GrowSF declined to make an endorsement in this contest. Because of the General Fund's current surplus, supporters don't anticipate the funding to result in cuts from other places in the state budget. Curating the best of The Standards top-notch reporting, every Saturday. We must audit every city-run program and only pay for what works. It requires a simple majority to pass. 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By signing up, you are opting in to receive periodic communications from the Sierra Club. U:Oakland has urgent housing and other infrastructure needs. Heres why California has seen so much active weather. Runoff: Assembly candidates Haney and Campos, beating Mahmood and Selby. 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. The 2020 Prop B broke apart the Department of Public Works (DPW) into two departments: DPW and the Department of Sanitation and Streets (DSS), and created a new commission to oversee DSS, called the Sanitation and Streets commission. It needs a simple majority to pass. A new tax on their vacant unit doesn't change these economics they're still losing money on the unit (albeit, slightly more money). GrowSF heartily endorses Jenkins for District Attorney based on her policies alone. Our current housing crisis must be addressed by preserving and drastically increasing affordable and market-rate housing stock and expanding tenant protections. : (415) 554-4367 Gordon Mar opposed the School Board recall and the Chesa Boudin recall. Stefani supported the School Board recall and was the first Supervisor to support the recall of Chesa Boudin. YIMBY Action's guide on how to vote pro-housing in San Francisco, with specific endorsements for upcoming elections. L:An iffy but perhapspolitically necessary funding mechanism to pay for much-needed new housing and other infrastructure. And Mano Raju is the better choice among two imperfect candidates. November 8, 2022 General Election The San Francisco Democratic Party endorses municipal candidates and local ballot measures. Proposition 30 will help California prepare for the reality of climate change by funding wildfire response and prevention, and helping California move away from fossil fuel. Proposition 1 is a Legislative Constitutional Amendment which will enshrine the right to privacy of reproductive choice into the California constitution. David Mourra for Emeryville City Council- WON! . Learn about different ways to cast a ballot in San Francisco elections. It needs a two-thirds vote to pass. D, it needs a simple majority to pass. The supervisor-backed measure also seeks to streamline the creation of affordable homes, but differs in the details from Prop. Unfortunately, we do disagree with Lara's policy to force insurance companies to cover structures at high risk of wildfires. 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. It may seem like she has no chance of winning, but due to how this position is elected, candidates don't need to win over 50% they just need to be one of the top three vote-getters. The statute must then be approved by voters with a simple majority of 50% + 1. The Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program, initiated during the Covid-19 pandemic alongside the JFK Promenade, not only created a world-class recreational space but also created more ADA-accessible parking in Golden Gate Park, a new park shuttle, and more pickup and dropoff options to help people with mobility impairments access the park. 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. Peter Coe Verbica (R), a Certified Financial Planner, actually spells out some goals, unlike Lieber: Help the California County Tax Assessors get through their thousands of backlogs and relieve taxpayers of the burden of uncertainty, Ensure that California Taxpayers receive due process in their appeals whether the appeal is remotely heard via videoconference or in person, Help California County Tax Assessors properly interpret and apply Proposition 19 in the most taxpayer-friendly way possible within the letter of the law, Encourage other tax-gathering arms under the control of the Governor to develop and enhance their own Taxpayers' Rights Advocate offices, where the obligation is to the taxpayer rather than garnering revenues for the sovereign. Our full Pissed Off Voter Guide is available now- read it! November 2022 Voter Guide SPUR analyzed all local and state measures on the California, San Francisco, San Jos and Oakland ballots for the November 2022 election. Prop 1 aligns with existing state rights to privacy and equal protection and would ensure that regardless of who or what party controls the government or the courts in California, the right to an abortion is protected. Maintaining Muni's budget may not magically improve Muni's reliability or cleanliness, but shrinking the budget is sure to have much worse results. But she's shown that she's pretty good at her job, so cast that vote anyway! The campaign, paid signature gatherers nearly $18 million to get this on the ballot. The editorial positions of The Chronicle, including election recommendations, represent the consensus of the editorial board, consisting of the publisher, the editorial page editor and staff members of the opinion pages. His 25+ years of experience in government (LA City Council, State Senate, and Secretary of State) have prepared him well for the difficulties of the US Senate. The front-runners: Jenkins and her opponent Joe Alioto Veronese are widely considered the more moderate candidates, while John Hamasaki skews progressive. Lainie Motamedi: A well-balanced candidate who speaks with candor of someone who isnt looking to move up the political ranks, but is determined to keep the focus on San Franciscos kids. The remaining 30% will be distributed to school based on their share of low-income students. November 8, 2022, Endorsements. We are not endorsing either candidate in District 10. Get the latest news and results on elections from around the Bay Area, California and country. 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. This will be accomplished by eliminating the "full funding" requirement and instituting a monthly monetary cap on payments. It also makes a minor technical change to the number of signatures citizens need to collect to qualify a ballot measure. This will allow the state to hire, train, and retain firefighters across the state as well as perform wildfire prevention activities like prescribed burns. This election is to fill the rest of Harris' term, which expires on Jan. 3, 2023. Fax: (415) 554-7344 Supervisor Gordon Mar is running against nonprofit director Joel Engardio in District 4, which includes the Outer Sunset. They came up empty, Jenkins declares victory in S.F.s D.A. 2022. GrowSF recommends confirming the appointment of Presiding Justice Teri L. Jackson to the Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five. A flavored tobacco ban is indisputably effective at reducing tobacco use by children. Among positions like supporting "defund the police", Hamasaki has also repeatedly advocated for young men to carry concealed weapons in dangerous neighborhoods: Uncomfortable truth: Taking a gun from one kid may as likely stop violence as end up in that kid getting killed. The party must receive your ballot by the end of January. The powerful SEIU union is abusing the California initiative process in service of their labor dispute. California State-wide Offices. As Supervisor, he has introduced legislation to get drug addicts the help they need and has literally cleaned up streets: Dorsey has also been a consistent pro-housing voice, supports our Affordable Homes Now ballot measure (Prop D), and earned the endorsement of housing champion Scott Wiener and SF YIMBY. This measure would eliminate the nascent Sanitation and Streets department. However, many of his ambitious proposals are scaled back by his anti-change colleagues on the Board of Supervisors. After vetting, the Governor then picks which justices to appoint. The campaign, primarily funded by Lyft, spent $8.5 million to collect enough signatures to get this on the ballot. She will return to the city this Friday for a roundtable . San Francisco February 2022 Nonpartisan Voter Guide. This is an abuse of the California initiative system. Because this is continuing an existing tax, there will be no impact on the cost of government. In the School Board race, endorsements are also split along typical partisan lines. Joel Engardio has been a community leader in San Francisco for years. While both Prop 26 and Prop 27 do some good things (legalize and regulate more types of gambling, raising taxes for public services including homelessness, mental healthcare, and gambling addiction treatments, etc), they are transparent attempts at regulatory capture. There are several candidates with good qualifications, but we were not able to definitively make a recommendation. It also adds some mandatory disclosure requirements to the clinics. Updated Aug 30, 2022: The Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club (ELDC) PAC and Board meets to recommend endorsements for our membership. In economics, this is called a marginal disincentive the tax presents new risk and a new cost on home builders that need to finance their project. It will also require the City abandon its preferred implementation of the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project. These tweets include rampant bullying, making fun of the victims of crime, and at least one where he called Ukrainians defending their country "neo-nazis". We think that with better colleagues who don't stand in his way, he would accomplish a lot, and we're going to try to make that happen in 2024. and Oakland Election: Latest results on propositions and key races, Voters are really angry: How S.F. But we are also left asking: given that Rizzo has overseen a growing fiscal mismanagement crisis and an accreditation crisis is Rizzo's tenure actually the problem? Reject Prop 29, and let's pray we don't have to go through this for the fourth time in two years. Eleni Kounalakis has served as Lieutenant Governor for four years and has done nothing to lose our trust or respect. Prop N may save taxpayers money by allowing the city to refinance the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority debt. Prop. Tony Thurmond, a Democrat, runs for re-election to a second term as California's top education official against Lance Christensen, a conservative education policy executive. Chen graduated with degrees in law and political science from Harvard, served on the Social Security Advisory Board under President Obama, and currently teaches public policy at Stanford. This commentary is from The Chronicles editorial board. She is running for her old seat, which she was removed from by 72% of San Franciscans. In Engardio's own words: We need to change how money is spent in San Francisco. Proposition 1 proponents Senator Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California President and CEO Jodi Hicks issued the following statement: News of Senator Grahams federal abortion ban, while despicable, comes as no surprise. However, by maintaining the status quo of bureaucratic delays, the existing costs to taxpayers will remain. Voters should pass without reservation. Prop D will not cost the city any money, and in fact is likely to save the city substantial sums because it reduces the bureaucratic overhead and red tape preventing new housing from being built. A complete list of the Chronicle's November 2022 California election endorsements, Read more about our transparency and ethics policies, Bay Area gets a break from winter storm. This is a simple good-governance ballot measure. We need to build more housing at all income levels in every San Francisco neighborhood. Longtime Congresswoman Jackie Speier retired this year after 14 years of service. If you want a longer explanation, keep reading: There are already several agencies, nonprofits, and boards & commissions covering homelessness. Will having yet another commission somehow yield better results? Election 2022 Supervisor Mar Faces Stiff Re-election Fight as Two High-Profile Challengers Step Up. Rather than making a full DSA SF voter guide, we use a democratic process within the chapter to officially make endorsements, and when we do endorse a candidate or measure, we put the full strength of DSA SF behind winning. We know it's a bit much. Sierra Club 2023.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright, service mark, and trademark of the Sierra Club. Dorsey has been endorsed by Scott Wiener, the region's most pro-housing elected official. (Get Directions) Proposition B is a Charter Amendment introduced by the Board of Supervisors which will partially repeal a ballot measure from 2020 which split the Department of Public Works into two departments: Department of Public Works and the Department of Sanitation and Streets. Still need to vote in San Francisco's special election? Prop D isn't perfect (we wish it applied to all housing, not just subsidized housing, and that it allowed demolition and redevelopment of existing housing), but it's a step in the right direction. Public Defender Cerebral and deliberate, Mano Raju is the kind of nose-to-the-grindstone public official that gets things. 1 Dr Carlton B. Goodlett Place No endorsement: Catherine Stefani is running unopposed. I, pass Prop. 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. 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. Proposition A will increase the yearly expenses from the City budget by approximately $8 million per year for the next ten years, $5 million of which will come from the General Fund. 70% of the funds will be distributed according to a formula that accounts for enrollment in preschool and K-12 education. A long ballot like this with 60-70 choices . Our analysis includes the background behind the measures, equity impacts, pros and cons, and a recommendation on how to vote. The Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 to put the measure on the Nov. 8 ballot despite opposition from Mayor London Breed, whose current term would be extended by one year if the proposed City Charter amendment passes. The campaign spent roughly $6.4 million to collect enough signatures. of SF politics and culture. Fiona Ma is the safe and stable choice for guaranteed performance. weekly newsletter! Financial Disclosures available atsfethics.org. GrowSF believes that critical city departments need a single executive who can be held accountable for poor performance, and passing the buck to a bunch of different unelected bodies means that voters have no one to fire when we aren't getting the services we deserve. She is facing Republican Angela Underwood Jacobs, a senior vice president at California Bank and Trust. This is necessary to implement certain safety and access improvements arising from turning JFK Drive into a public promenade. 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. The money would be available for schools in grants of up to $1 million per year to support students academic achievement or their social or emotional wellness. That would increase funding by about $1 billion starting next year, according to an estimate from the attorney generals office. Our Endorsements. There was a special election in February, the special runoff in April, the Primary in June, and now finally the General in November. Being a voter is just one way to be civically engaged. Meeting begins at 1 PM, program starts at 2:15 PM. And this is why we can't make an unabashed endorsement: Selby now says that City College no longer faces a financial crisis, but there's every indication that that's not true. Since Li has no challengers, we did not send a questionnaire in this race, and your vote doesn't actually matter. Weissman-Ward: United Educators of San Francisco, Breed, state Assemblymember Matt Haney and others. GrowSF fundamentally believes that the legislature ought to write and enact laws, and if the people are unhappy with those laws, then we should vote out those lawmakers. If a justice is denied retention by a majority of the voters, the governor can nominate a successor, who would seek confirmation from the state Commission on Judicial Appointments and then appear on the next general election ballot. Financial disclosures available at. California recently introduced a mandate that all cars sold in California must be electric by 2035 (that's only 13 years away! Jenkins has a decisive lead among SF Standard poll respondents, though many voters remain undecided. The measure must be approved by voters with a simple majority of 50% + 1. Like Prop. In 2012 City planners acknowledged mounting evidence of sustained coastal erosion over the next several decades and the risk it posed to a critical wastewater treatment plant. Register to Vote. Let's elect pro-labor candidates and pass measures that help our communities! It requires a simple majority to pass. Prop J will reaffirm the extremely popular JFK Promenade and turn it into a permanent park. Proposition B is a partial repeal of November 2020's Prop B, which GrowSF opposed. 10 people bidding on five homes always drives prices up and results in some people not having a place to live. The bond measure would be put toward infrastructure priorities. Sign up for GrowSF's weekly roundup of important SF news. If this or another similar national abortion ban passes in the future, California can challenge the applicability of that federal law within our state borders. 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. 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