Two oxycodone medicine bottles, with one on its side with pills spilling out

SF Criticized for Lack of Community Input on Opioid Settlement Funds Use

A coalition of addiction experts and treatment advocates is commending the San Francisco Department of Public Health for committing some of the $352 million opioid lawsuit settlement funds the city expects to receive over the next 18 years to expanding methadone treatment and addressing racial disparity in fatal overdoses.

“These efforts are instrumental in reaching underserved individuals,” the San Francisco Treatment on Demand Coalition wrote in a November letter to the department.

But the coalition criticized the department over its lack of transparency and community input.

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As Anti-Abortion Protests Ramp Up, SF Lawmaker Moves to Protect Clinics

Demonstrations against Planned Parenthood’s San Franciso facility have escalated and at times been threatening, sources say.

Supervisor Catherine Stefani said she would propose new regulations Tuesday to increase safety at reproductive care clinics, including by extending the buffer zone between the properties and protesters’ amplified sound.

Women's March, 2017, in San Francisco.

Proposition O — Protect Access to Reproductive Care

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 O would strengthen access to abortion and reproductive care in San Francisco and protect the privacy of patients and health care providers. Listen to a summary of what this ballot measure would do.

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Proposition M — Overhaul SF Business Tax System

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 M would fundamentally change how the city taxes businesses, in order to better align with post-pandemic work norms and strengthen the government’s long-term financial footing. 

The measure would exempt more small businesses from taxes and fees, while reducing taxes on some of the city’s largest companies. 

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

Proposition M would shift how San Francisco calculates its gross receipts tax paid by businesses.

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.

Children outside a school.

Proposition J — Increase Oversight of City Funding for Children and Youth Programs

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 J would create an oversight body to evaluate local government expenditures on programs benefiting children and youths. If the oversight team discovered inappropriate or unnecessary spending, officials could withhold funds.

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Proposition L — Tax Ride-Hailing and Autonomous Vehicle Companies to Fund Public Transit

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 L would tax ride-hail companies, including those that operate self-driving cars, and devote the tax revenue to improving San Francisco’s public transit. Listen to a summary of what this ballot measure would do.