San Jose officials weigh ballot measure for maintaining parks - San José Spotlight

San Jose officials weigh ballot measure for maintaining parks - San José Spotlight

San Jose’s most passionate parks advocates say city leaders need to create a new stream of funding to address the multimillion-dollar maintenance backlog and ongoing disparity in park quality for residents who live in areas like East San Jose. On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council revisited the idea of a 2026 ballot measure that would levy a 1 cent per square foot parcel tax on single-family homes and other property to help fund an estimated $55…