| B |
8 Washington Street - Initiative
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 37.21 % / No: 62.79% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 47,257 / No: 79,738 |
| Description |
Shall the City allow a development project at the 8 Washington Street Site
that would include new housing, retail and recreational facilities, and open
space, and would increase the legal building height limits on a portion of
the Site? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/05/13 |
F |
| B |
Voter Approval for Waterfront
| Kind |
Ordinance |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Initiative |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 58.88% / No: 41.12% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 71,421 / No: 49,870 |
| Description |
Shall the City be prevented from allowing any development on Port
property to exceed the height limits in effect as of January 1, 2014,
unless the City's voters have approved a height limit increase? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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06/03/14 |
P |
| B |
Adjusting Transportation Funding for Population Growth
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 61.39% / No: 38.61% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 132,650 / No: 83,413 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to increase the amount the City provides
to the Municipal Transportation Agency based on increases in the City's
population, with such funds to be used to improve Muni and to improve
street safety? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
11/04/14 |
P |
| B |
Paid Parental Leave for City Employees
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 68.02% / No: 31.98% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 133,718 / No: 62,864 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to allow parents who are both City
employees to each take the maximum amount of paid parental leave for
which they qualify for the birth, adoption or foster parenting of the same
child, if both parents are City employees; and to provide each parent the
opportunity to keep up to 40 hours of sick leave at the end of paid
parental leave? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
11/03/15 |
P |
| B |
Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 60.05% / No: 39.95% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 143,113 / No: 95,223 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to extend the Park, Recreation and Open
Space Fund until 2046 and give the Recreation and Park Department each
year a minimum baseline amount from the General Fund in addition to the
Fund set-aside of 21/2 cents for each $100 of assessed property value? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
06/07/16 |
P |
| B |
City College Parcel Tax
| Kind |
Parcel Tax |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
San Francisco Community College Board |
| Percent required to pass |
66 2/3% |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 80.62% / No: 19.38% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 291,565 / No: 70,099 |
| Description |
To continue providing City College of San Francisco local funds the state cannot take away and offset cuts to prevent layoffs; ensure affordable education for students; maintain core classes in writing, math and science; prepare students for four-year universities, workforce training in careers in nursing, engineering/ technology; provide counselors; keep college libraries open; shall San Francisco Community College District renew its existing annual parcel tax at $99 per parcel for 15 years, requiring annual independent audits and citizen oversight? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
11/08/16 |
P |
| B |
Prohibiting Appointed Commissioners from Running for Office
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Four or More Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 69.72% / No: 30.28% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 160,214 / No: 69,570 |
| Description |
Shall the City require appointed members of boards and commissions established by the Charter to forfeit their appointed seat when they file to run for state or local elective office? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
06/05/18 |
P |
| B |
City Privacy Guidelines
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 57.58% / No: 42.42% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 186,758 / No: 137,592 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to include privacy guidelines and require the City Administrator to propose a privacy ordinance consistent with the guidelines to the Board of Supervisors? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
11/06/18 |
P |
| B |
Department of Disability and Aging Services
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 78.49% / No: 21.51% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 152,456 / No: 41,775 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to change the name of the Department of
Aging and Adult Services to the Department of Disability and Aging
Services; to change the name of the Aging and Adult Services Commission
to the Disability and Aging Services Commission; and to add new
qualifications for three of the seven seats on this Commission? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
11/05/19 |
P |
| B |
San Francisco Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond, 2020
| Kind |
Bond |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
66 2/3% |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 82.84% / No: 17.16% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 233,656 / No: 48,387 |
| Description |
To improve fire, earthquake, and emergency response by improving, constructing, and/or replacing: deteriorating cisterns, pipes, and tunnels, and related facilities to ensure firefighters a reliable water supply for fires and disasters; neighborhood fire and police stations and supporting facilities; the City’s 911 Call Center; and other disaster response and public safety facilities, and to pay related costs, shall the City and County of San Francisco issue $628,500,000 in general obligation bonds, with a duration up to 30 years from the time of issuance, an estimated average tax rate of $0.015/$100 of assessed property value, and projected average annual revenues of $40,000,000, subject to citizen oversight and regular audits? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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03/03/20 |
P |
| B |
Department of Sanitation and Streets, Sanitations and Streets Commission, and Public Works Commission
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 61.33% / No: 38.67% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 255,653 / No: 161,178 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to create a Department of Sanitation and Streets with oversight from a Sanitation and Streets Commission, and to establish a Public Works Commission to oversee the Department of Public Works? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
11/03/20 |
P |
| B |
Recall Measure Regarding Gabriela López
| Kind |
Recall |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Petition |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 72.06% / No: 27.94% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 127,022 / No: 49,257 |
| Description |
Shall Gabriela López be recalled (removed) from the School Board for the San Francisco Unified School District? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
02/15/22 |
P |
| B |
Building Inspection Commission
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 61.99% / No: 38.01% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 129,230 / No: 79,234 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to change the appointment process and qualifications for Building Inspection Commission members and have the Mayor appoint the Director of the Department of Building Inspection? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
06/07/22 |
P |
| B |
Public Works Department and Commission, Sanitation and Streets Department and Commission
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Board of Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 74.56% / No: 25.44% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 212,066 / No: 72,349 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to eliminate the Department of Sanitation and Streets and transfer its duties back to the Department of Public Works and to retain the Sanitation and Streets Commission and Public Works Commission? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
11/08/22 |
P |
| B |
Police Officer Staffing Levels Conditioned on Amending Existing or Future Tax Funding
| Kind |
Charter Amendment |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
50%+1 |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 27.62% / No: 72.38% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 61,527 / No: 161,262 |
| Description |
Shall the City amend the Charter to set minimum police officer staffing levels, require the City to budget enough money to pay the number of police officers employed in the previous year, allow the Police Department to introduce amendments to its budget, and set aside funds to pay for police recruitment, all for at least five years, but all if and only if the voters later adopt a new tax or amend an existing tax to fund these requirements? |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
|
03/05/24 |
F |
| B |
Community Health and Medical Facilities, Street Safety, Public Spaces, and Shelter to Reduce Homelessness Bond
| Kind |
Bond |
| How it was placed on the ballot |
Supervisors |
| Percent required to pass |
66 2⁄3% However, this measure will require 55% to pass if voters also approve State Proposition 5. |
| Percentage of votes |
Yes: 72.8% / No: 27.2% |
| Vote counts |
Yes: 274,187 / No: 102,450 |
| Description |
HEALTHY, SAFE, AND VIBRANT SAN FRANCISCO BOND. To finance the acquisition or improvement of real property, including: temporary shelters, particularly for families; facilities that deliver healthcare services, including preventive care and behavioral health services, such as the Chinatown Public Health Center; critical repairs, renovations, and seismic upgrades at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Laguna Honda Hospital; and pedestrian and street safety improvements, streetscape enhancements, and other public space improvements; and to pay related costs; shall the City and County of San Francisco issue $390,000,000 in general obligation bonds with a duration of up to 30 years from the time of issuance, an estimated average tax rate of $0.0069/$100 of assessed property value, and projected average annual revenues of $31,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits? The City’s current debt management policy is to keep the property tax rate for City general obligation bonds below the 2006 rate by issuing new bonds as older ones are retired and the tax base grows, though this property tax rate may vary based on other factors. |
| View the Voter Pamphlet (PDF) |
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11/05/24 |
P |
