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State Office
GovernorJerry LieutenantGavin Brown Newsom Governor(D)* (D)*
AttorneyKamala Harris General (D)*
Secretary of State
Pete Peterson (R)
State Treasurer
John Chiang (D)
State Controller
Betty Yee (D) Insurance Commissioner
Dave Jones (D) Superintendent of Public Instruction
Marshall Tuck
U.S. Congress
Congress, District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
State Assembly
District 16
Catharine Baker (R)
District 17
David Chiu (D)
Oakland Mayor
Bryan Parker
Statewide Propositions
Prop. 1: Yes Funds a long list of water infrastructure investments worked out over years.
Prop. 2: Yes Creates a “rainy day fund” to help buffer against downturns.
Prop. 45: No Threatens Covered California with additional layer of health-insurance regulation.
Prop. 46: No Increases limit on “pain and suffering” in medical malpractice lawsuits to $1.1 million.
Prop. 47: Yes Reduces certain lesser felonies, notably drug possession, to misdemeanors.
Prop. 48: No An audacious example of “reservation shopping” for a casino site.
San Francisco Propositions
AB | | Muni Transit budget bond set-aside(Yes) (No)
C | Children’s fund (Yes)
D | Redevelopment pensions (Yes)
E | Soda tax (Yes)
F | Waterfront plan (Yes)
G | Transfer tax increase (No)
H | Artificial turf ban (No)
I | Sports fields (Yes)
J | Minimum wage increase (Yes)
K | Housing policy statement (No) L | Undermine “transit first” policy (No)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
District 2 | Mark Farrell*
District 4 | Katy Tang*
District 6 | Jane Kim*
District 8 | Scott Wiener*
District 10 | Malia Cohen*
San Francisco Superior Court
Seat 20 / Carol Kingsley
S.F. Board of Education
Hydra Mendoza*, Emily Murase*, Shamann Walton
Community College Board
4-year term /Wendy Aragon, John Rizzo*, Thea Selby 2-year term / William Walker
BART Board of Directors
District 8 / Nick Josefowitz
Alameda County Measure BB
Yes. Sales tax for much-needed transportation projects. *Denotes incumbent
More coverage online at www.sfchronicle.com/election-2014.