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.
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.
One-term incumbent Kamala Harris won reelection for a second term.
Kamala Devi Harris is an American attorney and politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from California since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 32nd Attorney General of California from 2011 to 2017, and as the 27th District Attorney of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. On January 21, 2019, she officially announced her campaign to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Propositions:A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K
Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.
Proposition A
Proposition A would give the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) more authority and funding while requiring the SFMTA to create a Climate Action Plan, and forbidding the increase the maximum number of parking spaces for new private development projects except with supermajority approval of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
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.
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 A
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
80,786
55.66
No
64,346
44.34
Invalid or blank votes
4,333
2.90
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition B
Proposition B would prohibit City-chartered board and committee members from serving as holdovers 60 days after their terms expire.
Proposition B
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
96,034
71.16
No
38,915
28.84
Invalid or blank votes
14,516
9.71
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition C
Proposition C would require all measures sponsored by the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to be submitted for a public hearing before the Board of Supervisors.
Proposition C
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
94,939
68.20
No
44,258
31.80
Invalid or blank votes
10,268
6.87
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition D
Proposition D would renew the Library Preservation Fund and allow the Fund to be used to improve and maintain library facilities.
Proposition D
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
105,328
74.47
No
36,102
25.53
Invalid or blank votes
8,035
5.38
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition E
Proposition E would require the Mayor to appear before the Board of Supervisors monthly for formal policy discussions.
Proposition E
Choice
Votes
%
No
74,253
51.41
Yes
70,166
48.59
Invalid or blank votes
5,046
3.38
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition F
Proposition F would allow the Board of Supervisors to permit airport police officers who served before December 27, 1997, to switch from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to the San Francisco Employee Retirement System.
Proposition F
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
69,637
51.60
No
65,321
48.40
Invalid or blank votes
14,507
9.71
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition G
Proposition G would establish the Golden Gate Park Stables Matching Fund for the purpose of renovating, repairing, and maintaining the horse stables at Golden Gate Park.
Proposition G
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
77,340
55.37
No
62,331
44.63
Invalid or blank votes
9,794
6.55
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition H
Proposition H would increase the number of parking spaces developers can build and ease restrictions on building new parking spaces for buildings.
Proposition H
Choice
Votes
%
No
94,277
66.91
Yes
46,632
33.09
Invalid or blank votes
8,556
5.72
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition I
Proposition I would establish the Office for Small Business as a City department and require it to operate a Small Business Assistance Center to provide information to small businesses.
Proposition I
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
80,865
59.15
No
55,855
40.85
Invalid or blank votes
12,745
8.53
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition J
Proposition J would make it City policy to offer free Wi-Fi throughout San Francisco via contract with a private provider.
Wi-Fi is technology for radio wireless local area networking of devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. Wi‑Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, which restricts the use of the term Wi-Fi Certified to products that successfully complete interoperability certification testing.
Proposition J
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
86,451
62.25
No
52,428
37.75
Invalid or blank votes
10,586
7.08
Total votes
149,465
100.00
Proposition K
Proposition K would make it City policy that the City would not increase the amount of general advertising signs on street furniture and City-owned buildings.
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