SPUR Comments on Secondary Dwelling Units
Advocacy Letter / Letter supporting staff recommendations on secondary dwelling units and offering additional considerations
November 2016 Voter Guide
Voter Guide / Twenty-four city propositions and one regional measure appear on the San Francisco ballot on November 8, 2016. SPUR provides in-depth analysis and recommendations on each one.
SPUR Supports OUSD Good Food Purchasing Program
Advocacy Letter / SPUR enthusiastically supports OUSD's Good Food Purchasing Program, which would provide a clear framework for analyzing and improving the environmental, social and health impacts of food procured by the school district.
San Francisco Prop A - School Bond
Ballot Measure / Authorizes the San Francisco Board of Education to issue $744 million in general obligation bonds for facilities upgrades and other improvements to public schools.
San Francisco Prop B - City College Parcel Tax
Ballot Measure / Raises the current parcel tax dedicated for City College from $79 per parcel to $99 per parcel and extends it for 15 years.
San Francisco Prop C - Housing Loan Program
Ballot Measure / Authorizes putting unused bond capacity from a previous earthquake retrofit program toward the acquisition of housing units for rehabilitation and conversion to permanently affordable housing.
San Francisco Prop D - Vacancy Appointments
Ballot Measure / Requires that vacancies occurring in elected offices be filled by a mayoral appointment within 28 days and mandates that when a vacancy occurs on the Board of Supervisors, a special election be held within 180 days; the interim supervisor appointed by the mayor would be ineligible to run.
San Francisco Prop E - Street Trees
Ballot Measure / Makes it the city’s responsibility to maintain all street trees, repair sidewalks damaged by trees and assume liability for damages caused by neglect of trees; dedicates funding from the General Fund to pay for these responsibilities.
San Francisco Prop F - Local Voting Age
Ballot Measure / Authorizes 16- and 17-year-old citizens to vote in local elections.
San Francisco Prop G - Police Oversight
Ballot Measure / Changes the name of the Office of Citizen Complaints to the Department of Police Accountability, separates the department’s budget from the budget of the police department and requires regular audits of police officer misconduct and use of force.
San Francisco Prop H - Public Advocate
Ballot Measure / Creates a new citywide elected office, public advocate, to be elected to four-year terms; provided with a staff, budget and offices within City Hall; and given a range of powers to review city programs and performance, investigate complaints against government, hold hearings and introduce legislation.
San Francisco Prop I - Dignity Fund
Ballot Measure / Establishes a special $38 million fund to support services for seniors and adults with disabilities; mandates an annual increase to the amount through 2026–27, after which the amount would fluctuate with the city’s discretionary budget.
San Francisco Prop J - Dedicating the Prop. K Sales Tax
Ballot Measure / Dedicates funding from the Prop. K sales tax to fund homeless services and transportation system improvements.
San Francisco Prop K - Sales Tax for Transportation and Homelessness
Ballot Measure / Increases the effective sales tax in San Francisco by 0.75 percent to 9.25 percent in order to fund the homelessness and transportation programs in Prop. J.
San Francisco Prop L - MTA Board and Budget
Ballot Measure / Alters how appointments are made to the SFMTA Board of Directors by creating split appointments between the Board of Supervisors and mayor and allows the Board of Supervisors to reject the SFMTA’s budget by a simple majority vote.
San Francisco Prop M - Housing and Development Commission
Ballot Measure / Creates a new Housing and Development Commission to oversee the city’s Housing and Community Development and Economic and Workforce Development agencies.
San Francisco Prop N - Noncitizen Voting
Ballot Measure / Allows noncitizens with children ages 18 and younger to vote in school board elections.
San Francisco Prop O - Bayview Office Development
Ballot Measure / Exempts office development in Candlestick Point and Hunters Point from San Francisco’s annual cap on office space construction.
San Francisco Prop P - Competitive Bidding
Ballot Measure / Requires a competitive bidding process for selecting developers of affordable housing funded by the City and County of San Francisco on sites owned by the city.
San Francisco Prop Q - Tent Encampments
Ballot Measure / Amends the Police Code to prohibit tents on public sidewalks and provides parameters for removing tent encampments within 24 hours, provided occupants can be offered housing, shelter or homeless services.