San Francisco general election, November 2013

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The November 2013 San Francisco general elections were held on November 5, 2013, in San Francisco, California. The elections included one seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, assessor-recorder, city attorney, and treasurer; and four ballot measures.

San Francisco Consolidated city-county in California, United States

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 State of the United States of America

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.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors city legislature

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco, California, United States.

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Board of Supervisors

District 4

San Francisco District 4 (2012).svg

District 4 consists primarily of the Sunset district. Incumbent supervisor Katy Tang ran in her first election after being appointed by Mayor Ed Lee in the wake of Carmen Chu's resignation to be San Francisco Assessor-Recorder.

Sunset District, San Francisco Neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States

The Sunset District is a neighborhood located in the west-central area of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the largest neighborhood in the West Of Twin Peaks Neighborhoods in San Francisco.

Katy Tang Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Katy Tang is an American elected official in San Francisco, California. She served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing Supervisorial District 4.

Ed Lee (politician) US politician

Edwin Mah Lee was an American politician and attorney who served as the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, and was the first Asian American to hold the office.

District 4 supervisorial special election, 2013
CandidateVotes%
Katy Tang (incumbent)8,72580.42
Ivan Seredni 1,753 16.16
Michael Murphy (write-in) 272 2.51
Other write-in 99 0.91
Total votes10,849100.00
Voter turnout 31.76%

Assessor-Recorder

One-term incumbent Carmen Chu, who was initially appointed by Mayor Ed Lee in February 2013, ran for her initial election unopposed.

Carmen Chu Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco

Carmen Chu is the elected Assessor-Recorder of the City and County of San Francisco. Chu is currently one of the two women elected to a citywide office out of seven citywide positions. She is also the only Asian-American Assessor elected to serve among the 58 counties in the State of California. Prior to being elected Assessor-Recorder, Chu served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors where she served two terms as the Chair of the Board’s Budget and Finance Committee, and was a Board Director of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Before joining the Board of Supervisors, Chu served as Deputy Budget Director in the Mayor's office of Public Policy and Finance.

San Francisco Assessor-Recorder special election, 2013
CandidateVotes%
Carmen Chu (incumbent)95,84998.05
write-in 3,110 1.95
Valid votes 98,959 76.75%
Invalid or blank votes 29,978 23.25%
Total votes128,937100.00
Voter turnout 29.30%

City Attorney

Three-term incumbent Dennis Herrera ran for reelection unopposed.

Dennis Herrera City Attorney of San Francisco

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.

San Francisco City Attorney election, 2013
CandidateVotes%
Dennis Herrera (incumbent)95,32396.91
write-in 3,044 3.09
Valid votes 98,367 76.29%
Invalid or blank votes 30,570 23.71%
Total votes128,937100.00
Voter turnout 29.30%

Treasurer

Two-term incumbent José Cisneros ran for reelection unopposed.

José Cisneros American politician

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.

San Francisco Treasurer election, 2013
CandidateVotes%
José Cisneros (incumbent)91,42196.97
write-in 2,957 3.13
Valid votes 94,378 73.20%
Invalid or blank votes 34,559 26.80%
Total votes128,937100.00
Voter turnout 29.30%

Propositions

Propositions: ABCD
Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.

Proposition A

Proposition A would require the Retiree Health Care Trust Fund to be fully funded or for certain budgetary criteria to be met before payments from the fund may be made.

Proposition A
Choice Votes %
Yes check.svg Yes82,42668.24
No 38,367 31.76
Valid votes 120,793 93.68
Invalid or blank votes 8,144 6.32
Total votes128,937100.00

Proposition B

Proposition B would create a special district at 8 Washington Street, allowing for the development of residential units and commercial facilities with higher building height limits than currently zoned. Unlike Proposition C below, this measure is a ballot initiative filed by the project developer incorporating certain details of the entire project beyond building height limits.

Height restriction laws are laws that restrict the maximum height of structures.

Zoning describes the control by authority of the use of land, and of the buildings thereon

Zoning is the process of dividing land in a municipality into zones in which certain land uses are permitted or prohibited. In addition, the sizes, bulk, and placement of buildings may be regulated. The type of zone determines whether planning permission for a given development is granted. Zoning may specify a variety of outright and conditional uses of land. It may also indicate the size and dimensions of land area as well as the form and scale of buildings. These guidelines are set in order to guide urban growth and development.

Proposition B
Choice Votes %
X mark.svg No79,73862.79
Yes 47,257 37.21
Valid votes 126,995 98.49
Invalid or blank votes 1,942 1.51
Total votes128,937100.00

Proposition C

Proposition C would increase building height limits at 8 Washington Street. Unlike Proposition B above, this measure is a referendum on an ordinance passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and only involves building height limits.

Proposition C
Choice Votes %
X mark.svg No84,08366.96
Yes 41,497 33.04
Valid votes 125,580 97.40
Invalid or blank votes 3,357 2.60
Total votes128,937100.00

Proposition D

Proposition D would make it City policy to utilize all available opportunities to lower the City's cost of prescription drugs and to ask state and federal representatives to sponsor legislation to reduce drug prices paid by the government.

Proposition D
Choice Votes %
Yes check.svg Yes97,08479.84
No 24,690 20.16
Valid votes 122,494 95.00
Invalid or blank votes 6,443 5.00
Total votes128,937100.00

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