The June 5 California Primary is less than three weeks away. You have two days left to register to vote... do it online! Any vote-by-mail ballot must be postmarked or dropped off at a precinct within your registered county by Election Day.
Without
further ado, California voters will face five statewide propositions
and statewide office primaries including Governor and Senator. For SF
voters, you'll decide on a regional proposition to raise bridge tolls,
nine local propositions including a flavored tobacco ban, and local
offices including Mayor.
CA Proposition 68: Bond for parks and other natural resources
Authorize
$4.1 billion in bonds for the creation and rehabilitation of parks,
natural resources protection, water quality and supply, and flood
protection.
YES: CA Democratic Party, CA Green
Party, Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, LA Times, SF Bay
Guardian, SF Chronicle, CA Chamber of Commerce, CA League of Cities,
CA League of Women Voters,
CA SEIU, CA Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Save the Redwoods League
NO: CA Libertarian Party, CA Republican Party, OC Register
CA Proposition 69: Restriction on the use of transportation revenues
Require
through constitutional amendment that 2017 transportation revenues from
a diesel tax and a vehicle license fee be used only for transportation
purposes.
YES: CA Democratic Party, CA Green
Party, LA Times, OC Register, SF Bay Guardian, SF Chronicle, CA Chamber
of Commerce, CA League of Cities, CA League of Women Voters,
CA SEIU, SF BART District
NO: CA Libertarian Party
CA Proposition 70: Restriction on the use of cap-and-trade revenues
Require
through constitutional amendment that cap-and-trade revenues cannot be
accessed unless by two-thirds legislative vote starting in 2024.
YES: Gov. Jerry Brown, CA Chamber of Commerce
NO:
CA Democratic Party, CA Green Party, CA Libertarian Party, CA
Republican Party, LA Times, OC Register, SF Bay Guardian, SF Chronicle,
CA League of Women Voters, CA Sierra Club, CA SEIU, NRDC
CA Proposition 71: Ballot measure effective date
Require
through constitutional amendment a delay in the effective date for
ballot measures to five days after the Secretary of State certifies
election results.
YES: CA Democratic Party, CA
Green Party, CA Republican Party, LA Times, OC Register, SF Bay
Guardian, SF Chronicle, CA Chamber of Commerce,
CA League of Women Voters
NO: CA Libertarian Party
CA Proposition 72: Rain-capture system tax exemption
Require
through constitutional amendment that the CA legislature can exempt
rain-capture system construction from property tax reassessment.
YES:
CA Democratic Party,
CA Green Party,
CA Libertarian Party, CA Republican Party, LA Times, OC Register, SF Bay
Guardian, SF Chronicle, CA Chamber of Commerce, CA League of Cities,
CA League of Women Voters,
Save the Bay
NO: none
Regional Measure 3: Bay Area traffic relief plan
Authorize
three toll increases on all Bay Area bridges except the Golden Gate
Bridge over the next seven years to pay for transportation projects,
including the purchase of new BART cars, the construction of carpool
lanes in Marin and Sonoma counties, and the extension of CalTrain to
downtown San Francisco.
YES: SF Democratic Party, SF Green Party, Sen. Dianne Feinstein,
Rep. Nancy Pelosi,
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Asm. David Chiu and Phil Ting,
State Sen. Scott Wiener,
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, SF Mayor Mark Farrell,
SF Bay Guardian,
SF Chronicle, SF Examiner, CA League of Cities, Save the Bay, SF Bike Coalition, SF Chamber of Commerce, SPUR
NO: SF Libertarian Party, SF Republican Party, Palo Alto Weekly, San Mateo Daily Journal; SF Berniecrats
SF Proposition A: Public utilities revenue bonds
Authorize
the SF Public Utilities Commission to issue revenue bonds to build or
improve clean energy power plants, following approval by voters and the
Board of Supervisors.
YES: SF Democratic
Party, SF Green Party, State Assm. David Chiu and Phil Ting, Mayor Mark
Farrell, all 11 Board of Supervisors, mayoral candidate Mark Leno,
SF Bay Guardian,
SF Chronicle,
SF Examiner,
Alice B Toklas LGBT Club, SEIU 1021,
SF Sierra Club, SPUR
NO: SF Libertarian Party, SF Republican Party, mayoral candidate Angela Alioto, SF Chamber of Commerce
SF Proposition B: Regulation on appointed commissioner system
Prohibit an appointed member of a board or commissioner from running for office simultaneously.
YES: SF Democratic Party,
SF Green Party,
SF Libertarian Party,
Supervisor Jane Kim; SF Bay Guardian,
SF Chronicle,
SF Examiner,
SF Chamber of Commerce,
SF Sierra Club,
SPUR
NO: SF Republican Party,
Alice B Toklas LGBT Club
SF Proposition C: Commercial rent tax for child care and education
Impose
a tax of 1 - 3.5% on revenues collected for leasing most commercial
spaces primarily to fund early childhood education for low- and
middle-income families. NOTE: Only the higher vote recipient between
Proposition C or D will pass.
YES: SF Democratic Party,
SF Green Party,
Supervisor Jane Kim,
SF Bay Guardian,
Chinatown CDC, Harvey Milk LGBT Club, SEIU 1021,
SF Sierra Club, SF Teachers, SF Tenants Union
NO: SF Libertarian Party, SF Republican Party, SF Chronicle,
SF Chamber of Commerce,
SF Examiner,
SPUR
SF Proposition D: Commercial rent tax for housing and homelessness
Impose
a tax of 1.7% on revenues collected for leasing some commercial spaces
primarily to fund housing for homeless individuals and other vulnerable
residents.
NOTE: Only the higher vote recipient between Proposition C or D will
pass.
YES: Mayor Mark Farrell, Supervisor
London Breed, SF Chronicle, SF Examiner, Sing Tao Daily, Alice B Toklas
LGBT Club, Kaiser Permanente, Self Help for the Elderly, SF
Firefighters, SF Police Officers
NO:
SF Green Party,
SF Libertarian Party, SF Republican Party, mayoral candidate Angela Alioto,
SF Bay Guardian,
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, SEIU 1021,
SF Chamber of Commerce; SF Tenants Union
SF Proposition E: Ban on flavored tobacco
Prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products.
YES:
SF Democratic Party,
SF Green Party,
State Asm. David Chiu, State Sen. Scott Weiner, Mayor Mark Farrell,
Supervisors London Breed and Jane Kim, Mayoral candidates Mark Leno,
Angela Alioto, Amy Weiss, and Ellen Zhou, SF Chronicle, Alice B Toklas
LGBT Club, American Heart Association, Kaiser Permanente, SF Bay
Guardian, SF Chronicle,
SF Examiner,
SEIU 1021, SF Sierra Club,
SPUR
NO: SF Libertarian Party, SF
Republican Party, RJ Reynolds Tobacco, Rossi's Deli, SF Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce, Ted's Market & Deli
SF Proposition F: Representation for evicted tenants
Provide legal representation for all tenants facing eviction.
YES: SF Democratic Party,
SF Green Party,
Supervisor Jane Kim, mayoral candidates Mark Leno and Angela Alioto,
SF Bay Guardian,
SF Examiner,
Alice B Toklas LGBT Club,
SEIU 1021,
SF Sierra Club,
SF Teachers, SF Tenants Union,
SPUR
NO: SF Libertarian Party, SF Republican Party, SF Chronicle,
SF Chamber of Commerce
SF Proposition G: Parcel tax for SFUSD
Collect
$298 per parcel of taxable property to increase staffing, salaries,
benefits, technology, and professional development within the San
Francisco Unified School District.
YES: SF
Democratic Party,
SF Green Party,
State Asm. Phil Ting and David Chiu, State Sen. Scott Weiner, Mayor Mark
Farrell, Supervisors London Breed and Jane Kim, mayoral candidates Mark
Leno and Angela Alioto,
SF Bay Guardian,
SF Chronicle,
SF Examiner,
Alice B Toklas LGBT Club,
SEIU 1021, SF Teachers, SF Tenants Union, SPUR
NO: SF Libertarian Party, SF Republican Party
SF Proposition H: Use of tasers by SFPD
Authorize the purchase and use of tasers by the San Francisco Police Department, subject to certain conditions.
YES:
SF Republican Party, State Sen. Scott Weiner, mayoral candidate Angela
Alioto, SF Chamber of Commerce, SF Police Officers Association
NO:
SF Democratic Party,
SF Green Party,
SF Libertarian Party, District Attorney George Gascon, Supervisors Jane
Kim and London Breed, mayoral candidate Mark Leno, Police Chief Bill
Scott,
SEIU 1021,
SF Bay Guardian,
SF Chronicle,
SF Examiner,
ACLU of Northern CA,
Alice B Toklas LGBT Club,
SF Bike Coalition, SF Tenants Union, SPUR
SF Proposition I: Restriction on sports teams
Discourage the move of sports teams to San Francisco, and encourage the payment of public debt.
YES: SF Libertarian Party,
SF Bay Guardian
NO: SF Democratic Party,
SF Green Party,
SF Republican Party, SF Chronicle, Alice B Toklas LGBT Club,
SF Chamber of Commerce,
SPUR
SF Mayor
Voters are
permitted to rank up to three candidates in order of preference. The
candidate in last place will have his/her votes shifted to the voter's
next listed preference. Once a candidate has a majority of votes, the
instant election runoff is complete.
* Amy Farah Weiss:
#2 choice - SF Berniecrats
#3 choice - SF League of Pissed Off Voters
* Angela Alioto:
#1 choice - SF Police Officers
* Ellen Lee Zhou
None listed.
* Jane Kim:
#1
choice - SF Green Party (tie); SF Bay Guardian (tie); SF Examiner; CA
Nurses Association; Harvey Milk LGBT Club (tie); SEIU 1021 Local; SF
Berniecrats; SF Bike Coalition (tie); SF League of Pissed Off Voters; SF
Sierra Club (tie); SF Tenants Union (tie)
#2 choice - SF Democratic Party; SF Teachers
#1
choice - Sen. Kamala Harris (tie); Rep. Barbara Lee; State Asm. David
Chiu; State Sen. Scott Wiener (tie); former Secretary of State George
Schultz; tech investor Ron Conway; comedian Chelsea Handler; SF
Chronicle; SF Firefighters
#2 choice - SEIU 1021 Local
#3 choice - SF Teachers
* Mark Leno:
#1 choice - SF Democratic
Party; SF Green Party (tie); Sen. Kamala Harris (tie); State Sen. Scott
Wiener (tie); State Asm. Phil Ting; SF Bay Guardian (tie); Alice B
Toklas LGBT Club; Harvey Milk LGBT Club (tie); SF Bike Coalition (tie);
SF Sierra Club (tie); SF Tenants Union (tie); SF Teachers
#2 choice - SF Examiner; Alice B Toklas LGBT Club; CA Nurses Association; SF League of Pissed Off Voters
#3 choice - SEIU 1021 Local; SF Berniecrats
* Michelle Bravo
None listed
* Richie Greenberg
#1 choice - SF Republican Party; Log Cabin Republicans; SF Small Property Owners
