Written Communications – Item 7.2
Community Engagement – Received 7/21/2026
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New Survey Finds Majority of Chula Vista Voters Oppose Proposed City Charter Amendment Initiative
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — July 20, 2026 — The Alliance for Community Engagement announced preliminary results from an ongoing public opinion survey of registered Chula Vista voters regarding the proposed ballot initiative to amend the Chula Vista City Charter, as presented by Laborers Local 89 during the June 16 meeting of the Chula Vista City Council.
As of today, the survey has received 271 completed responses from registered Chula Vista voters. Based on the current sample size, the survey has a 95% confidence level with a ±5.95% confidence interval.
Written Communications – Item 7.2
Community Engagement – Received 7/21/2026
Preliminary Survey Highlights
Among respondents:
35% said they were aware of the proposed charter amendment before taking the survey, 65% were unaware of the proposed charter amendment.
6% support increasing councilmembers' salaries, 80% are opposed.
Written Communications – Item 7.2
Community Engagement – Received 7/21/2026
8% support increasing councilmember term limits, 79% are opposed.
22% support creating a Salary Setting Commission, 55% are opposed. 25% support establishing a Budget Committee, 39% are opposed. 28% support creating an Ethics Commission, 54% are opposed. 39% support allowing binding arbitration for certain public employee unions, 31% are opposed.
70% support requiring lobbyists to register with the City, 9% are opposed. 86% support requiring disclosure of the beneficiaries of City contracts, 5% are opposed.
When asked about the proposed charter amendment ballot measure as a whole— including all proposed amendments:
20% support the proposal.
54% oppose the proposal.
27% are undecided.
Written Communications – Item 7.2
Community Engagement – Received 7/21/2026
The Alliance for Community Engagement will continue collecting responses and intends to share updated survey findings as additional data becomes available.
Current survey results are available at:
https://www.surveyhero.com/results/2183788/2nmcvcwd4h4etm7865r2n5f1c3kd1tti
The complete survey questionnaire is available at:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBwbFXRP8viC89_PMYZVLHHQwfxUlNpY3Zdu N49XuII/
The survey was launched to measure public support for both the individual charter amendments and the overall ballot initiative. This public opinion survey was realized to provide public input to the council.
The Alliance notes that the City's Charter Review Commission, whose primary purpose is to evaluate proposed charter amendments, was not consulted before the proposal advanced. In addition, no community listening sessions were held to solicit public feedback. The organization believes this survey offers valuable insight into the perspectives of Chula Vista residents and registered voters on a proposal that could have significant long-term impacts on the City's governance.
Written Communications – Item 7.2
Community Engagement – Received 7/21/2026
The survey began on Saturday, July 18th, and responses continue to be collected. It is distributed to registered voters in the City of Chula Vista through text messages linking to a secure web-based survey, as well as direct email invitations. Each survey link is unique to validate and prevent duplicate responses.
A final survey report and result analysis will be produced upon completion.