City of Union City

To protect essential city services such as 9-1-1 emergency response; street/pothole repair; crime/gun violence prevention; fire protection/paramedics; neighborhood police patrols, and reducing blight/keeping neighborhoods clean, shall the measure be adopted amending Union City's business license ordinance, lowering many small businesses' taxes, with rates up to 0.25% of gross receipts (as described in the ordinance) until ended by voters, raising $3,500,000 annually, with public spending disclosure/independent audits?

To maintain funding the State cannot take away for Union City services, such as keeping fire stations open/ fully staffed, 9-1-1 emergency response, street/ pothole repair, paramedic services, neighborhood police patrols, disaster preparedness, senior/ youth programs and for general government use, shall the City of Union City measure extending the existing voter-approved sales tax without increasing the current 1/2(cents) rate be adopted, raising $6,600,000 annually for nine years, with annual audits, independent oversight and all funds staying local?

To protect essential city services including senior citizen support/ meal programs during COVID-19 crisis/ recovery; 911 emergency/ paramedic response; street/ pothole repair; fire protection; disaster/ health crisis preparedness; youth violence prevention/ drug intervention programs; and other city services, shall the measure establishing a 5% utility users tax on gas, electricity, video, telecommunications services for 8 years, providing $6,100,000 annually in locally-controlled funding, requiring citizen oversight/ independent audits, be adopted?

To maintain 9-1-1 emergency response times, paramedic services, fire prevention/protection, disaster preparedness, neighborhood police patrols, youth violence/gang prevention and safety at public schools shall Union City's measure extending expiring public safety funding be adopted at $168 per parcel for the most common residential parcel (rates for other property types as described in the ballot pamphlet), providing approximately $5,000,000 annually for eight years, with annual inflation adjustments, independent citizen oversight and all funds staying local?

To maintain/enhance essential city services including 911 dispatch/neighborhood police patrols/emergency response times; after-school programs for children/teens; keeping fire stations open full time; and other essential services shall a measure be adopted establishing a Union City cannabis business tax at a maximum rate of $12.00 per square foot for cultivation and 6% of gross receipts for others, until ended by voters, providing $1,400,000 annually, requiring oversight and no money for Sacramento?

To enhance local control with funding that cannot be taken by the State for essential services including fire/police protection; youth violence/gang prevention programs; maintaining city parks/senior services; and other essential services; shall a measure be adopted establishing Union City as a Charter City and a real property transfer tax of $10 per $1,000, until ended by voters, paid only by property buyers/sellers, providing $5,000,000 dollars annually, with funds benefiting Union City?

To maintain essential police/ fire services, including maintaining 911 emergency response times, paramedic services /neighborhood police patrols; keeping fire stations open /maintaining fire prevention services; enhancing public school safety; and maintaining youth violence prevention/ gang intervention programs; shall Union City extend its existing voter approved public safety services measure, with an average rate of $123 per residential parcel, providing $4,100,000 annually for 4 years, without increasing taxes, requiring citizen's oversight, and no funds for Sacramento?

To prevent severe cuts to, and maintain essential services such as police, fire, paramedic, library, streets, parks and other services, shall Union City adopt an Ordinance extending the existing voter approved Measure AA sales tax with no increase in tax rate, requiring a citizen’s oversight committee, annual independent audits, and all funds for Union City and no funds for the State of California?

Shall an ordinance be adopted that amends Union City’s General Plan and Hillside Area Plan to permit development of 63 acres of land owned by the Masons of California, located to the Northeast of Mission Boulevard, subject to all required entitlement processes and environmental review, and move the Hillside Area Plan boundary to accommodate new senior housing and health care facilities, low‐density single family residences, retail space, parks, open space, trails and a community garden?