November 2024 Endorsements

Federal Contests

United States President/Vice President:

Kamala Harris

United States Senate:

Adam Schiff

U.S. Congress, Congressional District 11:

Nancy Pelosi

U.S. Congress, Congressional District 15:

Kevin Mullin

State Contests

Local Contests

Mayor:

London Breed

District 1 Supervisor:

Connie Chan

District 3 Supervisor:

Danny Sauter

Sharon Lai

District 5 Supervisor:

Dean Preston

District 7 Supervisor:

Myrna Melgar

District 9 Supervisor:

Roberto Hernandez

Jackie Fielder

District 11 Supervisor:

Ernest “EJ” Jones

CCSF Board of Trustees:

Alan Wong

Luis Zamora

SFUSD Board of Education:

Matt Alexander

Supriya Ray

Virginia Cheung

Sheriff:

No Endorsement

City Attorney:

David Chiu

District Attorney:

Ryan Khojasteh

Bart Board District 9:

Edward Wright

Bart Board District 7:

Victor Flores

Ballot Measures:

Great Highway Park

November 2024 Candidate Questionnaires

CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES

Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:

Mayor:

London Breed

Aaron Peskin

Ahsha Safai

Daniel Lurie

Keith Freedman

District 1 Supervisor:

Connie Chan

Jen Nossokoff

District 3 Supervisor:

Danny Sauter

Moe Jamil

Sharon Lai

District 5 Supervisor:

Bilal Mahmood

Dean Preston

District 7 Supervisor:

Myrna Melgar

Stephen Martin Pinto

District 9 Supervisor:

Jackie Fielder

Julian Bermudez

Roberto Hernandez

Stephen Torres

District 11 Supervisor:

Adlah Chisti

Chyanne Chen

Ernest “EJ” Jones

Michael Lai

CCSF Board of Trustees:

Alan Wong

Aliya Chisti

Heather McCarthy

Luis Zamora

Ruth Fergurson

SFUSD Board of Education:

Ann Hsu

Jaime Huling

John Jersin

Laurance Lee

Matt Alexander

Min Chang

Parag Gupta

Supriya Ray

Virginia Cheung

Sheriff:

Michael Juan

City Attorney:

David Chiu

District Attorney:

Brooke Jenkins

Ryan Khojasteh

Bart Board District 9:

Edward Wright

Joe Sangirardi

Bart Board District 7:

Victor Flores

Ballot Measures:

Great Highway Park

March 2024 Endorsements

Endorsement Interviews

Links below will redirect you to our Facebook page:

Endorsement Interviews Day 1

Endorsement Interviews Day 2

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

Katie Porter - US Senate

Barbara Lee - US Senate

Adam Schiff - 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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Endorsement Interviews Day 1

Endorsement Interviews Day 2

CaNDIDATE & Ballot Measure QUESTIONNAIRES

Linked below are completed questionnaires that were provided to SFYD prior to our endorsements meeting:

Yes on Proposition B - Public Works Department and Commission, Sanitation and Streets Department and Commission

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 K - Gross Receipts Taxes for Guaranteed Income Programs, Small Business Assistance, and Homeless Services

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

Yes on Proposition 30 - Provides Funding for Programs to Reduce Air Pollution and Prevent Wildfires by Increasing Tax on Personal Income Over $2 Million

California State Assembly District 17 Candidates

Matt Haney

San Francisco District Attorney Candidates

Brooke Jenkins

John Hamasaki

San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2 Candidates

Catherine Stefani

San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6 Candidates

Honey Mahogany

Matt Dorsey

BART Board of Directors, District 8 Candidates

Janice Li

San Francisco Board of Education Candidates

Alida Fisher

Gabriela López

Karen Fleshman

Lainie Motamedi

Lisa Weissman-Ward

Phil Kim

San Francisco City College Board of Trustees Candidates

Anita Martinez

Daniel Landry

Jill Yee

John Rizzo

Susan Soloman

Thea Selby

Vick Chung

William Walker

 

November 2022 Early 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 D - Office of Victim and Witness Rights; Legal Services for Domestic Violence Victims

NO ON PROPOSITION D - Office of Victim and Witness Rights; Legal Services for Domestic Violence Victims

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

 

2021 Endorsements


November 3, 2020
Endorsements


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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

Prop 14: YES

Prop 15: YES

Prop 16: YES

Prop 17: YES

Prop 18: YES

Prop 19: YES

Prop 20: no

Prop 21: yes

Prop 22: no

Prop 23: yes

Prop 24: no

Prop 25: yes