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by JOE ESKENAZI, JOE RIVANO BARROS, WILL JARRETT, ELENI BALAKRISHNAN, YUJIE ZHOU, XUEER LU, JUNYAO YANG and KELLY WALDRON
MARCH 9, 2024, 4:20 PM (MissionLocal.org)
Early precinct-level results on Prop C.
Updated March 14, at 4:40 p.m. Originally published March 5 at 6 a.m. Results will be updated as they become available from the Department of Elections. The next ballot drop is scheduled for March 15 at 4 p.m.
Props | DCCC | Assembly | Superior Court | Analysis | Live updates
Another 2,579 ballots were released Wednesday, leading to no significant changes in any of the local races or propositions. Overall turnout stands at 229,227 out of 500,856 voters, or 45.8 percent.
There are approximately 3,240 ballots still left to be counted. The next batch of votes is expected to drop on Friday, March 15, 4 p.m.
Propositions
- Proposition A, the $300 million affordable housing bond, was winning with 70.3 percent yes to 29.7 percent no.
- Proposition B, the police-staffing measure opposed by Breed, was losing with 72.4 percent no to 27.6 percent yes.
- Proposition C, eliminating transfer taxes on office to housing conversions, was winning with 52.8 percent yes to 47.2 percent no.
- Proposition D, bolstering ethics laws, was winning with 89.2 percent yes to 10.8 percent no.
- Proposition E, allowing more police car chases and surveillance, was winning with 54.1 percent to 45.9 percent.
- Proposition F, mandating drug screening of welfare recipients, was winning with 58.2 percent yes to 41.8 percent no.
- Proposition G, urging the school district to teach algebra in eighth grade, was winning with 81.8 yes percent to 18.2 percent no.
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Data from the San Francisco Department of Elections. Updated March 14, 4 p.m.
Democratic County Central Committee
- San Francisco Democrats for Change, the oppositional slate, was winning with 18 seats out of 24.
- Labor and Working Families, the progressive slate, was losing with six seats out of 24.
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Data from the San Francisco Department of Elections. Updated March 14, 4 p.m.
State Assembly
- Catherine Stefani, District 2 supervisor, will advance to November’s State Assembly general election to replace termed-out Assemblymember Phil Ting, with 59.5 percent of the vote.
- David Lee, the community college administrator, will also advance, with 28.2 percent of the vote.
https://missionlocal.github.io/interactives/2024-march-assembly-results/
Data from the San Francisco Department of Elections. Updated March 14, 4 p.m.
Superior Court
- Michael Begert, the incumbent, was winning with 61.6 percent. His opponent, Albert “Chip” Zecher, held 38.4 percent.
- Patrick Thompson, another incumbent, was winning with 55.5 percent. His opponent, Jean Roland, held 44.5 percent.
https://missionlocal.github.io/interactives/2024-march-court-results/
Data from the San Francisco Department of Elections. Updated March 14, 4 p.m.
Analysis
Tuesday, March 5, 8:45 p.m. — Ballots drop, giving a big early lead to the Mod Squad
Monday, March 4 — No matter the outcome, this election was all about the Benjamins
Live updates
Wednesday, March 13, 4 p.m. — 1,242 newly dropped ballots
Tuesday, March 12, 4 p.m. — 2,794 newly dropped ballots
Monday, March 11, 4 p.m. — 6,332 newly dropped ballots
Saturday, March 9, 4 p.m. — 22,898 newly dropped ballots
Friday, March 8, 4 p.m. — 61,291 newly dropped ballots
Thursday, March 7, 4 p.m. — 27,300 newly dropped ballots
Wednesday, March 6, 12 p.m. — No new tally today, totals from Tuesday hold
Tuesday, March 5, 11:45 p.m. — Final Election Day results show mods’ DCCC victory eroded, but still dominantHayes Valley, 10:40 p.m. — Mods, victorious, call it a nightSoMa, 11 p.m. — Labor and Working Families looks up, barelyMission District, 10:20 p.m. — Proposition A party ends, optimistic for a winHayes Valley, 10 p.m. — Democrats for Change celebration picks up steam
SoMa, 10 p.m. — No words, just a sad song from the Labor and Working Families SlateSoMa, 9:30 p.m. — Progressive DCCC candidates look dourMission District, 9 p.m. — Thompson and Begert talk like victorsEarly results, 8:45 p.m. — Groans from the No on E and F campaignsEarly results, 8:45 p.m. — Begert celebrates. ‘It’s over.’
Early results, 8:45 p.m. — Yes on A, and Peskin, cheerEarly results, 8:45 p.m. — Democrats for Change (and Yes on C, E and F) victoriousTuesday, March 5, 8:45 p.m. — Early results are in, and progressives are having a terrible night
Mission District, 8:40 p.m. — Breed, Chan, Safaí, Peskin and Wiener drop in on Yes on A festMission District, 8:30 p.m. — Worry about Props E and F ahead of returnsMission District, 8:20 p.m. — Incumbent judges party at DahliaMission District, 8:20 p.m. — Yes on A party starts near 16th Street
Mission District, 7:30 p.m. — Music starts at the No on E and F party
Mission District, 5:30 p.m. — Barbara Lee visits 24th St. BART
City College Chinatown and North Beach campus, 4 p.m. — Two regular Chinatown poll workers
Chinatown, 3 p.m. — Mayor Breed visits shopkeepers, supporters campaign for E and F
Richmond Branch Library, 12:15 p.m. — Slow-going, and few hiccupsCity Hall, 12 p.m. — Mayor London Breed casts her ballot
Mission District, 12 p.m. — Ana’s Salon hosts barbers and ballots alike
Mission District, 11:30 a.m. — One voter at 24th and Folsom does his researchSunset, 10:50 a.m. — Voting for the first time at St. Anne of the Sunset Church
Mission District, 10:15 and 10:40 a.m. — Voting at End Games Improv and Garfield Square
City Hall, 10:40 a.m. — Voters trickle inThe Sunset, 9:30 a.m. — Race bibs and medals at Funston and Judah
Mission District, 9:30 a.m. — Felicia and Leland beckon voters
City Hall, 9.a.m. — Voting center just getting started, and a first-ever selfie booth
Golden Gate Park, 8:45 a.m. — Quiet morning and bragging rights for the wife
Mission District, 8:30 a.m. — Poll worker stipend doesn’t quite cover $260 for a Madonna concert
If you spot any errors, please let us know at will@missionlocal.com.
JOE ESKENAZI
Managing Editor/Columnist. Joe was born in San Francisco, raised in the Bay Area, and attended U.C. Berkeley. He never left.
“Your humble narrator” was a writer and columnist for SF Weekly from 2007 to 2015, and a senior editor at San Francisco Magazine from 2015 to 2017. You may also have read his work in the Guardian (U.S. and U.K.); San Francisco Public Press; San Francisco Chronicle; San Francisco Examiner; Dallas Morning News; and elsewhere.
He resides in the Excelsior with his wife and three (!) kids, 4.3 miles from his birthplace and 5,474 from hers.
The Northern California branch of the Society of Professional Journalists named Eskenazi the 2019 Journalist of the Year.More by Joe Eskenazi
JOE RIVANO BARROSSENIOR EDITOR
joe.rivanobarros@missionlocal.com
Joe was born in Sweden, where half of his family received asylum after fleeing Pinochet, and spent his early childhood in Chile; he moved to Oakland when he was eight. He attended Stanford University for political science and worked at Mission Local as a reporter after graduating. He then spent time in advocacy as a partner for the strategic communications firm The Worker Agency. He rejoined Mission Local as an editor in 2023.More by Joe Rivano Barros
WILL JARRETT
DATA REPORTER. Will was born in the UK and studied English at Oxford University. After a few years in publishing, he absconded to the USA where he studied data journalism in New York. Will has strong views on healthcare, the environment, and the Oxford comma.More by Will Jarrett
ELENI BALAKRISHNAN
REPORTER. Eleni reports on policing in San Francisco. She first moved to the city on a whim more than 10 years ago, and the Mission has become her home. Follow her on Twitter @miss_elenius.More by Eleni Balakrishnan
YUJIE ZHOU
REPORTER. Yujie Zhou is our newest reporter and came on as an intern after graduating from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is a full-time staff reporter as part of the Report for America program that helps put young journalists in newsrooms. Before falling in love with the Mission, Yujie covered New York City, studied politics through the “street clashes” in Hong Kong, and earned a wine-tasting certificate in two days. She’s proud to be a bilingual journalist. Follow her on Twitter @Yujie_ZZ.More by Yujie Zhou
XUEER LU
Xueer is a data reporter for Mission Local through the California Local News Fellowship. Xueer is a bilingual multimedia journalist fluent in Chinese and English and is passionate about data, graphics, and innovative ways of storytelling. Xueer graduated from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism with a Master’s Degree in May 2023. She also loves cooking, photography, and scuba diving.More by Xueer Lu
JUNYAO YANG
Junyao Yang is a data reporter for Mission Local through the California Local News Fellowship. Junyao is passionate about creating visuals that tell stories in creative ways. She received her Master’s degree from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Sometimes she tries too hard to get attention from cute dogs.More by Junyao Yang
KELLY WALDRON
Kelly is Irish and French and grew up in Dublin and Luxembourg. She studied Geography at McGill University and worked at a remote sensing company in Montreal, making maps and analyzing methane data, before turning to journalism. She recently graduated from the Data Journalism program at Columbia Journalism School.More by Kelly Waldron
