0 5 , ▁the ▁par cel ▁tax ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁( Me asure ▁A ) ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 1 8 9 ▁and ▁extended ▁for ▁seven ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁four - year ▁par cel ▁tax ▁( Me asure ▁H ) ▁was ▁passed . ▁The ▁resident ial ▁par cel ▁rate ▁was ▁$ 1 2 0 ▁and ▁commercial ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 5 ▁c ents ▁per ▁square ▁foot , ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁$ 1 2 0 ▁and ▁maximum ▁of ▁$ 9 , 5 0 0 . ▁Two ▁law su its ▁were ▁file d ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁Me asure ▁H . ▁Both ▁par cel ▁tax es , ▁Me asure ▁A ▁and ▁Me asure ▁H , ▁were ▁set ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Me asure ▁E , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁replaced ▁Me asures ▁A ▁and ▁H ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁tax , ▁and ▁increased ▁the ▁rate ▁from ▁$ 3 0 9 / yr ▁to ▁$ 6 5 9 / year ▁for ▁a ▁resident ial ▁par cel , ▁received ▁ 6 5 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁falling ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 3 ▁appro val ▁required ▁to ▁pass . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Me asure ▁E ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁A US D ▁placed ▁a ▁new ▁ball ot ▁measure , ▁Me asure ▁A , ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁for ▁March ▁ 8 ,