City of Richmond

Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond be amended to reform the election process in the City of Richmond to improve accountability, governance, and strengthen representation by adding a nonpartisan primary municipal election to the City’s election process?

Shall the City of Richmond Charter be amended to authorize use of instant runoff voting, also known as ranked choice voting, to allow Richmond voters to rank Mayor and City Council election candidates in order of preference on their ballots, intended for implementation for the November 2026 election, and upon adoption of an implementing ordinance by the Richmond City Council?

Shall the Ordinance to amend the City of Richmond’s Municipal Code, changing the City’s Rent Ordinance so that the maximum allowable rent increase on rent-controlled units is adjusted to 60 percent of CPI or three percent whichever is lower, be adopted?

To maintain quality of life in Richmond by continuing certain City services, including 911 emergency response, pothole/street repair, homeless/youth services and other general services, shall an ordinance amending the City’s business tax to charge businesses 0.06% to 5.00% of gross receipts, and other rates as stated, with the highest rates on cannabis, firearm and the biggest businesses, providing approximately $9.5 million annually until ended by voters, be adopted?

Shall the Ordinance amending the City of Richmond’s Municipal Code, changing the Real Estate Documentary Transfer Tax so the tax rate for properties below $1 million does not increase, the rate for properties between $1 million to $3 million increases from .7% to 1.25%; the rate for properties between $3 million to $10 million increases from .7% to 2.5%; and the rate for properties over $10 million increases from .7% to 3.0%, be adopted?

Shall an Ordinance of the City of Richmond’s Municipal Code to establish a Special Parcel Tax on Vacant Properties at the rate of $3,000 annually per vacant developed parcel and $6,000 annually per vacant undeveloped parcel, raising about $5.4 million annually for 20 years to fund homelessness services and housing, blight and dumping elimination, and specified programs, be adopted?

Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond be amended to provide that a portion of general fund money shall be set aside for funding youth programs and services?

Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond, if amended by passage of the Kids First Initiative, be further amended to: revise the dates in the Kids First Initiative to reflect implementation on July 1, 2018, remove the 20% restriction on funding to public entities to perform the services specified in the Kids First Initiative, and provide that funding obligations beginning on July 1, 2021, are contingent on passage of a general tax measure for the City of Richmond?

Shall the Ordinance to establish rent control, a rent board, and just cause for eviction requirements in the City of Richmond be adopted?

Shall the Ordinance to amend the City of Richmond’s Municipal Code to increase the City’s Real Estate Documentary Transfer Tax from .7% to 1% and 1.5%, based on the property’s sale price, be adopted?

(INITIATIVE) Shall the ordinance to amend the Richmond General Plan 2030 to allow a 59 unit single family detached project on a site south of the intersection of Marina Way South and Hall and approve a development agreement and related actions be adopted?

(INITIATIVE) Shall the ordinance to amend the Richmond Municipal Code requiring the City Manager to publicize compensation paid to exempt City service officials and employees, obligating the City Council to set annual compensation for City exempt service officials and employees and prohibiting the City Council from compensating the City Manager in excess of five times the median household income for the City be adopted?

Shall the City of Richmond adopt a one-half cent transactions and use (sales) tax, to fund and maintain essential city services, such as public safety, public health and wellness programs, city youth programs and street paving?

Shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a business license fee of one (1) cent per ounce of sugar-sweetened beverage served, provided, or traded by businesses in the City?

Should Richmond’s congressional representatives be instructed to propose, and Richmond’s state legislators instructed to ratify, an amendment to the United States Constitution to provide that corporations are not entitled to the Constitutional rights of real people, and that there should be limits on all spending in political campaigns, including ballot measures and "independent" expenditures?

(ADVISORY) Should the proceeds of any business license fee measured by the serving, providing, or trading of sugar-sweetened beverages be used to: have more after school sports programs, make them less expensive and provide adequate sports fields; allow healthier school meals, nutrition classes and cooking classes; provide medical care for children with diabetes who can’t afford care; and support other worthy projects to prevent and treat diabetes and childhood obesity?