San Francisco general election, June 2006

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The June 2006 San Francisco general elections were held on June 6, 2006, in San Francisco, California. The elections included one seat to the San Francisco County Superior Court and four San Francisco 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 County Superior Court

The San Francisco County Superior Court is a branch of the California Superior Court with jurisdiction over the City and County of San Francisco. Katherine Feinstein had been the presiding judge of the court for twelve years, through 2012. Judge Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee was elected the new presiding judge on June 27, 2012. The court is composed of 52 judges and twelve commissioners. The court currently has two commissioners.

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Superior Court

Incumbent judge Lillian K. Sing won reelection.

San Francisco County Superior Court Seat 8 election, 2006
CandidateVotes%
Lillian K. Sing (incumbent)79,95368.28
Eric M. Safire 36,637 31.29
Write-in 501 0.43
Invalid or blank votes 40,281 25.78%
Total votes156,272100.00
Voter turnout 37.11%

Propositions

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

Proposition A

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Proposition A would allocate $10 million from the City's General Fund for the next three fiscal years for violence prevention and intervention services, to establish a Homicide Prevention Planning Council to develop and annually revise a Homicide Prevention Plan, and to create the position of Survivors' Advocate and a Survivors' Fund under the auspices of the District Attorney.

Proposition A
Choice Votes %
X mark.svg No69,06050.76
Yes 66,982 49.24
Invalid or blank votes 20,230 12.95
Total votes156,272100.00

Proposition B

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Proposition B would require landlords to, before offering to sell buildings of two or more residential units, disclose to all potential buyers the specific legal grounds for any evictions resulting in vacant lots at the time of sale, and to disclose whether the tenants were elderly or disabled.

Proposition B
Choice Votes %
Yes check.svg Yes71,44052.22
No 65,373 47.78
Invalid or blank votes 19,459 12.45
Total votes156,272100.00

Proposition C

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Proposition C would change the City's appointment process to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority by designating the Mayor and two members of the Board of Supervisors to represent the City.

Mayor of San Francisco head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government

The Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government. The officeholder has the duty to enforce city laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the legislative branch. The Mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms. Because of San Francisco's status as a consolidated city-county, the mayor also serves as the head of government of the county; both entities have been governed together by a combined set of governing bodies since 1856.

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.

Proposition C
Choice Votes %
X mark.svg No93,90571.72
Yes 37,030 28.28
Invalid or blank votes 25,337 16.21
Total votes156,272100.00

Proposition D

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Proposition D would create the Laguna Honda Hospital Special Use District encompassing the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, limit the patients who can receive care at Laguna Honda Hospital and certain other facilities, and allow privately owned residential health care facilities to operate in "public" districts.

Proposition D
Choice Votes %
X mark.svg No99,06073.66
Yes 35,418 26.34
Invalid or blank votes 21,794 13.95
Total votes156,272100.00

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