November 3, 2009 Final Election Results

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Registered 451,988

Total Ballots Cast 102,061
Turnout 22.58 %

Election Summary



CITY ATTORNEY - 1st CHOICE Votes Percent
DENNIS HERRERA 78,414 96.84%
WRITE-IN 2,555 3.16 %
TREASURER - 1st CHOICE    
JOSÉ CISNEROS 76,376 97.07%
WRITE-IN 2,304 2.93%

PROPOSITION A - Budget Process
Shall the City: establish a two-year budget cycle; be required to adopt a five-year financial plan; be required to adopt long-range financial policies and require that the budget comply with these policies; permit the Controller to certify the availability of funds for a contract if the Controller determines funds will be available when due; change deadlines for submitting and adopting labor agreements; and allow the Board to decide how to publish required public notices?

  Votes Percent
Yes 68,270 69.89%
No 29,414 30.11%

This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.


PROPOSITION B - Board of Supervisors Aides Shall the City eliminate from its Charter the requirement that each member of the Board of Supervisors have two aides?

  Votes Percent
Yes 51,835 52.26%
No 47,361 47.74%

PROPOSITION C - Candlestick Park Naming Rights
Shall the City be permitted to enter into a new naming rights contract for Candlestick Park, and shall it be City policy that fifty percent of any City revenue from the sale of those naming rights be used to fund directors of City recreation centers?

  Votes Percent
Yes 58,192 58.68%
No 40,973 41.32%

This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.


PROPOSITION D - Mid-Market Special Sign District
Shall the City create a Mid-Market Special Sign District where new general advertising signs would be permitted, subject to certain restrictions?

  Votes Percent
Yes 46,008 46.00%
No 53,999 54.00%

This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.


PROPOSITION E - Advertisements on City Property Shall the City prohibit an increase in the number of general advertising signs on street furniture and specifically prohibit new general advertising signs on City-owned buildings?

  Votes Percent
Yes 56,802 57.28%
No 42,365 42.72%

This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.

Neighborhood Statistics



  Registered Ballots Cast Turnout (%) Election Day Reporting Vote-by-Mail Reporting
BAYVIEW/HUNTERS POINT 16,466 2,588 15.72 518 2,070
CHINATOWN 16,511 3,842 23.27 1,038 2,804
CIVIC CENTER/DOWNTOWN 23,409 4,931 21.06 1600 3331
DIAMOND HEIGHTS 6,752 2,116 31.34 643 1,473
EXCELSIOR (OUTER MISSION) 25,224 5,282 20.94 1,197 4,085
HAIGHT ASHBURY 11,969 2,364 19.75 984 1,380
INGLESIDE 11,373 2,315 20.36 506 1,809
INNER SUNSET 8,906 1,934 21.72 819 1,115
LAKE MERCED 7,978 1,616 20.26 488 1,128
LAUREL HEIGHTS/ANZA VISTA 8,525 1,783 20.91 628 1,155
MARINA/PACIFIC HEIGHTS 35,986 7,797 21.67 2,465 5,332
MISSION 30,752 5,903 19.20 2,424 3,479
NOE VALLEY 16,034 4,149 25.88 1,545 2,604
NORTH BERNAL HTS 8,387 2,000 23.85 824 1,176
NORTH EMBARCADERO 8,779 2,310 26.31 626 1,684
PORTOLA 8,191 1,895 23.14 372 1,523
POTERO HILL 11,521 2,354 20.43 784 1,570
RICHMOND 35,565 7,980 22.44 2714 5266
SEA CLIFF/PRESIDIO HEIGHTS 7,287 1,926 26.43 639 1,287
SOUTH BERNAL HEIGHT 8,338 1,872 22.45 709 1,163
SOUTH OF MARKET 17,355 3,631 20.92 899 2,732
SUNSET 38,017 9,266 24.37 2,605 6,661
UPPER MARKET/EUREKA VALLEY 19,390 5,391 27.80 1,968 3,423
VISITACION VALLEY 7,940 1,384 17.43 267 1,117
WEST OF TWIN PEAKS 31,277 9,565 30.58 3,072 6,493
WESTERN ADDITION 30,056 5,867 19.52 2,130 3,737
Totals 451,988 102,061 22.58 32,464 69,597