Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Bay Area Votes on the Connect Bay Area Transit Sales Tax
Metropolitan Transportation CommissionThe Bay Area Metro Center, 375, Beale Street, Rincon Hill, Financial District, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 75% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled, per the Public Transit Revenue Measure District: the tax is "subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026, statewide general election", and on 24 July the district asked the five counties to consolidate the special election "with the November 3, 2026, statewide general election".^[1]
Voters in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties decide a 14-year sales tax (1 cent in San Francisco, half a cent elsewhere) for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit; BART and Muni have drawn up station closures and route cuts if it fails.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Connect Bay Area Transit Tax Qualifies for the November 2026 Ballot
Metropolitan Transportation CommissionThe Bay Area Metro Center, 375, Beale Street, Rincon Hill, Financial District, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMED 82% CONFIDENCE87 days agoStated as done, per MTC's 1 July 2026 news post: "Yesterday, the District Elections Official for the Public Transit Revenue Measure District ('District') certified that proponents of the Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative ... submitted sufficient valid signatures"; ContraCosta.news^[5]: "The MTC's official certification sent on June 30".
The regional transit district certified an estimated 235,503 valid signatures, above the 205,831 needed, putting a 14-year sales tax for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit (1 cent in San Francisco, half a cent in four other counties) before voters on 3 November.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Alan Wong Wins the Sunset's Special Election for Supervisor
Sunset District, San Francisco, California, 94166, United StatesCity and County of San Francisco
Starts 06/02/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE115 days agoStated as firm, per the Department of Elections' Final RCV Short Report for the "June 2, 2026, Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election", Member, Board of Supervisors, District 4: "All Positions Filled".^[1]
Appointed District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong won the special election to finish Joel Engardio's term, beating Natalie Gee 64.4% to 35.6% in the fourth round of ranked-choice voting.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Sunset Voters Recall Supervisor Joel Engardio
City and County of San FranciscoSunset District, San Francisco, California, 94166, United States
Starts 09/16/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoStated as firm, per sf.gov^[1][2]: "the Department of Elections certified the results for the September 16, 2025, Special Recall Election"; the Final Summary Report gives Yes 13,474 (62.72%).
District 4 voters removed Supervisor Joel Engardio 62.7% to 37.3% in a special recall election, after he backed Prop K, which closed part of the Great Highway to make Sunset Dunes park.
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Economy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Lurie Signs San Francisco's $16.9 Billion Two-Year Budget
City and County of San Francisco5050, Mission Street, Excelsior, San Francisco, California, 94112, United States
07/30/2026 - 06/30/2028CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE57 days agoStated as firm, per the mayor's release dated July 30, 2026: "Mayor Daniel Lurie today signed a $16.9 billion budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028"; it runs to the end of FY2027-28, as "Fiscal years run from July 1 to June 30" (sf.gov^[1][2] budget documents).
Passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors for the first time in six years, the $16.9 billion budget for FY2026-27 and 2027-28 closes a $642 million deficit and cuts the city's structural gap by about $300 million.
$16.9B
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Francisco Voters Reject the Overpaid CEO Tax
City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco City Hall, 1, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Starts 06/02/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE115 days agoStated as firm: KQED^[1] reports the measure "failed" in the June 2, 2026 election; the certified Final Summary Report gives Measure D NO 132,959 (52.81%), YES 118,802 (47.19%).
Proposition D, a labor-backed rise in San Francisco's tax on companies whose top executives earn 100 times their workers, projected at about $300 million a year, failed 52.8% to 47.2%; its business-backed rival, Measure C, lost 66% to 34%.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Ninth Circuit Upholds Block on Trump's Housing and Transit Grant Conditions
US Court of Appeals 9 Circuit, 95, 7th Street, South of Market, San Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesUnited States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Starts 08/25/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE31 days agoStated as firm, per the City Attorney's release dated August 25, 2026: "The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today affirmed in large part a lower court decision"; the SF Standard^[2]: the panel "on Tuesday voted to uphold an order".
Appeals judges largely affirmed an injunction won by San Francisco and seven other local governments, stopping HUD and the Transportation Department from tying grants to anti-DEI, immigration and abortion conditions, protecting about $240 million a year in HUD money and $2 billion in DOT funding to the city.
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Elections09/20/2026@OddsDesk
California Elects Its Next Governor
California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, California
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 70% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysPolymarket's^[1][2] rules name "the 2026 California gubernatorial election currently scheduled for November 3, 2026", the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Polymarket
Polymarket
California votes for governor on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with Gavin Newsom term-limited. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket read the race as close to settled: Xavier Becerra at 94% against Republican Steve Hilton at 5.5%, with nobody else above 0.1%.
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Labour09/24/2026@CityDesk
LA Averts All Remaining City Layoffs in a Deal With Unions
Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012Mayor of Los Angeles
Starts 09/23/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoMayor's release "Posted on 09/23/2025"; FOX 11 the same day: "Mayor Karen Bass signed an agreement Tuesday".^[1]
Mayor Karen Bass signed agreements with SEIU 721, AFSCME and other unions that averted the last of the roughly 600 civil-service layoffs and the planned furloughs in the 2025-26 budget, closing the city's $1 billion deficit.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Paloma Aguirre Wins San Diego County Supervisor Special Election
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
Starts 07/01/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm by the Registrar of Voters' bulletin: "First Supervisorial District Special General, July 1, 2025, Official Election Results".^[1]
The Imperial Beach mayor beat Chula Vista Mayor John McCann 53.9% to 46.1% for the vacant District 1 seat, giving Democrats a 3-2 majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
LA Votes on Charter Reform and an LAFD Sales Tax
Los Angeles City CouncilLos Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 79% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysThe City Clerk's ballot measures page lists these under "2026 General Municipal Election - Voter Information Pamphlet (November 3, 2026)".^[1]
Los Angeles voters decide six charter amendments from the city's charter reform process, including a two-year budget and a parks funding guarantee, plus a half-cent sales tax for the Fire Department and a transfer-tax break for January 2025 fire victims.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure A Charter Reform and Term Limits
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
Starts 11/03/2026 3:00PMSCHEDULED 84% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled by Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 11013: "a special election is hereby called to be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026"; the Registrar's page gives vote-center hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.^[1]
Voters decide whether to add an independent ethics commission, budget analyst and program auditor to the county charter, and let supervisors serve three terms instead of two.
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San Francisco Votes on Props A-J and Five Supervisor Seats

San Francisco's November 3 ballot carries ten lettered city measures, from Mayor Lurie's executive-branch and contracting initiatives to a public bank, a Muni parcel tax and cars on the Great Highway, plus supervisor races in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

Charter amendments: A, charter changes affecting various city departments and commissions; B, establishing a municipal finance corporation and a public bank; C, contributions to the Housing Fund; D, changes to the ballot measure process; E, the City Administrator's authority and city contracting; F, changes to executive branch management^[1]
Ordinances: G, allowing private vehicles on the Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park; H, a parcel tax to fund public Muni operations; I, changes to the real property transfer tax; J, removing the foreclosure exemption from the transfer tax; plus RTM, the regional transit measure^[1]
Mayor Daniel Lurie wrote the official proponent arguments for D, E, F, H and RTM; Supervisor Rafael Mandelman for A; Senator Scott Wiener wrote the official argument against G^[1]
Board of Supervisors seats in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 are on the ballot^[3]
District 4, the Sunset seat vacated by Joel Engardio's recall, is elected for a full term beginning in January 2027^[4]
The Voter Information Pamphlet and sample ballot went online on 23 September 2026, and mailed ballots begin arriving on 2 October^[2][5]

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Scheduled, per sf.gov^[2][3][4][5]: "The following local measures have qualified to appear on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 election"; the Department of Elections says "The next election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026".
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Candidate filing guides for the November 3, 2026 election name the Board of Supervisors seats up: Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.^[1]
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Release of the Voter Information Pamphlet for the November 3 election, posted at sfelections.gov/vip.^[1]

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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Bay Area Votes on the Connect Bay Area Transit Sales Tax
Metropolitan Transportation CommissionThe Bay Area Metro Center, 375, Beale Street, Rincon Hill, Financial District, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 75% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled, per the Public Transit Revenue Measure District: the tax is "subject to voter approval at the November 3, 2026, statewide general election", and on 24 July the district asked the five counties to consolidate the special election "with the November 3, 2026, statewide general election".^[1]
Voters in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties decide a 14-year sales tax (1 cent in San Francisco, half a cent elsewhere) for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit; BART and Muni have drawn up station closures and route cuts if it fails.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Connect Bay Area Transit Tax Qualifies for the November 2026 Ballot
Metropolitan Transportation CommissionThe Bay Area Metro Center, 375, Beale Street, Rincon Hill, Financial District, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMED 82% CONFIDENCE87 days agoStated as done, per MTC's 1 July 2026 news post: "Yesterday, the District Elections Official for the Public Transit Revenue Measure District ('District') certified that proponents of the Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative ... submitted sufficient valid signatures"; ContraCosta.news^[5]: "The MTC's official certification sent on June 30".
The regional transit district certified an estimated 235,503 valid signatures, above the 205,831 needed, putting a 14-year sales tax for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit (1 cent in San Francisco, half a cent in four other counties) before voters on 3 November.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Alan Wong Wins the Sunset's Special Election for Supervisor
Sunset District, San Francisco, California, 94166, United StatesCity and County of San Francisco
Starts 06/02/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE115 days agoStated as firm, per the Department of Elections' Final RCV Short Report for the "June 2, 2026, Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election", Member, Board of Supervisors, District 4: "All Positions Filled".^[1]
Appointed District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong won the special election to finish Joel Engardio's term, beating Natalie Gee 64.4% to 35.6% in the fourth round of ranked-choice voting.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Sunset Voters Recall Supervisor Joel Engardio
City and County of San FranciscoSunset District, San Francisco, California, 94166, United States
Starts 09/16/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoStated as firm, per sf.gov^[1][2]: "the Department of Elections certified the results for the September 16, 2025, Special Recall Election"; the Final Summary Report gives Yes 13,474 (62.72%).
District 4 voters removed Supervisor Joel Engardio 62.7% to 37.3% in a special recall election, after he backed Prop K, which closed part of the Great Highway to make Sunset Dunes park.
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Economy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Lurie Signs San Francisco's $16.9 Billion Two-Year Budget
City and County of San Francisco5050, Mission Street, Excelsior, San Francisco, California, 94112, United States
07/30/2026 - 06/30/2028CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE57 days agoStated as firm, per the mayor's release dated July 30, 2026: "Mayor Daniel Lurie today signed a $16.9 billion budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028"; it runs to the end of FY2027-28, as "Fiscal years run from July 1 to June 30" (sf.gov^[1][2] budget documents).
Passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors for the first time in six years, the $16.9 billion budget for FY2026-27 and 2027-28 closes a $642 million deficit and cuts the city's structural gap by about $300 million.
$16.9B
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Francisco Voters Reject the Overpaid CEO Tax
City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco City Hall, 1, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Starts 06/02/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE115 days agoStated as firm: KQED^[1] reports the measure "failed" in the June 2, 2026 election; the certified Final Summary Report gives Measure D NO 132,959 (52.81%), YES 118,802 (47.19%).
Proposition D, a labor-backed rise in San Francisco's tax on companies whose top executives earn 100 times their workers, projected at about $300 million a year, failed 52.8% to 47.2%; its business-backed rival, Measure C, lost 66% to 34%.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Ninth Circuit Upholds Block on Trump's Housing and Transit Grant Conditions
US Court of Appeals 9 Circuit, 95, 7th Street, South of Market, San Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesUnited States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Starts 08/25/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE31 days agoStated as firm, per the City Attorney's release dated August 25, 2026: "The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today affirmed in large part a lower court decision"; the SF Standard^[2]: the panel "on Tuesday voted to uphold an order".
Appeals judges largely affirmed an injunction won by San Francisco and seven other local governments, stopping HUD and the Transportation Department from tying grants to anti-DEI, immigration and abortion conditions, protecting about $240 million a year in HUD money and $2 billion in DOT funding to the city.
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Elections09/20/2026@OddsDesk
California Elects Its Next Governor
California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, California
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 70% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysPolymarket's^[1][2] rules name "the 2026 California gubernatorial election currently scheduled for November 3, 2026", the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Polymarket
Polymarket
California votes for governor on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with Gavin Newsom term-limited. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket read the race as close to settled: Xavier Becerra at 94% against Republican Steve Hilton at 5.5%, with nobody else above 0.1%.
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Labour09/24/2026@CityDesk
LA Averts All Remaining City Layoffs in a Deal With Unions
Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012Mayor of Los Angeles
Starts 09/23/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.0 years agoMayor's release "Posted on 09/23/2025"; FOX 11 the same day: "Mayor Karen Bass signed an agreement Tuesday".^[1]
Mayor Karen Bass signed agreements with SEIU 721, AFSCME and other unions that averted the last of the roughly 600 civil-service layoffs and the planned furloughs in the 2025-26 budget, closing the city's $1 billion deficit.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Paloma Aguirre Wins San Diego County Supervisor Special Election
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
Starts 07/01/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm by the Registrar of Voters' bulletin: "First Supervisorial District Special General, July 1, 2025, Official Election Results".^[1]
The Imperial Beach mayor beat Chula Vista Mayor John McCann 53.9% to 46.1% for the vacant District 1 seat, giving Democrats a 3-2 majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
LA Votes on Charter Reform and an LAFD Sales Tax
Los Angeles City CouncilLos Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 79% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysThe City Clerk's ballot measures page lists these under "2026 General Municipal Election - Voter Information Pamphlet (November 3, 2026)".^[1]
Los Angeles voters decide six charter amendments from the city's charter reform process, including a two-year budget and a parks funding guarantee, plus a half-cent sales tax for the Fire Department and a transfer-tax break for January 2025 fire victims.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure A Charter Reform and Term Limits
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
Starts 11/03/2026 3:00PMSCHEDULED 84% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled by Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 11013: "a special election is hereby called to be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026"; the Registrar's page gives vote-center hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.^[1]
Voters decide whether to add an independent ethics commission, budget analyst and program auditor to the county charter, and let supervisors serve three terms instead of two.
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