San Francisco, CAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Election 2026

5 of 11

council seats up

5 contests

23 candidates

Updated Oct 2, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

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Board of Supervisors District 10 · 1 seat

Only voters in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 elect a supervisor this year. Each district elects one supervisor by ranked-choice voting: rank up to 10 candidates, and the winner needs a majority of continuing votes.

2 notes on these statements

Manny Yekutiel ended his District 8 campaign on Oct. 1, 2026, but his name stays on the ballot because candidates cannot withdraw after the June 9 filing deadline. Mission Local · Oct 1, 2026

Mission Local's weekly District 10 questionnaire includes only candidates who won a major endorsement or reported campaign contributions, so some candidates have fewer sourced positions here. Mission Local · Aug 7, 2026

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Mon, Oct 5, 2026

What the next council decides

Housing and the Family Zoning Plan

Where it standsThe Family Zoning Plan, passed in December 2025, allows taller and denser housing in much of the north and west sides.

What's on the tableThe new board will shape how the rezoning is carried out, including tenant protections, landmark designations and which housing projects get city money.

Sunset Dunes and the Great Highway (Prop G)

Where it standsSunset Dunes Park replaced the Upper Great Highway and is closed to private vehicles; Prop G, an initiative, would reopen the road to cars on weekdays.

What's on the tableVoters decide Prop G; the board will oversee the park's budget, the approvals Prop G would require, and traffic and safety work on nearby streets.

Police surveillance and the Flock contract

Where it standsSFPD uses a network of nearly 500 Flock license-plate cameras and devices; Mayor Lurie announced tighter data rules in September 2026.

What's on the tableThe Board is expected to vote early next year on whether to extend the city's contract with Flock.

Drug use, treatment and supportive housing

Where it standsThe city has increased arrests for public drug use, restricted how nonprofits hand out drug-use supplies, and now requires new city-funded supportive housing to be drug-free, with exceptions.

What's on the tableThe board sets funding for treatment, harm reduction and supportive housing in each budget and votes on related laws.

How City Hall works: Props B, D, E and F

Where it standsFour measures on this ballot would change City Hall: a public bank (B), ballot-access rules (D), contracting power (E) and the mayor's management powers (F).

What's on the tableWhatever passes, the new board will write the implementing ordinances and approve budgets and appointments under the new rules.

  • The Changes to Ballot Measure Process charter amendment would raise the signatures needed for an initiative to 8% of registered voters (about 42,500) and end the mayor's power to place measures on the ballot alone. San Francisco City Attorney
  • The City contracting charter amendment would give the City Administrator exclusive authority to propose procurement ordinances, which the Board could not amend. San Francisco City Attorney
  • The Executive Branch Management charter amendment would allow the mayor to hire deputy mayors and to fire most department heads without board or commission involvement. San Francisco City Attorney
  • The Board submitted to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot a charter amendment to authorize a Municipal Finance Corporation and Public Bank as nonprofit corporations. San Francisco Board of Supervisors · Jul 7, 2026

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  1. 1. The Family Zoning Plan (Dec. 2025) allows taller, denser housing in much of the north and west sides. Where do you stand?

  2. 2. Prop G would reopen the Upper Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park to private vehicles on weekdays. Should it?

  3. 3. Prop B would let the City create a municipal finance corporation that could become a public bank. Should it?

  4. 4. The city's contract for Flock license-plate cameras comes up for renewal in early 2027. What should police surveillance technology look like?

  5. 5. The city has stepped up arrests of people using drugs on the street. What should it do?

  6. 6. Props D, E and F would expand the mayor's and City Administrator's powers and make it harder to put measures on the ballot. Do you support them?

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The seat math

6 stay (not up this year): Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen, Jackie Fielder, Bilal Mahmood, Myrna Melgar, Danny Sauter5 on this ballot

11 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 6-vote majority.

  • The Board of Supervisors is the legislative branch of the City and County of San Francisco; it has eleven members, each elected by district to a four-year term. San Francisco Department of Elections
  • Voters in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 elect their supervisor in this election; odd-numbered districts elect theirs in November 2028. San Francisco Department of Elections
  • Supervisor contests use ranked-choice voting: voters may rank up to 10 candidates, and if no one has a majority of first choices, last-place candidates are eliminated and their ballots move to the next choice until someone has a majority. San Francisco Department of Elections
  • The mayor is the City's chief executive officer, responsible for overseeing the executive-branch departments. San Francisco City Attorney
  • Stephen Sherrill won a June 2026 special election for the rest of the District 2 term and must win again on Nov. 3 for a full four-year term. Mission Local · Jun 11, 2026
  • Alan Wong's June 2026 win filled out the current District 4 term; District 4 voters decide the next four-year term in November. Mission Local · Jun 3, 2026

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