| P |
Elective Officers Retirement
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 62.6% / No: 37.4% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 155,638 / No: 92,977 |
| Description |
Subjects elective offices, other than board memberships, to major retirement provisions affecting miscellaneous employees; provides for contributions, credits and option. |
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11/04/52 |
P |
| P |
Retirement and Survivor Benefits; Fire Department members
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 34.2% / No: 65.8% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 86,417 / No: 166,057 |
| Description |
Relating to retirement benefits of retired members of the Fire Department, and survivor benefits of dependents of deceased members of the Fire Department. |
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11/04/58 |
F |
| P |
Creating Palace of Fine Arts Commission
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 42.35% / No: 57.65% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 90,023 / No: 122,542 |
| Description |
To create by ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, the Palace of Fine Arts Commission and to charge the Commission with the development, administration , management and operation of the Palace of Fine Arts. |
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11/08/66 |
F |
| P |
Vietnam Cease Fire
| Kind |
Policy Declaration |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 36.4% / No: 63.6% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 79,092 / No: 137,933 |
| Description |
Shall it be the policy of the People of San Francisco that there be an immediate cease fire and withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam so that the Vietnamese can settle their own problems? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/07/67 |
F |
| P |
Board of Education, Elected
| Kind |
Policy Declaration |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 50.3% / No: 49.7% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 85,618 / No: 84,555 |
| Description |
Shall the Board of Education be elective? |
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11/04/69 |
P |
| P |
Widows, Firefighter, Non-Worker Related Death
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 62.30% / No: 37.70% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 134,076 / No: 81,111 |
| Description |
To provide for retirement allowance to a widow upon the death of a fireman from non-industrial causes after 10 years of service. |
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11/02/71 |
P |
| P |
Maximum Building Height, Downtown and Residential Areas
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 43.12% / No: 56.88% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 81,027 / No: 106,841 |
| Description |
Defines "downtown area" and "residential area". Establishes a maximum building height of 160 feet in the downtown area and 40 feet in a residential area. Authorizes continuation or creation of lower building height limits in either area. |
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06/06/72 |
F |
| P |
Minimum Wages Printing Contracts, Local Preferences
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 34.25% / No: 65.75% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 83,425 / No: 160,127 |
| Description |
Specifies minimum wages and maximum work hours for persons performing work under City printing contracts. Empowers the Board of Supervisors to grant 10% of the price as a preference to local bidders on such contracts. |
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11/07/72 |
F |
| P |
Police and Fire Pay, Equal to Wages In Cities Over 350,000
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 66.88% / No: 33.12% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 129,413 / No: 64,059 |
| Description |
Shall the rates of compensation for police officers and firemen be equal to the average wages paid to their counterparts in California cities of 350,000 population or over? |
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11/04/75 |
P |
| P |
Revenue Bonds and Lease Financing Decided by Voters
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 75.20% / No: 24.80% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 148,727 / No: 49,047 |
| Description |
Shall the issuance of revenue bonds or the approval of lease financing agreements, with certain exceptions, be subject to the approval of a majority of the electors voting thereon? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/02/76 |
P |
| P |
Official Newspaper Advertising, 3 Days a Week
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 68.3% / No: 31.7% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 102,767 / No: 47,720 |
| Description |
Shall official City and County advertising be published in any newspaper which is printed on three or more days per week and has a weekly circulation of 50,000 or more? |
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11/08/77 |
P |
| P |
Hod carriers, Wages and Benefits
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Labor Dispute |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 29.48% / No: 70.52% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 50,112 / No: 119,867 |
| Description |
Shall a schedule of compensation based upon the lasts demand of employees represented by the Hod Carriers, Local No. 36, be approved? |
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11/07/78 |
F |
| P |
Business Tax Increase, Larger Businesses Tax
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 48.10% / No: 51.90% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 83,478 / No: 90,050 |
| Description |
Shall the Board of Supervisors set taxes paid exclusively by larger businesses at rates sufficient to generate at least 60% (percent) of all local revenues to be allocated for city, school and college district and housing authority services; requiring an employment reduction tax; prohibiting increases in taxes and fees paid by residents? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/06/79 |
F |
| P |
Retirement System Funding
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 56.75% / No: 43.25% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 88,632 / No: 67,560 |
| Description |
Shall the basic cost of the Retirement System be funded over the average working life of the members and be amortized over a period not to exceed 20 years? |
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06/03/80 |
P |
| P |
Repeal Taxicab Initiative Ordinance
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 22.36% / No: 77.64% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 20,434 / No: 70,934 |
| Description |
Shall the initiative ordinance regulating motor vehicles for hire including taxicabs be repealed as of June 1, 1982 and authority given to the Board of Supervisors to regulate same by ordinance? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/03/81 |
F |
| P |
Regulating Smoking in the Workplace
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Referendum |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 50.3% / No: 49.7% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 80,798 / No: 79,541 |
| Description |
Shall the ordinance regulating smoking in the office workplace be adopted? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/08/83 |
P |
| P |
District Election of Supervisors
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 43.9% / No: 56.1% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 76,914 / No: 98,171 |
| Description |
Shall members of the Board of Supervisors be elected by district rather than by city-wide vote? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/03/87 |
F |
| P |
Regulation of Taxicabs
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 37.6% / No: 62.3% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 79,804 / No: 131,910 |
| Description |
Shall Proposition K, regulating taxicab permits, be repealed upon the Board of Supervisors' adoption of a taxicab permit ordinance that follow the principles of Proposition K? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/08/88 |
F |
| P |
Downtown Ballpark
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Mayor |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 49.4% / No: 50.5% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 85,796 / No: 87,850 |
| Description |
Shall the City enter into an agreement with Spectacor Management Group, consistent with specified principles regarding the land acquisition, financing and construction of a new ballpark in the China Basin area, and shall certain zoning laws be amended to facilitate the construction of a ballpark in that area? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/07/89 |
F |
| P |
Hemp Medication
| Kind |
Policy Declaration |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 79.2% / No: 20.7% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 136,492 / No: 35,732 |
| Description |
Shall it be the policy of the People of San Francisco to recommend that the State of California and the California Medical Association restore hemp medical preparations to the list of available medicines? |
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11/05/91 |
P |
| P |
Board of Supervisors Meetings
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 61.8% / No: 38.1% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 82,388 / No: 50,799 |
| Description |
Shall the Board of Supervisors be allowed, upon giving 30 days notice, to hold special meetings in San Francisco at locations other than City Hall? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/02/93 |
P |
| P |
Ferry Building and Pier 52
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Mayor |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 64.4% / No: 35.5% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 126,826 / No: 69,942 |
| Description |
Shall the 1990 Waterfront Land Use Plan initiative be amended to allow the City to approve restoration and improvements to (1) the Ferry Building and Agricultural Building and adjacent pier area and (2) the public boat launch near Pier 52? |
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11/08/94 |
P |
| P |
Hunters Point Clean-up
| Kind |
Policy Declaration |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 86.38% / No: 13.62% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 242,795 / No: 38,293 |
| Description |
Shall it be City policy to support a full clean-up by the Navy of the Hunters Point Shipyard, to allow unrestricted use of the entire site in the future? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/07/00 |
P |
| P |
Revenue Bond Oversight Committee
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 56.65% / No: 43.35% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 109,577 / No: 83,843 |
| Description |
Shall the City create a committee to oversee its use of utility revenue bond funds, and report whether these funds are used for authorized purposes? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/05/02 |
P |
| P |
Changing the Composition of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
|
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 32.99% / No: 67.01% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 101,230 / No: 205,665 |
| Description |
Shall the City change the size and composition of the Transportation Authority Board and encourage the Authority to use City agencies and departments to perform staff functions, to obtain expert financial review before adopting Authority budgets, and to adopt the same ethics and public records laws that apply to City agencies? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/04/08 |
F |
| P |
Competitive Bidding for Affordable Housing Projects on City-Owned Property
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 32.66% / No: 67.34% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 117,787 / No: 242,852 |
| Description |
Shall the City be prohibited from proceeding with an affordable housing project on City-owned property unless the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development receives at least three proposals; and shall the City incorporate into City law most current criteria for selecting a developer for affordable housing projects on City-owned property? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/08/16 |
F |
