San Francisco general election, March 2004

Last updated February 20, 2019

The March 2004 San Francisco general elections were held on March 2, 2004 in San Francisco, California. The elections included seats to various political parties' county central committees and ten seven ballot measures.

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.

A political party is an organized group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. The party agrees on some proposed policies and programmes, with a view to promoting the collective good or furthering their supporters' interests.

Propositions

Propositions: A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J

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

Proposition A

Proposition A would allow City employees who receive cash payments for unused vacation time and sick leave to defer the payment and any federal and state taxes associated with said payment.

Proposition A
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	107,690	62.38
No	64,943	37.62
Valid votes	172,633	90.47
Invalid or blank votes	18,195	9.53
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition B

Proposition B would contract out retirement benefits of district attorneys, public defenders, and public defender investigators to the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) if there is no additional cost to the City.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is an agency in the California executive branch that "manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million California public employees, retirees, and their families". In fiscal year 2012–13, CalPERS paid over $12.7 billion in retirement benefits, and in fiscal year 2013 it is estimated that CalPERS will pay over $7.5 billion in health benefits.

Proposition B
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	114,209	67.73
No	54,418	32.27
Valid votes	168,627	88.37
Invalid or blank votes	22,201	11.63
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition C

Proposition C would reduce the number of required uniform officers by the number of Police Department positions currently staffed by uniformed officers that would be replaced by civilian staff.

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is the city police department of the City and County of San Francisco, California. The department's motto is the same as that of the city and county: Oro en paz, fierro en guerra, Spanish for Gold in peace, iron in war.

Proposition C
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	105,005	61.85
No	64,773	38.15
Valid votes	169,778	88.97
Invalid or blank votes	21,050	11.03
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition D

Proposition D would allow domestic partners to register in the City and have the City Employees' Retirement System to treat domestic partners as spouses.

A domestic partnership is an interpersonal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not married. People in domestic partnerships receive benefits that guarantee right of survivorship, hospital visitation and others.

Proposition D
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	113,646	65.07
No	60,999	34.93
Valid votes	174,645	91.52
Invalid or blank votes	16,183	8.48
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition E

Proposition E would have the San Francisco Board of Supervisors respond to any federal or state requests potentially involving private information on citizens instead of individual officials and departments.

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 E
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	87,704	52.22
No	80,236	47.78
Valid votes	167,940	88.01
Invalid or blank votes	22,888	11.99
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition F

Proposition F would apply labor negotiation rules regarding police officers and fire departments on labor negotiations regarding deputy sheriffs.

Proposition F
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	103,327	63.16
No	60,267	36.84
Valid votes	163,594	85.73
Invalid or blank votes	27,234	14.27
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition G

Proposition G would allow the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to decide to provide supplemental pay over 180 days to City employees called for military service.

Proposition G
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	99,726	58.90
No	69,589	41.10
Valid votes	169,315	88.73
Invalid or blank votes	21,513	11.27
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition H

Proposition H would create a Public Education Fund to increase City spending on public education over the next eleven years.

Proposition H
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	123,103	70.77
No	50,837	29.23
Valid votes	173,940	91.15
Invalid or blank votes	16,888	8.85
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition I

Proposition I would require Muni to replace all diesel buses purchased before 1991 and require new buses to meet anti-pollution standards that apply to other City vehicles.

Proposition I
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	118,074	67.49
No	56,864	32.51
Valid votes	174,938	91.67
Invalid or blank votes	15,890	8.32
Total votes	190,828	100.00

Proposition J

Proposition J would allow developers building in downtown or along the central waterfront to be subject to less restrictions regarding height and density provided they build and sell more below-market rate housing.

Proposition J
Choice	Votes	%
No	121,352	69.99
Yes	52,028	30.01
Valid votes	173,380	90.86
Invalid or blank votes	17,448	9.14
Total votes	190,828	100.00

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