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San Francisco · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

The Ballot Cheat Sheet

What 22 Bay Area voter guides agree on, in one picture. Bars show how many guides said yes (green) and no (red). Haight / Cole Valley ballot: Supervisor District 5, Assembly 19, Congress 11.

YES Nearly everyone says yes 8 of 10 guides or more

1
$11.25B affordable-housing bond
141
2
Bigger rainy-day fund
111
3
Keep the high-earner tax for schools & health care
16
4
Public financing of campaigns
132
5
Recall reform
131
40
One-time 5% billionaire tax
92
RTM
Regional transit sales tax
151
C
Double the Housing Trust Fund
151
H
Parcel tax to save Muni service
172
J
Tax big foreclosure transfers
142

NO Nearly everyone says no 8 of 10 guides or more

39
Voter ID
115
41
Audit rules that would cancel Prop 40
112
42
Property-tax ban that would cancel Prop 40
113
43
Harder to pass local taxes ("Save Prop 13")
114
44
Clinic spending mandate
29
45
Faster CEQA review
112
G
Cars back on the Great Highway
19
Watch the poison pills. Props 41 and 42 were written to cancel Prop 40 (the billionaire tax) if they get more votes. If you vote YES on 40, vote NO on 41 and 42 or you may cancel your own vote.

LEAN Leaning, not settled 2 of 3 guides agree

B
Public bank
135
38
$8.4B immunology research bond
38

SPLIT Genuinely split, your call progressive and moderate guides disagree

37
State-backed cheap mortgages
63
Progressives: NOModerates: YES
A
Charter cleanup, fewer commissions
98
Progressives: NOModerates: YES
D
Harder to put measures on the ballot
712
Progressives: NOModerates: YES
E
More contracting power for City Administrator
89
Progressives: NOModerates: YES
F
Mayor hires/fires dept heads, deputy mayors
79
Progressives: NOModerates: YES
I
Earmark transfer tax for housing
108
Progressives: YESModerates: NO

PEOPLE Candidates the guides agree on

Governor
Xavier Becerra
all 7 guides that endorsed
Lt. Governor
Fiona Ma
8 vs. Romero 1
Secretary of State
Shirley Weber
all 11 guides that endorsed
Controller
Malia Cohen
10 vs. Morgan 1
Treasurer
Eleni Kounalakis
9 vs. Hawks 1
Attorney General
Rob Bonta
10 vs. Gates 1
Superintendent of Schools
Richard Barrera
11 vs. Shaw 1
Board of Equalization
Sally Lieber
7 vs. Pimentel 2
State Assembly (AD-19)
Catherine Stefani
9 vs. Wing 1
Supreme Court: retain
Yes (Evans, Groban)
all 2 guides that endorsed
Court of Appeal: retain
Yes, all 11
all 2 guides that endorsed
Assessor-Recorder
Joaquín Torres
all 8 guides that endorsed
Public Defender
Mano Raju
all 7 guides that endorsed
City College Board (short term)
Ruth Ferguson
all 4 guides that endorsed
BART Board
Sara Barz
all 6 guides that endorsed

TOSS-UP Two races where the city is split down the middle

U.S. House, District 11 (open seat)
Connie Chan9 guides: labor, League, Milk Club, Tenants, Women's PC, Greens
vs
Scott Wiener8 guides: Chronicle, both Dem parties, GrowSF, YIMBY, Sierra Club, Toklas
Insurance Commissioner
Jane Kim6 guides: League, Milk, Tenants, SEIU, SF Rising, Women's PC
vs
Ben Allen6 guides: Chronicle, both Dem parties, GrowSF, Sierra Club, Toklas

SLATES School and college boards: pick a slate

Board of Education · vote for 3
Progressive / laborVirginia Cheung, Reina Tello, Ryan Hazelton
ModeratePhil Kim, Autumn Brown Garibay, Tim Tung
Both sidesPhil Kim (also on Toklas and Women's PC slates with Alida Fisher)
City College Board · vote for 3
Progressive / laborLeah LaCroix, Bunny McFadden, Jeremy Lee
ModerateElijah Ball, Monroe Lace, Erwin Tam
Short termRuth Ferguson (unopposed)
The 22 guides: SF Chronicle · SF Democratic Party · California Democratic Party · Alice B. Toklas Club · GrowSF · SPUR · YIMBY Action · Blueprint SF · SF Women's Political Committee · Sierra Club · League of Women Voters · League of Pissed Off Voters · Harvey Milk Club · SF Tenants Union · SEIU 1021 · SF Labor Council · United Educators of SF · SF Rising · Bay Rising · Courage California · SF Green Party · SF Republicans. Progressive bloc = League, Milk, Tenants, SEIU, Labor, UESF, SF Rising, Bay Rising, Courage, Greens. Moderate bloc = Chronicle, SF Dems, Toklas, GrowSF, SPUR, YIMBY, Blueprint. Compiled October 6, 2026; the Chronicle, Bay Guardian and Juanita MORE! still have calls pending. Confirm your ballot at sfelections.gov/voterportal. A summary, not an endorsement.
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