Alameda County Tax Collector

It s not that I am a fan of paying taxes as the star rating system says. But decided to do my business earlier this year. Parking tricky around this area. Bring quarters because it is now $ 2 per hour or the meters accept a visa card. Your bags get scanned like any government business. Clerks were polite and quick. In and out within 30 mins.

The previous reviewers are spot on. This place is surprisingly pleasant to work with despite the fact that you’re probably just there to pay taxes. :)
Just remember that if you tend to carry pepper spray on your keychain, take care of it before you go through the metal detectors at the front door.

fast and efficient

No line at 9:30 am and street parking available? Sure wasn’t expecting that but glad it was the case.
I’m attached to an electronic medical device and the guards were a bit baffled about what to do with me.

I don’t know how long I’ve been doing grown up things like paying taxes. I don’t really want to think about it. It’s a while, though. A long while in which I’ve been hurt many times — ignored, abused, cruelly mocked by government officials. I don’t expect much.
Walking into the Alameda County building to pay my property taxes (man, do those hurt!) at 5pm on the final due date, I was not surprised to see an office teeming with people. But wait, they’re…moving quickly? And who are those nice people directing traffic? «Credit cards to the right, checks to the left.»
5 minutes from the time I got through security to arriving back at my car. What? You tell me. These people Have Their Shit Together.
It happened again, too, when I went to pay my supplemental property taxes a month later. I love this office so much I want to take it behind the middle school and get it pregnant.
Upshot? Buy a house in Oakland, just so you can experience the joy that is dealing with the Alameda County Tax Collectors. I’m so not kidding.