November Ballot
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Saturday, October 10, 20262 stories →
San Francisco voters to decide Great Highway reopening in November
San Francisco voters will decide next month whether to reopen the Great Highway to cars on weekdays. Proposition G would undo a 2024 measure that closed the two-mile road to cars and created Sunset Dunes. Supporters call it a compromise; opponents say it would destroy the park, and the controller's office estimates reopening would cost about $10 million plus up to $1.5 million a year for sand removal.
We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?
Mission Local asked San Francisco politicians whether Democratic Party Chair Nancy Tung should step down. San Francisco Democrats will meet in a special meeting on Oct. 11 to reconsider their District 8 endorsement. The meeting is expected to be fraught.
Friday, October 9, 20261 story →
SF Voters: Did Your Midterm Ballot Arrive Torn? Here’s What to Do
Some San Francisco voters are reporting that their midterm ballots arrived in torn or damaged envelopes. Elections Director John Arntz said in an advisory that tears in the outer envelope do not affect voting as long as all four ballot cards and the return envelope are intact, and attributed the damage to Postal Service processing equipment. USPS has switched to handling the remaining ballots by hand.
Tuesday, October 6, 20261 story →
El alcalde Lurie tacha la Propuesta I de ‘fondo turbio’. Su oficina controlaría el dinero.
Mayor Daniel Lurie is calling Proposition I, a housing measure, a slush fund, even though the money it would raise for affordable and social housing would be controlled by his own office. The column criticizes the mayor for telling voters that his office administers an opaque fund.
Saturday, October 3, 20261 story →
Tenant group urges members to vote Nov. 3, backs Connie Chan and Jane Kim
The Community Tenants Association mailed more than 600 voter guides to members ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Sing Tao Daily reports. The group endorses Connie Chan for Congress and Jane Kim for state insurance commissioner, and recommends yes votes on Propositions C, H and I and a no vote on Proposition D.
Friday, October 2, 20261 story →
Manny Yekutiel dropped out of the race. But he’s still on the ballot.
Manny Yekutiel has dropped out of the District 8 supervisor race but his name remains on the November ballot. His campaign has not said what he would do if he won anyway, and his opponents say they are not worried.
Thursday, October 1, 20261 story →
Voters will decide whether to reopen Great Highway to traffic in San Francisco
San Francisco voters will vote in November on Proposition G, which would reopen the Great Highway to cars on weekdays and keep it as a park on weekends. The measure would reverse Proposition K, approved in 2024, which closed a two-mile stretch to traffic and created Sunset Dunes park next to Ocean Beach. Supervisor Alan Wong, a supporter, said he prioritizes people who need to drive to work or school on weekdays over recreation.
Sunday, September 27, 20262 stories →
Prop I would direct mansion transfer tax revenue to affordable housing
Proposition I would send half of the transfer tax paid on San Francisco property sales over $10 million to affordable and social housing and rental assistance. The measure also would bar the Board of Supervisors from changing the transfer tax without voter approval. Mayor Daniel Lurie opposes it, along with the firefighters and police unions, saying the money now goes to the general fund and that the change could take funding from other programs, including police hiring.
Mayor Lurie’s charter measures raise stunning $11M, more than all others combined
Campaigns for the 10 measures on San Francisco's November ballot have raised more than $19 million. Mayor Daniel Lurie's charter measures account for over $11 million of that, more than all the other measures combined.
Saturday, September 26, 20261 story →
Mayor Lurie’s charter measures raise stunning $11M, more than all others combined
Mayor Daniel Lurie's charter measures have raised $11 million, more than all other San Francisco ballot measures combined, Mission Local reports. Fundraising across the 10 measures on the November ballot totals more than $19 million.
Thursday, September 24, 20261 story →
Bay Bridge Traffic Delays Would Double if Transit Tax Measures Fail, Report Finds
A SPUR research brief estimates that rush-hour delays on the Bay Bridge would grow from about 30 minutes to 63 minutes in the morning and 73 minutes in the afternoon if voters reject two November tax measures for transit. The forecast says afternoon delays at the Caldecott Tunnel would triple. BART, AC Transit, Muni and Caltrain face budget shortfalls.
Wednesday, September 23, 20261 story →
Bay Bridge Traffic Delays Would Double if Transit Tax Measures Fail, Report Finds
Traffic delays on the Bay Bridge at rush hour would more than double if voters reject two transit tax measures in November, according to a SPUR research brief. The report projects Bay Bridge delays rising from 30 minutes to 63 minutes in the morning and 73 minutes in the afternoon, with afternoon delays at the Caldecott Tunnel tripling from 13 to 40 minutes.
Monday, September 21, 20261 story →
Muni service cuts could drag down San Francisco home prices
The San Francisco controller's office estimates that deep Muni service cuts could lower average home prices in the city by 0.6% to 0.9%, or as much as about $14,100, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. SFMTA faces a $307 million annual budget gap and is considering canceling 19 bus lines and one streetcar line, suspending cable car service and cutting frequency on its busiest routes if voters reject Proposition H in November. The same analysis estimates the tax would cost the owner of a single-family home or condominium $129 a year.
Saturday, September 19, 20261 story →
Five Bay Area counties rally for regional transit tax on the November ballot
Supporters of the Regional Transit Measure held rallies in five Bay Area counties Thursday, including one at the Powell Street cable car turnaround in San Francisco, Sing Tao Daily reports. The measure on the Nov. 3 ballot would levy a 14-year sales tax, one percentage point in San Francisco and half a point in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, raising an estimated $980 million a year for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit.
Thursday, September 17, 20263 stories →
Saikat Chakrabarti drops $400K for affordable housing, public bank and transit measures
Saikat Chakrabarti has spent $400,000 to support three measures on the November ballot: Props I and J and the regional transit tax. The money backs affordable housing, a public bank and transit.
S.F. economy will take a hit if Muni measure fails, controller warns
San Francisco's Office of the Controller estimates that passing Proposition H, the Muni parcel tax on the November ballot, would add $310 million to $400 million to the city's GDP over 15 years. The controller's report warns that the service cuts Muni says would follow a no vote would cost the local economy more than the tax would.
Street-Safety Advocates Accuse Yes on G Campaign of Pushing Bad Data
The directors of San Francisco's bike and pedestrian safety groups and the chief executive of the think tank SPUR signed a letter accusing the Yes on G campaign of using "misleading, cherry-picked" data to suggest that closing the Great Highway raised traffic injuries. They also objected to the campaign's use of pedestrian-safety imagery and language to suggest that reopening the road to cars on weekdays would bring safe streets.
Monday, September 14, 20261 story →
Judge Tosses Suit, Allowing Great Hwy Ballot Measure
A judge dismissed a lawsuit that would have kept a proposition about the former Upper Great Highway off the November ballot. Advocates of restoring the road's earlier arrangement are hailing the ruling, which lets voters decide the question.
Saturday, September 12, 20262 stories →
Mayor Lurie endorses Manny Yekutiel, Theo Ellington in S.F. supervisor races
Mayor Daniel Lurie endorsed Manny Yekutiel in District 8 and Theo Ellington in District 10 for the Board of Supervisors and took positions on 10 local ballot measures. The mayor had previously said he would not make endorsements in the supervisor races.
Who’s bankrolling San Francisco’s coming election? These 16 donors.
At least $18 million has been raised for San Francisco's November races, and the top 16 donors account for about $13 million of that so far. Mission Local reviewed the campaign filings.
Tuesday, September 8, 20261 story →
Sunset Dunes vs. Great Highway: Pro-park side outraising opponents 7-to-1
Supporters of the Sunset Dunes park ballot measure, Prop. G, have outraised opponents 7-to-1, according to Mission Local. Several technology executives and investors are among the measure's financial backers.
Thursday, September 3, 20261 story →
Ocean Beach Plan to Replace an Eroding Stretch of Great Highway Is Delayed Again
The city has again delayed replacing the eroding Great Highway Extension, the strip that keeps Pacific storms from flooding a sewage treatment plant and the San Francisco Zoo, The Frisc reports. Voters will decide for a third time in November whether cars can use Sunset Dunes Park.
Wednesday, September 2, 20261 story →
What are the S.F. congressional candidates’ stances on the November ballot measures?
Connie Chan and Scott Wiener told Mission Local where they stand on all 11 local and regional measures on the November ballot. The two congressional candidates explain their positions on Props. D and I.
Friday, August 28, 20261 story →
Splitting With State Party, San Francisco Democrats Oppose Billionaire Tax
San Francisco Democrats voted to oppose Proposition 40, the statewide billionaire tax, breaking with the state party. The vote followed a bylaw change that lets the local party diverge from state endorsements.
Tuesday, August 25, 20261 story →
SF Mayor, Backers Renew Push for Increased Mayoral Power
Mayor Daniel Lurie and his Clean Up City Hall committee say allegations against Sheriff's Office Oversight Board President William Palmer show the need for Proposition F, which would let the mayor and supervisors remove commission members without cause. Palmer was not arrested and is not facing charges.
Monday, August 24, 20261 story →
SF Mayor, Backers Renew Push for Increased Mayoral Power
Mayor Daniel Lurie's Clean Up City Hall committee says Proposition F would hold appointed officials accountable, citing allegations against Sheriff's Office Oversight Board President William Palmer. The measure would let the mayor and supervisors remove commission members they appoint without cause.