City of Redwood City · San Mateo County · November 3, 2026 California General Election
Measure E: Rent Control and Eviction Limits Initiative
The question on your ballot
Shall the measure repealing Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 42 and replacing it with a new Chapter 42 that (1) limits rent increases on multifamily housing built before February 1, 1995; (2) expands just-cause eviction protections to most rental housing, including single-family homes, ADUs, and affordable housing; (3) requires new City administration estimated to cost $5 million to $11 million annually, funded by annual rental property owner fees; and (4) increases relocation assistance for no-fault evictions, be adopted? [2]
Vote YES or NO on the question exactly as printed. Majority Voter Approval Required.
Official documents
The county publishes the impartial analysis and the arguments for and against as PDFs. ThinkBallot links them as published; it doesn't summarize them.
- Measure E: Resolution and Full Text (PDF)
- Measure E: Impartial Analysis (PDF)
- Measure E: Primary Argument in Favor (PDF)
- Measure E: Rebuttal to Argument in Favor (PDF)
- Measure E: Primary Argument Against (PDF)
- Measure E: Rebuttal to Argument Against (PDF)
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