The controversial measure calls for Chevron to pay an estimated $60 million and $90 million in additional taxes annually.
RICHMOND — Richmond voters will get to decide whether to force Chevron to pay more in taxes after the City Council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to place a refinery tax measure on the November ballot.
The council’s vote came after hours of public comment. An estimated 350 people showed up to the meeting donning signs either calling for the council to “make polluters pay so we don’t have to,” or to “support workers” by voting no on the proposal. In a statement Wednesday, Chevron spokesperson Ross Allen said the company does not believe the tax measure represents the vision the community at-large has for the future of the city.
Communities for a Better Environment and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network Action brought forward the proposal — dubbed the Polluters Pay Initiative — after years of research, said Kerry Guerin, an attorney with Communities for a Better Environment,
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