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Mayor Daniel Lurie gains power and loses excuses
Political analysts say the passage of three measures amending the city charter gives Mayor Daniel Lurie more power and fewer excuses, Mission Local reports. They describe the outcome as a risky move for the mayor.
San Francisco’s City-Owned Bank Measure Pulls Ahead Thursday Night
Proposition B, which would create the structure for a public bank in San Francisco, pulled ahead in Thursday's tally with a lead of more than 5,000 votes, its widest margin so far. Yes on B consultant Daniel Anderson said it was too early to declare victory with ballots still being counted.
The story of San Francisco’s November election, in 7 maps
Seven maps of San Francisco's November election show how the city and the state divided on the Sunset Dunes measure, the race to replace Nancy Pelosi and state measures on billionaires and voting rights.
SF nearly sent a gay politician to Congress in 1987. Scott Wiener will finish the mission
Scott Wiener's path from a closeted New Jersey teenager to congressman-elect tracks a generation of struggle and halting progress in San Francisco politics, the Standard reports. In 1987 the city came close to sending an openly gay politician to Congress.
Friday, November 6, 20261 story →
The Great Highway’s neighbors flipped and saved the park they once hated
Precincts along the Great Highway swung from 40% to 56% in favor of keeping the coastal road closed as a park, according to the Standard's precinct-level analysis of the Proposition G vote. Voters citywide rejected the measure to reopen the Upper Great Highway to cars on weekdays.
Thursday, November 5, 20265 stories →
Scott Wiener wins Nancy Pelosi’s seat after Connie Chan concedes
Scott Wiener won his bid to become San Francisco's next member of Congress, and Supervisor Connie Chan conceded on Wednesday. He will fill the seat held by Nancy Pelosi.
San Francisco’s first-ever public-bank measure in tight race, but trending up
Proposition B, the measure to create San Francisco's first public bank, was in a tight race and trending up in the count. A municipal bank has been official city policy for several years and has been a goal of the city's progressives.
SF Has More Billionaires Than Any City in California. Here’s How Residents Voted on Proposition 40
Out of 198,536 ballots counted in San Francisco so far, 53% of city voters backed Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on California billionaires, while the measure trailed statewide. A precinct map showed support on the east side, including the Mission, Bayview-Hunters Point and the Tenderloin, and opposition in the Marina, Pacific Heights and other wealthy neighborhoods. Thirty-three of the 166 billionaires registered to vote in California live in San Francisco, according to Politico.
Scott Wiener’s campaign saw his landslide win coming before Election Day. Here’s how
Scott Wiener's campaign saw his landslide victory coming before Election Day. Mayor Daniel Lurie opposes a historic designation, has a new mayoral budget team, and the city has held conversations with Howard University.
Death Spiral Averted: Bay Area Transit Taxes RTM and Proposition H Declare Victory
Measure RTM, a 14-year regional sales tax, was passing with 62% of the vote across five Bay Area counties, and San Francisco's Proposition H was passing with 73%, according to early results. RTM imposes a 0.5% sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Transit supporters said the money heads off drastic cuts to bus and train service.
Wednesday, November 4, 20268 stories →
One San Francisco affordable-housing measure set to pass, another unlikely to succeed
Proposition C, which would send more money to affordable housing through the city's Housing Trust Fund, faced no major opposition and was set to pass in early returns. The 'social housing' measure, Proposition I, drew nearly $3 million in spending against it from real-estate interests and was unlikely to succeed.
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.
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.
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.
Great Highway measure Prop. G fails. Sunset Dunes will stay a park.
For the third time, San Francisco voters rejected an effort to bring cars back to the Great Highway. The coastal road will stay closed to traffic and remain Sunset Dunes park.
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.
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.
Measures to rescue BART, Muni from financial ruin winning with unexpected ease
San Francisco's Proposition H and the regional Measure RTM were winning by wider margins than expected in early returns. BART and Muni had said they would cut service without the funding.
Tuesday, November 3, 20262 stories →
Prop G campaigns' fundraising differs tenfold
Campaigns opposing Proposition G, which would reopen the Upper Great Highway to cars on weekdays, have raised about $1.61 million, roughly ten times the $160,000 reported by supporters, according to the latest filings with the city Ethics Commission. Yelp chief executive Jeremy Stoppelman has given $750,000 to the opposition; the Chinese Democratic Club gave $25,000 to the yes side.
At these Pre-Election Parties, It’s BYOB: Bring Your Own Ballot
San Francisco voters are hosting ballot parties before Tuesday's election to work through a California ballot that includes 14 statewide measures, tied with Colorado for second-most in the country. Lauren Schwartz, 61, has held one at her Monterey Heights home for more than 20 years; a September poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found nearly 80% of likely voters thought the ballot had too many propositions.
Monday, November 2, 20263 stories →
Three candidates compete for San Francisco’s District 10 supervisor seat
Three District 10 candidates have reported campaign contributions and major endorsements in the race to succeed termed-out Supervisor Shamann Walton: J.R. Eppler, Theo Ellington and Dion-Jay 'DJ' Brookter. The district covers Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, Visitacion Valley and Candlestick Point.
In Chinatown, residents split on whether and how to vote
Chinatown shop owners, workers and residents describe sharply different levels of engagement with Tuesday's election in interviews with Sing Tao. One dried-seafood shop owner said he and his family voted early for Connie Chan and for a housing measure, Proposition C, while a drinks-stand worker who immigrated about two years ago said limited English left her unable to follow the candidates or the measures. A shopper said one of her daughters has not mailed her ballot because she heard that voting makes jury duty more likely.
Connie Chan leads Chinatown march to turn out voters
Connie Chan led a 'Chinese community unity' march from Portsmouth Square through Chinatown on Friday, asking supporters to vote in Tuesday's election for the 11th Congressional District seat. Marchers carried signs backing her congressional run, and speakers included a supervisor and the head of a Chinatown association.
Sunday, November 1, 20263 stories →
Wiener vs. Chan: Two very different urbanist visions in San Francisco’s congressional race
Connie Chan and Scott Wiener have taken opposite sides for years on housing, transit and parks, and Mission Local reports those divisions carry into their campaigns for Congress.
Speaker emerita, speaking: Nancy Pelosi’s final push to elect Connie Chan to Congress
Nancy Pelosi is making more appearances for Connie Chan in the final days before the Nov. 3 election, after choosing her as the successor for her House seat, Mission Local reports.
Election Extra! Gary Locke, first Chinese-American governor and former U.S.-China ambassador, backing Connie Chan
Gary Locke, the first Chinese American governor and a former U.S. ambassador to China, endorsed Connie Chan in the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress, Mission Local reports.
Saturday, October 31, 20262 stories →
Advocates Defend Noncitizen Voting in SF School Board Races as Trump Targets Voter Rolls
Advocates are urging San Francisco to keep letting noncitizen parents vote in school board elections as the Trump administration presses California over its voter rolls, KQED reports. Voters approved the program as Measure N in 2016, and a state appeals court upheld it in 2022.
Saikat Chakrabarti files illegal-coordination complaint about Scott Wiener PAC
Saikat Chakrabarti filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that Scott Wiener's congressional campaign improperly coordinated with a political action committee. The complaint is an allegation and has not been resolved.
Thursday, October 29, 20261 story →
Connie Chan casts an early ballot in her congressional run
Supervisor Connie Chan voted early at City Hall on Monday with her partner and 13-year-old son, Sing Tao reports. She said she was thinking about whether her son will be able to afford to live in San Francisco, and addressed the negative mail in her House race against Scott Wiener.
Wednesday, October 28, 20263 stories →
Prop A. was written to simplify city government. It could also bring back Aaron Peskin.
Prop. A on November's ballot was written to simplify city government, but Mission Local reports it could also undo June's term limits measure, Prop. B, and open a path back for former supervisor Aaron Peskin. The city attorney denies that Prop. A would invalidate Prop. B; the outlet reports not everyone is so certain.
Scott Wiener and Connie Chan Fight to Represent SF in Congress
KQED's program discusses the race between Supervisor Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener for California's 11th Congressional District, the seat Nancy Pelosi is retiring from. The episode compares where the two candidates stand on major issues.
Scott Wiener touts legislative record, courts Chinese-speaking voters
State Sen. Scott Wiener met Chinese-language media in Chinatown on Monday to describe bills he advanced this year on solar power, immigration enforcement and transit funding, Sing Tao reports. He said his House campaign is reaching Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking voters by phone and door-knocking in his race against Supervisor Connie Chan.
Tuesday, October 27, 20261 story →
Report: transit riders in San Francisco save more than $18,000 a year
A report from the American Public Transportation Association estimates that a San Francisco household using transit instead of driving saves $18,437 a year, the most among the 20 U.S. cities with the highest ridership, Sing Tao reports, citing the San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco voters will also decide Proposition H, a 15-year property tax for Muni.
Monday, October 26, 20262 stories →
Polls put Wiener ahead of Chan, but monolingual Chinese voters could give Chan needed boost
Mission Local has compiled every publicly released poll in the House race between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan since the primary. The polls put Wiener ahead, and the outlet looks at whether monolingual Chinese-speaking voters could close the gap for Chan.
San Francisco’s John’s Grill cancels free Election Day lunch to honor co-owner’s death
John's Grill and former Mayor Willie Brown will not hold their free Election Day lunch this year, Local News Matters reports, after co-owner Sydna Konstin died of heart failure in June at 41. Her brother and business partner John Konstin Jr. said the Ellis Street block party will return in the future.
Sunday, October 25, 20261 story →
Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: Expand work visas and green card access?
Mission Local asked the candidates for Nancy Pelosi's House seat whether they would expand work visas and pathways to green cards. Their answers run as part of the outlet's candidate questionnaire series.
Saturday, October 24, 20263 stories →
Lurie’s $13.5M campaign to clean up City Hall adds Newsom to its corner
Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed Mayor Daniel Lurie's campaign for Propositions D, E and F, the three charter reform measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. The committee backing them has raised $13.5 million, according to the Standard.
SEIU, community groups rally at SF City Hall urging voters to Defend the Vote
SEIU Local 1021 and community groups held a 'Defend the Vote' rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, urging residents to vote and to help older and disabled neighbors get to the polls. Supervisor Stephen Sherrill and union president Theresa Rutherford spoke in the rain. Election Day is Nov. 3.
SF supervisorial candidate's son arrested, charged in shooting attempt
A San Francisco supervisorial candidate's son was arrested and charged this month with trying to shoot a man accused of assaulting his mother, the Chronicle reports. The candidate has campaigned on her own experience as a survivor of gun violence.
Tuesday, October 20, 20262 stories →
Lurie's three city reform measures raise $12.8 million as Prop D signature rule draws criticism
Mayor Daniel Lurie's committee backing Propositions D, E and F has raised $12.8 million, more than the other seven measures on the November ballot combined, the Examiner reports. A Board of Supervisors analysis estimates that Prop D, which would raise the signature threshold for citizen initiatives from 2% to 8% of registered voters, would lift signature-gathering costs from $320,000 to $1.5 million.
Lurie backs five of San Francisco's 10 local ballot measures
Mayor Daniel Lurie told Sing Tao's editorial board he supports Propositions C, D, E, F and H, plus the regional transit measure, among the 10 local measures on the November ballot. He said the city's permitting process should change so small businesses spend less time and money on signs, awnings, outdoor seating and opening permits. He also said both Prop H and the regional transit measure are needed to fund Muni.
Monday, October 19, 20263 stories →
Ballot Measure Impacts on Real Estate
Columnist John M. Lee walks through five local propositions on the November ballot that touch housing costs for owners, buyers, sellers and landlords. The Richmond Sunset News column is aimed at San Franciscans deciding how to vote on the housing measures.
City College board candidate Jeremy Lee calls for more Cantonese teachers and larger enrollment
Jeremy Lee, one of eight candidates for three four-year seats on the City College of San Francisco board, says he would push to hire more Cantonese teachers and expand enrollment, Sing Tao reports. Lee, 37, a third-generation San Franciscan, works in housing finance at a community organization and heads an Asian American association, the paper says.
No Kings rallies across the Bay Area focus on early voting
Bay Area demonstrators joined the fourth national No Kings day of action on Saturday, with rallies in Oakland and San Francisco's Mission District aimed at turning protest into votes, Sing Tao reports, citing the San Francisco Chronicle. In San Francisco, participants formed a giant VOTE on Ocean Beach and marched from Dolores Park through the Mission, and Supervisor Connie Chan, a congressional candidate, joined both gatherings.
Wednesday, October 14, 20261 story →
San Francisco's November Proposition I would set aside more money for housing
Former Board of Supervisors president Norman Yee, a Chinatown community group worker and SF PROPEL director Sunny Angulo urged voters to support Proposition I, which would earmark part of the city's real estate transfer tax for housing. Supporters said at least 60 percent of the money would go to construction, at least a quarter to buying and preserving buildings, and at least a tenth to stabilizing renters and preventing evictions. Community housing groups say eight approved affordable projects with 1,168 units have no construction money.
Tuesday, October 13, 20261 story →
Chinatown rally backs Props C and I and opposes Prop D
Community groups rallied Saturday at the plaza above the Chinatown-Rose Pak station to urge Asian American voters to support Propositions C and I and reject Proposition D on the November ballot, Sing Tao reported. Speakers said C and I would pay to build and preserve affordable housing so Chinatown seniors and working families are not pushed out, and that D would raise the signature threshold for ballot measures from 2 percent of voters to 8 percent.
Monday, October 12, 20262 stories →
Prop C would renew the Housing Trust Fund for affordable housing
Proposition C on San Francisco's November ballot would renew and expand the city's Housing Trust Fund, which pays for affordable housing. A community group leader who backs the measure told Sing Tao it raises no new tax and draws from the General Fund, and that the fund has supported about 3,000 affordable units a year since 2019.
Chinatown rally backs Propositions C and I, opposes Proposition D
Community groups rallied Saturday at a plaza above the Chinatown subway station to support Propositions C and I and oppose Proposition D. Speakers said C and I would fund affordable housing and help keep seniors and working families in the city, and that D would raise the signature threshold for citizen ballot measures from 2% to 8%.
Sunday, October 11, 20262 stories →
The kid-forward campaign to keep the Great Highway closed to cars
Supporters of the Sunset Dunes Park are asking voters to keep the Great Highway closed to cars. Their campaign puts children at the center of the argument, asking voters to think of the kids who use the car-free stretch.
Chinatown residents rally for Proposition C and California Proposition 1
Chinatown residents, housing advocates and elected officials rallied at the Ping Yuen public housing complex to urge voters to support Proposition C and California's Proposition 1. Proposition C would extend San Francisco's housing trust fund to 2058 and direct part of future growth in the city's general fund to affordable housing. The Chinatown Community Development Center's executive director said the trust fund has backed projects including the New Asia rebuild, planned as a 15-story building with 175 affordable units for seniors.