The latest edition of my San Francisco & California Voter Guide.
Ok. Let’s all take a deep breath. I know I need one. No one can say who’s gonna win next week and the stress of it all is nearly killing me.
Like all times of stress, I spend a lot of time trying to do something about it.
If you’re in a place where you can do something, PLEASE DO. The best would be to go to a swing state this weekend and knock doors! (SF Dems and Manny’s are taking groups to Reno!)
Kimberly and I are going to Pennsylvania this weekend, to spend more time knocking doors. I was there for 2 weeks earlier this month and it was incredibly rewarding and felt like one of the best ways I could make a difference (other than donate $$$). Then Kimberly, Aja and I all went to Reno with Manny’s to knock more doors.
If you want to do something closer to home, Kimberly’s been writing letters with VoteFoward and Manny’s and SF Dems are phonebanking as well!
Ping me if you want any details on that sort of stuff! And big shout out to everyone who’s already out there doing THE WORK in whatever capacity you can!
Anyway, regardless of the national scene, we have to take care of business here in the Bay Area and CA (every trip to a swing state makes me more and more thankful for our home – warts and all!). So here’s my voting advice, as usual….
If you want me to email you this (no spam!), every SF election cycle, send me an email and I’ll add you to my email list.
GO VOTE!
Thx
‘deep
.ps Wondering things like: What is this? How did I come up with these? Click here. Wanna know where to vote? Or stuff about Oakland or San Jose? Click here.
.pps BIG THANKS to all of you who asked for my recommendations over the years. I’m truly honored by your interest! And HUGE thanks to Kimberly, my lovely wife, for proofreading this and also for being so supportive of all my meetings and involvements!
.pps: Don’t forget to #votingstickerselfie AFTER YOU VOTE! (Take a pic with your voting sticker on your nose and hashtag it as #votingstickerselfie everywhere you can!)
UPDATE 11/1: Here’s our #votingstickerselfie from the plane to PA!
OK – let’s do this!
THE LIST:
Notes:
- If you just want this list as a handy, printable text version, just click here.
- The more CAPITALS, the more strongly I feel about it – especially on ballot measures.
- Click the title link to jump to the details for that item.
- Click here to download plain text version.
FEDERAL:
President: Kamala Harris/Tim Walz
Senate: (Next term): Adam Schiff
Senate: (Current term): Adam Schiff
House of Representatives: Nancy Pelosi
STATE:
State Senator: Scott Wiener
State Assembly D17: Matt Haney
State Assembly D19: Catherine Stefani
Prop 2: California School Facilities Bond: Yes
Prop 3: Protect Marriage Equality: Yes
Prop 4: Climate Risk Mitigation Bond: YES
Prop 5: Voter Approval Reform for Affordable Housing & Public Infrastructure: yes
Prop 6: Ban Forced Prison Labor: YES
Prop 32: Raise CA Minimum Wage: Yes
Prop 33: Local Control of Rent Control: No
Prop 34: Revenge Ballot Measure for Prop 33: NO
Prop 35: Medical Funding Tax on Managed Care: no
Prop 36: Increase Sentencing for Certain Offenses: No
SAN FRANCISCO:
School Board:
Parag Gupta
Jaime Huling
John Jersin
Supryia Ray
Community College Board:
Ruth Ferguson
Heather McCarty
Luis Zamora
BART Board D7: Dana Lang
BART Board D9: Edward Wright
Mayor: London Breed (#1), Aaron Peskin (#2)
Supervisor D1: Jen Nossokoff
Supervisor D3: Danny Sauter
Supervisor D5: Bilal Mahmood
Supervisor D7: Myrna Melgar
Supervisor D9: Trevor Chandler (UPDATED see below)
Supervisor D11: EJ Jones (#1), Michael Lai (#2)
City Attorney: David Chiu
District Attorney: Ryan Khojasteh
Sheriff: Paul Miyamoto
Treasurer: Jose Cisneros
Prop A: Local School Facilities Bond: YES
Prop B: SF Public Infrastructure: YES
Prop C: Inspector General: YES
Prop D: Arbitrary Commission Reform: NO
Prop E: Better Commission Reform: Yes
Prop F: Bad Police Retirement Scheme: NO
Prop G: Budget Set-aside for Super Low Income Housing: yes
Prop H: Bad Firefighter Retirement Scheme: NO
Prop I: Meh Nurse Recruitment Plan: no
Prop J: Oversight for Children’s Fund Spending: yes
Prop K: Great Highway Park: YES-YES-YES
Prop L: Ride Hail Tax for Muni: YES
Prop M: Gross Receipts Tax Update: Yes
Prop N: Needless Ballot Measure for First Responders: no
Prop O: Reaffirm Abortion Rights (in case of Project 2025): Yes