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11/8/2018 Oakland Voters Appear to Favor State's First Vacant Property Tax, Richmond Poised to Defeat Similar Measure | The California Report | … <br />https://www.kqed.org/news/11702378/oakland-voters-appear-to-favor-states-first-vacant-property-tax-richmond-poised-to-defeat-similar-measure 1/11 <br />THE CALIFORNIA REPORT <br />Oakland Voters Appear to Favor State's <br />First Vacant Property Tax, Richmond <br />Poised to Defeat Similar Measure <br />Homeless advocate Candice Elder, 34, speaks with Dorothy Smith, 65, at an encampment near a vacant lot in Oakland on Aug. <br />24, 2018. Smith, who raised her children in the city, said her disability benefits are not enough to afford housing. 'It just don’t <br />support me,' she said. (Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED) <br />Updated Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. <br />Two Bay Area cities look to have different takes on taxing owners of vacant <br />properties to raise money for homeless services, affordable housing and blight <br />cleanup.