The settlement agreement could stave off years of litigation between the city and Chevron.
A drone view of the Chevron Richmond Refinery in Richmond, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. RICHMOND — A tax measure targeting the Chevron Refinery in Richmond could be pulled from the November ballot in exchange for a $550 million payment made over 10 years, saving the city years of likely expensive litigation.
State data shows Richmond residents have some of the highest rates of asthma in the state, an illness linked to refinery particulate matter along with bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses. Each year, between five and 11 people die prematurely in the city because of emissions from Chevron, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The air district also estimates that health impacts from the refinery cost the area between $52 million and $118 million annually.
The settlement vote comes just days after Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John P. Devine agreed in part with arguments raised by the recently formed nonprofit Coalition for Richmond’s Future and Chevron employee Daniela Dickey asserting the ballot language was misleading because it said tax dollars would fund various city projects without noting a vast majority of the general fund covers staff salaries and benefits.
Allen and various Chevron employees have argued the measure would be detrimental to the future of the refinery and city. Meanwhile, proponents of the measure have asserted the corporation can and should compensate Richmond for what they say have been years of negative impacts to the health and well-being of the city and its residents.
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