Welcome back to our “Meet the Candidates” series, where the congressional candidates respond to a question in 100 words or less. Answers will be published every Monday.
CA-11, the congressional district that Connie Chan and Scott Wiener are running to represent, includes most of San Francisco. Some southern neighborhoods (the Excelsior, Portola, Visitacion Valley, and Ingleside) are a part of a neighboring district.
There will be eleven local and regional propositions on San Franciscan’s ballot this November, and Mission Local asked the two candidates for their positions on every single one (Yes/No/No position).
Notably, neither candidate has taken a stance on Proposition I, the affordable housing measure that was signature-gathered onto the ballot largely by the Democratic Socialists of America and denigrated by Mayor Daniel Lurie as a “slush fund.”
Chan supports Proposition G, the measure to reopen Sunset Dunes park to cars on weekdays, while Wiener opposes it.
Chan opposes, and Wiener supports, all four City Hall governance propositions: Proposition A, the commission-streamlining measure, and the three charter amendments, Proposition D, E and F, which would, respectively, require more signatures to qualify a measure for the ballot, give the city administrator more power over city contracting and give the mayor more power.
And though we didn’t ask as part of this question: Wiener is opposing the statewide billionaire tax, Prop. 40, while Chan is for it.
If you don’t yet know each of the ballot measures by heart, here’s a handy table with the candidates’ answers. For fuller explanations on some of the ballot measures, read the candidate responses below.
This week’s question: In no more than 100 words, please explain your positions on Prop. D and Prop. I and, if you wish, elaborate on any of your other positions.
Connie Chan
- Job: San Francisco District 1 Supervisor
- Age: 47
- Residency: Homeowner, has lived in San Francisco since she was 13
- Transportation: Driving, public transit, and walking
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis
- Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin
D: San Francisco’s ballot process should be accessible to ordinary people, not just wealthy interests. Proposition D would quadruple the signatures required for voter initiatives, putting grassroots democracy out of reach for neighborhood groups, workers and community advocates.
I: I strongly support dedicated, long-term funding to build and preserve affordable housing. And we need reliable funding paired with a result-driven and adaptive housing strategy to build the most homes possible for working San Franciscans. But transfer-tax revenue can be volatile and difficult as a dependable funding source. This is why I support Proposition C which will provide stable, growing investment … read more here
Endorsed by: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, Congressman Ro Khanna, California Federation of Labor Unions, SEIU California, San Francisco Labor Council, Working Families Party, San Francisco Tenant’s Union … read more here.
Scott Wiener
- Job: San Francisco’s State Senator
- Age: 56
- Residency: Homeowner, moved to San Francisco in 1997
- Transportation: Public transit and walking
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from Duke, law degree from Harvard
- Languages: English, Spanish
Regional Transit Measure: I strongly support this five-county measure to provide financial stability to Muni, BART, and Caltrain. If it doesn’t pass, BART will collapse, and Muni and Caltrain will slash service. I passed the state law that authorizes this transit measure, working for three years and building the coalition to get it done. I did so because of my deep commitment to transit for San Franciscans. I’m the only candidate who’s worked to improve and fund transit reliability and safety. Transit is part of San Francisco’s lifeblood. Without it, people won’t be able to get around, and traffic will … read more here
Endorsed by: The California Democratic Party, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sierra Club, San Francisco YIMBY, Grow SF, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, North Coast States Carpenters Union, Dolores Huerta … read more here.
Candidates are ordered alphabetically and rotated each week. Answers may be lightly edited for formatting, spelling, and grammar. If you have questions for the candidates, please let us know at io@missionlocal.com or yujie@missionlocal.com.
Election Day is on Nov. 3, 2026. You can register to vote via the sf.gov website.
