RICHMOND — The Richmond City Council on Tuesday evening is expected to place a tax on oil refining businesses on the November ballot, an initiative that would target the Chevron Refinery. If placed…
RICHMOND — The Richmond City Council on Tuesday evening is expected to place a tax on oil refining businesses on the November ballot, an initiative that would target the Chevron Refinery.
In 2008, Richmond voters approved a tax on Chevron, known as Measure T, but the matter was successfully challenged in court. As part of an agreement, Chevron paid the city a settlement in exchange for the city agreeing to limit the company’s tax obligation to $234.10, plus $46.80 per employee for the first 25 employees and $40.10 for every employee thereafter.
“We’re only bringing this tax forward because we believe it will survive any legal challenge brought,” Guerin said. “This measure is the result of years of research and we, in coordination with the city, share the view that this is the best way forward.” Richmond has some of the highest rates of asthma in the state, according to state data, and particulate matter from the refinery is linked to five to 11 premature deaths in Richmond annually, according to a Bay Area Air Quality Management District report.
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