Dear Friends,

20% of San Francisco voters have turned in their ballot! If you are part of the majority of San Franciscans holding on to your ballot, make a plan to vote this week!  

If you are voting by mail, please vote by November 4. Thousands of ballots go uncounted because people put them in the mailbox on November 5 without checking the final pick up time – these ballots are postmarked November 6 and are therefore invalid.

You can also vote at City Hall any day this week! Check hours here.

And per tradition, I am sharing my voter guide! I also love the SF League of Pissed Off Voters and their well written recommendations. Finally, I also check out the non-partisan analysis provided by San Francisco Public Press. 


US President/Vice President
Kamala Harris/Tim Walz

US Congress
Nancy Pelosi

State Assembly
Matt Haney, AD 17
David Lee, AD 19

Mayor
Listen to my Instagram Live Chat with both candidates!
#1 Aaron Peskin
#2 London Breed

Aaron Peskin is my NUMBER ONE choice for Mayor. He is the most knowledgeable and compassionate candidate running for this office. He has a track record of working across the aisle to get big things done, from simplifying and updating our business tax to negotiating for more affordable housing. More than any other candidate, Aaron cares deeply about fighting for regular everyday San Franciscans – our tenants, seniors, small business owners, artists. He will fight for YOU.

Breed is my second choice. Although we have disagreed on policy and strategy, we successfully collaborated to oppose spending billions on a new jail and she championed moving families out of single room occupancy units to real affordable housing. Issues like affordable housing, drug addiction, public safety, and wealth inequality are not concepts for London – she has lived the challenges our city is trying to solve.

Voters may be drawn to the idea of an “outsider,” but the other candidates lack a record of leadership necessary to navigate the complexities of this small but important city by the Bay.

Board of Supervisors
District 1: Connie Chan
District 3: Sharon Lai
District 5: Dean Preston
District 7: Myrna Melgar
District 9: Jackie Fielder and Stephen Torres (rank in either order) #3 Roberto Hernandez
District 11: Chyanne Chen and Ernest "EJ" Jones (rank in either order)

City Attorney: David Chiu
Treasurer: Jose Cisneros
Sheriff: Paul Miyamoto
BART Board of Directors, District 9: Edward Wright
Edward is smart, strategic and understands transit and climate justice policies. He also worked on my team in 2018 and in my final month in office, helped lead my legislation to eliminate parking minimums for housing citywide. He has earned the endorsement of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sierra Club, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

 

Board of Education
Matt Alexander, Virginia Cheung, Jaime Huling, Parag Gupta

City College Board of Trustees
Aliya Chisti, Ruth Ferguson, Heather McCarty

State Propositions
Prop 2: $10B Bond to Repair Local Schools: Yes

Prop 3: Freedom to Marry in the California Constitution: YES

Prop 4: $10B Clean Water Infrastructure and Parks Bond: Yes

Prop 5: Fund Affordable Housing by Lowering Voting Threshold for Bonds to 55%: YES

Prop 6: End Slavery: Yes

Prop 32: RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE to $18: YES, YES, YES

Endorsed by the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and Sacramento Bee

Prop 33: Allow Cities to Expand Rent Control: YES, YES, YES

The rent is too damn high and the real estate industry, which profits off of sky high rents, is funding a misinformation campaign that Prop 33 will hurt tenants and affordable housing… no.

Prop 34: Stop Corporate Landlords from Silencing Non Profits: No

Ridiculous measure targeting ONE organization in Los Angeles.

Prop 35: Extend Funding for Medi-Cal: No Position
Prop 36: Going Backwards on Criminal Justice Reform: No, No, No

 

City Propositions
Prop A: $790M School Infrastructure Bond: Yes

Prop B: $390M Community Health Infrastructure and Parks Bond: Yes

Prop C: Create Inspector General to Combat Corruption: Yes

Prop D: Poorly written Commission “Reform”  measure: No, No, No

Prop E: Democratically Streamline City Oversight Commissions: Yes

Prop F: Let Cops Collect Double Pay Before They Retire: Yes

Prop G: Fund Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families: YES, YES, YES

Prop H: Earlier Retirement Payday for Firefighters: Yes

Prop I: Retirement Buy-In for Per Diem Nurses and 911 Operators: Yes

Prop J: Protect Funding for Children, Youth and SFUSD: Yes

Prop K: Parkway at Upper Great Highway: Yes

Prop L: Rideshare Tax to Fund Muni: Yes

Prop M: Business Tax Reform: Yes

Prop N: Empty Gesture for First Responders: No

Prop O: Guarantee Reproductive Freedom in SF: Yes

Let’s VOTE!

Love,

Jane Kim