Voter registration in San Francisco’s Mission District has climbed by almost 6,000 people in two years, a change of more than 15 percent. In general, the larger increases in registration are concentrated in the Mission District and the Portola, with another high-increase area along the Mission Street corridor of Bernal Heights. Interactive map by Adam Long Citywide, registration went...
While most ballot guides give you the details on each proposition – and we recommend the Public Press voter guide for those details – we instead give you a look at the money, examining who is spending big to get an initiative passed or defeated. This year, Airbnb, realty firms, and local tech moguls are the big spenders. The list is not comprehensive, and only includes campaigns...
If a new ballot measure passes in November, San Francisco may become the first city in California to give non-citizens a vote in local school board elections. Proposition N, which would let parents and guardians of students in the San Francisco school district vote for school board members, is critical in a city where immigrants account for 35 percent of the population, say supporters. More...
Noted election predictioneer Nate Silver may say Hillary Clinton has an 82 percent chance of becoming the next President, but some of the Mission’s more politically active residents aren’t taking any chances. Yaron Milgrom, who runs both Local Mission Market on Harrison Street and Local Cellar on 22nd Street (no business affiliation with Mission Local), has begun hosting nightly phone banking events for...
Yes, there’s still time to register to vote – although not much. If you’re eligible (check here if you’re not sure) you have until the end of today to register, and you can do so online. Right over here. During the registration process you’ll be asked to select a party and be given the option of becoming a permanent vote-by-mail...
San Francisco’s homeless population can vote, even without a fixed address, announced advocates for the homeless who on Thursday gathered at the intersection of Division Street and Trainor – a narrow alleyway behind Rainbow Grocery that is lined with tents. “Our goal is to tell folks, if you want to vote, look at that street corner right there; that’s your...
Mission tech workers reacted to a proposal for a tech tax to curb the city’s growing inequality with comments ranging from skepticism to wondering why such a tax had not been imposed earlier. Mission-based tech worker Erini Blakey said that while the tax would rightfully “force tech companies to be good citizens,” she questioned its efficacy since it targets only...
Edwin Lindo, one of the “Frisco Five” hunger strikers who fasted for 17 days to protest police violence and call for the firing of San Francisco’s police chief, dropped out of the race for the seat of District 9 Supervisor today after missing a filing deadline on Tuesday. In an interview, however, Lindo did not mention the missed deadline and said...
San Francisco voters approved several measures on the June 7 ballot by wide margins, including an initiative that requires the investigation of all officer-involved shootings and a measure that would dramatically increase requirements for below market rate housing in new developments. Proposition D, which requires the Office of Citizen Complaints to investigate all officer-involved shootings, rather than pursue an investigation after a...
Senator Bernie Sanders addressed a crowd of more than 200 in San Francisco’s Mission District, the ZIP code that has raised the most money for the presidential hopeful’s campaign nationwide, one day before the California primary election on June 7. In his remarks at the City College of San Francisco’s Mission campus, the Vermont senator addressed some of his main...
Monday, October 19, is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming November 3 election. The good news is you don’t even have to get off the couch to do this — voters can register online here. You will, however, need to be a citizen, a resident of San Francisco, 18 years old, and not be serving a...
After vocal opposition, a delayed decision, and energetic debate, the San Francisco School Board voted to renew its contract with Teach For America to hire its usual 15 teaching corps members to work in “hard-to-fill” positions in the city’s schools. Superintendent Richard Carranza recently implored the board to give him the tools he needed to staff city schools amidst a...
Attendants at polling sites around the Mission were optimistic about voter turnout this afternoon. At Hua Zang Si temple on 22nd Street, poll workers said voters had been lining up outside the polling site before it had even opened, and that the number of voters coming in had remained steady throughout the day, rather than dwindling to almost nothing for the periods...
Here is what you need to know to vote today in San Francisco’s Municipal Elections. VOTE TODAY FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. Where to vote Look up your polling place here. Or call the Department of Elections at 415-554-4375 What’s on the ballot Local Offices 1. Assessor-Recorder For more information on Carmen Chu. 2. City Attorney...
