Wednesday, November 4, 2026

SF Daily Brief

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Voters bless mayor’s three-pronged effort to rewrite SF city charter

Early returns showed Propositions D, E and F each headed for approval. The three measures, backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie and a majority of the Board of Supervisors, would raise the signature threshold for citizen ballot measures, give the mayor more control over city departments and change how the city awards contracts.

The San Francisco Standard ↗

Alan Wong Wins Full Term for District 4 Supervisor

Supervisor Alan Wong won a full four-year term representing District 4, defeating Jeremy Greco and Albert Chow. Wong had 76% of the vote in the second round of ranked-choice voting in the Department of Elections' 8:45 p.m. report.

The SunsetRichmond Sunset News ↗

Early voting draws steady crowds in San Francisco

Voters crowded the early voting center at San Francisco City Hall the day before the election, and workers said Monday was busier than previous days. The city had 535,735 registered voters as of Nov. 1, and 137,209 of the 537,301 mail ballots sent out had been returned.

Civic CenterSing Tao Daily US ↗ (in Chinese)

It’s a Dan-slide: Lurie sweeps another election night

Nearly all of Mayor Daniel Lurie's ballot measures and preferred candidates were winning in Tuesday's returns, after a similar sweep in June. Voters were also returning three incumbent supervisors aligned with him.

The San Francisco Standard ↗

Scott Wiener takes commanding lead over Connie Chan in S.F. congressional race

Scott Wiener led Connie Chan by 10 points as of the final ballot drop Tuesday night in the race for California's 11th Congressional District seat. No outlet had declared a winner.

Mission Local ↗

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Filed with the City and County of San Francisco: new housing projects of 10 or more units and building permits over $1 million. Written automatically from city open data; each item links to the city record.

A Planning Department application for 45 housing units at 4101 3rd St was filed on November 3, 2026, 2 of them affordable.City record ↗
An application for a $3,249,085 building permit for alterations, additions or repairs was filed on November 2, 2026 for 45 Beale St (Financial District/South Beach).City record ↗
An application for a $1,650,000 building permit for alterations, additions or repairs was filed on November 2, 2026 for 2830 Pacific Av (Pacific Heights).City record ↗
A $1,125,000 building permit for alterations was issued on November 2, 2026 for 1945 Irving St (Sunset/Parkside).City record ↗

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