This ordinance would require City Hall to solicit more bids and be more transparent in the construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing on city-owned property.
The initiative was placed on the ballot through verified petition signatures.
Category: 2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide
This year’s local ballot is a doozie. San Francisco voters will decide 25 measures and 11 candidate races.
Baffled by our local election letter jumble? The Public Press is here to help. We’ve organized the propositions by theme and alphabetically.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Land use
Proposition O: Speeding Up Office Construction in the City’s Southeast
This ordinance would amend the Planning Code to permanently exempt a mixed-use redevelopment mega-project in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood from previous voter-approved, citywide limits on office space and allow such construction to be expedited there.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Education, Elections, Immigration
Proposition N: Enabling Non-Citizen Parents to Vote in School Board Elections
This Charter amendment would allow non-citizen parents, legal guardians and caregivers of children 18 years old or younger who reside in San Francisco to vote for school board candidates. These new voters, who would register with the city’s Department of Elections, would need to be at least 18 years old and not be otherwise disqualified from voting under the California Constitution or state statute.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Government & Politics, Housing, Land use
Proposition M: Creating Oversight for Housing, Development
This Charter amendment would make two major city agencies accountable to a new, third body, called the Housing and Development Commission.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Government & Politics, Transportation
Proposition L: Giving Supervisors More Say Over Transit
This Charter amendment would shift some power from the mayor to give the Board of Supervisors more say over how the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency operates.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Economy & Business, Elections
Proposition K: Raising the City’s Sales Tax
This Charter amendment would raise the city’s sales and use tax by 0.75 percent, to 9.25 percent.
The Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to put this initiative on the ballot. Voting for: John Avalos, President London Breed, David Campos, Malia Cohen, Mark Farrell, Eric Mar, Katy Tang and Scott Wiener. Voting against: Jane Kim, Aaron Peskin and Norman Yee.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Homelessness, Transportation
Proposition J: Creating Funds for Homeless Services, Transportation
This Charter amendment would lock City Hall into annual spending on services for homeless people, and on public transit maintenance and upgrades.
The Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to put this initiative on the ballot.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Aging, Elections, Health, Social Services
Proposition I: Creating a ‘Dignity Fund’ for Services for Seniors and Disabled Adults
This Charter amendment would create a “Dignity Fund” dedicated to annual, mandatory spending on services for seniors and adults with disabilities.
The Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 to put this initiative on the ballot.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, City Hall, Elections, Government & Politics
Proposition H: Creating a ‘Public Advocate’ Watchdog
This Charter amendment would create an elective office and a city agency tasked with holding other agencies and officials accountable to citizens.
Posted in2016 Non-partisan Voter Guide, Elections, Law & Justice, Social Justice
Proposition G: Creating the Department of Police Accountability
This Charter amendment would rename the Office of Citizen Complaints the Department of Police Accountability, which would review use of force and claims of misconduct every two years.
The Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 to put this initiative on the ballot.
Proposition G is linked to Proposition H, which calls for the creation of a “public advocate,” who would have the power to appoint the head of the Department of Police Accountability.