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Oakland Small Businesses Considering Tax Boycott

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Some small businesses in Oakland are considering not paying their taxes to send a message to City Hall.  A coalition of small businesses are discussing a tax boycott and are investigating the legality of such an effort. 

Many business owners are unhappy about what they say is a lack of security in the region.  They say Oakland officials claim over 700 police officers are on the street but they never see any of them. 

The coalition believes a tax boycott would send a message that things need to change to make business owners feel secure.