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State Senate
Scott Wiener

SF Board of Supervisors

Mark your (Ranked-Choice Voting) ballot as follows:

1st Choice	2nd Choice	3rd Choice
District 1 Marjan Pilhour	Sam Kwong	Sherman D'Silva
District 3	Leave all three choices BLANK.
District 5 London Breed	Leave blank	Leave blank
District 7 Joel Engardio	Ben Matranga	Mike Young
District 9 Joshua Arce	Leave blank	Leave blank
District 11 Ahsha Safai	Leave blank	Leave blank

Local ballot measures

Prop. A: $744 million school bond
For issuance of bonds not to exceed $744 million, with annual audits and citizen oversight to: repair and rehabilitate SFUSD facilities to current accessibility, health, safety, seismic, and instructional standards, replace old plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and major building systems, renovate outdated class- rooms and training facilities, construct school facilities, replace aging modular classrooms, improve information technology systems and food service preparation systems. Requires 55% majority to pass.
SPOSFI position: Vote NO

Prop. B: San Francisco Community College District $99 parcel tax
Continues funding for core programs in math, science, and writing, provides reliable local funding for SF City College that cannot be taken by the state, attracts and retains highly-qualified teachers, avoids employee layoffs, ensures affordable education to local students, keeps libraries open, maintains programs to prepare students for workforce training and transfer to 4-year universities, provides counselors, with no proceeds used for administrators' salaries, benefits and pensions. The SF Community College District proposes to renew and extend its expiring voter-approved local control parcel tax for a period of 15 years, from July 1, 2017, at a rate of $99 per parcel per year (existing Prop. A, expiring June 30, 2021 will be replaced by this measure on July 1, 2017), and to implement accountability measures, including citizen oversight. Requires 2/3 majority to pass.
SPOSFI position: Vote NO

Prop. E: Tree and sidewalk maintenance
Would add a provision to the City's charter to transfer responsibility for street tree maintenance, including any sidewalk damage caused by the tree's growth or root system, to the city, but provides no funding to do so. Requires simple majority to pass.
SPOSFI position: Vote YES

Prop. W: Property transfer tax increases
Amends the Business and Tax Regulations Code to in- crease the real property transfer tax rate from 2% to 2.25% on properties selling for at least $5 million but under $10 million; from 2.5% to 2.75% on properties selling for at least $10 million but under $25 million, and from 2.5% to 3% on properties selling for at least $25 million. It also clarifies the application of the real property tax transfers of ownership interests in legal entities, and increases the city's appropriations limit by the amount of the tax increase for four years effective November 8, 2016. Requires simple majority to pass. Note: Prop. W includes a set-aside of $19 million for tree maintenance (i.e., funding for Prop. E, above), but if Prop. W fails, Prop. E is rendered moot.
SPOSFI position: Vote NO

Prop. RR: BART safety, reliability, traffic relief
To keep BART safe, prevent accidents, breakdowns, and delays; relieve overcrowding; reduce traffic congestion/pollution; improve earthquake safety and access for seniors/disabled by replacing and upgrading 90 miles of severely worn tracks; tunnels damaged by water intrusion; 44-year-old train control systems; and other deteriorating infrastructure, shall the Bay Area Rapid Transit District issue $3.5 billion of bonds for acquisition or improvement of real property subject to independent oversight and annual audits? Requires 2/3 majority to pass.
SPOSFI position: Vote NO

Prop. P: Competitive Bidding for Affordable Housing Projects
The city has various programs that provide financing to developers to build new affordable housing and re- habilitate existing affordable housing on city-owned property ("affordable housing projects"). The Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) administers most of these programs. This measure would require MOHCD, any time it invites developers to submit proposals for an affordable housing project on city-owned property, to: 1) publish the proposed project to the public and invite the sub- mission of proposals; 2) receive at least three proposals for the project; and 3) accept the proposal with the "best value." Requires simple majority to pass.
SPOSFI position: Vote YES

Prop. U: Affordable housing requirements for market-rate development
The City's Charter generally requires developers of market-rate housing to provide affordable housing. They can meet this requirement in one of three ways: 1) pay a fee equal to about 17%-20% of the total units being developed; 2) make at least 12% of the on-site housing units affordable; or 3) build new affordable units off-site, equal to about 17%-20% of the total units. This measure would change one of the three ways developers can meet this requirement by in- creasing the income eligibility limit for on-site rental units for all new and existing affordable housing units: a rental unit would count toward the afford- able housing requirement if it is affordable to house- holds earning up to 110% of area median income. Requires simple majority to pass.
SPOSFI position: Vote YES