The East Bay Regional Park District began during the height of the Great Depression with a ballot measure asking voters to institute a property tax for the purpose of creating a park system. Despite the hard economic times, voters overwhelmingly agreed to tax themselves so they could have more parks. Ninety years later, about 25… The post Marking 90 years of preserving open space: ‘The park district provides residents in the East Bay access to nature close to home.’ appeared first on Oakland North.