{"id":486992,"date":"2026-10-06T14:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486992\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:50:27","slug":"lets-vote-san-francisco-introducing-the-standards-2026-voter-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486992\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s vote, San Francisco: Introducing The Standard\u2019s 2026 Voter Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voting in San Francisco isn\u2019t just a civic duty \u2014 it\u2019s a law school entrance exam. No fewer than 25 propositions appear on the 2026 ballot: 14 of them are statewide measures; 11 are city-specific. Plus, voters are asked to weigh in on races from governor to congressmember to supervisor to appellate district justices \u2014 so many justices. <\/p>\n

To vote responsibly requires a master\u2019s in city planning and a monastic level of patience \u2014 either that, or a really great ballot guide. That\u2019s what The Standard has created with our first-ever San Francisco Voters Guide<\/a>: a nonpartisan, no-BS companion for city voters with a lot on their minds and no time to spare.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The product of months of research and reporting by The Standard\u2019s political and news teams, in partnership with Eli Cohen, the creator of Mad Props and a grad student at UC Berkeley\u2019s School of Journalism, this guide aims to give you the context you need to make informed decisions about the issues of the day \u2014 from a labor union\u2019s 5% tax on billionaires<\/a> to Mayor Daniel Lurie\u2019s efforts at charter reform<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It also tells the backstories behind this year\u2019s most vexing proposals, tracks the largest donors backing candidates, tallies meaningful endorsements across the political spectrum, and lays out the latest polling and campaign finance disclosures.<\/p>\n

Yes, it\u2019s still a lot of information. But this is the least painful path to Election Day. Explore the voter guide here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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