As required by a voter mandate, the San Francisco Public Library is now re-examining its library hours. In November 2007, voters approved Proposition D, which extended for 15 years the Library Preservation Fund, which requires that a portion of property taxes go toward library operations. Read More

Of all the items on the November ballot that will garner voter attention, a plan to realign the election schedule for citywide offices might get lost in the mix. Proposition D would move the city attorney and treasurer races into the same cycle as contests for mayor, district attorney and sheriff. The measure, which was placed on the ballot by unanimous approval from all 11 members of the Board of Supervisors, has not drawn any funding for support or opposition. Read More

Voters chose what was billed as a consensus pension-reform measure even though it would save The City less money than one authored by Public Defender Jeff Adachi, which was headed for defeat. The dueling pension measures were placed on the November ballot as The City faces skyrocketing pension costs that could reach as high as $800 million by 2014. Read More

‘Passage of this measure will lead to costly litigation that the voters will ultimately pay for,” read part of an argument opposing Proposition M in the November 2008 election. The measure passed, and today the Board of Supervisors will vote to pay $122,500 for the legal fees of plaintiffs who just won a case invalidating Prop M.  Read More