For the election on Nov. 3, 2026, the San Francisco Public Press focused on nonpartisan analysis of 10 local propositions. For coverage of local candidates, we will publish select stories in coming weeks and share coverage from partner newsrooms. And for statewide issues and candidate coverage, there is no better place to learn what’s at stake than CalMatters.

On the radio

This election season we are collaborating on audio coverage with KALW Public Radio 91.7 FM, where you’ll hear audio segments from the team at our podcast, “Civic.” That and more can be heard on our own community radio station, KSFP 102.5 FM.

How and where to vote

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Public discussions

Inside Your San Francisco Election Ballot — Hosted by the San Francisco Public Press, KALW Public Media and CalMatters, with the San Francisco Public Library — Listen to the audio from the Sept. 16 event.
Money in San Francisco Politics: Who’s Spending Big on the Election? — Hosted by the League of Women Voters and the San Francisco Public Press — Live event on Thursday, Oct. 8. Audio coming soon.

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San Francisco Ballot Measures

Proposition Index

Audio Summary of All the Propositions

Editors’ note: A previously posted version of this audio contained an editing error regarding Proposition A.

Proposition A — Charter Changes Affecting Various City Departments and Commissions

View of the ornately carved wooden ceiling in the San Francisco in the Board of Supervisors chamber.

Proposition A offers what supporters call “110 small fixes” for local government, such as altering how the city approves legal settlements, restructuring departments and commissions, removing reporting requirements and giving the city administrator authority over the city’s real estate portfolio.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition A Offers Sweeping Changes for City Governance”
One-minute audio digest:

Editors’ note: A previously posted version of this audio contained an editing error.

Proposition B — Establishing a Municipal Finance
Corporation and a Public Bank

Under Proposition B, voters will decide whether to authorize a city-owned financial institution that could eventually become a public bank, potentially giving the San Francisco a new way to finance affordable housing, small businesses and environmental projects.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition B Would Lay Groundwork for a San Francisco Public Bank”
One-minute audio digest:

Proposition C — Contributions to the Housing Trust Fund

In a city where solutions to address the housing crisis are fiercely debated, a broad coalition is backing Proposition C, which would more than double the money San Francisco dedicates to building and preserving affordable housing each year.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition C Would Tackle Boom-Bust Affordable Housing Cycle”
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Proposition D — Changes to Ballot Measure Process

Proposition D supporters want to shrink future ballots by making it harder to qualify measures for elections through the initiative process. Opponents say it will quash public participation by making it too expensive for voters without access to large sums of money to call for a local referendum.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition D Would Quadruple Signature Requirement for SF Voter Initiatives”
One-minute audio digest:

Proposition E — City Administrator’s Authority and Changes to City Contracting

Proposition E is a part of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s triplet of proposed changes to City Hall governance. The measure significantly alters how city departments adopt technology, raises the threshold on contracts needing Board of Supervisors approval by millions of dollars and doubles the city administrator’s term to 10 years.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition E Would Give More Power Over Contracts, Technology to City Administrator”
One-minute audio digest:

Proposition F — Changes to Executive Branch Management

Proposition F would give the mayor direct authority to fully reorganize and transfer functions within most city departments, appoint department heads and fire them without cause. It would restore the deputy mayor position, eliminated more than 30 years ago.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition F Would Give Mayor More Power Over Departments and Commissions”
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Proposition G — Allowing Private Vehicles on the Upper Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park

Proposition G asks voters to once again pick a side in the years-long parkland-vs.-roadway clash along Ocean Beach. It seeks to turn the Upper Great Highway back into a mixed-use area — maintaining parts of Sunset Dunes Park while allowing private vehicle traffic weekdays.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition G Reopens the Great Highway Debate”
One-minute audio digest:

Proposition H — Parcel Tax to Fund Muni Operations + Regional Transit Measure

If voters do not pass the local Proposition H and Regional Measure RTM — aka the Connect Bay Area Act — to authorize new revenue, the system that undergirds San Francisco’s transit-first housing policies faces catastrophic cuts.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition H and Regional Transit Measure: SF Seeks Parcel and Sales Taxes to Keep Muni Moving”
One-minute audio digest:

Proposition I — Changes to Real Property Transfer Tax

Proposition I, the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act, could dedicate an estimated $120 million annually toward affordable housing, creating hundreds of units a year in mixed-income developments and bolster displacement prevention services.

Read our full analysis: “Proposition I Pushes City to Build New Type of Affordable Housing”
One-minute audio digest:

Proposition J — Removal of Foreclosure Exemption for Real Property Transfer Tax

Proposition J would end a 42-year-old transfer-tax exemption for foreclosure sales of large commercial and multiunit residential properties valued over $10 million, preserving it for single-family homes, condos and small residential buildings.