San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. San Francisco is the 13th-most populous city in the United States, and the fourth-most populous in California, with 884,363 residents as of 2017. It covers an area of about 46.89 square miles (121.4 km2), mostly at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area, making it the second-most densely populated large US city, and the fifth-most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. San Francisco is also part of the fifth-most populous primary statistical area in the United States, the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second-most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
In California, a ballot proposition can be a referendum or an initiative measure that is submitted to the electorate for a direct decision or direct vote. If passed, it can alter one or more of the articles of the Constitution of California, one or more of the 29 California Codes, or another law in the California Statutes by clarifying current or adding statute(s) or removing current statute(s).
Philip Y. Ting is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a democrat representing the 19th Assembly District, which encompasses western San Francisco and northern San Mateo County. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was the Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco.
Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman. He is the 40th and current governor of California, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. He was sworn in as Governor of California on January 7, 2019. He is a national progressive figure who was a prominent early advocate for same-sex marriage, immigrant rights, universal health care, gun control, and the legalization of cannabis.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco, California, United States.
One-term incumbent Dennis Herrera won reelection unopposed.
Dennis Herrera is the elected City Attorney of San Francisco, perhaps best known for his longtime legal advocacy for same-sex marriage in California, including the In re Marriage Cases, 43 Cal.4th 757 (2008), and Hollingsworth v. Perry, 570. U.S. (2013), also known as the legal fight against Proposition 8. He was first elected as City Attorney in 2001, and re-elected without opposition in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2015. He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 election, finishing third in the City's ranked-choice voting system.
José Cisneros is the elected Treasurer of the City and County of San Francisco, California. He was appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom in September 2004, defended his position in 2005 and was sworn in for his first full term in 2006. The City Treasurer serves as the City's banker and chief investment officer, managing all tax and revenue collection for San Francisco.
Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.
Proposition A
Proposition A would allow City College of San Francisco to issue $246.3 million in bonds to finance expansion, improvements, and maintenance. This proposition required a majority of 55% to pass.
City College of San Francisco is a public community college in San Francisco, California. Founded as a junior college in 1935, the College plays an important local role, annually enrolling as many as one in nine San Francisco residents. CCSF is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Proposition A
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
134,999
63.88
No
76,320
36.12
Required majority
55.00
Valid votes
211,319
91.99
Invalid or blank votes
18,395
8.01
Total votes
229,714
100.00
Proposition B
Proposition B would allow the City to issue $208 million in bonds to finance street and sidewalk improvements. This proposition required a two-thirds majority to pass.
Proposition B
Choice
Votes
%
No
91,952
43.57
Yes
119,095
56.43
Required majority
66.67
Valid votes
211,047
91.87
Invalid or blank votes
18,667
8.13
Total votes
229,714
100.00
Proposition C
Proposition C would change the budget process for the Ethics Commission and allow it to hire outside counsel if the City Attorney is the subject of an investigation or audit.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is an agency created by consolidation of the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), the Department of Parking and Traffic (DPT), and the Taxicab Commission. The agency oversees public transport, taxis, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure, and paratransit for the City and County of San Francisco.
Proposition D
Choice
Votes
%
No
129,801
64.45
Yes
71,585
35.55
Valid votes
201,386
87.67
Invalid or blank votes
28,328
12.33
Total votes
229,714
100.00
Proposition E
Proposition E would change the election of the Assessor-Recorder and Public Defender from the statewide primary in June to the following November general election.
Proposition E
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
138,765
70.17
No
58,998
29.83
Valid votes
197,793
86.09
Invalid or blank votes
31,951
13.91
Total votes
229,714
100.00
Proposition F
Proposition F would maintain and operate all 42 firehouses and certain emergency vehicles and equipment at levels used on January 1, 2004.
Proposition F
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
119,581
57.59
No
88,062
42.41
Valid votes
207,643
90.39
Invalid or blank votes
22,071
9.61
Total votes
229,714
100.00
Proposition G
Proposition G would allow the underground parking garage at Golden Gate Park to have an entrance-exit inside the park and limit the number of automobile traffic lanes inside the park.
Proposition H would ban the manufacture, distribution, sale, and transfer of firearms and ammunition in the City, and the possession of handguns by City residents in the City.
Proposition I would make it City policy to oppose military recruiting in schools and to consider scholarships supporting alternatives to military service.
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