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State Senate

There were no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Senate in San Francisco.

U.S. House of Representatives

Cindy Sheehan of San Francisco ran for Congress as an independent caandidate, with the endorsement of the Peace and Freedom Party, in the 8th Congressional District, which is entirely within San Francisco, covering all of the city except for a southwestern area that is in the 12th CD (almost all of the Sunset district, plus Twin Peaks, Diamond Heights and Lake Merced). She came in second of six candidates (four on the ballot and two official write-ins, with 46,118 votes (16.17%).

Nathalie Hrizi of San Francisco was the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Congress in the 12th Congressional District, which includes the southwestern area part of San Francisco (almost all of the Sunset district, plus Twin Peaks, Diamond Heights and Lake Merced), as well as much of San Mateo County. She came in third of five candidates, with 5,793 votes (2.17%) district-wide, in fourth place with 1,663 votes (2.73%) in San Francisco.

State Assembly

There were no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Assembly in San Francisco.

Local Non-partisan Offices

The webmaster is not aware of any endorsements by the San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party organization of any candidates for local non-partisan offices which were voted on in the November 4th general election.

Local Measures

There were twenty-two local measures on the ballot November 4th in San Francisco, from A to V, and the San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party organization took positions on nineteen of them:

  • Proposition B (Charter Amendment): Establishing Affordable Housing Fund. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on B. Despite our support, Proposition B failed, with a vote of 166,299 (47.81%) Yes to 181,534 (52.19%) No.
  • Proposition C (Charter Amendment): Prohibiting City Employees from Serving on Some Charter Boards and Commissions. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on C. Despite our support, Proposition C failed, with a vote of 124,395 (38.06%) Yes to 202,419 (61.94%) No.
  • Proposition D (Charter Amendment): Financing Pier 70 Waterfront District Development Plan Upon Board of Supervisors’ Approval. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on D. Despite our opposition, Proposition D passed, with a vote of 226,513 (68.07%) Yes to 106,228 (31.93%) No.
  • Proposition E (Charter Amendment): Changing the number of Signatures Required to Recall City Officials to Conform with State Law. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on E. With our support, Proposition E passed, with a vote of 195,605 (60.10%) Yes to 129,862 (39.90%) No.
  • Proposition G (Charter Amendment): Allowing Retirement System Credit for Unpaid Parental Leave. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on G. With our support, Proposition G passed, with a vote of 202,011 (62.47%) Yes to 121,354 (37.53%) No.
  • Proposition H (Charter Amendment): For Clean Energy Deadlines; Options for Providing Energy, Revenue Bond Authority to Pay for Public Utility Facilities. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on H. Despite our support, Proposition H failed, with a vote of 133,214 (38.62%) Yes to 211,681 (61.38%) No.
  • Proposition I (Charter Amendment): Creating the Office of an Independent Rate Payer Advocate. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on I. With our opposition, Proposition I failed, with a vote of 117,050 (36.71%) Yes to 201,811 (63.29%) No.
  • Proposition J (Charter Amendment): Creating a Historic Preservation Commission. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on J. With our support, Proposition J passed, with a vote of 183,372 (55.64%) Yes to 146,194 (44.36%) No.
  • Proposition K (Ordinance): Changing the Enforcement of Laws Related to Prostitution and Sex Workers. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on K. Despite our support, Proposition K failed, with a vote of 140,185 (40.94%) Yes to 202,235 (59.06%) No.
  • Proposition L (Ordinance): Funding for Community Justice Center. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on L. With our opposition, Proposition L failed, with a vote of 132,097 (42.54%) Yes to 178,440 (57.46%) No.
  • Proposition M (Ordinance): Residential Rent Ordinance Change to Prohibit Specific Acts of Harassment of Tenants by Landlords. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on M. With our support, Proposition M passed, with a vote of 195,023 (58.84%) Yes to 136,416 (41.16%) No.
  • Proposition N (Ordinance): Real Property Transfer Tax Rates Change. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on N. With our support, Proposition N passed, with a vote of 223,808 (68.56%) Yes to 102,621 (31.44%) No.
  • Proposition O (Ordinance): Replacing the Emergency Response Fee with an Access Line Tax and Revising the Telephone Users Tax. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on O. With our support, Proposition O passed, with a vote of 208,044 (66.74%) Yes to 103,679 (33.26%) No.
  • Proposition P (Ordinance): Changing the Composition of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on P. With our opposition, Proposition P failed, with a vote of 101,230 (32.99%) Yes to 205,665 (67.01%) No.
  • Proposition Q (Ordinance): Modifying the Payroll Expense Tax. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on Q. With our support, Proposition Q passed, with a vote of 233,411 (74.20%) Yes to 81,178 (25.80%) No.
  • Proposition R (Ordinance): Renaming the Oceanside Water Treatment Plant. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on R. Despite our support, Proposition R failed, with a vote of 101,376 (30.25%) Yes to 233,733 (69.75%) No.
  • Proposition T (Ordinance): Free and Low-cost Substance Abuse Treatment Programs. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on T. With our support, Proposition T passed, with a vote of 200,649 (61.24%) Yes to 127,014 (38.76%) No.
  • Proposition U (Declaration of Policy): Against Funding the Deployment of Armed Forces in Iraq. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on U. With our support, Proposition U passed, with a vote of 193,407 (59.25%) Yes to 133,002 (40.75%) No.
  • Proposition V (Declaration of Policy): Against Terminating Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Programs in Public High Schools. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on V. Despite our opposition, Proposition V passed, with a vote of 179,639 (54.63%) Yes to 149,169 (45.37%) No.

Presidential Ticket

The candidates on the Peace and Freedom Party's Presidential ticket were:

Statewide, the ticket came in third of ten candidates (six on the ballot and four official write-ins), with 108,381 votes (0.80%). In San Francisco the Nader/Gonzalez ticket had 3,946 votes (1.03%).

Statewide Measures

There were twelve propositions on the statewide ballot November 4th, numbered 1A and 2 through 12. The Peace and Freedom Party took positions in favor of Propositions 2 and 5 and against Propositions 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

  • Proposition 1A (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train." This measure will issue almost $10 billion in bonds to be used for a high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects and with federal and private matching funds required. The Peace and Freedom Party generally opposes bond measures, as increasing the costs of projects while benefiting the rich who buy tax-exempt bonds, but we're generally in favor of improving rail systems to replace inefficient and polluting automobile and air transportation. If it had been clear that Proposition 1A would really build a good rail system, we probably would have reluctantly supported it. If it had been clear that Proposition 1A was a boondoggle for real estate and construction interests that built a poor or mediocre rail system as a side product, we would have opposed it. Neither was clearly the case. The Peace and Freedom Party decided not to take a position on Proposition 1A. Proposition 1A passed by a statewide vote of 6,680,485 (52.7%) Yes to 6,015,944 (47.3%). In San Francisco, the vote was 282,091 (78.4%) to 78,024 (21.6%).
  • Proposition 2 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Standards for Confining Farm Animals." This initiative measure was intended to reduce animal cruelty and improve food safety. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote YES on 2. With our support, Proposition 2 passed by a statewide vote of 8,203,769 (63.5%) Yes to 4,731,738 (36.5%). In San Francisco, the vote was 259,828 (72.4%) to 99,110 (27.6%).
  • Proposition 3 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program." While children's health care is a worthy cause, the combination of bond financing and private medical care corporation involvement means that only 25% to 40% of the money would actually go to the promised programs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 3. Despite our opposition, Proposition 3 passed by a statewide vote of 6,984,319 (55.3%) Yes to 5,654,586 (44.7%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 206,825 (59.6%) to 140,590 (40.4%).
  • Proposition 4 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy." This was the third try by the sponsors, whose first two initiatives were defeated by the voters. This poorly-drawn, overreaching, backhanded end-run around Roe v. Wade should have been defeated again. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 4. With our opposition, Proposition 4 was defeated by a statewide vote of 6,220,473 (48.0%) Yes to 6,728,478 (52.0%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 89,333 (24.6%) to 272,717 (75.4%).
  • Proposition 5 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation." This measure would have required more drug treatment and provided alternatives to incarceration. It would have saved money now wasted on imprisonment of non-violent offenders. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote YES on 5. Despite our support, Proposition 5 was defeated by a statewide vote of 5,155,206 (40.5%) Yes to 7,566,783 (59.5%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 212,229 (60.4%) to 139,148 (39.6%).
  • Proposition 6 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws." The "Runner Initiative," named after its fanatical right-wing proponents, would have put more people, especially young people, in jail for lesser and lesser crimes, and taken money away from schools and hospitals. This is the opposite of what California needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 6. With our opposition, Proposition 6 was defeated by a statewide vote of 3,824,372 (30.8%) Yes to 8,559,647 (69.2%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 69,527 (20.6%) to 266,972 (79.4%).
  • Proposition 7 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Renewable Energy Generation." This plan, apparently written to benefit a few companies, was so badly drawn that almost all environmental groups opposed it. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 7. With our opposition, Proposition 7 was defeated by a statewide vote of 4,502,235 (35.5%) Yes to 8,155,181 (64.5%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 108,433 (31.2%) to 239,068 (68.8%).
  • Proposition 8 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry." This one was just plain bad. It would take away the legal right of same-sex couples to marry, and throw into legal limbo existing same-sex marriages. It would enact bigotry, which is why it needed to be defeated. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 8. Despite our opposition, Proposition 8 passed by a statewide vote of 7,001,084 (52.3%) Yes to 6,401,482 (47.7%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 92,536 (24.8%) to 280,491 (75.2%).
  • Proposition 9 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole." This measure was designed to further increase the prison population, in part by undercutting the already slim chance that prisoners who pose no further risk to society can be paroled. It will be a remarkably bad law. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 9. Despite our opposition, Proposition 9 passed by a statewide vote of 6,682,465 (53.9%) Yes to 5,728,968 (46.1%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 123,376 (36.8%) to 211,062 (63.2%).
  • Proposition 10 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds." The bond financing would have more than doubled the cost of this program, which was not well-targeted in the first place. It mainly was meant to further enrich one billionaire. The Peace and Freedom Party supports alternative energy, but not through this expensive bond program. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 10. With our opposition, Proposition 10 was defeated by a statewide vote of 5,098,666 (40.5%) Yes to 7,464,154 (59.5%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 122,588 (35.7%) to 219,986 (64.3%).
  • Proposition 11 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Redistricting." This scheme will slightly rearrange how the wealthy control the state legislature, but will do nothing to challenge their stranglehold on power. We need proportional representation through multiple-member districts, and an end to big-money control of politics. This one was not worth our support. The Peace and Freedom Party urged you to vote NO on 11. Despite our opposition, Proposition 11 passed by a statewide vote of 6,095,033 (50.9%) Yes to 5,897,655 (49.1%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 119,902 (36.9%) to 204,690 (63.1%).
  • Proposition 12 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Veteran's Bond Act of 2008." This measure will issue $900 million in bonds, but they will be paid back by the veterans who buy homes with its assistance. The state's role is only to guarantee the bonds, allowing veterans to borrow money to buy homes at lower interest rates, and none of the Veterans Bond Acts over the last half-century have cost taxpayers a cent. The nature of the program was enough to overcome our general opposition to bonds, but its benefits being limited to military veterans kept us from supporting it. The Peace and Freedom Party decided not to take a position on Proposition 12. Proposition 12 passed by a statewide vote of 7,807,630 (63.6%) Yes to 4,481,196 (36.4%) No. In San Francisco, the vote was 229,090 (68.1%) to 107,446 (31.9%).
 

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