March 2024 Endorsements
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES
Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:
SF DCCC Candidates:
Endorsement Interviews
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Catherine Stefani for State Assembly District 19 Interview
CaNDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES
Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:
Federal Candidates:
Nancy Pelosi - Congressional District 11
Kevin Mullin - Congressional District 15
Barbara Lee - US Senate
State Candidates:
Scott Wiener - State Senate District 11
Matt Haney - State Assembly District 17
Catherine Stefani - State Assembly District 19
David Lee - State Assembly District 19
November 2022 Endorsements
Local Ballot Measures:
Measure A - Retiree Supplemental Cost of Living Adjustment: Yes
Measure B - Public Works Department and Commission, and Sanitation and Streets Department and Commission: No
Measure C - Homelessness Oversight Commission: Yes
Measure D - Affordable Homes Now: No Position
Measure E - Affordable Housing Production Act: Yes
Measure F - Library Preservation Fund: Yes
Measure G - Grants to SFUSD: Yes
Measure H - City Elections in Even-Numbered Years: Yes
Measure I - Vehicles on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park and the Great Highway: No
Measure J - Recreational Use of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park: Yes
Measure L - Sales Tax for Transportation Authority: Yes
Measure M - Tax on Keeping Residential Units vacant: Yes
Measure N - Golden Gate Park Underground Parking Facility and Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority: Yes
Measure O - Additional Parcel Tax for CCSF: Yes
State Propositions:
Prop 1 - Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment: Yes
Prop 26 - Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative: Yes
Prop 27 - Legalize + Tax Online Sports Betting: No
Prop 28 - Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative: Yes
Prop 29 - Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative: Yes
Prop 30 - Lyft’s Millionaire Tax to Subsidize Zero-Emission Vehicle and Wildfire Projects: No Position
Prop 31 - Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum: Yes, uphold ban on flavored tobacco products
Federal Candidates:
U.S. Congress, CD-11: Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Congress, CD-15: David Canepa
U.S. Senator (Partial Term): Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator (Full Term): Alex Padilla
State Candidates:
CA Governor: Gavin Newsom
CA Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
CA Secretary of State: Shirley Weber
CA Attorney General: Rob Bonta
CA Controller: Malia Cohen
CA Treasurer: No Position
CA Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
CA Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber
CA Assembly, AD-17: Matt Haney
CA Assembly, AD-19: Phil Ting
Local Candidates:
SF Assessor-Recorder: Joaquín Torres
District Attorney: John Hamasaki
Public Defender: Mano Raju
Bart Board of Directors, District 8: Janice Li
District 2 Supervisor: No Endorsement
District 4 Supervisor: Gordon Mar
District 6 Supervisor: Honey Mahogany
District 8 Supervisor: Rafael Mandelman
District 10 Supervisor: Shamann Walton
CCSF Board of Trustees: Anita Martinez and Vick Chung
SFUSD Board of Education: Alida Fisher and Gabriela López
Endorsement Interviews
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CaNDIDATE & Ballot Measure QUESTIONNAIRES
Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:
Yes on Proposition D - Affordable Housing – Initiative Petition
No on Proposition D - Affordable Housing – Initiative Petition
Yes on Proposition E - Affordable Housing – Board of Supervisors
Yes on Proposition F - Library Preservation Fund
Yes on Proposition G - Student Success Fund – Grants to the San Francisco Unified School District
Yes on Proposition H - City Elections in Even-Numbered Years
No on Proposition I - Vehicles on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park and the Great Highway
Yes on Proposition J - Recreational Use of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park
Yes on Proposition L - Sales Tax for Transportation Projects
Yes on Proposition M - Tax on Keeping Residential Units Vacant
Yes on Proposition 1 - Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom
Yes on Proposition 26 - Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands
No on Proposition 27 - Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands
California State Assembly District 17 Candidates
San Francisco District Attorney Candidates
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2 Candidates
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6 Candidates
BART Board of Directors, District 8 Candidates
San Francisco Board of Education Candidates
San Francisco City College Board of Trustees Candidates
November 2022 Early Endorsements
CaNDIDATE & Ballot Measure QUESTIONNAIRES
Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:
SUPPORT SF WERCS Ballot Questionnaire
MANO RAJU - San Francisco Public Defender Candidate
GORDON MAR - San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 4 Candidate
RAFAEL MANDELMAN - San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8 Candidate
SHAMANN WALTON - San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 10 Candidate
June 2022 Primary Endorsements
CaNDIDATE & Ballot Measure QUESTIONNAIRES
Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:
YES ON PROPOSITION A - Muni Reliability and Street Safety Bond
NO ON PROPOSITION A - Muni Reliability and Street Safety Bond
YES ON PROPOSITION C - Recall Timelines and Vacancy Appointments
YES ON PROPOSITION E - Behested Payments
YES ON PROPOSITION F - Refuse Collection and Disposal
YES ON PROPOSITION G - Public Health Emergency Leave
NO ON PROPOSITION H - Recall Measure Regarding Chesa Boudin
JOEL VENTRESCA - Governor Candidate
ELENI KOUNALAKIS - Lieutenant Governor Candidate
WILLIAM “SKEE” SAACKE - Lieutenant Governor Candidate
MALIA COHEN - State Controller Candidate
RON GALPERIN - State Controller Candidate
ROB BONTA - State Attorney General Candidate
VINSON EUGENE ALLEN - State Insurance Commissioner Candidate
TONY THURMOND - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate
ALEX PADILLA - U.S. Senate Candidate
EMILY BEACH - U.S. Congress District 15 Candidate
DAVID CANEPA - U.S. Congress District 15 Candidate
KEVIN MULLIN - U.S. Congress District 15 Candidate
SALLY LIEBER - Board of Equalization, District 2 Candidate
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER - Board of Equalization, District 2 Candidate
MATT HANEY - State Assembly District 17 Candidate
PHIL TING - State Assembly District 19 Candidate
DAVID CHIU - San Francisco City Attorney Candidate
February 2022 Endorsements
CaNDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES
Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:
BILAL MAHMOOD - AD17 STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE
DAVID CAMPOS - AD17 STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE
MATT HANEY - AD17 STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE
THEA SELBY - AD17 STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE
JOAQUÍN TORRES - SAN FRANCISCO ASSESSOR-RECORDER CANDIDATE
2021 Endorsements
November 3, 2020
Endorsements
Federal Candidates
President of the United States: Joseph R. Biden
Vice President of the United States: Kamala D. Harris
U.S. Representative, District 12: Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Representative, dISTRICT 14: Jackie Speier
State Candidates
State Senate, District 11: Jackie Fielder
State Assembly, District 17: David Chiu
State Assembly, District 19: Phil Ting
Local Candidates
District 1 Supervisor: Connie Chan*
District 3 Supervisor: Aaron Peskin*
District 5 Supervisor: Dean Preston*
District 7 Supervisor: Vilaska Nguyen, #1 Endorsement
District 7 Supervisor: Myrna Melgar, #2 Endorsement
District 9 Supervisor: Hillary Ronen*
District 11 Supervisor: John Avalos*
Board of Education: Kevine Boggess
Board of Education: Alida Fisher
Board of Education: Jenny Lam
Board of Education: Mark Sanchez
Community College Board: Tom Temprano
Community College Board: Han Zou
Community College Board: Shanell Williams
Community College Board: Alan Wong
Bart Board, District 7: Lateefah Simon
Bart Board, District 9: Bevan Dufty
*Indicates sole endorsement
Local Ballot Measures
Prop A: YES
Prop B: YES
Prop c: YES
Prop D: YES
Prop E: YES
Prop F: YES
Prop G: YES
Prop H: YES
Prop I: YES
Prop J: YES
Prop K: YES
Prop L: YES
State Ballot Measures