This measure appeared on the November 2010 ballot. What it does This proposed amendment to the San Francisco City Charter would increase the required employee contributions to the City's pension and health care system, and would limit the City's contributions to both pension and health care. Proposition B would make a number of changes to the pension retirement system: Active uniformed members of the…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does This measure makes two specific changes to the San Francisco City Charter. One is to add to the 19 existing responsibilities and powers of the mayor a requirement to appear monthly, in person, at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors to formally discuss policy matters with supervisors. The other requires…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does The measure would enfranchise a large number of parents and guardians who are not currently allowed to vote for school board candidates. The measure's lack of specificity, however, raises some questions about how it will be implemented. Photo by flickr user lovebuzz. This measure establishes a pilot program, lasting from 2012…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. Photo by flickr user Christopher S. Penn.What it does Currently, voters must register at least 15 days prior to an election. Proposition E is an amendment to the San Francisco City Charter that would allow eligible San Francisco residents to register to vote on Election Day, or at any time leading up…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does The Health Service System Board is a board established by the San Francisco City Charter. It is responsible for overseeing the city's Health Service System. The system provides medical, dental and vision benefits, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs, and other health insurance services to over 110,000 current and former City…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does Proposition G is an amendment to the San Francisco City Charter that would require San Francisco transit operators to negotiate their wages and benefits through collective bargaining. Currently, transit workers are automatically guaranteed wages and benefits equal to the average of those paid by the two highest-paying transit systems in the…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does Currently, those who hold elected public office in the City and County of San Francisco are prohibited from concurrently holding additional elected offices within the city and county, as well as in state or federal governments. This measure would extend that restriction against service on local political party county central committees…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does This measure creates a pilot program that would open all San Francisco polling places on the Saturday before the 2011 General Election to test the effectiveness of Saturday voting. This measure would not eliminate existing Tuesday voting or vote-by-mail. The pilot project would not be funded by tax dollars, but instead…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does Proposition J is an ordinance that makes three changes affecting San Francisco's "transient occupancy tax" (hotel tax): Imposes a 2 percentage point increase on San Francisco's hotel tax from Jan. 1, 2011, through Jan. 1, 2014. The current rate is 14 percent plus a 1 percent to 1.5 percent Tourism Improvement…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does Proposition K is an ordinance that clarifies the application of San Francisco's hotel tax in two ways: It clarifies that the hotel tax is charged on the full retail rate of the hotel room. For example, if the hotel room costs $100 per night to the traveler, the 14 percent tax…

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. Proponents of Proposition L are concerned about people engaging in negative behavior on the street. Opponents are concerned that Proposition L will criminalize innocent behavior. Photos by flickr user Franco Folini (left) and Colleen McHugh (right). What it does Proposition L is an ordinance that prohibits sitting or lying on public sidewalks, or on objects…

Prop. M would require the police chief and Police Commission to develop and implement an official community policing policy for San Francisco. Community policing is a strategy to increase interaction between police officers and community residents to proactively address neighborhood safety and livability.

This measure appeared on the November 2010 San Francisco ballot. What it does The City and County of San Francisco charges a tax on the transfer of each property, whether residential or commercial, within the city's boundaries. Under current law, the tax is equal to a percentage of the property's sale price and ranges from 0.5 percent to 1.50 percent of that amount. The…