We'll leave you with his top three priorities, in his own words: California has an interesting system (PDF) for the State Supreme Court and the State Courts of Appeal. This brings pre-1996 retiree benefits in line with current benefits. These regulations should be set by the State Legislature, not the organizations subject to the regulations. It requires a simple majority to pass. Election Center. In the School Board race, endorsements are also split along typical partisan lines. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify or Stitcher. This measure would ban flavored tobacco products from California stores with exemptions for handmade cigars that cost at least $12, loose-leaf tobacco and shisha tobacco sold by licensed hookah retailers. Proposition 27 is an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute which would legalize online sports gambling for organizations which partner with a Native American tribe and pay a $100 million license fee. Each board must then reach a 60 percent vote to determine the final SPUR recommendation on a given ballot measure. Use our official Pro-Equality Voter Guide below to make a plan to vote! The last day to vote is Tuesday, Feb. 15. Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who was appointed by the governor after predecessor Alex Padilla became a senator, runs for a full term. And world-class transit needs to be funded well enough to do necessary maintenance, invest in long-term projects, and improve the level of existing service. In order to help you figure out who to vote for, read our short descriptions of the candidates and figure out what is most important to you. But part of helping is getting the deadliest drugs off the streets and arresting and charging dealers who clearly don't care that their product is killing people. Staff recommended that the city set aside $350 million for affordable housing preservation, $290 million for transportation projects and $210 million for citywide facility upgrades. Of course, we can't attribute that to just her, but hey it helps! Here's a revealing excerpt from Wikipedia: On June 27, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law legislation stripping the Board of many of its powers. : (415) 554-4367 We must audit every city-run program and only pay for what works. Not only has Mahogany endorsed Aaron Peskin and Dean Preston (the two Supervisors that fight growth the most), but when it came to a recent important vote she failed us: unlike housing champion Scott Wiener, Mahogany did not vote against Prop E as a member of the Democratic County Central Committee, which determines the official position of the Democratic Party. In his GrowSF questionnaire, Kevin Mullin said it was too hard to open a new business, run a business, hire staff at a living wage, and obtain the various licenses and permits necessary to run a business. 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. Given that over 70% of San Franciscans are unhappy with the direction of the city, we think higher turnout elections will result in the unhappy majority gaining the ability to fix the city. The measure would impose a new tax on vacant homes in an attempt to improve the citys housing shortage by getting more existing units onto the market. Committee major funding from: Not authorized by any candidate, candidate's committee, or committee controlled by a candidate. Hours: Monday Friday . Proposition M is a citizen signature initiative ordinance which will impose a new tax on apartments which are vacant for longer than 6 months. The measure requests authorization to develop up to 3,000 more units of low-rent housing in the city. But it is also worth highlighting that her main opponent, John Hamasaki, holds views that are anathema to a safe city. The measure asks voters to authorize the city to develop, construct or acquire low-rent housing in an amount up to 1% of the total number of existing housing units in the city. This election is to fill the rest of Harris' term, which expires on Jan. 3, 2023. 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). Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, Board of Equalization, Seat 2 Sally Lieber, Prop 26: New Types of Gambling No Position, Prop 29: Kidney Dialysis Patient Protections Yes, District Attorney (#1) John Hamasaki , (#2) Joe Alioto Veronese, Supervisor, District 2 Catherine Stefani, BART Board of Directors, District 8 Janice Li, Board of Education Alida Fisher, Lisa Weissman-Ward, Lainie Motamedi, City College Trustree - 2 Year Murrell Green, City College Trustree - 4 Year Susan Solomon, Anita Martinez, Vick Chung, Prop B: Eliminating Department of Sanitation and Streets Yes, Prop C: Homelessness Oversight Commission Yes, Prop E: Affordable Housing Production Yes, Prop F: Library Preservation Fund Renewal Yes, Prop H: Increase Voter Participation Yes, Prop I: Uses of the Great Highway and JFK Drive No, Prop N: Golden Gate Park Parking Garage Yes. N:Another Article 34 authorization measure. Joel is the only candidate in the District 4 Supervisor race who supported both recalls. A Yes vote will allow the law to be implemented and let the legislature do its job. Prop 29 will increase the costs for dialysis clinics. California recently introduced a mandate that all cars sold in California must be electric by 2035 (that's only 13 years away! Whoops! Environmental impacts can be interpreted broadly, and the Board of Supervisors has been accused of using CEQA as cover to tank projects for political reasons. We also agree that we need state or federal intervention in San Francisco's too-strict zoning code, which makes it illegal to build things like a duplex or triplex in almost 80% of the city. Within months, she was nominated and unanimously confirmed as chief justice. Our Endorsements. pizza favorite shuts down after 13 years, plus more closings, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Early returns showed 60 percent of voters in the city approving of the recall. The former Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, Austin Beutner, personally donated nearly $4 million to help get this on the ballot. In Engardio's own words: We need to change how money is spent in San Francisco. Yes on Prop. Joel leads Stop Crime SF, a grassroots group that consistently advocates for a safe city for everyone. Here's Another winter storm? Sally Lieber (D) says that she "will fight to ensure that everyday people are heard; that our tax system is fair and equitable for homeowners, renters, people living with disabilities, small businesses, and communities of color; that utilities and other big money interests pay their fair share; and that every state agency works to combat climate change". Prop I will make it impossible for the City to pursue its preferred approach and force the City to use an alternate plan which could add as much as $80 million to the project. Governor: No Endorsement Lt Governor: No Endorsement Secretary of State: Shirley Weber Controller: No Endorsement We can help you get involved in issues that matter in our San Francisco community. 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. In particular, we found his competitor's answers to our questionnaire both troubling and frustratingly vague. Looking at contested supervisors races, District 6 is considerably closer than District 4 so far as endorsements are concerned. No endorsement: Ricardo Lara would be a better commissioner than his cartoonish opponent, but we cant endorse him over ethics concerns. Everyone's journey to recovery is different and San Francisco needs to help. Four California Supreme Court justices will be on the November ballot seeking new terms. She undoubtably has the better housing platform. Verbica is endorsed by the Republican establishment. Goodwin Liu, Martin J. Jenkins, and Joshua P. Groban, Victor A. Rodriguez, Ioana Petrou, and Carin T. Fujisaki, Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom, Allow sports gambling, but only by Native American tribes, Online gambling, but only with a $100 million licensing fee, Additional funding for arts & music education in public schools, Require expensive doctors in kidney dialysis clinics, Investments in fighting and preventing wildfires, and reducing carbon emissions and air pollution from vehicles, Ann Hsu, Lainie Motamedi, and Lisa Weissman-Ward, Reunify Public Works & Street Sanitation departments, Board of Supervisors anti-housing measure, Move off-year elections to presidential election years, Close JFK Promenade, spend $80 million to move sand, Reauthorize existing tax for transportation improvements, Golden Gate Park underground parking garage. Take this excerpt from her GrowSF questionnaire as proof: Discretionary review/public hearings on new housing or on remodels. BARTs second Transbay Tube could get quashed as planners scale back Workers in S.F. Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, donated $1.5 million. San Francisco's vacancy rate is lower, still, at around 3%. To easily turn ON JavaScript you can follow the instructions provided on the following websites: Enable JavaScript and WikiHow. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu District Attorney (Sole Endorsement) Brooke Jenkins Assessor-Recorder (Sole Endorsement) Sierra Club 2023.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright, service mark, and trademark of the Sierra Club. The San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board has finished its endorsements for the November 2022 California general election. It needs a simple majority to pass. More importantly this constitutional amendment would act as a critical legal shield against any conflicting federal law. Paid for by the San Francisco Republican County Central Committee, FPPC#890605 . Supervisor Connie Chan introduced this measure in order to kill Prop D. Prop E seems similar to Prop D on the surface, but digging deeper reveals that it doesn't achieve its stated goals and contains a poison pill which will kill Prop D. In short: if you want more homes in San Francisco, vote No on E and Yes on D. Prop E maintains the existing sclerotic bureaucratic processes which the Board of Supervisors and NIMBY groups across the city use to block housing. San Francisco February 2022 Nonpartisan Voter Guide. Yes on Prop. Dorsey has been endorsed by Scott Wiener, the region's most pro-housing elected official. 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. A long ballot like this with 60-70 choices . On wildfires, Prop 30 doubles the budget for wildfire response and prevention. Proposition 1 is a Legislative Constitutional Amendment which will enshrine the right to privacy of reproductive choice into the California constitution. Unfortunately, no candidate in this contest returned the GrowSF questionnaire, so we can only make a tepid recommendation to vote for Murrell Green. 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. He faces Republican Nathan Hochman, a former assistant U.S. attorney general. ), and Prop 30 will help ensure even low-income families can switch without breaking the bank. And, importantly, they are not career politicians. The California Democratic Party makes endorsements for federal and state office and state ballot measures. 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. Prop N may save taxpayers money by allowing the city to refinance the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority debt. Prop B will save taxpayers between $2.5 million and $3.5 million per year for the next two years, and likely more in future years. Stefani supported the School Board recall and was the first Supervisor to support the recall of Chesa Boudin. We want to give him the chance to prove his chops and we believe that, as a Mayoral appointee, he will be aligned with the Mayor's broader goals of fiscal responsibility and educational outcomes. GrowSF stands with Ann Hsu, Lainie Motamedi, and Lisa Weissman-Ward for San Francisco School Board. Prop J will reaffirm the extremely popular JFK Promenade and turn it into a permanent park. GrowSF recommends confirming the appointments of Associate Justices Goodwin Liu, Martin J. Jenkins, and Joshua P. Groban to the State Supreme Court. Availability of flavored tobacco has a clear causative effect on increasing tobacco use by children, and we're not willing to make that bargain. David Mourra for Emeryville City Council- WON! The SEIU union is behind this measure, along with the previous attempts in 2020 and 2018 which both failed. This tax generates around $100 million in tax revenue per year. 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. We think the Public Defender should focus on defense, not activism. Now imagine if there were just 10 empty homes for those ten people some people will want the same units and will be willing to pay more for a particular unit. 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. GrowSF recommends confirming the appointments of Associate Justice Gordon B. Burns to the Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five. California Election Endorsements November 2022 The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board's endorsements for the November 8 midterm election Endorsements are made by writers and. The legislation created two new departments controlled by the governor responsible for the Boards statutory duties, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the California Office of Tax Appeals. And yet here California sits with a nearly $100 billion budget surplus. Vote for Joel Engardio to bring a focus on public safety, education, and fiscal responsibility to City Hall. The citys Ethics Commission alleges misconduct in an unsuccessful campaign most notable for ads attacking Mayor London Breed. (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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