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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE INITIATIVE PETITION
Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of placing on the November 3, 2026, general election ballot a measure to prevent catastrophic Muni service cuts while investing in making Muni safer, more reliable and affordable.
A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
The Stronger Muni for All Measure reflects San Franciscans' long-standing commitment to a world-class transit system that gets seniors to their appointments, workers to their jobs, and kids to school.
In the latest available customer satisfaction survey, Muni received its highest scores in 20 years while weekday ridership has rebounded to more than 75% of pre-pandemic levels. But the expiration of state and federal funds and lingering impacts of the Covid economic downturn has created a large budget shortfall. Without securing a reasonable and dedicated source of funding, Muni service will be severely cut, resulting in up to 20 bus routes canceled and doubled wait times. The economic rebound of the past year will be erased and our city will be far less affordable, pushing out more of our neighbors. Further, San Francisco already has the third worst traffic of any city in the United States. Without protecting Muni service, thousands of additional cars will fill the streets, further exacerbating traffic, gridlock, and commute times for transit riders, motorists and cyclists alike.
Over the past year, Muni has demonstrated a new era of fiscal discipline and community engagement. Commonsense reforms have yielded ongoing annual savings of nearly $137 million by eliminating over 500 vacant positions, consolidating operations to eliminate management positions and implementing more efficient operations to get buses to their destinations faster.
This measure proposes a progressively structured parcel tax on commercial and residential properties. 95% of San Francisco's single family residences are capped at $129 annually, with those in larger homes subject to progressively higher rates. The largest commercial properties pay up to $400,000 annually, making sure everyone pays their fair share.
Funds generated by this measure will be subject to strict oversight and accountability requirements, including financial efficiency reviews and oversight by a citizens committee to ensure all revenues are spent on maintaining and improving Muni service.
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Kat Siegal Rodney Fong Tony Delorio
Proponents of the Initiative
The city attorney has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:
PARCEL TAX TO FUND PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATIONS
The Way It is Now
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is a City department that manages Muni buses, light rail vehicles, streetcars, and cable cars. These services are funded by transit fares, and local, state and federal sources, but not through a parcel tax.
Owners of rent-controlled residential property in the City are generally limited in what costs they can pass onto their tenants.
State law limits the total revenue, including tax revenue, the City may spend each year. The voters may approve increases to this limit for up to four years.
The Proposal
The measure would impose an annual tax on parcels of real property in San Francisco beginning on July 1, 2027, and continuing until June 30, 2042. The tax would be adjusted annually for inflation. The proposed 2027 tax rates would be:
* Single-Family Residential Parcels: Base tax of $129 for the first 3,000 square feet of building area, plus marginal rates of: $0.42 per square foot of building area between 3,001 and 5,000 square feet, and $1.99 per square foot of building area over 5,000 square feet.
* Multifamily Residential Parcels: Base tax of $249 for the first 5,000 square feet of building area, plus a marginal rate of $0.195 per square foot of building area over 5,000 square feet, capped at $50,000 per parcel.
* Non-Residential Parcels: Base tax of $799 for the first 5,000 square feet of building area, plus marginal rates of: $0.76 per square foot of building area between 5,001 and 50,000 square feet, $0.84 per square foot of building area between 50,001 and 250,000 square feet, and $0.99 per square foot of building area over 250,000 square feet, capped at $400,000 per parcel.
* Mixed-Use Parcels: Base tax of $799, plus a combination of the marginal rates for residential and non-residential parcels above if the mixed-use parcel has more than 5,000 square feet of building area, capped at $400,000 per parcel.
* Parcels with No Buildings: No tax if the land area is up to 2,000 square feet, or $392 if the land area is over 2,000 square feet.
The tax would not apply to:
1. Properties or portions of properties not required to pay property taxes based on value; and
2. The building area of any single-room-occupancy unit and any shared facilities.
Most properties owned and occupied as a primary residence by a person who is at least 65 years-old would either be exempt from the tax or entitled to a tax reduction. Owners of rent-controlled residential units could pass through up to 50% of the tax to their tenants, capped at $65 per unit, if the initial base rent was set before June 1, 2027.
Revenues from the tax would be used exclusively for the costs of administering the tax and for SFMTA transit operations.
This measure would increase the City's spending limit for four years. Show more »
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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE INITIATIVE PETITION
Notice is hereby given by the person whose name appears hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of placing on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot a measure to reform how measures are placed on the ballot in San Francisco.
A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
The proposed measure reforms how measures are placed on the ballot in San Francisco to better align with the standards in other California cities. San Francisco's ballot qualification rules are far looser than those of any other major California city. The result is bloated and confusing ballots. In November 2024, voters faced 15 separate measures, compared to one in San Jose and three in Oakland.
Over the past 30 years, 74 percent of ordinances on the ballot were placed before voters by a minority of supervisors, the Mayor, or through signature drives rather than through a transparent and accountable legislative process. 44 percent did not legally require voter approval.
San Francisco is the only major city that allows a minority of supervisors to place measures directly on the ballot. It also has by far the lowest signature threshold in California—just 2 percent of registered voters. Additionally, it is the only city that allows the mayor to unliterally place measures on the ballot. Together, the status quo incentivizes special interests and politicians to weaponize the system against each other. Measures are often filled with complicated legal jargon meant to confuse voters. So-called poison pill ballot measures are more and more common, and measures can mislead voters or lead to unintended consequences. In 2022, for example, a ballot measure intended to tax Amazon was later discovered to unintentionally tax hundreds of small businesses and could only be removed through court action, despite conflicting with the drafters' intentions.
The proposed measure aligns San Francisco more closely with other California cities while preserving voters' ability to participate directly in lawmaking. These commonsense reforms encourage coalition-building, deliberation, and higher-quality measures for voters to consider while reducing confusion and unintended consequences.
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Daniel Lurie
Proponent of the Initiative
The city attorney has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:
CHANGES TO BALLOT MEASURE PROCESS
The Way It Is Now
Under the City Charter, an ordinance or declaration of policy (measure) may be placed on the ballot in several ways, including:
• By a six-member majority vote of the Board of Supervisors (Board);
• By four or more members of the Board submitting the measure without a vote of the Board;
• By the Mayor submitting the measure without a vote of the Board; or
• By registered voters submitting an initiative petition to the Department of Elections (signature initiative) containing signatures of at least 2% of the registered voters in San Francisco, which currently is approximately 10,600 signatures.
A signature initiative generally appears on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled municipal or statewide election. Signature initiatives that propose an ordinance may call for an earlier election, known as a special election, if the petition contains signatures of voters equal in number to at least 10% of the votes cast for all candidates for Mayor in the last mayoral election. The threshold for a signature initiative to call a special election currently is approximately 39,000 signatures.
Once a signature initiative is submitted to the Department of Elections, it cannot be withdrawn.
The Proposal
The proposal would amend the Charter to eliminate the ability of the Mayor or four or more members of the Board to place a measure on the ballot without a vote of the Board. The Board could still place measures on the ballot by a six-member majority vote.
The proposal would change the way the voters may place a signature initiative on the ballot by increasing the required number of voter signatures to 8% of the registered voters in San Francisco, or approximately 42,500 signatures. The proposed measure would also increase the required number of voter signatures to call a special election on an initiative ordinance to 10% of the registered voters in San Francisco (instead of 10% of votes cast for all candidates for Mayor in the last mayoral election), or approximately 53,100 signatures.
The proposal would allow the proponents of a signature initiative to withdraw the signature initiative from the ballot up to 102 days before the election. Show more »
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO AIR DISTRICT REGULATION 11: HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS, RULE 18: REDUCTION OF RISK FROM TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS AT EXISTING FACILITIES
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) will conduct a public hearing on June 3, 2026, in the 1st floor Board Room, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, California, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to receive testimony on proposed amendments to Air District Regulation 11: Hazardous Pollutants, Rule 18: Reduction of Risk from Toxic Air Contaminants at Existing Facilities (Rule 11-18) and on the proposal to adopt updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures.
The proposed amendments to Rule 11-18 include measures to expedite the approval of facility-wide Health Risk Assessments (HRAs), as well as other changes that would improve implementation efficiency of this rule. These proposed amendments focus on measures aimed at accelerating risk reduction and improving program efficiency to implement the requirements of the Rule as soon as feasible. The amendments are expected to expedite not only the overall implementation of the Rule but also the reduction of toxic emissions and health risks from affected facilities.
Air District staff has also developed proposed updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures, which include aligning with the proposed amended rule language; improving clarity and readability; and defining the role, scope, and process for a Dispute Resolution Panel that is expected to hear disputes between refineries and the Air District about technical issues.
At the June 3, 2026 meeting, the Board of Directors will consider adopting these amendments to Rule 11-18 and updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures.
Air District Staff has prepared a written analysis describing the regulatory context of the amendments pursuant to California Health and Safety Code § 40727.2, as well as an addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) describing the amendments and discussing why a subsequent or supplemental EIR is not required.
For copies of the proposed package materials, including the written analysis required by California Health and Safety Code § 40727.2 and the CEQA addendum, visit www.baaqmd.gov/ruledev or request them from Greg Nudd, who can be reached by email at ruledevelopment@baaqmd.gov by phone at (415) 749-4653, or by mail at Rule Development, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. Written comments on the proposed package materials should be addressed to Greg Nudd at Rule Development, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to ruledevelopment@baaqmd.gov. Comments on the proposed amendments to Rule 11-18 and associated materials are requested by April 19, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Verbal comments are welcome up to the day of and during the Public Hearing.
Philip M. Fine, Ph.D.
Air Pollution Control Officer
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
3/18/26
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