No endorsement: Ricardo Lara would be a better commissioner than his cartoonish opponent, but we cant endorse him over ethics concerns. A complete list of candidates appears on the sample ballot. GrowSF recommends confirming the appointment of Associate Justice Therese M. Stewart to the Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two. Prop E keeps in place "discretionary" permits, which means that nothing is guaranteed by law instead, elected officials decide who can build what and where; a process ripe with corruption. Equality California endorses and supports 100% pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot fighting for LGBTQ+ civil rights, reproductive freedom and social justice. We need her sober and competent leadership in the face of so much uncertainty. Proposition A is a Charter Amendment introduced by the Board of Supervisors which will allow city employees who retired before November 6, 1996 to receive supplemental cost of living adjustments to their retirement benefits. November 8, 2022 Final Election Results - Summary English Espaol Filipino Summary of results Ranked-choice voting and detailed reports Statewide results Voter Turnout: 62.32% XML Number of Ballots Cast: 310,071 Voter Registration: 497,561 Final Update: December 01, 2022 3:56 PM Compare turnout to previous elections Again, we landed on Malia Cohen, but we hope we've given you enough information to make an informed decision for yourself. Proposition E is a Charter Amendment introduced by the Board of Supervisors which will maintain much of the status quo around housing permits. Phone: (415) 554-4375 In 2018, Democratic state Sen. Ricardo Lara defeated Steve Poizner, who ran as an independent but was a Republican when he served as the insurance commissioner from 2007 to 2011. Joel Engardio knows our West side families need to feel safe and their kids deserve a great education. Endorsements are made by writers and editors from the opinion pages after researching the issues and interviewing the candidates. Our full Pissed Off Voter Guide is available now- read it! Avoid long lines by voting early. So, if you value an outsider's tenacity and eagerness to investigate the party in power, then you'll probably want to vote for Lanhee Chen. This article was updated on Oct. 27, 2022. According to Article II, Section 8 of the California Constitution, citizens may introduce statutes (laws) by collecting signatures (5% of the votes cast in the most recent Governor's race). Prop G money may be used to pay for grants from the City to eligible schools in SFUSD. A comprehensive rundown The campaign, primarily funded by Lyft, spent $8.5 million to collect enough signatures to get this on the ballot. Runoff: Assembly candidates Haney and Campos, beating Mahmood and Selby. In San Francisco, the flavored vaping ban caused flavored vape sales of regular tobacco products to decline 25% indicating that not only were people were not switching from flavored tobacco to regular, but they were no longer starting with flavors and then using regular tobacco. This measure that would create an oversight commission for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. 30 is a crucial effort to meet the urgency of the moment. GrowSF opposes Proposition 26 because it is clear regulatory capture by a state-granted monopoly. Election Center. Equity . Vote Yes on Proposition J. Will having yet another commission somehow yield better results? This measure would extend the citys 0.5% sales tax that helps fund transportation projects for 30 years. Joel Engardio has been a community leader in San Francisco for years. Commissions let elected officials escape accountability by passing crucial oversight responsibility to unelected people (who are almost always politically connected via donations or other means) who lack the authority or expertise to actually fix anything. This will be accomplished by eliminating the "full funding" requirement and instituting a monthly monetary cap on payments. Prop 27 legalizes online sports betting in California, but prevents new entrants into the market with its obscenely high license fees ($100 million dollars per license for the first five years). A huge red flag is that the requirements for Commissioners aren't largely focused on experience with overseeing agencies, managing budgets, or running audits. That would increase funding by about $1 billion starting next year, according to an estimate from the attorney generals office. We think he does a good job defending the accused, avoiding drumming up needless political controversy. Supervisor and board President Shamann Walton is running against technical writer Brian Sam Adam in District 10, which includes the Bayview. Mayor London Breed following the recall of Chesa Boudin. This measure would move the citys mayoral elections to presidential election years starting in 2024. 29: Over 80,000 people in California rely on dialysis to survive. A coalition of advocacy groups including GrowSF, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, the NorCal Carpenters Union, SPUR, the Housing Action Coalition, SF YIMBY, and the Greenbelt Alliance gathered enough signatures to put it on the ballot. Yes on Prop. Our endorsements for the June 7 election. Proposition I is a citizen signature initiative ordinance which will require the City to allow car traffic on the pedestrian-only JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park and end the popular Great Highway "weekend compromise", instead mandating vehicle traffic 24/7. N:Another Article 34 authorization measure. Reject Prop 29, and let's pray we don't have to go through this for the fourth time in two years. and Oakland Election: Latest results on propositions and key races, Voters are really angry: How S.F. Nice sounding words don't cut it for us, we need policy details. At our current vacancy rate of around 3%, we should, instead, be trying to drive vacancy rates UP, not down. Not only do they provide access to a wide array of books and research materials for students, they also provide computer and internet access for people who don't have them at home. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (DHSH) is now spending nearly $1 billion per year on homelessness services and desperately needs an audit. However, we don't think he's perfect: he thinks we spend too much money on Police and public safety, and wants the Public Defender to expand its scope to enact broad policy reforms. This measure would enshrine the rights to abortions and birth control in the California Constitution. The San Francisco Democratic Socialists and Supervisor Dean Preston collected the requisite number of signatures to place this new tax on the ballot. City Hall, Room 48 Chen was endorsed by the LA Times, which described him as a fiscal watchdog that is "independent from the party in power." voters reject Prop. Prop I is the worst of all possible worlds: it shuts down a popular new park space, it denies the reality of climate change, puts water treatment infrastructure at risk, and it may force the city to spend $80 million it otherwise wouldn't. If you believe people have a fundamental right to reproductive freedom which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives, vote YES on Prop 1. Volunteer Events Contact GOP Volunteer Clubs Register to Vote 2022 Resolutions . San Francisco Supervisor, District 6 (ranked choice). As we said in 2020, cracking apart one department into two would not guarantee better outcomes or accountability, but would instead create more bureaucracy and expense for the city. VICK CHUNG BRIGITTE DAVILA MARIE HURABIELL ANITA MARTINEZ JOHN RIZZO THEA SELBY Prop N may save taxpayers money by allowing the city to refinance the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority debt. The November 8, 2022 general election in San Francisco has over 40 contests to vote on. As Attorney General, Rob Bonta has worked hard to hold cities accountable for their anti-housing policies. TTY: (415) 554-4386, Language Access ), but it means that no one can ever move because all of the homes are taken. Mahogany is aligned with GrowSF on some issues, but we find her endorsement and vote history troubling. Fewer people would start and continue smoking due to the absence of fruit-flavored tobacco. The final endorsement decision is voted on by our membership. Eleni Kounalakis: The incumbent is the only candidate we are comfortable with being a heartbeat away from the governorship. For each city, a subcommittee of the SPUR board (Ballot Analysis Committee or Policy Advisory Board) serves to hear arguments on both sides of the relevant measures, debate the merits of each and provide recommendations to the relevant SPUR city board of directors. There would be little to no fiscal impact because commissions are largely unpaid and take little active investment from the City. Padilla, a Democrat, runs to continue serving his appointed term through the end of this Congress. This is a relatively straightforward bureaucratic fix to allow the City to operate the underground parking facility near the museums in Golden Gate Park, rather than subcontract operation to another entity (the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority). Loren Taylor: A current city council member for District Six, Taylor stood out among a large crop of contenders as particularly thoughtful. Malia Cohen (D) currently serves as the chair of the California Board of Equalization and is a former San Francisco Supervisor for District 10. For 2022 congressional endorsements (U.S. House and Senate), clickhere. To find out more about your County Party's endorsement process, please contact the Central Committee near you using the link below! This sounds like a recipe for revolution, not reform. This is a simple good-governance ballot measure. Filipino: (415) 554-4310, Permissible and Prohibited Election Activities, High School Poll Worker and Ambassador Programs, Attend Ballot Simplification Committee Meetings, Request for Proposals: 2023 Vote Restoration Outreach, New 2022 Voting Districts and Precincts page. Taxes that are reserved for a specific purpose, rather than the General Fund require a 66 2/3% supermajority. Register to Vote. We must audit every city-run program and only pay for what works. Know Your City! Prop I will also force the city to spend up to $80 million because it mandates that the Great Highway south of Sloat remain operational, despite the city's long-existing plans to close this stretch of road due to beach erosion and rising sea levels. Yes on Prop. (Past endorsements: June 2022; February 2022; November 2020; March 2020; November 2019), Note: we're still missing endorsements for a few organizations (, Organizations whose websites explain the reasoning behind their endorsements are highlighted in gray with an, Wanderlog, a tool to plan vacation travel, SPUR (Planning / Urban Research Association), Major San Francisco Bay Area daily newspaper with the largest average daily circulation, Free San Francisco daily newspaper published since 1863, Local branch of the Democratic Party, the dominant party in San Francisco and the more liberal/left-leaning of the two major US parties, Online-only newspaper that reports and promotes left-wing, progressive issues, A group of political enthusiasts formed with the goal of building a progressive majority in San Francisco government, Pro-housing advocates trying to increase supply of housing and bring down cost of living, Group of volunteers who want San Francisco to invest in growth, with focus on more housing, better transit, and reducing homelessness, SF chapter of the national Green Party: part of the Green movement that works to encourage non-violence, ecological respect, grassroots democracy, and social justice, Group founded by Bernie Sanders supporters from the 2016 election to support a populist, progressive movement on the Left, Non-profit that advocates for and educates renters and tenants on their rights, The San Francisco Bay Chapter is the local branch of the Sierra Club, America's largest and most effective grassroots environmental organization, Local body of the AFL-CIO labor union federation: consists of 150 unions representing 100,000 members in the Bay Area, Local chapter of the Service Employers International Union, representing 60,000 members in Northern California, Non-profit that seeks to protect and improve the local environment, including public transit, public spaces, natural resources, and sustainability, Largest women's organization in SF that promotes women in leadership, gender parity, and women's issues, A civic planning organization that promotes good urban planning (affordable housing, controlled sprawl, better transit) in the Bay Area, Organization that encourages voting and informed participation in politics: formed originally as part of suffrage movement in early 1900s, Bicycle education and advocacy group that aims to make San Francisco a more bicycle-friendly city, Local branch of the Republican Party, the more conservative/right-leaning of the two major US parties, Democratic Party club representing SF District 11, covering Excelsior, Ocean View, Ingleside, and Visitacion Valley, Democratic Party club founded in 2007 representing Potrero Hill, Democratic Party club that supports LGBTQ and progressive issues and people of marginalized backgrounds, Democratic Party club founded in 2016 that represents a diverse group of Democrats advancing goals of social justice, protecting the vulnerable, and providing economic opportunity for all, Democratic Party club that hopes to engage Asian Pacific Islanders (API) and support API leaders, First LGBT-centered Democratic Party club in the country; advocates for LGBT issues and candidates, Democratic Club founded in 1988 in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, Democratic Club established in 1958 that advances causes of the Chinese American community, Democratic Club established by certain residents of eastern SF -- Districts 3, 6, and 10 (North Beach through FiDi/SOMA, Potrero, and Bayview/Hunters Point), Democratic Club established by certain residents of the Noe Valley neighborhood, Democratic Club that represents progressive issues of young people in San Francisco founded in 1947, Democratic Club focused on promoting policies that help home-sharing/short-term rental (e.g., Airbnb) hosts and guess, Community of Republican Party supporters age 18-40 in San Francisco. 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