In the days before the Nov. 3 election, Mission Local will be posting “election extras” with updates from the campaign trail.
With only two weekends to go before the election, campaigns are using this Friday to gear up for a weekend full of canvassing.
Some have exciting news, including a big endorsement for Mayor Daniel Lurie’s city charter amendments, Propositions D, E and F.
Gov. Gavin Newsom endorses Lurie’s charter reform measures
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his endorsement of Lurie’s three charter reform measures Friday.
“Propositions D, E and F cut through the bureaucracy, restore accountability, and stop dishonest ballot box games,” Newsom said.
Prop. D makes it harder to put measures on the ballot, Prop. E would empower the city administrator to reform San Francisco’s contracting procedures, and Prop. F gives the mayor greater control and power over city departments and commissions.
“Governor Newsom knows firsthand what it takes to lead this city and the obstacles our broken system puts in the path of progress,” said Mayor Lurie in a statement.
These measures have drawn the bulk of the spending in November’s election — $13 million has been put towards them. That funding comes almost wholly from a few dozen wealthy individuals who are putting six-figure sums behind the measure, the most significant change to the city’s charter in 30 years.
Learn more about the money backing the propositions here.
– Io Yeh Gilman
A tangled web of power players and money shapes San Francisco politics. Explore it here.
Millions have been poured into San Francisco’s election this November. Thousands of people have donated, but topping the charts with the largest contributions are some new political donors — with ties to Mayor Lurie.
We mapped it all in our latest installment of our ongoing “BigMoneySF” series, a look at the groups and individuals spending big to remake the city.
For more insight into this election cycle’s donors, read Kelly Waldron, Brandon Pho and Christina Baris’ article here.
Are the “Clean up City Hall” mailers accurate?
Passing Mayor Lurie’s charter reform measures will help “clean up City Hall,” the mailers flooding San Franciscans say.
But will they actually?
Read Heather Smith’s article here.
