — roughly 90 below the legal mandate and more than 250 below the independent recommendation of 877. Attrition continues, with dozens more officers on extended leave. Despite multiple tax measures and repeated assurances, the department remains critically understaffed for the workload the city faces. Voters just declined to write another blank check. This is not an isolated funding issue. Mayor Lee accepted significant contributions from the Duong family, owners of California Waste Solutions, who were later tied to the federal corruption case involving her predecessor. The family ranked among her largest donors. Some contributions were returned only after indictments and public scrutiny intensified. The pattern is consistent: proximity to the previous administration’s problems, reliance on new revenue measures, and outcomes that have not matched the promises made to voters. Oakland residents are experiencing the results in real time — on the streets, in response times, and in basic service delivery. The structural budget deficit remains severe. Executive priorities have included significant staff compensation increases even as the city grapples with vacancies and service gaps. Voters appear to have noticed the disconnect. Accountability is not partisan. It is the basic requirement of effective local government. Mayor Lee’s first year has revealed the same challenges that led to the previous recall — now with new leadership at the helm. Do you believe Mayor Barbara Lee should run for re-election in November? Yes No Undecided Follow @FireBarbaraLee for ongoing, evidence-based analysis of the mayor’s record and administration. The full picture matters.