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<\/a><\/p>\nDive in<\/a> Touting Newsom\u2019s support, Lurie said that the governor \u201cknows firsthand what it takes to lead this city and the obstacles our broken system puts in the path of progress.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a critical effort to cut through the dysfunction, restore accountability, and end the excuses that have held San Francisco back for decades,\u201d Lurie said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lurie has argued<\/a> that the proposals will root out corruption at City Hall and make city services more efficient. An immense amount of money has poured into the propositions, with a whopping $13.5 million raised. Top contributors include venture capitalist and Standard chairman Michael Moritz, crypto billionaire Chris Larsen and his wife, philanthropist Lyna Lam, and investor John Pritzker.\u00a0<\/p>\n The measures are split into three categories: ballot access, contracting and executive branch authority.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prop. D would raise the threshold for the number of petition signatures needed to place. Lurie and others argue that voters are overwhelmed by the number of propositions each election cycle \u2014 this year, there are roughly two dozen local and state measures. The measure would raise the signature threshold from roughly 10,000 to 40,000, remove the mayor\u2019s unilateral power to place measures on the ballot, and require six supervisors, instead of four, to put a proposition on the ballot.<\/p>\n The proposal is the most controversial of the three and has received pushback from some progressives and labor unions, who argue it would make it harder for less-resourced, grassroots organizers to get a measure on the ballot. But the opposition committee \u2014 Fair Access, No on D \u2014 has raised a comparatively small $200,000. Top donors to the campaign to defeat Prop. D include the nonprofit housing developer TODCO, SEIU Local 1021 and the San Francisco Labor Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Props. E and F would impact how City Hall runs. Prop. E would grant the city administrator more authority to oversee contracts. Prop. F would give Lurie more power to remove some city department heads and commissioners and to change how city departments are structured.\u00a0<\/p>\n Questions have arisen regarding some of the messaging around Prop F. This week, the Chronicle reported (opens in new tab)<\/a> that Lurie\u2019s ballot measure committee had inaccurately advertised that the police commission would remain independent of Lurie\u2019s reach if the measure passed. In fact, Prop. F would allow the mayor to unilaterally remove his appointees to the commission without approval from the Board of Supervisors. A Lurie political adviser acknowledged the campaign had made mistakes in its messaging.<\/p>\n Lurie isn\u2019t the first to try to change the city\u2019s charter. In 2024, moderate-aligned forces spent millions on a proposition to limit the number of commissions and to give the mayor more authority to appoint and remove city department heads. The effort, heavily funded by Moritz, failed to pass, with 56% of voters opposed. It was championed by mayoral candidate Mark Farrell, who placed fourth in the mayor\u2019s race and faced ethics<\/a> sanctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor Daniel Lurie\u2019s ballot measures to streamline City Hall were already flush with cash. 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Lurie ran for mayor in 2024 promising to make government more efficient. | Source: Benjamin Fanjoy for The Standard<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/-S3840x2744-FPNG.png\"\/)
Lurie\u2019s Proposition D, which would make it harder to get measures on the ballot, has faced some pushback. | Source: Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n