Here's what's coming to SF ballots this year

The coming year in San Francisco politics will be a full one — a June primary election followed by a November general election, multiple controversial potential ballot measures in the works, and seats on the Board of Supervisors, in the state Assembly and in Congress at stake, among others.

First up, there could be hot battles over potential ballot measures in June, including some with big implications for The City budget that would raise or lower business taxes. Another could reopen a portion of Great Highway, which voters in 2024 decided should be closed to make way for a park.

The union-backed Stand Up for SF coalition has been collecting signatures for a measure intended to raise about $200 million per year for government services by raising The City’s Overpaid Executive Tax. That levy is currently imposed on companies at which the highest-paid managerial employee, within or outside of The City, earns more than 100 times the median compensation of employees based in San Francisco. The measure would also require consideration of employee wages outside The City.

Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and an affiliated political-action committee have contributed more $1.34 million to the campaign.



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