{"id":22694,"date":"2022-06-07T11:08:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=22694"},"modified":"2022-06-07T11:08:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:08:33","slug":"june-7-2022-pissed-off-voter-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/june-7-2022-pissed-off-voter-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"June 7, 2022 Pissed Off Voter Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/nationbuilder\/image\/twitter\/w_73,h_73,c_fill\/15314618.jpg\" alt=\"The League\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>posted by\u00a0<strong>THE LEAGUE<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<em>4sc<\/em><br>May 16, 2022  (theleaguesf.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Jump to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">voting cheat sheet<\/a><\/strong>. Scroll down for all of our research and analysis.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.nationbuilder.com\/theleaguesf\/pages\/242\/attachments\/original\/1652906209\/June-2022-Pissed-Off-Voter-Guide.pdf?1652906209\">PDF of our print voter guide<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Print it out and bring it to the polls!<\/li><li><strong>Lea&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/junio_2022\">la gu\u00eda en espa\u00f1ol<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>VOTING LOGISTICS:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Vote or drop off your ballot at the COVID-safe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfelections.sfgov.org\/vote-voting-center\">City Hall Voting Center<\/a><\/strong>. Open Monday 8am-5pm and Tuesday from 7am-8pm!<\/li><li><strong>Drop off your ballot at by 8pm Tuesday at one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfelections.sfgov.org\/new-service-return-your-ballot-official-ballot-drop-box\">24-hour ballot drop boxes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Where\u2019s your polling place?&nbsp;You can also drop your ballot off at any polling place on Election Day.&nbsp;<\/strong>Check&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfelections.org\/tools\/map_poll_time\/\"><strong>sfelections.org<\/strong><\/a>, call 311, or just go vote at City Hall.<\/li><li><strong>If you&#8217;re going to mail your ballot<\/strong>, y<strong>ou don&#8217;t need a stamp, but make sure you sign the envelope and it&#8217;s postmarked by Election Day.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Didn&#8217;t get your ballot or did you lose it or mess it up?&nbsp;<\/strong>Go request a replacement ballot at City Hall or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfelections.org\/tools\/map_poll_time\/\">your polling place<\/a>. It&#8217;ll still count.<\/li><li><strong>Did you forget to register? You can still vote!<\/strong>&nbsp;Go to City Hall or your polling place and tell them you want to &#8220;register conditionally and vote provisionally!&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>People with Felony Convictions Can Vote!<\/strong>&nbsp;Even if you&#8217;re still on parole, you can vote. Re-register at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/elections\/restore-your-vote\">Restore Your Vote<\/a>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Don\u2019t let the Man disenfranchise you.<\/li><li><strong>Youth can (almost) vote!<\/strong>&nbsp;If you\u2019re 16 or 17, pre-register and your registration will automatically be activated when you turn 18.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>June 7, 2022:<br>Enough With the Recalls Already!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State, Federal and Local Offices<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Governor\">Governor<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong>Luis Rodriguez<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#LtGovernor\">Lt Governor<\/a>:<strong>&nbsp;Mohammad Arif<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#SecState\">Secretary of State<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong>Shirley Weber<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Controller\">Controller<\/a>:<strong>&nbsp;Ron Galperin<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Treasurer\">Treasurer<\/a>:<strong>&nbsp;Meghann Adams<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#AttorneyGeneral\">Attorney General<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong>Rob Bonta<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#InsuranceCommissioner\">Insurance Commissioner<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong>Nathalie Hrizi&nbsp;<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#BoardEqualization\">Board of Equalization, District 2<\/a>:<strong>&nbsp;Sally Lieber<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Senate\">US Senator<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong>Alex Padilla<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Congress\">US Representative<\/a>, District 11: No Endorsement<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Assembly17\">State Assembly<\/a>, District 17: No Endorsement<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Assembly19\">State Assembly<\/a>, District 19: No Endorsement<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#Superintendent\">Superintendent of Public Instruction<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong>Marco Amaral&nbsp;<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#CityAttorney\">City Attorney<\/a>: No Endorsement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Local Propositions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropA\">Prop&nbsp;A<\/a>: Muni Bond:&nbsp;<strong>Reluctant No Endorsement<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropB\">Prop B<\/a>:&nbsp;Tinker with Building Inspection Commission Structure:&nbsp;<strong>Sure?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropC\">Prop C<\/a>:&nbsp;Reform Recalls:&nbsp;<strong>Hell Yes!<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropD\">Prop D<\/a>:&nbsp;Redundant and Unfunded Victim Rights City Department:&nbsp;<strong>No<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropE\">Prop E<\/a>:&nbsp;Close \u201cBehested Payments\u201d Slush Fund Loophole:&nbsp;<strong>Yes<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropF\">Prop F<\/a>:&nbsp;End Garbage Collection Corruption:&nbsp;<strong>Yes<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropG\">Prop G<\/a>:<strong>&nbsp;Give Workers Sick Days to Deal with the Apocalypse: Yes<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#PropH\">Prop H<\/a>:<strong>&nbsp;Right-wing Recall of DA Chesa Boudin: Hell No!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dear San Francisco,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love you, but this is a mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look, we\u2019re political nerds. We write this voter guide. We watch SFGovTV for&nbsp;<strong>fun<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But recalls plus primaries mean this is our third election&nbsp;<strong>this year<\/strong>, which is a bit much, even for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, we\u2019re happy to see&nbsp;<strong>Props E and F crack down on sleaze<\/strong>, since the \u201cCity Family\u201d has been embarrassing us with ethics violations and federal corruption stings. But we\u2019re not excited about pointless propositions, or about status quo incumbents cruising to victory in their primaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So this election&#8217;s annoying. But it&#8217;s still important! We&#8217;ve got to&nbsp;<strong>swat away the right-wing recall of our progressive DA<\/strong>&nbsp;(who is just trying to do his damn job) and&nbsp;<strong>reform the recall madness<\/strong>&nbsp;so random rich people can\u2019t force us through this Yakety Sax whenever they want a do-over because their candidate loses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bad guys think nobody is watching. They&#8217;re counting on low turnout.&nbsp;<strong>So make a plan to vote, and share this voter guide with your friends!<\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s time to clean house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The League<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Like our voter guide?<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theleaguesf.org%2FJune_2022&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;text=June%202022%20Voter%20Guide&amp;tw_p=tweetbutton&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theleaguesf.org%2FJune_2022&amp;via=TheLeagueSF\">Share it<\/a>&nbsp;with your friends, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theleaguesf.nationbuilder.com\/donate\">kick us down a couple of bucks<\/a>&nbsp;so we can keep printing the guide. For the price of a KN95 mask, we can print and distribute 100 voter guides.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theleaguesf.nationbuilder.com\/donate\">Help us out!<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL OFFICES<br><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Governor: Luis Rodriguez<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to bat for Gavin in that wacky recall attempt last year, but that doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t have complaints! It\u2019s a long list, but at a time when CA is flush with money, he could be doing so much more to end poverty and invest in a pandemic recovery that helps all Californians. Anyway, we wouldn\u2019t miss an opportunity to endorse an inspiring opposition candidate who shares our values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luis4governor.org\/\">Luis Rodriguez<\/a>&nbsp;is a poet, organizer, and Dreamer endorsed by a \u201cLeft Unity\u201d slate of leftist parties. We endorsed him in 2014 and it\u2019s great to see he\u2019s still at it! His platform includes immigrant justice, a Green New Deal for California, universal health care, ending mass incarceration, and MORE ART in every neighborhood! Let\u2019s all&nbsp;<strong>vote Luis 4 Governor&nbsp;<\/strong>and send Newsom a message that we\u2019re still here fighting for the California dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lieutenant Governor: Mohammad Arif<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Incumbent Eleni Kounalakis had a full career as a housing developer of master planned Sacramento communities, which you\u2019d think&nbsp;<em>wouldn\u2019t<\/em>&nbsp;affect her largely ceremonial role as Lieutenant Governor of California. But Kounalakis has raised millions from developers and other special interests for this practically unopposed office. And as Lt. Governor, she sits on the state\u2019s College Trustee Boards. So it\u2019s not surprising that as UC Regent she voted for a massive UC Berkeley student housing development in People\u2019s Park. As a San Francisco resident, Kounalakis has an ex-officio voting seat on the local Democratic Party\u2019s Central County Committee where her votes have been disappointing- voting against endorsing local progressives for the Democratic Party candidate slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammed Arif is a Peace and Freedom Party veteran &#8211; an organizer from Kern County, endorsed by various county Green parties as part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/leftunityslate.org\/\">Left Unity Slate<\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong>Arif is running on a platform of free education, free healthcare, full rights for immigrants and environmental restoration. He calls out Kounalakis as a wealthy developer, and we support his radical call to tax the rich.&nbsp;<strong>Vote Mohammad Arif for Lieutenant Governor.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Secretary of State: Shirley Weber<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2020 election showed how much a state\u2019s SoS matters. It\u2019s not just about counting votes to stop lunatic white supremacists from rioting over the results. The setting and enforcement of ground rules &#8211; who gets to vote in the first place, and where and how they cast their ballot &#8211; is equally important. Supporting an extremely sharp \u2014 if imperfect \u2014 candidate like Shirley Weber is one way to shore up our democracy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A touching personal story meant to move voters and explain politicians\u2019 alignments is almost always untrustworthy (see London Breed). But when Weber cites her life story to emphasize&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moguldom.com\/308770\/10-things-to-know-about-lawmaker-shirley-weber-sponsor-of-the-california-reparations-bill\/\">the importance of fighting<\/a>&nbsp;inequality, she isn\u2019t trying to meme her way into office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Jim Crow Arkansas to Black sharecroppers who fled to Los Angeles after a lynch mob threatened them, Weber attended public schools and then UCLA, earning a B.A., an M.A. and a Ph.D by the age of 26. She taught at San Diego State for forty years, served on the local School Board, and campaigned successfully for Assembly in 2012.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an Assemblymember she took some&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pe.com\/2017\/09\/04\/chased-out-of-arkansas-as-a-child-shirley-weber-wont-back-down-in-california-capitol-5-2\/\">dubious stands on charter schools and earned some enemies in the teachers\u2019 unions<\/a>, but also advocated strongly for reforming police use-of-deadly-force laws and sentencing practices, and against the racial profiling that kept \u201csuspects\u201d under surveillance in the CalGangs database for years. She launched the r<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/03\/us\/california-today-explaining-the-reparations-effort.html\">eparations task force&nbsp;<\/a>with an unusually direct opening question: \u201cWhat does it feel like to live in a country where nobody ever says \u2018I\u2019m sorry?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Gavin Newsom nominated Weber as Alex Padilla\u2019s replacement for Secretary of State in 2020, she vowed to expand voting access and took off running. She&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2021\/05\/ca-secretary-of-state-on-the-recall-vote-election-protections-and-mass-prison-reform\">sent letters to all 60,000 Californians on parole&nbsp;<\/a>informing them of their voting rights,&nbsp;and educating those convicted of felonies on how to restore their right to cast a ballot after leaving prison. Thanks to her pressure,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/richmondpulse.org\/2022\/02\/14\/madame-secretary-hon-shirley-n-weber-reflects-on-voting-rights-first-year-in-office\/\">California now has permanent, universal vote-by-mail,<\/a>&nbsp;more ballot drop-off locations, better early voting options, and stronger protections against attacks on election integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weber showed Newsom how seriously she took her public trust when he asked her to allow him&nbsp; to appear on the recall ballot as a Democrat despite missing a deadline \u2014 \u201cHey, Shirley, I know I\u2019m late- but do me a favor and just put me down as a Democrat, OK, wink wink?\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/newsletters\/whatmatters\/2021\/06\/newsom-changes-own-recall\/\">She refused, and when Newsom sued her,<\/a>&nbsp;she held her ground and the case was thrown out. That\u2019s kinda badass.&nbsp;<strong>Vote Shirley Weber for Secretary of State.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Controller: Ron Galperin<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>California\u2019s State Controller writes the checks to local governments and audits government programs for waste and fraud. Our current Controller Betty Yee has termed out and endorsed two candidates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of them, Ron Galperin, is the City Controller of Los Angeles &#8211;&nbsp; its first LGBTQ elected official citywide. Galperin has experience auditing LA county operations and bond measures through an equity lens. He supports&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/nov_2020#Prop15\">Prop 13 reform<\/a>&nbsp;and wants to use his position to ensure that money given by the state to local governments for homelessness is spent on permanent housing, transitional housing, and mental health services. And he\u2019s union-backed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The other Yee-endorsed candidate, former San Francisco Supervisor and City insider Malia Cohen, would be the first Black woman to be Controller in California. We think representation is important, but Controller requires nuts and bolts financial experience. Cohen hasn\u2019t been a Controller before, or handled audits. So we think Ron has the edge. We are happy to endorse&nbsp;Ron Galperin for State Controller.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Treasurer: Meghann Adams<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>California\u2019s State Treasurer handles state debt and bonds, and helps to manage the state\u2019s two major pension funds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incumbent Treasurer Fiona Ma\u2019s habit of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-21\/fortress-backed-rail-firm-gets-an-ally-in-california-s-treasurer\">courting big business donors<\/a>&nbsp;has continued from her days as San Francisco\u2019s Supervisor of the Sunset District. We were shocked &#8211; shocked!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/c.tenor.com\/6WeNKtFmHcwAAAAC\/shocked.gif\">(well, not that shocked)<\/a>&nbsp;to see recent allegations of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article258397323.html\">improper gifts<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article254622452.html\">sexual harassment<\/a>&nbsp;mar her tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma would be another statewide Democrat incumbent sleepwalking to re-election if it weren\u2019t for the refreshing candidacy of Meghann Adams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams is president of her schoolbus drivers\u2019 union and wants to tax billionaires more.&nbsp; She sees prisons as a waste of money which could be better spent on clean water, housing, health care and education. Economic justice instead of corporate welfare- that\u2019s something we can get behind.&nbsp;<strong>Vote&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Meghann Adams for Treasurer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Attorney General: Rob Bonta<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Bonta is the real deal. The first Filipino American to head the Department of Justice, he has a history fighting for criminal justice reform as Alameda\u2019s Assemblymember (AD 18). Bonta wrote AB 329 which abolished cash bail and later co-authored the law requiring the state to immediately investigate when a police officer kills an unarmed person. As Attorney General, he\u2019s filed out-of-state amicus briefs in support of pro-equality laws that protect trans children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonta is endorsed by literally everyone and has raised millions of dollars against opponents trying to tie him to SF\u2019s \u201cradical\u201d District Attorney Chesa Boudin. And while we are concerned that corporations have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars of behested payments into&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/projects\/california-political-legislative-nonprofits-rob-bonta-wife\/\">nonprofits led by his wife&nbsp;<\/a>over the last decade, it wasn\u2019t technically illegal!! In our endorsement, we balanced this with Bonta\u2019s record of leading on public safety by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/joegarofoli\/article\/Attorney-General-Rob-Bonta-s-opponents-want-to-17012883.php\">backing bills enabling Californians to sue gunmakers<\/a>&nbsp;and \u2018ghost gun\u2019 manufacturers. We decided to support this effective statewide voice for community justice.&nbsp;<strong>Vote Rob Bonta for Attorney General.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Insurance Commissioner: Nathalie Hrizi<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>California\u2019s Insurance Commissioner wields massive power. They manage a $250 million budget, with the task of regulating a $300 billion industry. The Insurance Commissioner is responsible for regulating health insurance companies, investigating insurance fraud, and deciding who pays for utility-caused wildfires in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricardo Lara, the incumbent, is a gay Latino Democrat who has the support of the entire Democratic establishment, from the Governor on down. He will probably sweep to re-election. And you know what, we could do worse. The League endorsed Lara in 2018, impressed by his personal story and his efforts as a State Senator in support of single-payer healthcare (we also saw a real threat then from a viable Republican candidate).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, Lara has succumbed to the same bad habit you\u2019ve read about in this guide: pay-to-play Democratic machine politics. He\u2019s gone easy on the fossil-fuel industry after accepting massive campaign donations from them,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/opinion\/article\/Ricardo-Lara-is-the-California-insurance-16816880.php\">appears to be bankrolled<\/a>&nbsp;by the insurance industry titans he\u2019s supposed to be regulating, and has some behested payments action going on. Come on, team! We want to be excited about fresh faces, instead of helping get a new generation of politicians into office and then watching them sink into the mire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marc Levine, a generic white-guy Democratic State Assemblymember from San Rafael, is the highest-profile challenger to Lara. He\u2019s got some cool policy ideas, like requiring insurance companies to disclose rate changes due to fossil fuel investment losses and tightening up protections for fire-prone areas. But like all Assembly Members, Levine has had to raise millions every few years for re-election from the usual suspects (CA Realtors, Police Unions, Unions of all stripes) so we\u2019ll take his cool policy ideas with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, the League went with a candidate we\u2019ve endorsed in past primaries: local activist and union leader Nathalie Hrizi. She\u2019s the vice-president for substitutes in the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) union, stood up against the School Board recalls, and believes in abolishing medical insurance companies and replacing them with a single-payer system.&nbsp;<strong>Vote Nathalie Hrizi for Insurance Commissioner!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ooh, this one\u2019s a slam dunk! The Board of Equalization collects tax, and is the only publicly-elected tax commission in the United States. The Board of Equalization can hold corporations accountable by ensuring they pay their taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the running are\u2026. Michela Alioto-Pier, former D2 Supervisor, who was a moderate voice on the board, currently a Napa Valley winemaker and scion of the conservative old-money San Francisco political dynasty (Joe Alioto was Mayor from \u201868 to \u201876).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026and Sally Lieber, a Mountain View City Councilmember and former State Assemblymember with a gleaming progressive record in Sacramento. She\u2019s a corporate-free candidate with a lefty platform and endorsements from organized labor, the CA Democratic Party, the CA Renter\u2019s Council, icons like Dolores Huerta, the list goes on. Plus, she met her husband at Burning Man in the 90s, \u2018<em>before it was cool\u2019.<\/em>&nbsp;Meaning, back when it&nbsp;<em>was<\/em>&nbsp;cool.&nbsp;<strong>Vote Sally Lieber for Board of Equalization!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>US Senator: Alex Padilla<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Padilla, formerly CA\u2019s Secretary of State, is now our incumbent Democratic Senator, appointed to fill the seat vacated by Kamala Harris when she became Vice-President. We endorsed Padilla&nbsp; back when he ran for SoS in 2014, and honestly, he did a great job, so we&nbsp; supported him again in 2018 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/june_2018#sos\">here\u2019s what we wrote<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, he\u2019s been relatively effective and scandal-free (the small exception being a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/politics\/2020\/11\/biden-firm-california-vote-contract-padilla-yee\/\">kerfluffle<\/a>&nbsp;about a contract awarded to a public affairs firm to do voter outreach and education during the pandemic. Pretty small potatoes, and nothing even hinting at personal corruption or enrichment of Padilla himself).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, Padilla was appointed Senator partway through Harris\u2019s term,&nbsp;<strong>so on the November ballot US Senator will appear twice<\/strong>: there\u2019s a Special Senate Election which will determine who will sit in the seat for the \u2018special term\u2019 (until January 2023). Then there\u2019s the regular Senate Election, which will seat someone for a six-year regular term, starting in January 2023. That means that on this ballot, June 7th, there\u2019s a primary for both the Special Election and the regular one. Padilla\u2019s a candidate in both, as are a wide array of hopefuls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he\u2019s not a wild-eyed radical or anything, Padilla is relatively progressive. He is the first Latino to represent California in the Senate, he supports Medicare for All, he\u2019s pro-choice and a LGBTQ+ ally, he has the backing of unions, and wants to overturn Citizens United, the SCOTUS decision which allows unlimited campaign contributions and the increase of dark money in campaigns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s scads of challengers, but we\u2019d like to see what Senator Padilla can do with a full term..&nbsp;<strong>Vote Alex Padilla for US Senate (twice)!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>US Representative, District 11: No Endorsement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The League has never been a huge fan of mainstream Democrats and Nancy Pelosi is a prime example. We wish SF had a Representative that shared San Francisco\u2019s values. There are challengers to Pelosi in this race, but none of the alternative candidates won the League\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>State Assembly, District 17: No Endorsement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok, this one is weird. We\u2019ve already voted for AD17&nbsp;<strong>twice this year<\/strong>, because David Chiu left his Assembly seat back in the fall to become SF\u2019s City Attorney, sending the political dominoes a-tumblin\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the way that went down: there was a primary in February featuring three candidates: moderate Bilal Mahmood, and two progressives, Campos and Haney. We endorsed both progressives, happy to have either representing us in Sacramento. Campos and Haney finished as the top two, so they faced off in April. In that contest the League\u2019s members did not come to a majority opinion, so we had No Endorsement. Haney, after receiving the endorsement of Mahmood and tacking slightly to the center, won handily. He was immediately appointed to the Assembly seat, vacating his position on the SF Board of Supervisors (but Haney\u2019s only in the seat until January, because he\u2019s technically just finishing Chiu\u2019s term).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following so far?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This race, to be continued in November, will fill the Assembly seat for the next full two year term, starting in January 2023. It features Haney, who is now the incumbent. Campos\u2019s name is also on the ballot, because he pulled papers last year\u2026 but after his defeat in April, he has announced that he\u2019s not running an official campaign, which we respect; fighting it out would use a lot of progressive time and money and probably not alter the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this is not a real contest, we have&nbsp;<strong>No Endorsement<\/strong>&nbsp;in the race. We\u2019ll be watching how Assemblymember Haney votes, and we\u2019re optimistic that he\u2019ll earn our endorsement after a few months in office by the time he\u2019s on the ballot AGAIN in November. Phew!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>State Assembly, District 19: No Endorsement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phil Ting, the incumbent, faces no challengers in this race. We\u2019ve endorsed Ting for various races in the past, but withheld our endorsement on other occasions, based on his mixed record. Since he is unopposed, we have&nbsp;No Endorsement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Superintendent of Public Instruction: Marco Amaral<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>California\u2019s Superintendent of Public Instruction is a weird position. The Superintendent oversees the CA Dept of Education, so is theoretically in charge of public schools. But practically, local school boards have more power over school policy, other state and local entities&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppic.org\/publication\/financing-californias-public-schools\/#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20funding%20for,shares%20vary%20across%20school%20districts\">control school funding<\/a>, and the Governor controls the closing\/opening of schools. So it\u2019s a powerful position in some ways, but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/2021\/state-schools-chief-lacks-power-to-make-big-decisions-uses-influence-to-shape-policy-during-pandemic\/651480\">limited in others<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Thurmond, the incumbent, earned the League\u2019s endorsement in 2018.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/Nov_2018#superintendent\">Here\u2019s what we wrote about him then.<\/a>&nbsp;Since then, however, things have not been perfect. He\u2019s kept his focus and messaging on racial equity and Black student achievement, which we appreciate. And while he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/california\/ca-state-superintendent-calls-for-donations-of-devices-for-students-to-learn-from-home\/2298186\/\">fought for laptops during distance learning<\/a>&nbsp;and wants to see all kids vaccinated, we might have expected to see more of him as schools became the battleground for so many political and cultural wars. More worrying,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/california\/story\/2021\/09\/28\/california-schools-chief-churns-through-top-aides-in-allegedly-toxic-workplace-1391461\">Politico wrote<\/a>&nbsp;that his toxic leadership style, an \u201copen secret in Sacramento,\u201d led to devastating turnover at the Department, and that he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/california\/story\/2021\/12\/11\/he-was-hired-to-fix-california-schools-while-running-a-business-in-philadelphia-1398697\">illegally hired his unqualified old college buddy<\/a>&nbsp;to moonlight as a highly-paid specialist for the Department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This disappointing showing led us to consider other candidates. Marco Amaral shares our values, and has experience on the ground as a teacher.&nbsp; His<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaral4sup2022.com\/platform\">&nbsp;platform<\/a>&nbsp;is full of bold ideas like ending standardized testing and expanding ethnic, queer, and women\u2019s studies programs.&nbsp; He may not be able to unseat an entrenched incumbent, but he\u2019s got our vote.&nbsp;<strong>Vote<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Marco Amaral for Superintendent of Public Instruction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>City Attorney: No Endorsement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2021, after a corruption scandal caused Mayor Breed to appoint City Attorney Dennis Herrera to head the SF Public Utilities Commission, State Assemblymember David Chiu was announced as Mayor Breed\u2019s appointment for the vacant office of City Attorney. In the weeks that followed, Chiu kept fundraising at the higher $4,900 statewide campaign contribution limit, using hundreds of thousands of dollars to send out citywide mailers touting his achievements in Sacramento. Chiu now runs unopposed with the local $500 campaign contribution limit but a massive campaign war chest that will likely make him unbeatable over the next ten years. We are not looking forward to City Attorney Chiu settling into the same pattern as his predecessor Dennis Herrera: making sure the status quo doesn\u2019t change too much by issuing conservative advice on legislation,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2022\/04\/the-redistricting-map-missed-the-deadline-what-comes-next\/\">legitimizing<\/a>&nbsp;the gerrymandered SF 2022 Redistricting Map, and aiding the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O3GIUWft1Xg\">legal extortion of contractors<\/a>.&nbsp;<strong>No Endorsement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LOCAL PROPOSITIONS<br><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop A: Muni Bond: Reluctant No Endorsement<\/strong><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Prop A is a $400 million bond measure to finance Muni capital projects (a transportation bond is like a municipal credit card &#8211; the city borrows money now and pays it back over time). The money would be spent on upgrading facilities and equipment as well as improving street, sidewalk, and signal infrastructure (the measure lists categories of capital projects but is frustratingly sparse in details). This is separate from operational costs, which go towards running SFMTA\u2019s overhead like staff, managing and operating its fleet, marketing and communications, and managing its capital improvements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike SFMTA\u2019s operating budget, which heavily relies on transit fares, and parking and traffic fees and fines, Muni\u2019s infrastructure is largely funded by periodic transportation bonds like this one &#8211; we last voted for a $500 million Muni bond in 2014. Prop A needs 66% of votes to pass (2014\u2019s version passed with 72%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all want a transit-first city and think that transportation bonds are a good way to fund this infrastructure. Half of our membership voted for us to endorse it &#8211; who doesn\u2019t love Muni?&nbsp; But the other half&nbsp; see this as throwing good money after bad. After all, SFMTA is the same agency that opposed Free Muni and took forever to start up bus lines and trains after its pandemic shutdowns, instead prioritizing extended service in communities like Mission Bay. We need to see more accountability before we can give our full-throated endorsement to another transportation bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The League was not able to come to a majority decision on Prop A, so we officially have \u201cNo Endorsement.\u201d But Prop A is going to pass with or without our endorsement \u2014 supporters have already raised a half-million dollars for an unopposed ballot measure, with half of its contributions coming from private transit companies like Cruise (will robot vehicles get bus lane privileges or what?).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re not saying \u201cVote No,\u201d but withholding our endorsement for Prop A is our way of saying we think SFMTA needs to get its shit together, which is the same thing the SF Controller said in its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfcontroller.org\/sfmta-needs-improve-accountability-and-collaboration-avoid-project-delays-and-overspending-audit\">damning February 2021 audit<\/a>&nbsp;that found $9 million in cost overruns in just four sample projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Completion of the Twin Peaks Tunnel was delayed 20 months, as local media covered avoidable tragedies like the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2018\/08\/muni-failed-to-inform-mayor-of-induced-service-meltdown-sources-say\/\">2018 Muni meltdown<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2018\/08\/munis-apology-for-crashing-its-own-system-arrives-late-fittingly-enough\/\">death of a signal technician<\/a>&nbsp;caused by the negligence of a contractor that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2018\/08\/twin-peaks-tunnel-contractors-safety-record-comes-into-question-after-workers-death\/\">SFMTA did not properly background check for safety violations<\/a>. And surprise: the Tunnel has to be redone for \u201ctens of millions of dollars\u201d because of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/sfmta-head-says-culture-of-fear-at-agency-contributed-to-series-of-botched-capital-projects\/\">culture of fear<\/a>\u201d that has screwed up major capital projects like the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit and the Central Subway. SFMTA Director Tumlin\u2019s messaging seems to be \u201cwe won\u2019t screw up the minor projects as bad as we screwed up the major ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SF Controller\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfcontroller.org\/sfmta-needs-improve-accountability-and-collaboration-avoid-project-delays-and-overspending-audit\">audit<\/a>&nbsp;found the SFMTA needed to \u201cimprove accountability and collaboration to avoid project delays and overspending,\u201d and we\u2019re not sure that giving them another $400M in unrestricted funds is going to fix any of these problems or make SFMTA culture less fearful. When we&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/Nov_2014\">endorsed the last $500M Muni Bond in 2014<\/a>, we said: \u201c<em>while we are typically against bonds, this is exactly the type of thing a bond should be used for: long-term infrastructure improvements\u2026 Seriously, Muni needs hella money.<\/em><strong>\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We<strong>&nbsp;love<\/strong>&nbsp;public transit\u2026but without any attempt at addressing Muni\u2019s internal shortcomings (perhaps an accountability provision in the city\u2019s Administrative Code?), and very little confidence in its delivery of capital projects on budget and on time, we\u2019re gonna have to sit this one out.&nbsp;<strong>Reluctant No Endorsement on Prop A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop B: Tinker with Building Inspection Commission Structure: Sure?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Prop B is a charter amendment that tinkers with the City\u2019s Building Inspection Commission, a body which is supposed to provide oversight over the Department of Building Inspection, which enforces all of SF\u2019s building codes. This measure slightly changes the method of appointing Commissioners to the troubled Commission, whose corrupt president Angus McCarthy (a \u201cpermit cheater, scofflaw, and multi-millionaire developer,\u201d according to Mission Local) has appointed corrupt Directors to the Department of Building Inspection for the last decade. Since this is a charter amendment, you might think it does something really radical, but it mostly fusses around at the edges, making some progressive and some regressive tweaks, while avoiding major change. If this were a&nbsp;<strong>great&nbsp;<\/strong>anti-corruption measure, it would counterbalance SF\u2019s \u201cStrong Mayor\u201d system with more Board of Supervisor appointments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfgov.legistar.com\/View.ashx?M=F&amp;ID=10359674&amp;GUID=926438EA-F0BE-44D1-A266-02A8C1BB2104\">initially submitted version of this legislation<\/a>&nbsp;completely removed the requirements for tenant and affordable housing organization representation on the Building Inspection Commission. A subsequent amendment restored some of the candidate requirements, but combined the tenant and affordable housing organization seats, which means less tenant representation overall. We hope this compromise can be mitigated by the language that \u201cseeks to include members concerned with tenant safety and habitability issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developers will still try to pack this commission, but at least Prop B gives us a public forum at the Board to make sure more tenant-friendly candidates are approved. It\u2019s something, but we wish this Prop would go further. Moving the power to appoint and fire the director of the Department of Building Inspection away from this commission and to the mayor seems regressive, but honestly the Mayor already had control &#8211; as long as the Mayor appoints four out of the commission\u2019s seven seats, she has de facto control over the department head, hiring and firing, and committee assignments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Prop is reform that doesn\u2019t make waves, supported by nine Supervisors (Preston and Chan declined) and with no paid arguments against it. Brave reform would have changed the number of Mayoral appointees to equal those appointed by the Board of Supervisors. We support reforming the Building Inspection Commission, but wish this charter amendment would have taken advantage of this moment to bring a Willie Brown-era Commission into the 21st century.&nbsp;<strong>Vote Sure, Whatever on Prop B.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop C: Reform Recalls: Hell Yes!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok, so as it stands, billionaires can hire paid signature gatherers to trigger recalls in SF whenever they feel like it. This wastes everyone\u2019s time and taxpayer dollars. And recalls are not a fair fight &#8211; they&nbsp;<strong>favor conservatives<\/strong>. More elections = lower turnout, which disenfranchises working, busy, and traditionally marginalized voters (who lean progressive). Since a recall is technically a proposition instead of a candidate, campaign finance&nbsp;<strong>contribution limits don\u2019t apply<\/strong>&nbsp;and fatcats can bankroll the bad guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, under current law, if any SF elected official is recalled,&nbsp;<strong>we don\u2019t get to vote on their replacement<\/strong>. Whoever the Mayor appoints to fill the empty seat gets to run (and usually win) as an incumbent. Bleagh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Prop C would crack down on frivolous recalls by banning them in the first year of a term, or within a year of the next election, and would bar replacement appointees from running as incumbents &#8211; so we can actually elect our elected officials. Yay!&nbsp;&nbsp;Vote Hell Yes on Prop C.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop D: Redundant and Unfunded Victim Rights City Department: No<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This proposition looks suspiciously like an attempt to wrest power from the District Attorney\u2019s office by placing some vaguely \u201claw and order\u201d sounding measure on the same ballot as the DA recall. Unsurprisingly, the DA\u2019s office has had a similar and well-functioning domestic violence victim support program for years. Also unsurprisingly, this measure was put on the ballot with no hearing or input from family courts by Supervisor Catherine Stefani &#8211; who is openly angling for the DA appointment should the Chesa Boudin recall prove successful. Can\u2019t we just fund the existing free legal aid program for domestic violence victims- why does this need to be a charter amendment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just how sketchy and empty is this proposition? The full title of the office it would create is &#8216;The Office of Victim and Witness Rights,&#8217; but it\u2019s unclear how the measure defines &#8220;witness&#8221; or which offenses such a witness might observe. There\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>no money attached<\/strong>&nbsp;to actually set up this whole new department, or any description of what a new witness protection program would look like. And if the goal is to expand funding for non-profit legal aid services already doing this work, like the Prop that did this for tenant legal aid a few years back, why not fund a lead coordinating agency instead of inventing a new city department out of whole cloth? Do we really need yet another City department head reporting to the increasingly more powerful Mayor? And if you &#8220;follow the money&#8221; as they say, it\u2019s pretty striking that a who\u2019s-who of Pacific Heights Republican megadonors like Ron Conway and Dede Wilsey are funding this unopposed proposition to the tune of $150,000!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if it\u2019s magically funded somehow and doesn\u2019t do anything bad per se, this vaguely defined program still offers no real solutions to the issues that San Franciscans face in these desperate and dangerous situations, such as housing instability, child care, and mental health struggles.&nbsp;<strong>We say no.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop E: Close \u201cBehested Payments\u201d Slush Fund Loophole: Yes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The SF Ethics Commission, the city\u2019s campaign finance watchdog, crafted this prop to close a loophole in our anti-bribery laws. Right now, members of the Board of Supervisors can\u2019t take money from any company doing business with the City. But they&nbsp;<strong>can&nbsp;<\/strong>encourage those companies, whose contracts they are in a position to affect, to make donations to a charity the Supervisor favors. That\u2019s called \u201csoliciting a behested payment,\u201d and sus members of the City Family use the process to build up slush funds in various foundations and pet nonprofits &#8211; which then turn around and use the money in ways that benefit the Supervisor, official, their family, or their political agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prop E would tighten up the laws by banning these solicitations while contracts are considered, and until twelve months after an approved contract ends. It also makes it harder for the Board to tamper with these rules in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any doubts, look at the self-serving argument against Prop E by Scott Weiner, who sniffs that it \u201cmay have good intentions\u201d but \u201cwill significantly impair the City\u2019s ability to partner with vital community organizations and receive critical charitable support.\u201d&nbsp; Don\u2019t let politicians raise money from the same people who want favors from them!&nbsp;<strong>Vote Yes on Prop E.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop F: End Garbage Collection Corruption: Yes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A month before this election, and a month&nbsp;<em>after&nbsp;<\/em>the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/politics\/sfs-environmental-agency-director-recology-25k-trash-contract\/\">Department of the Environment\u2019s director quit&nbsp;<\/a>when it came out she got $25,000 from Recology and gave them a contract,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/politics\/recology-backtracks-on-fighting-garbage-rate-reform-in-sf-will-now-back-june-ballot-measure\/\">Recology announced that it would support this anti-corruption measure, Prop F<\/a>.&nbsp; Recology\u2019s CEO tried his best to sound contrite, copping to \u201cmistakes in our relationship with the City,\u201d while flinging around words like \u201ctransparency,\u201d \u201chumbling\u201d and \u201caccountability.\u201d&nbsp; His turnaround support for the measure makes it a bit suspect\u2013\u2013if Prop F doesn\u2019t terrify Recology, how serious can it be? &#8211;&nbsp; but we still think it needs to pass.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prop F would allow Recology to continue its outrageous monopoly, but would grant garbage rate-setting responsibilities to the City Controller (an independent office) instead of the Department of Public Works (a bribeable one.) The Supes would reserve the option to open up garbage collection to competitive bidding down the road, so perhaps Recology thinks it\u2019s better to play along now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And to keep Recology and other miscreants on the straight and narrow, if not genuinely \u201chumble,\u201d let\u2019s pass Prop E, above, to quash pay-to-play \u201cdonations\u201d and what Ethics Commission Vice-Chair Larry Bush calls&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/politics\/city-hall\/recology-lobbyists-city-hall-san-francisco-corruption-scandal\/\">\u201clegal bribery.<\/a>\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Vote Yes on Prop F.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop G: Give Workers Sick Days to Deal w the Apocalypse: Yes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A product of our era of COVID-19 and extended wildfire seasons, this measure would give up to 80 hours (two weeks) paid leave to use during&nbsp; public health emergencies or Spare the Air days to City employees, as well as to all SF-based workers of private companies with more than 100 employees (Taco Bell, for example, or Amazon.) This ordinance would kick in only when a public health emergency due to infectious disease is declared by a City or state health official, or when a Spare the Air alert is in effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ordinance sets a minimum amount of two weeks for sick leave &#8211; so for example, if a company already provides an employee one week, it would require that they provide one more. It would protect people who work outdoors during Spare the Air days and have asthma or other conditions worsened by poor air quality. FYI, employees who can safely telework from home cannot take this leave for solely isolation or quarantine, and those who work in some nonprofits are completely exempt from this prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the pandemic, state rules around sick leave were ever-changing, so this measure would fill in some gaps. In an ideal world, everybody should be entitled to paid leave so that they could recover or take care of an ill household member. This prop has more exemptions than we\u2019d like to see, but this is still a positive step for San Francisco workers. The City enacted paid sick leave for workers in 2006, so think of this carrying on a San Francisco tradition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prop H: Right-wing Recall of DA Chesa Boudin: Hell No!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You might feel really angry about how awful things are right now in San Francisco, what with the rampaging gangs of critical race theorists storming Louis Vuitton and forcing your children to do gay math. Prop H backers are here to tell you it\u2019s because of DA Chesa Boudin. Let\u2019s see, what else could be his fault?&nbsp; The ridiculous mask mandates on the BART to Walnut Creek! The Chronicle getting woke! Not to mention gas prices, filthy sidewalks, and supply chain coastal elites making you wait six months to get parts for your Peloton. And you can\u2019t order a hamburger in English anymore without someone calling you a racist. Goddamn Chesa. &lt;\/sarcasm&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seriously though, times are tough in our city. The root causes of crime are complex: the pandemic, housing affordability crisis, and wealth inequality have fueled an increase in non-violent crime. But if somehow having a reform-minded DA were to blame, you\u2019d expect to see lower crime rates in cities with more \u201ctough on crime\u201d DAs &#8211; but in fact, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davisvanguard.org\/2022\/04\/study-shows-san-francisco-crime-rates-considerably-lower-compared-to-sacramento-where-tough-on-crime-policies-failing\/\">opposite is true<\/a>. And violent crime is down! Not to mention&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2022\/04\/sfpd-rate-of-solving-crimes-already-well-below-national-average-gets-worse\/\">cops not actually making arrests,<\/a>&nbsp;which is the necessary first step to the DA\u2019s Office being able to prosecute anyone. Unfortunately for all of us, rather than tackling these complex issues and getting city departments to work together for public safety, we\u2019re wasting our time dealing with another freakin\u2019 recall bankrolled by billionaire Republicans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For context: in November 2019 (the Before Times), San Francisco elected badass progressive public defender Chesa Boudin to be our District Attorney. Boudin promised to fix SFs broken criminal justice system, which put too many poor and BIPOC San Franciscans behind bars, let the cops get away with literal murder, and wasn\u2019t making our city any safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since his election, Boudin has done exactly what he promised to do. The list is long, but here are some highlights: he ended cash bail, established an Innocence Commission to review cases of wrongful conviction, stopped criminalizing youth through gang enhancements and adult charges, expanded support services and privacy for victims, increased services for SF\u2019s Chinese community in response to anti-Asian violence, and sought unprecedented accountability for police who break the law. He also went after \u2018ghost gun\u2019 manufacturers, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/03\/01\/magazine\/chesa-boudin-interview.html\">created a worker-protection unit&nbsp;<\/a>that sued gig-economy companies who misclassify employees as independent contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite (because of?) this awesome record, the same conservative law-and-order types who lost that election in 2019 have poured millions of dollars into signature gathering efforts and ad campaigns to recall Chesa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t be fooled!&nbsp;<strong>Vote Hell No on Prop H.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaguesf.org\/?utm_campaign=220606_gotv_sup&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=theleaguesf#top\">^Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MEET THE SF LEAGUE OF PISSED OFF VOTERS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re a bunch of political geeks in a torrid love affair with San Francisco. The League formed in 2004 with the goal of building a progressive governing majority in our lifetime. Our contribution is this voter guide\u2060:&nbsp;a secret decoder ring for SF politics. All of us lucky enough to enjoy the San Francisco magic owe it to our City to fight to keep it diverse, just, and healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This voter guide (our 30th in SF!) is thoroughly researched and thoroughly biased. It\u2019s how we educate our friends on the issues, excite pissed-off progressive voters, and remind sellout politicians that we\u2019re paying attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hang Out with the League!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to get involved, got a question about this stuff, or just wanna hang out on zoom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay up to date:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>theLeagueSF.org<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:theleaguesf@gmail.com\">theLeagueSF@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>@T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theLeagueSF%21\">heLeagueSF<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>posted by\u00a0THE LEAGUE\u00a0|\u00a04scMay 16, 2022 (theleaguesf.org) Jump to our&nbsp;voting cheat sheet. Scroll down for all of our research and analysis. PDF of our print voter guide&nbsp;&#8211; Print it out and bring it to the polls! Lea&nbsp;la gu\u00eda en espa\u00f1ol. 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