Voting in San Francisco? Here are the Chronicle’s local endorsements for the November election

The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board has completed its local San Francisco endorsements for the November general election. 

Endorsements are made by writers and editors from the Opinion section after researching the issues and interviewing candidates and ballot measure proponents and opponents. Writers and editors involved in the news coverage of the campaigns do not participate in endorsement decisions.

Below is a roundup of our recommendations on whom to vote for to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, San Francisco ballot measures and other key city races. See our endorsements for state and Bay Area races here. 

U.S. House of Representatives District 11

Scott Wiener: San Franciscans would send the state’s most relentless and effective legislator to Washington to zero in on universal healthcare, humane immigration policies, protections for the LGBTQ community and preserving democracy from President Donald Trump.

See our full endorsement.

San Francisco ballot measures

Yes on Proposition A: The San Francisco City Charter has become an accumulation of commissions, reporting requirements and procedural rules for a city that no longer exists. Prop A would clean up San Francisco’s bloated charter to better serve city residents.

See our full endorsement.

No on Proposition B: Prop B would allow for the creation of a Municipal Finance Corp. — the first step toward starting a city-run public bank. The idea of a public bank designed to support social and economic justice is a noble one. But good intentions do not automatically make a good institution.

See our full endorsement.

Yes on Proposition C: Prop C will not solve San Francisco’s housing crisis, but it is part of a concerted and thoughtful city-directed effort to stem the bleeding. And it is the only measure on the November ballot that will provide something the city desperately needs: a predictable source of public investment at a time when the cost of building and preserving housing keeps rising.

See our full endorsement.

Yes on Proposition D: Tired of San Francisco’s interminably long ballot and the bad policies it produces? Prop D contains many essential fixes that voters will need to ratify one way or another. They should get the job done now with a yes vote.

See our full endorsement.

Yes on Proposition E: Political oversight over city contracting and procurement has resulted in a system in which the failures are abundantly clear. San Francisco has little to lose and much to gain by professionalizing the way it does business.

See our full endorsement.

Yes on Proposition F: San Francisco’s charter has accumulated too much organizational detail. Its inflexibility can blur responsibility and make essential changes needlessly difficult. Prop F gives the mayor tools to manage the executive branch while preserving review by the Board of Supervisors and the public.

See our full endorsement.

No on Proposition G: Sunset Dunes park has logged more than 1.7 million visits since opening in April 2025 and is benefiting nearby businesses. Meanwhile, reopening the Great Highway would come with a cost: $9.8 million in one-time expenditures and up to $1.9 million annually. Put the Great Highway out of its misery so Sunset Dunes can live.

See our full endorsement.

Yes on Proposition H: Faced with a $307 million annual budget shortfall, Muni is considering eliminating 19 bus lines, making steep cuts to street and cable car service and drastically reducing the frequency of busy bus and Metro lines. Proposition H would help stem the bleeding.

See our full endorsement.

No on Proposition I: Everyone wants affordable housing. But Prop I is a cocktail of poison pills that will actually make San Francisco’s housing crisis worse.

See our full endorsement.

Yes on Proposition J: Prop J would close a narrow exemption that has allowed certain investors to avoid taxes on foreclosed properties. Prop J is not a comprehensive strategy for reviving vacant properties and its effects on lending warrant close attention, but it closes a transfer tax loophole that needs closing.

See our full endorsement.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors

District 2 

Stephen Sherrill: Sherrill understands the job is to listen to his constituents while also making determinations that serve the city at large.

Read our full endorsement.

District 4

Alan Wong: Wong is the only candidate with the willingness to find a balance between neighborhood concerns and taking pragmatic positions that can help solve the city’s broader problems.

Read our full endorsement.

District 6

Matt Dorsey: San Francisco needs supervisors who take the city’s problems seriously and work with colleagues who might approach them differently. Dorsey has shown he can do both on the board.

Read our full endorsement.

District 8

Gary McCoy: His years in government and his fluency with housing and behavioral health policy give McCoy the broadest preparation for the job.

Read our full endorsement.

District 10

Theo Ellington: District 10 needs a supervisor who can press for housing and economic opportunity while looking out for residents who have too often borne the costs of bad city decisions. Ellington’s roots in the district and his experience and ability to work across economic, social and political lines make him the strongest choice.

Read our full endorsement.

San Francisco Board of Education (three seats)

Phil Kim, Autumn Brown Garibay and Tim Tung: The San Francisco Unified School District needs board members who are willing to make bold but necessary choices — while also doing the work to mitigate the consequences of those tradeoffs.

Read our full endorsement.

San Francisco Community College Board (three seats) 

Elijah Ball, Monroe Lace and Erwin Tam: Recent turmoil makes this election for City College’s Board of Trustees even more critical for its future and for its 43,000 students. San Francisco voters are lucky to have three incredibly impressive candidates ready for this challenge.

Read our full endorsement.

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