Thank you to all the members who participated in this year's endorsement process. The Club's official endorsements for the November 8, 2016 election are as follows:
U.S. Senate: Kamala Harris
U.S. Congress, D12: Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Congress, D14: Jackie Speier
CA State Senate, District 11: Jane Kim
CA State Assembly, D17: David Chiu
CA State Assembly, D19: Phil Ting
District 3 Supervisor: Aaron Peskin
District 5 Supervisor: Dean Preston
District 7 Supervisor: Norman Yee
District 9 Supervisor: Hillary Ronen
District 11 Supervisor: Kimberly Alvarenga
Board of Education: Stevon Cook, Matt Haney, Mark Sanchez
City College Board: Tom Temprano, Rafael Mandelman, Shanell Williams, Alex Randolph
Superior Court Judge, Seat 7: Victor Hwang
BART Board, District 7: Lateefah Simon
BART Board, District 9: Bevan Dufty
U.S. Congress, District 46: Bao Nguyen
Anaheim City Council: Angel Van Stark
Richmond City Council: Cesar Zepeda
Statewide Initiatives
Prop 51 (School Bonds): Yes
Prop 52 (Medi-Cal Reimbursement): Yes
Prop 53 (Voter Approval for Revenue Bonds): No
Prop 54 (Legislature Transparency Act): No Position
Prop 55 (Tax Extension to Fund Education): Yes
Prop 56 (Cigarette Tax): Yes
Prop 57 (Criminal Sentences and Juvenile Sentencing): Yes
Prop 58 (Multilingual Education Act): Yes
Prop 59 (Overturn Citizens United Act): Yes
Prop 60 (Condoms in Adult Films): No
Prop 61 (State Prescription Drug Purchases Standards): No
Prop 62 (Death Penalty Abolition): Yes
Prop 63 (Firearms and Ammunition Sales): Yes
Prop 64 (Marijuana Legalization): Yes
Prop 65 (Charges for Carry-out Bags): No
Prop 66 (Death Penalty Procedures): No
Prop 67 (Uphold Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags): Yes
Local Initiatives
Prop A (School Bond): Yes
Prop B (City College Parcel Tax): Yes
Prop C (Loan to Finance Acquisition of Affordable Housing): Yes
Prop D (Let's Elect our Elected Officials): Yes
Prop E (City Maintenance of Street Trees): Yes
Prop F (Youth Voting in Local Elections): Yes
Prop G (Department of Police Accountability): Yes
Prop H (Public Advocate): Yes
Prop I (Dignity Fund for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities): Yes
Prop J (Funding for Homelessness and Transportation): Yes
Prop K (General Sales Tax): No
Prop L (SFMTA Appointments and Budget): Yes
Prop M (Housing and Development Commission): Yes
Prop N (Non-Citizens Voting in School Board Elections): Yes
Prop O (Office Development in Candlestick & Hunters Point): Yes
Prop P (Competitive Bidding for Affordable Housing Projects): No
Prop Q (Prohibiting Tents on Public Sidewalks): No
Prop R (Neighborhood Crime Unit): No
Prop S (Allocation of Hotel Tax Funds): Yes
Prop T (Restricting Gifts and Campaign Contributions from Lobbyists): Yes
Prop U (Affordable Housing Requirements for Market-Rate Projects): No
Prop V (Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages): No
Prop W (Real Estate Transfer Tax on Properties over $5 Million): Yes
Prop X (Production, Distribution & Repair Preservation): Yes
Measure RR (BART Safety, Reliability and Traffic Relief Bond): Yes
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