November 6, 2018 Voter Guide
11/6: Election Day! Polls open 7am-8pm. If you’re in line by 8 you can vote!
2018 Midterms: The Resistance Strikes Back!
- PDF of our print voter guide (made for 11x17" paper)
- Here's our voting cheat sheet. See below for all of our research and analysis.
Federal, State, and Regional Offices
Governor: No Endorsement
Lieutenant Governor: Ed Hernandez 💩😕💩
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
Controller: Betty Yee
State Treasurer: Fiona Ma 💩😕💩
Attorney General: Xavier Becerra
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
Board of Equalization, District 2: Malia Cohen 💩😕💩
U.S. Senator: Kevin de León
U.S. Congress, District 12: No Endorsement
U.S. Congress, District 14: Jackie Speier
State Assembly, Districts 17: No Endorsement
State Assembly, Districts 19: Phil Ting
Judges: Not official endorsements, but recommendations based on our research below:
Carol A. Corrigan: NO
Leondra R. Kruger: YES
James M. Humes: YES
Sandra Margulies: NO
James A. Richman: NO
Marla Miller: NO
Peter John Siggins: YES
John B. Streeter: YES
Alison M. Tucher: YES
Barbara Jones: YES
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
Community College Board: Brigitte Davila, John Rizzo, Thea Selby
BART Board, District 8: Janice Li
Board of Education: Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga
State Propositions
Prop 1: $4B Bond for Affordable Housing: YES
Prop 2: Allow Previous Bond Money to Be Used for Homeless Housing: YES
Prop 3: $9B Bond for Water Projects: YES
Prop 4: $1.5B Bond for Children’s Hospitals: YES
Prop 5: Expand Prop 13 for Property Owners: HELL NO!
Prop 6: Repeal Gas Tax and Require 2/3rds Vote for Future Gas Taxes: HELL NO!
Prop 7: Start the Process to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time: YES
Prop 8: Regulation of Kidney Dialysis Charges: YES
Prop 9: Stupid Vanity Prop to Divide CA in Thirds: KICKED OFF THE BALLOT!
Prop 10: Repeal Costa Hawkins! Allow Expansion of Rent Control! HELL YES!
Prop 11: Private Ambulance Companies Try to Mess with EMTs’ Work Breaks: NO
Prop 12: New Standards for Confinement of Farm Animals: YES
Local Propositions
Prop A: $425M Bond to Start Rebuilding the Seawall: YES
Prop B: Privacy First Policy: YES
Prop C: “Our City, Our Home!” Tax Big Businesses to Fund Homeless Housing and Services: HELL YES!
Prop D: Two for One! Tax on Cannabis and on Non-SF Companies that Sell Stuff Here: YES
Prop E: Restore the Hotel Tax Allocation for Arts and Culture: YES
San Francisco Offices
Assessor-Recorder: Paul Bellar
Public Defender: Jeff Adachi
Board of Supervisors, District 2: No Endorsement
Board of Supervisors, District 4: Gordon Mar
Board of Supervisors, District 6: Matt Haney
Board of Supervisors, District 8: Rafael Mandelman
Board of Supervisors, District 10: #1 Tony Kelly #2 Uzuri Pease-Greene
(Note: 💩😕💩 indicates candidates we're not super excited about, but we recommend holding your nose and voting for them, because they're better than their opponents.)
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Looking for help with cities outside SF?
We focus on San Francisco, so we can't 100% vouch for all of these voter guides, but here are some recommended resources:
- Oakland: Bay Rising Action and Oakland Space Cat Voters. These are two groups we know and trust.
- Los Angeles: Democratic Socialists of America LA chapter. We know nothing about LA, but they've done a ton of research and we love DSA-SF.
- Richmond Progressive Alliance. We don't know personally them, but they are the gold standard for organizing progressive people power.
- Berkeley, Richmond, Oakland: Frustrated Socialist Guide. Written by some East Bay DSA members including Soli Alpert, a former SF League member who is running for Berkeley Rent Board!
- San Jose: Paulina Cortes' progressive voter guide. We don't know Paulina, but they've clearly put a lot of work into this and it looks like they share our values. Plus you can print out their voter guide zine!
- Marin & Peninsula cities: Sasha Perigo's mega-long voter guide. Sasha is relatively new on the SF political scene, but she's a nerdy, passionate organizer, and her SF endorsements almost exactly match ours.
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October 14, 2018
June 5, 2018 Voter Guide
Voting Logistics!
↓ scroll down for the endorsement cheat sheet ↓
Where’s your polling place? Call 311, see SFelections.org, or vote in City Hall.
Key dates:
- June 2-3: Weekend voting in City Hall! 10am-4pm.
- June 4: Vote at City Hall, 8am-5pm.
- June 5: Election Day! Polls open 7am-8pm. If you're in line to vote by 8pm, they gotta let you!
Little Known Voting Facts:
- 16- and 17-year-olds can (almost) vote! You can pre-register and your registration will automatically be activated when you turn 18!
- Felons can vote! Even if you've committed a felony, you can vote as long as you’re off parole. Don’t let the Man disenfranchise you!
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Slackers can vote: Election Day Voter Registration!
Did you miss the 5/21 deadline to register to vote? For the first time in California, you can still vote - register and vote at City Hall. You can’t use a normal polling place, but if you go to the basement of City Hall you can register and vote there! Go ahead, make history! Do it!
TL;DR:
The League Endorsement Cheat Sheet
Printable 11x17" voter guide (SF plus state)
Mayor
#1 Jane Kim
#2 Mark Leno
#3 Amy Farah Weiss
Board of Supervisors
District 8: Rafael Mandelman
State Propositions
Prop 68: $4B Bond for Parks, Drought Protection, Climate Adaption - Yes
Prop 69: Require Diesel Tax to Be Spent on Transportation Stuff - Yes
Prop 70: Give Republicans & Corporate Dems Power on Cap’n’Trade Funds - No
Prop 71: Delay Effective Date of Ballot Measures Until All Ballots Are Counted - Yes
Prop 72: Rainwater Capture Systems Won’t Trigger Property Tax Assessments - Yes
Regional Measures
Regional Measure 3: Raise Bridge Tolls $3 Over 7 Years to Fund Transportation Projects - Yes
Local Propositions
Prop A: Authorize Public Utilities Commission to Issue Clean Energy Bonds - Yes
Prop B: Commissioners with Conflicts Can’t Be Candidates - Yes
Prop C: Commercial Rent Tax for Child Care & Early Education For All - Hell Yes!
Prop D: Divisive Commercial Rent Tax for Too Little Housing - Disappointed No :(
Prop E: Uphold the Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products - Yes
Prop F: Right to Counsel for Tenants Facing Eviction! - Hell Yes!
Prop G: Parcel Tax to Give Teachers a Raise! - Hell Yes!
Prop H: Let Police Use Tasers on Nonviolent People?!? - Hell No!
Prop I: SF Shouldn't Steal Sports Teams from Other Cities - Sure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
State Offices
Governor: Delaine Eastin
Lieutenant Governor: Gayle McLaughlin
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
Controller: Betty Yee
Treasurer: Kevin Akin
Attorney General: Dave Jones or Xavier Becerra (Dual Endorsement)
Insurance Commissioner: Nathalie Hrizi
Board of Equalization, District 2: No Endorsement
Federal Offices
U.S. Senator: Kevin de León
Congress, District 12: Shahid Buttar or Ryan Khojasteh (Dual Endorsement)
Congress, District 14: Jackie Speier
State Legislature
State Assembly, Districts 17: No Endorsement
State Assembly, Districts 19: No Endorsement
Judges
Superior Court Judge, Seat 4: Phoenix Streets
Superior Court Judge, Seat 7: Maria Evangelista
Superior Court Judge, Seat 9: Kwixuan Maloof
Superior Court Judge, Seat 11: Niki Solis
School Offices
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
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April 26, 2018
November 8, 2016 Voter Guide
***Click here for a printable 17x11" PDF of our voter guide***
Voting Logistics! Make a plan for how and when you're going to vote!
Polls are open 7am-8pm.
Where’s your polling place? Look it up here, or call 311, or anyone can vote in City Hall. Or if it's 7:50pm and you can't make it to your polling place, find the nearest one and vote provisionally.
Even if you've committed a felony, you can vote as long as you’re off parole. Don’t let the Man disenfranchise you!
TL;DR - the League Endorsement ‘Cheat Sheet’!
National Races *
US Senate: Kamala Harris
US House District 12: Preston Picus
US House District 14: Jackie Speier
California Legislature
State Senate, District 11: Jane Kim
State Assembly, District 17: No endorsement
State Assembly, District 19: No endorsement
Superior Court Judge
Office No. 7: Victor Hwang
Board of Education
Stevon Cook
Matt Haney
Mark Sanchez
Community College Board
Rafael Mandelman
Tom Temprano
Shanell Williams
BART Board of Directors
District 7: Lateefah Simon
District 9: Bevan Dufty
Board of Supervisors
District 1: Sandra Lee Fewer
District 3: Aaron Peskin
District 5: Dean Preston
District 7: Norman Yee
District 9: #1 Hillary Ronen
#2 Melissa San Miguel
District 11: #1 Kimberly Alvarenga
#2 Francisco Herrera
State Propositions
Prop 51: School Construction & Repair Bond - No Endorsement
Prop 52: Wonky Hospital Medi-Cal Matching Fees - Yes
Prop 53: Require Even More Bonds On the Ballot - No
Prop 54: Publish Bills 72 Hours Before a Vote - Yes
Prop 55: Extension of Income Tax on the 1% - Hell Yes
Prop 56: Tax E-cigs & Bump Up Cigarette Tax - Yes
Prop 57: Progressive Parole Reform - Hell Yes
Prop 58: Allow Multilingual Education in Public Schools - Yes
Prop 59: Citizens United Sucks - Sure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Prop 60: Moralizing Crusade to Require Condoms in Adult Films - No
Prop 61: Wonky Prescription Drug Pricing Change - No
Prop 62: Repeal the Death Penalty - Hell Yes
Prop 63: Gavin Newsom’s Vanity Gun Control Prop - Ugh, fine
Prop 64: Marijuana Legalization - Hell Yes
Prop 65: Redirect Money from the Disposable Bag Fee - No
Prop 66: Kill Everyone Even Faster with the Death Penalty - AYFKM? No!
Prop 67: Protect the Plastic Bag Ban - Yes
San Francisco Propositions
Prop A: Local School District Bond - Yes
Prop B: Renew the Parcel Tax for City College - Yes
Prop C: Bond to Make Loans to Buy and Fix Affordable Housing - Yes
Prop D: Let’s Elect Our Elected Officials - Hell Yes
Prop E: Make the City Responsible for Street Trees - Yes
Prop F: Vote 16! - Hell Yes
Prop G: Rename the Office of Citizen Complaints - Sure :/
Prop H: Create a Public Advocate - Yes
Prop I: Set Aside Funding for Seniors & People with Disabilities - Yes
Prop J: Set Aside Funding for Homelessness & Transportation - Yes
Prop K: Sales Tax to Cover Prop J’s Set Aside - Yes
Prop L: Shift 3 of 7 MTA Board Appointments from Mayor to the BoS - Yes
Prop M: Create Oversight Commission & Kill Realtor Props P & U - Yes
Prop N: Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Elections - Hell Yes
Prop O: Special Favor for Lennar Corp on Office Development - No
Prop P: Snarl Affordable Housing in Red Tape - Hell No
Prop Q: Demonize Homelessness for Political Gain - Fuck No
Prop R: Micromanage the Police Department - No
Prop S: Reallocate Hotel Tax to Arts and Homeless Family Services - Yes
Prop T: Restrict Campaign Contributions from Lobbyists - Yes
Prop U: Eliminate Affordable Housing - Hell No
Prop V: One Cent an Ounce Soda Tax - Yes
Prop W: Luxury Property Transfer Tax - Hell Yes
Prop X: Preserve Industrial and Arts Spaces - Yes
Regional Proposition
Prop RR: $3.5 Billion Bond to Repair & Upgrade BART - Yes
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March 28, 2018
June 7, 2016 Voter Guide
Thank you, San Francisco! Thanks to everyone who donated to help us print the voter guides, thanks to everyone who helped pass them out, thanks to all you who shared the voter guide...thanks for all of the love! We're already getting excited to do it again for the November election. We'll be back with our take on the June election soon.
Click here for the printable version of our voter guide!
National Races
US President - Bernie Sanders
US Congress D12 - Preston Picus
US Congress D14 - Jackie Speier
US Senate - Kamala Harris
State Races
State Senate District 11 - Jane Kim
State Assembly District 17 - No Endorsement
State Assembly District 19 - No Endorsement
Local Races
Superior Court Judge Seat 7 - Victor Hwang
Democratic County Central Committee
DCCC AD 17 (Eastside of town):
Wade Woods
Cindy Wu
Petra DeJesus
Bevan Dufty
David Campos
Jane Kim
Frances Hsieh
Rafael Mandelman
Sophie Maxwell
Alysabeth Alexander
Tom Ammiano
Jon Golinger
Pratima Gupta
Aaron Peskin
DCCC AD19 (Westside of town):
Norman Yee
Leah LaCroix
Sandra Lee Fewer
Brigitte Davila
Hene Kelly
Myrna Melgar
Eric Mar
State Propositions
Proposition 50 - Suspending Sketchy State Legislators without Pay - Yes
Local Propositions
Proposition A - $350 Million Bond for Public Health, Homeless and Firehouse Facilities - Yes
Proposition B - Expand the Set Aside for Rec and Park - No
Proposition C - Fix the Affordable Housing Requirement - Yes
Proposition D - Require Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings - Yes
Proposition E - Update Paid Sick Leave - Yes
Proposition AA - Parcel Tax to Save the Bay and Wetlands - Yes
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August 05, 2016
November 3, 2015 Voter Guide
Local Offices
Mayor: 1-2-3, Anyone But Ed Lee!
1) Francisco Herrera
2) Stuart Schuffman
3) Amy Farah Weiss
District Attorney: No endorsement
City Attorney: Dennis Herrera
Sheriff: Ross Mirkarimi
Treasurer: Jose Cisneros
Board of Supervisors District 3: Aaron Peskin
Community College Board: Tom Temprano
Frisco Propositions
PROP A: Borrow $310M For Affordable Housing - Yes
PROP B: Minor Fix of Parental Leave for City Employees - Yes
PROP C: Track Spending by Expenditure Lobbyists - Yes
PROP D: Mission Rock Development - Yes
PROP E: Over-the-top Requirements for Gov’t Meetings - No
PROP F: Enforceable Regulations on AirBnB-Type Rentals - Yes
PROP G: PG&E’s Dirty Energy Power Grab - No
PROP H: Honest Clean Energy Labelling for CleanPowerSF - Yes
PROP I: Pause New Luxury Housing in the Mission - Yes
PROP J: Help Preserve Legacy Businesses - Yes
PROP K: Use Surplus City Property for Affordable Housing - Yes
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