NO ON MEASURE E
6 Reasons We're Voting NO on Measure E
01
Creates a whole new city department and requires the city to hire 18 new city staff and attorneys (i.e. more bureaucracy) costing up to $11 million dollars per year!
**Redwood City Fair and Affordable Housing Ordinance Report. Prepared by Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. July 2, 2026
02
Makes our city less safe. Makes it harder for apartment, single family home or ADU landlords to evict problem tenants, even when the tenant is committing crimes like dealing drugs,harassing their neighbors, or other criminal activity.
03
Makes it harder for a family to move back into their own home they rent or invest in Redwood City. Homeowners will be required to pay tenants a minimum of $12,000 and up to $25,000 in relocation payments, much more than required by state law.
04
Pushes out our older multi-family homeowners, accelerating gentrification and driving up housing costs for everyone.
05
Written by outside activists who don’t live in or know Redwood City. Measure E is opposed by our own City Council because it is so poorly written with harmful consequences like making housing more expensive and reducing the number of homes available to rent.
06
Repeals the City’s existing renter protection ordinance, one of the strongest renter protection laws in San Mateo County that requires written lease agreements, relocation assistance, and other housing stability measures that were written with community input.
“EPS estimated that a basic program would require at least seven full-time staff, while a more active enforcement model could require up to 18 full-time staff.”
REDWOOD CITY DOESN'T NEED MORE BUREAUCRACY.
If Measure E passes, Redwood City will be required to create an entirely new city department with18 new employees, costing an estimated $11,000,000 per year.
Read the city's report on the impacts on Measure E.
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