by WILL JARRETT MARCH 11, 2024, 1:30 PM (MissionLocal.org)
Welcome back to our “Meet the candidates” series, in which District 9 supervisorial hopefuls respond to a question in 100 words or fewer.
Our week nine question: How did you vote on the March 5 propositions?
Not every candidate disclosed every one of their votes. But there are interesting patterns in the ones we can see. For instance, everyone but Jaime Gutierrez against Prop. F, the proposition to drug screen welfare recipients. Only Trevor Chandler voted Yes on E, which would loosen multiple restrictions on the police department.
Read the full responses below.
Julian Bermudez
Editor’s note: Bermudez said he preferred to keep his voting choices private.
h brown
Editor’s note: brown said he voted Yes on A, B, D and G, and voted No on C, E and F. The rest of his answer did not relate to the local election, so it has not been included here.
Trevor Chandler
A: Yes, building more affordable housing must be a priority.
B: No, it was poorly written and would have made it harder, not easier, to fully staff the SFPD.
C: Yes, we need to use every tool in the toolbox to revitalize our downtown.
D: Yes, and I would support even tougher ethics laws at City Hall.
E: Yes, while not perfect it will help ensure a responsive and accountable SFPD.
F: No, while I appreciate the intent I believe in incentivizing recovery.
G: Yes, Algebra should never have been removed to begin with.
Jackie Fielder
I voted in line with D9 residents.
Yes on D: tighten ethics rules in light of city corruption.
Yes on A: fund already-approved affordable housing!
Prop C won’t actually convert downtown office space to affordable housing, and was just a ploy to waive taxes for luxury real estate developers; I went No.
No on E: We all want safer streets, but we need oversight on police when it comes to vehicle pursuits, use of force, and surveillance.
Prop F goes against everything public health researchers tell us and actually puts more poor families on the streets, making our problems worse.
Jaime Gutierrez
I voted Yes on A, D, F and No on B, C, E, G. This is an accurate representation of voting across the board in a city with many interests and not enough friends.
San Francisco to me has always been a funky inclusive city where people from all walks of life could live here, and get along. Currently we are living in “hooray for me and F you.” I don’t want to live that way anymore. All the measures were knee jerk fixes to a city that is in an existential crisis. Join me and discover integrity above ideology!
Roberto Hernandez
My priority was helping pass the Prop A housing bond to deliver $300 million in critical affordable housing dollars.
I did not support Prop F because I felt that lack of adequately available drug treatment services and understaffing at existing facilities set up our most vulnerable residents to fall through society’s safety net.
I appreciated Prop E’s goal to increase public safety by reducing administrative requirements to allow police officers to spend more time in the community, but I was concerned about increased surveillance and use of car chases. I supported Props C, D, and G but not Prop B.
Michael Petrelis
I vote as a Green Party member, generally, but was a registered Democrat this election.
Top of the ticket choice: Marianne Williamson.
U.S. Senate: Barbara Lee, twice.
Congressional District 11 Representative: trans actress Bianca von Krieg.
No: Props B, C, E, F, G.
Yes: Prop A.
Races for state senate and assembly were left blank.
Voted to retain judges Michael Begert and Patrick Thompson.
Democratic Country Central Committee: Peter Gallotta, Kristin Hardy, John Avalos, Jeremy Lee, Vick Chung, Patrick Bell, Gloria Berry, Adolfo Velasquez, Michael Nguyen, Sydney Simpson, Joshua Rudy Ochoa, Sal Rosselli, Jane Kim, Anita Martinez.
Stephen Torres
I voted for Props A, B and D and against C, E, F and G.
We need to invest in the essential services that help our communities succeed. We need more affordable housing and a comprehensive staffing plan that allows to add police officers without cutting other vital safety positions. I support stronger ethics rules given the widespread examples of corruption we’ve seen.
C won’t address the problem it purports to as confirmed by the City Controller. E/ F are examples of strategies that have failed in the past. While I support bringing Algebra back to middle schools, Prop G … Read more
Candidates are ordered alphabetically. Answers may be lightly edited for formatting, spelling, and grammar. If you have questions for the candidates, please let us know at will@missionlocal.com.
Read the rest of the series here. Illustrations for the series by Neil Ballard.
You can register to vote via the sf.gov website.
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