Throngs of people march through the intersection of Van Ness and Market Street, in San Francisco in 2020.

Bay Area Protests to Fill Streets as Trump Takes Office

Bay Area groups are staging protests this weekend to denounce President-elect Donald Trump’s right-wing policies and what organizers identify as rising fascism.

The demonstrations aim to highlight a range of issues, including Trump’s plans to implement mass deportations and other anti-immigrant policies.

Read the story for event times and locations.

A woman sits among her possessions in a homeless encampment in San Francisco, near the Best Buy on the edge of the city’s Mission District.

Encampment Sweeps’ Uptick May Hurt Homeless People’s Access to Services, Voting

An escalation in encampment clearings could be leaving unhoused San Franciscans with fewer of their vital documents, making them less able to access services and, this month, vote, service providers and homeless advocates say.

In light of reports of these worsening problems, the city’s Homeless Oversight Commission has urged local government agencies to prevent the loss of essential items.

Two homeless people, with face masks, stand in front of their tent in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.

How Unhoused San Franciscans Can Vote in This Election

If you’re unhoused, you might wonder if you are eligible to cast a ballot this November. The answer is yes — even without a fixed address. We’ve tried to answer the big questions you might have about voting while experiencing homelessness in this how-to guide, to make sure your voice is heard this Election Day.

Paramedics help an elderly man in the Tenderloin neighborhood.

Proposition N — Create Fund to Pay Off First Responders’ Student Loans

See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot. Proposition N could help pay off first responders’ student loans with the goal of attracting new hires amid staffing shortages. Listen to a summary of what this ballot measure would do.

An ambulance passes in front of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

Proposition I — Give Nurses and 911 Operators Better Pension Plans

See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot. Proposition I would improve retirement packages for 911 call dispatchers, as well as nurses who transitioned from temporary to full-time staff positions, in an effort to attract more people to those city jobs. The measure could help fix persistent staffing shortages and improve emergency and health services in San Francisco, supporters say. 

“When we look to the future, we have to ask ourselves, who’s going to answer these calls?” said 911 dispatcher Valerie Tucker, referring to emergency phone calls, at a July public meeting about the measure.

Exterior view of Bethany Senior Center.

Proposition G — Fund Housing for Extremely Low-Income Tenants

NEW: Read, and listen to our podcast episode, about how affordability and other issues informing Proposition G affect the lives of San Franciscans, in a story published Nov. 1. See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot.

San Francisco City Hall at night.

Proposition C — New Inspector General Would Fight Local Corruption

See our November 2024 SF Voter Guide for a nonpartisan analysis of measures on the San Francisco ballot, for the election occurring Nov. 5, 2024. The following measure is on that ballot. In the wake of years of FBI probes and ongoing scandals, Proposition C aims to fight corruption in San Francisco by creating a local inspector general position for investigating government fraud, waste and abuse of city resources. 

Listen to a summary of what this ballot measure would do. Support

The measure’s supporters hope it would let San Francisco lead the effort to root out bad actors at City Hall.