Type
General tax (business license)
Passed
2016
Vote threshold
Majority
Approval
74.9%
Status
Operative
What it taxes
Raises the gross-receipts business-license tax on owners of 5 or more residential rental units to 2.880% (sitting tenants exempt; new units exempt 12 years). About $3–4M per year.
What it funds
General Fund — the Council directs the revenue toward affordable housing and anti-homelessness programs.
The election that passed it
Berkeley voters approved Measure U1 in November 2016. The official record:
See the election result →