These recommendations are for upcoming election and ballot measures in San Francisco and California State races. The SFPOA did make some endorsements and financial donations towards certain candidates and measures appearing on this list (Denoted by *). These are recommendations to help our members and supporters to make informed decisions. Various voter guides and were used in putting out these recommendations: Marina Times, San Francisco Voter guide pamphlet, Together SF Action, SF GOP, SF Public Press, KQED voting guide, Briones Society, Gotham By The Bay, The No B.S. Voter Guide, Grow SF, AbundantSF , RescueSF Coalition, etc. For individuals and ballot measures that you don’t see a recommendation for on this list, please seek more information to help you make your choice.
*Denotes SFPOA Endorsement
San Francisco Local Propositions:
SCHOOL PROPOSITIONS
PROP A: School Improvement and Safety Bond VOTE YES
BONDS
YES ON PROP B: Community Health and Medical Facilities, Street Safety, Public Spaces, and Shelter to Reduce Homelessness Bond VOTE YES*
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
NO ON PROP C: Inspector General VOTE NO
YES ON PROP D: City Commissions and Mayoral Authority VOTE YES*
NO ON PROP E: Creating a Task Force to Recommend Changing, Eliminating, or Combining City Commissions VOTE NO
YES ON PROP F: Police Staffing and Deferred Retirement VOTE YES*
YES ON PROP G: Funding Rental Subsidies for Affordable Housing Developments Serving Low Income Seniors, Families, and Persons with Disabilities VOTE YES
YES ON PROP H: Retirement Benefits for Firefighters VOTE YES
YES ON PROP I: Retirement Benefits for Nurses and 911 Operators VOTE YES
YES ON PROP J: Funding Programs Serving Children, Youth and Families VOTE YES
ORDINANCES
NO ON PROP K: Permanently Closing the Upper Great Highway to Private Vehicles to Establish a Public Open Recreation Space VOTE NO
NO ON PROP L: Additional Business Tax on Transportation Network Companies and Autonomous Vehicle Businesses to Fund Public Transportation VOTE NO
NO ON PROP M: Changes to Business Taxes VOTE NO
YES ON PROP N: First Responder Student Loan and Training Reimbursement Fund VOTE YES*
YES ON PROP O: Supporting Reproductive Rights VOTE YES
California State Propositions:
YES ON PROP 36: Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes VOTE YES*
Rank choice voting will play a major role in determining many races, mostly all of the races in the city have multiple candidates running for office. Therefore, below is an explanation of how it works:
Voters can rank up to 10 candidates, from favorite to least preferred.
- First-choice votes are counted initially. For example, there are 13 candidates running for San Francisco Mayor, you can choose to rank only 10 candidates from favorite (number 1) to least (number 10).
If no candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, then:
- The candidate with the fewest votes in the first round is eliminated.
Votes from the eliminated candidate transfer to those voters’ second choices.
This process repeats until a candidate surpasses 50% of the vote.
Voters don’t have to list a second, third, or fourth choice. But if they mark more than one candidate as a first choice, known as an “overvote,” the ballot is disqualified.
*Denotes SFPOA endorsement
Mayor:
London Breed*
City Attorney:
David Chiu*
District Attorney:
Brooke Jenkins*
Sheriff:
Paul Miyamoto*
Treasurer:
Jose Cisneros
Board of Supervisors District 1:
Marjan Philhour*
Board of Supervisors District 3:
Moe Jamil*
Matt Susk*
Board of Supervisors District 5:
Autumn Looijen*
Board of Supervisors District 7:
Matt Boschetto*
Stephen Martin-Pinto*
Board of Supervisors District 9:
Roberto Hernandez
Trevor Chandler
Board of Supervisors District 11:
Michael Lai*
State Assembly, District 19:
Catherine Stefani*
Other Elections on November 5, 2024:
United States Representative, District 11
United States Representative, District 15
State Senate, District 11
State Assembly, District 17
Board of Education
Community College Board
BART Board, District 7
BART Board, District 9
