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Measure D was a San Francisco local ballot measure which was voted on as part of the 2024 California elections on November 5. It failed, with almost 55% of voters voting "no".[1] If it had passed, it would have cut the number of citizen oversight commissions and consolidated more authority in the mayor's office.[2]
Measure D was notable for the high level of funding in support of it, with over $9.4 million being made in contributions.[2] Donors included Michael Moritz, Jean-Pierre Conte and Mark Farrell; the large amount of money being spent in the election led to the measure being described as "billionaire-backed".[3][4] Farrell was also running in the concurrent mayoral election and was fined for campaign finance violations relating to his committee supporting Measure D.[5]
Campaign
[edit]Support
[edit]Funding
[edit]Farrell was fined $108,000 by the San Francisco Ethics Commission for campaign finance violations stemming from payments from a committee he had set up to support Measure D to his mayoral campaign.[5]
Proposal
[edit]Measure text
[edit]The question asked to voters was:[1]
Shall the City amend the Charter to limit the total number of commissions the City may have to 65, retaining certain decision-making commissions and dissolving the others unless the Board of Supervisors instead continues any as advisory bodies; give the Mayor sole authority to appoint and remove City department heads; and give the Police Chief sole authority to adopt rules governing police officers’ conduct?
Results
[edit]The measure failed, with 128,180 voters (54.83%) voting "no" and 105,616 voters (45.17%) voting "yes".[1]
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/sf-democrats-endorse-proposition-d-after-mayor-pulls-support/article_88a78434-65c5-11ef-b646-0fbdc0fe0785.html https://sfstandard.com/2024/10/28/sf-election-2024-prop-d-e/ https://sfethics.org/ethics/2023/12/campaign-finance-dashboards-november-5-2024.html https://www.kqed.org/news/12012377/san-franciscos-most-expensive-ballot-measure-prop-d-headed-for-defeat https://sfelections.org/results/20241105w/index.html https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/san-francisco-election-billionaire-19897238.php https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/california-propositions-live-updates-2024-19893364.php#billionaire-backed-measure-heading-for-defeat-in-sf-212208
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "November 5, 2024 Election Results (Preliminary)". San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Sydney Johnson (November 6, 2024). "San Francisco's Most Expensive Ballot Measure, Proposition D, Headed for Defeat". KQED. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Katie Dowd; Stephen Council (November 6, 2024). "Calif. propositions updates: Billionaire-backed measure headed for defeat in SF". SF Gate. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Nuala Bishari (November 7, 2024). "Opinion: San Francisco's new mayor is a rich guy. That doesn't mean the city is up for sale". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Michael Barba (November 4, 2024). "Mark Farrell hit with one of the largest ethics fines on eve of S.F. mayoral election". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2024.