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Residents urge council to oppose Measure A and flag missing CalGreen inspections
Summary
Public commenters at the Sept. 16 meeting urged the council to oppose Measure A, warning it would raise Campbell's sales tax to about 10.5% (a 0.625 percentage‑point increase), and a certified CalGreen inspector said the city is failing to perform required CalGreen inspections under Title 24 and asked staff to require outside CalGreen experts.
Speakers in the public comment period on Sept. 16 raised concerns about a November special election measure (Measure A) and the city's handling of CalGreen inspections.
Doris Chan, a resident of the Hazlewood neighborhood, said Campbell’s current sales tax rate is 9.875% and said Measure A would raise the city rate to about 10.5% — which she described as a 0.625 percentage‑point increase — and warned that a separate measure in 2027 could push local sales tax to 11%. She urged the council to oppose Measure A and asked the county to reduce its budget instead.
Another speaker introduced as Jackson, also from the Hazlewood neighborhood, said he believed Measure A was being structured to benefit special interests and unions and urged voters to reject it.
Faith Maine (self‑identified), a certified CalGreen inspector and former general contractor, told the council she has spoken with staff, including a person she identified as Bob Lennon, and said CalGreen inspections (the energy/seismic and construction compliance checks required under California’s Title 24 building standards) are not being performed consistently. She said the city appeared to be "self‑performing" those checks without external CalGreen experts and asked the city to require outside specialists for that work to improve oversight and free up city inspector time. Staff responded in the meeting that they would follow up on the matter.
None of the public comments produced formal council action at the meeting; the mayor closed the public comment period and the council proceeded to agenda items.
