The union seeking to set aside the approval of the Cheval Blanc hotel project has met its initial procedural hurdle. UNITE HERE Local 11 has presented the city with petitions bearing the requisite number of signatures needed to bring a referendum on the project. As set forth in the Courier’s Dec. 9 issue, the union actually circulated two petitions. One seeks to reverse the City Council’s approval of Cheval Blanc. The other seeks to set aside the development agreement signed by the city.
Under California law, the union was tasked with obtaining 10% of all registered city voters, or approximately 2,100 signatures on each petition. According to Unite Here Local 11 Research Analyst Danielle Wilson, that goal has been met.
