A new tax on their vacant unit doesn't change these economics they're still losing money on the unit (albeit, slightly more money). We think he does a good job defending the accused, avoiding drumming up needless political controversy. Proposition M is a citizen signature initiative ordinance which will impose a new tax on apartments which are vacant for longer than 6 months. 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Statewide Offices. We do think she should retire and pass the torch, but none of her challengers are qualified to take her place. No on Prop. But in a race between two flawed candidates, we're obligated to pick the least-bad, and that's Ricardo Lara. Someone has even gone to the trouble of making a searchable archive of John Hamasaki's deleted tweets. And 65% of the Sunset voted in favor of the Chesa Boudin recall. But his district voted overwhelmingly in support of the recalls: 84%, 82%, and 79% to recall School Board commissioners Alison Collins, Gabriela Lpez (note: she's running again!, and Faauuga Moliga, respectively. The research shows that higher-turnout elections tend to result in moderate candidates getting elected because they must appeal to a larger electorate rather than cater to small special interests. C: A yes vote will establish much-needed oversight for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. Our analysis includes the background behind the measures, equity impacts, pros and cons, and a recommendation on how to vote. A: As inflation worsens and the cost of living in the Bay Area rises, its imperative that retired and aging city workers do not have to choose between rent, medication or food each month. TABLE: MIKE EGE SOURCE: SF STANDARD, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED SEPT 28, 2022 Get the data SF Ballot Measures L-O Endorsements in the November 2022 Primary Election He's already doing great work pushing housing bills forward and we're excited to see what else he can accomplish over the next two years. Gordon Mar doesn't understand what his constituents want and he doesn't align with their values. Proposition G is a Charter Amendment introduced by the Board of Supervisors which will create a new fund (initially $11 million, growing to $60 million by 2037) that will be used for grants intended to support academic achievement and social & emotional wellness of students. The City's preferred project shuts down the Great Highway south of Sloat due to beach erosion, improves public access and recreation at Ocean Beach, and constructs a low-profile seawall to protect a wastewater treatment plant and homes near the beach. Under the California Consitution, citizens are required to vote before any local, state or federal public entity develops or acquires additional low-rent housing. John Rizzo has been serving on the City College Board of Trustees for 15 years, and given that long tenure he believes that the current board has finally made an impact and gotten City College back on track. This is regulatory capture, pure and simple. Howell's website is devoid of any policy proposals. Don't let a powerful union make dialysis treatment more expensive and less available because they want to hire more doctors. The San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board has finished its endorsements for the November 2022 California general election. Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who was appointed by the governor after predecessor Alex Padilla became a senator, runs for a full term. We don't think someone who wants to shut down the DA's office should be in charge of running it. Paid for by the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (www.sfdemocrats.org). Since Li has no challengers, we did not send a questionnaire in this race, and your vote doesn't actually matter. race, though the election hasnt been called, Newsom and DeSantis victory speeches pushed wildly different views of freedom, JFK Drive will remain car-free after S.F. All charter amendments must be approved by a 50% + 1 majority. Prop G is imperfect because of the extra bureaucratic overhead it introduces, but it is in service of good outcomes: rather than continuing the status quo where politicians fight over how to spend ERAF funds, Prop G mandates that at least some of that money be reinvested back into schools. We're glad to see Yee agree with the obvious, but often taboo statement, that it's too hard to fire bad teachers. 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Kashef Qaadri for Dublin City Council- WON! GrowSF was unable to reach consensus on who to endorse in this race. She is running for her old seat, which she was removed from by 72% of San Franciscans. This measure would allow online sports gambling, with 85% of the money it generates through a 10% tax on gross online sports betting revenue going toward homeless services. This measure would allow in-person sports betting at the states 66 tribal casinos and four qualified horse racetracks. Yes on Prop. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually. Though we do find Supervisor Mandelman's housing platform lacking, we think his strengths in other areas provide more than enough reason to cast your vote for him. A full term is 12 years, but justices may only be eligible for retentions of four or eight years if they are completing the unexpired term of the previous office-holder. Arts and music education is important for children. Prop A eliminates the full-funding requirement for the SF Employee Retirement System (SFERS) for people who retired before November 6, 1996 but also imposes a supplemental cost-of-living adjustment cap of $200 per month when the retirement system is not fully funded. ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE NOVEMBER 2022 GENERAL ELECTION August 19, 2022 by sfwpcgeneral We want to thank all of the candidates, campaigns, and members who participated in our process. The First District Court of Appeal is based in San Francisco and hears civil and criminal appeals from Superior Courts in 12 counties in the Bay Area and coastal Northern California. -How San Francisco Makes It Insanely Hard to Build Housing in the SF Standard. A No vote legalizes flavored tobacco products (repeals the law). Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a climate event at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2022. voters reject Prop. A huge red flag is that the requirements for Commissioners aren't largely focused on experience with overseeing agencies, managing budgets, or running audits. Lisa Weissman-Ward: Weissman-Ward brings a formidable intellect to the position, with a focus on finding comprehensive solutions to seemingly intractable problems instead of waging painful ideological battles. Learn about different ways to cast a ballot in San Francisco elections. Ultimately the election was a contest between progressive Democrats who saw Mr. Boudin as a key leader of a national . That their neighbors are encouraged to weigh in on and influence their housing decisions does not occur to most people before they find themselves caught in the web of procedural mess that we have created here. Proposition L is a Board of Supervisors initiative ordinance which will continue an existing sales tax that funds Muni and other transit projects, maintenance, paratransit services, among others. Her opponent lacks the background and experience to do the job better. He focuses on throwing out decades of institutional knowledge in favor of his ill-defined platform without stating what that actually means or what, in particular, he wants to change. Prop D will start fixing some of these broken laws that prevent housing construction. We believe that Prop G will, on net, improve student academic performance. Our analysis includes the background behind the measures, equity impacts, pros and cons, and a recommendation on how to vote. Click here to sign up and read about our email policy. Prop. 06/07/2022 07:51 PM EDT. Guerrero was appointed to the high court in March 2022. The Examiner endorses: Ann Hsu, Lainie Motamedi and Lisa Weissman-Ward. All Rights Reserved. Proposition E is a Charter Amendment introduced by the Board of Supervisors which will maintain much of the status quo around housing permits. City Hall, Room 48 Beyond our principled stand against referenda, we also find the evidence that flavored tobacco bans lower tobacco usage by children very compelling. Climate: I would like to address contributors to climate change and more climate resiliency programs. The rest would go toward tribes that are not involved in sports gambling. There was a special election in February, the special runoff in April, the Primary in June, and now finally the General in November. Whoops! Will having yet another commission somehow yield better results? November 8, 2022 General Election June 7, 2022 Primary Election February 15, 2022 Special Election November 3, 2020 General Election March 3, 2020 Primary Election November 5, 2019 General Election November 6, 2018 General Election 1390 Market Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 545-8228 [email protected] Aminzadeh is the candidate more willing and able to do what it takes to get things done. We encourage readers to follow the links to the full text of our endorsements to understand how we arrived at our decisions. Our endorsements for the June 7 election. We want people who are addicted to get the help they need, whether that be safe injection sites with on-site medical care, or even drug addiction recovery programs that require full abstinence. Proposition 31 is a referendum on Senate Bill 793 of 2020, which banned sales of flavored tobacco vaping products except for hookah tobacco, loose-leaf tobacco, and premium cigars. Is Californias drought finally over? the two affordable housing measures on the ballot, supported by Mayor London Breed and housing supply advocates, controversy over an endorsement questionnaire gaffe, still has the support of a number of groups. Fiona Ma is the incumbent, and during her tenure California has achieved record budget surpluses. Low vacancy rates drive up the cost of rent because renters are competing against fewer units. Shamann Walton: He's far from the perfect candidate, but Walton is the right pick over his inexperienced opponent to represent a district with complex needs. The campaign, primarily funded by Lyft, spent $8.5 million to collect enough signatures to get this on the ballot. He is smart, though, and does seem serious about fixing City College's problems even if he oversaw the creation of them in the first place. The court prioritizes the use of restorative justice and treatment services for substance use, mental health, and other primary health issues and adjudicates criminal cases from the Tenderloin, Civic Center, Union Square, and South of Market neighborhoods. Over the past few weeks our PAC Committee has been reviewing ballot measures, tracking candidate filings and spent all of this past weekend interviewing candidates and measure representatives. Dorsey is the only candidate in the District 6 race who supported both the School Board and Chesa Boudin recalls. It requires a simple majority to pass. These are retention elections, in which each justice appears on the ballot without an opposing candidate. [1] [2] Updated Aug 30, 2022: The Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club (ELDC) PAC and Board meets to recommend endorsements for our membership. Spelling and grammatical errors have not been corrected. Rather than just being appointed or elected, a slate of justices are selected by the Governor and then vetted by judicial commissions. The national Sierra Club is responsible for federal candidates endorsements. SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Today, the Department of Elections issued the 15th preliminary election results reports of votes cast in the November 8, 2022, Consolidated General Election. The California legislature enacted the ban on flavored tobacco products in 2020, but it has been held in legal limbo due to this referendum. Rather than negotiate in good faith with the clinics, they are raising and spending tens of millions of dollars to try to force the outcome they want. California State law already protects the right to privacy of reproductive choice. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (DHSH) is now spending nearly $1 billion per year on homelessness services and desperately needs an audit. The 2022 San Francisco District Attorney special election was held on November 8, 2022, following the successful recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. It may feel good to post this photo, but I've known too many kids who were killed for being in the wrong neighborhood (often their own) & unable to protect themselves. I, pass Prop. Prop I throws these plans out the window and orders the city to figure something else out spending up to $80 million over twenty years in the process, according to the City controller. 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