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Short on time? The team at \u201cCivic,\u201d our flagship radio program and podcast, provides brief rundowns of all the local measures:https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/45766417-3825-488e-b729-fa40238bd85e?dark=false<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you appreciate our work, consider becoming a monthly member<\/a>. To receive updates about this guide and other reporting from the San Francisco Public Press, sign up for our newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prop A<\/a> | Prop B<\/a> | Prop C<\/a> | Prop D<\/a> | Prop E<\/a> | Prop F<\/a> | Prop G<\/a> | Prop H<\/a> | Prop I<\/a> | Prop J<\/a> | Prop K<\/a> | Prop L<\/a> | Prop M<\/a> | Prop N<\/a> | Prop O<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition A would let the San Francisco Unified School District borrow up to $790 million to upgrade, repair and retrofit its campuses and other properties, and to build a facility that would produce high-quality meals for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition B would let San Francisco borrow up to $390 million to carry out infrastructure and other projects, like upgrading health care facilities, creating homeless shelter, repaving roads and renovating Harvey Milk Plaza, the Castro neighborhood spot honoring the city\u2019s first openly gay supervisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the wake of years of FBI probes and ongoing scandals, Proposition C aims to fight corruption in San Francisco by creating a local inspector general position for investigating government fraud, waste and abuse of city resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition D would halve the number of City Hall commissions and end their oversight of government departments. The mayor would gain greater power to appoint commissions and departments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition D would dramatically alter governance in San Francisco. It is in direct opposition with Proposition E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition E would create a task force to assess San Francisco\u2019s many commissions and public bodies and recommend whether any should be altered or eliminated to improve local governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition E is in direct opposition with Proposition D, which would automatically schedule half the city\u2019s commissions for elimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition F aims to bolster police staffing by giving retirement-eligible officers a financial incentive to continue working: They could begin drawing pensions early, alongside their salaries, for up to five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition G would reduce rents for hundreds of housing units in San Francisco so that extremely low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities could afford them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, even San Francisco\u2019s so-called affordable housing is often out of reach for those tenants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition H would lower the age by which members of the San Francisco Fire Department could qualify for their maximum retirement packages, from 58 to 55, in an effort to encourage them to protect their health by leaving the work sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition I would improve retirement packages for 911 call dispatchers, as well as nurses who transitioned from temporary to full-time staff positions, in an effort to attract more people to those city jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition J would create an oversight body to evaluate local government expenditures on programs benefiting children and youths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The measure would also redirect many tens of millions of dollars annually to those programs, potentially drawing down other parts of City Hall\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition K would start a process that could, about a year later, permanently close a large section of San Francisco\u2019s Great Highway to car traffic so that the city could later turn it into a park. The measure would not fund the design or creation of the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition L would tax ride-hail companies, including those that operate self-driving cars, and devote the tax revenue to improving San Francisco\u2019s public transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition M would fundamentally change how the city taxes businesses, in order to better align with post-pandemic work norms and strengthen the government\u2019s long-term financial footing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition N could help pay off first responders\u2019 student loans with the goal of attracting new hires amid staffing shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposition O would strengthen access to abortion and reproductive care in San Francisco and protect the privacy of patients and health care providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the full analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Don’t miss out on our newest articles, episodes and events! 10.07.2024 \u00a0|\u00a0by\u00a0PUBLIC PRESS STAFF\u00a0|\u00a0(sfpublicpress.org) This is a nonpartisan analysis of the local measures on the San Francisco ballot for the Nov. 5, 2024, election. Short on time? The team at \u201cCivic,\u201d our flagship radio program and podcast, provides brief rundowns of all the local measures:https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/45766417-3825-488e-b729-fa40238bd85e?dark=false If you appreciate our work, consider… Continue reading Voter Guide Index<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nProposition A \u2014 Bonds to Improve SF Schools<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition B \u2014 Bonds to Enhance Health Care Facilities and Public Spaces<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition C \u2014 New Inspector General Would Fight Local Corruption<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition D \u2014 Eliminate City Commissions, Empower Mayor<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition E \u2014 Create Task Force to Consider Culling Commissions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition F \u2014 Delay Officer Retirement to Bolster Police Staffing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition G \u2014 Fund Housing for Extremely Low-Income Tenants<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition H \u2014 Enable Earlier Retirement for Firefighters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition I \u2014 Give Nurses and 911 Operators Better Pension Plans<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition J \u2014 Increase Oversight of City Funding for Children and Youth Programs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition K \u2014 Authorize Great Highway to Become Car-Free, Possibly a Park<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition L \u2014 Tax Ride-Hailing and Autonomous Vehicle Companies to Fund Public Transit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition M \u2014 Overhaul SF Business Tax System<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition N \u2014 Create Fund to Pay Off First Responders\u2019 Student Loans<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nProposition O \u2014 Protect Access to Reproductive Care<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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