November 2012 San Francisco general election

The November 2012 San Francisco general elections were on November 6, 2012, in San Francisco, California. The elections included six seats to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, four seats to the San Francisco Board of Education, four seats to the San Francisco Community College Board, and seven San Francisco ballot measures.

Board of Supervisors

Board of education

Three incumbents ran for reelection, while one, Norman Yee, ran for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Each voter was allowed to cast up to four votes.

San Francisco Board of Education elections, 2012
Candidate	Votes	%
Sandra Lee Fewer (incumbent)	128,500	16.94
Jill Wynns (incumbent)	106,531	14.04
Rachel Norton (incumbent)	102,033	13.45
Matt Haney	100,552	13.25
Kim Garcia-Meza	59,930	7.90
Shamann Walton	58,194	7.67
Sam Rodriguez	50,554	6.66
Gladys Soto	49,839	6.57
Beverly Popek	36,059	4.75
Victoria Lo	35,779	4.72
Paul Robertson	29,562	3.90
Write-in	1,164	3.90
Voter turnout	72.56%

Community College Board

Three incumbents ran for reelection, while one, Rodrigo Santos, is seeking his first election after being appointed by Mayor Ed Lee. Each voter was allowed to cast up to four votes.

San Francisco Community College Board elections, 2012
Candidate	Votes	%
Steve Ngo (incumbent)	103,030	14.63
Rafael Mandelman	96,053	13.64
Natalie Berg (incumbent)	95,259	13.53
Chris Jackson (incumbent)	91,069	12.93
Amy Bacharach	90,485	12.85
Rodrigo Santos (incumbent)	56,755	8.06
Nate Cruz	55,426	7.87
William Walker	49,430	7.02
Hanna Leung	47,643	6.77
George Vazhappally	17,904	2.54
Voter turnout	72.56%

Propositions

Propositions: A • B • C • D • E • F • G

Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.

Proposition A

Proposition A would levy an annual $79 parcel tax for eight years to provide funding for several City College of San Francisco programs. This measure required a two-thirds majority to pass.

Proposition A
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	242,410	72.90
No	90,134	27.10
Required majority	66.67
Valid votes	332,544	92.61
Invalid or blank votes	26,530	7.39
Total votes	359,074	100.00

Proposition B

Proposition B would authorize the City to issue $195 million in bonds to fund repairs and improvements in parks and public open spaces. This measure required a two-thirds majority to pass.

Proposition B
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	242,404	72.11
No	93,735	27.89
Required majority	66.67
Valid votes	336,139	93.61
Invalid or blank votes	22,935	6.39
Total votes	359,074	100.00

Proposition C

Proposition C would establish a Housing Trust Fund to fund construction and maintenance of affordable housing, provide for loan assistance and foreclosure relief, and fund neighborhood improvements; reduce on-site affordable-housing requirements; and authorize the construction of 30,000 low-rental units in the city.

Proposition C
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	211,674	65.15
No	113,214	34.85
Valid votes	324,888	90.48
Invalid or blank votes	34,186	9.52
Total votes	359,074	100.00

Proposition D

Proposition D would shift the elections of City Attorney and Treasurer to the same year as those of the Mayor, District Attorney, and Assessor-Recorder.

Proposition D
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	263,642	83.20
No	53,252	16.80
Valid votes	316,894	88.25
Invalid or blank votes	42,180	11.75
Total votes	359,074	100.00

Proposition E

Proposition E would phase in a gross receipts tax and phase out a payroll tax in a revenue-neutral manner and increase business registration fees.

Proposition E
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	223,887	70.75
No	92,577	29.25
Valid votes	316,464	88.13
Invalid or blank votes	42,610	11.87
Total votes	359,074	100.00

Proposition F

Proposition F would require the City to study the draining of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and the identifying of replacement water and power sources.

Proposition F
Choice	Votes	%
No	249,304	76.90
Yes	74,885	23.10
Valid votes	324,189	90.28
Invalid or blank votes	34,885	9.72
Total votes	359,074	100.00

Proposition G

Proposition G would make it City policy to oppose corporate personhood and that corporations are subject to political spending limits.

Proposition G
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	260,595	80.99
No	61,181	19.01
Valid votes	321,776	89.61
Invalid or blank votes	37,298	10.39
Total votes	359,074	100.00

External links

San Francisco Department of Elections
San Francisco Voter Pamphlets and Propositions dating back to 1907 at the San Francisco Public Library.