As no candidate had more than 50% of the votes, a runoff election was held between the two highest vote-getting candidates in the November 2008 election.
San Francisco County Superior Court Seat 12 election, June 2008
Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.
Proposition A
Proposition A would allow the San Francisco Unified School District to levy a $198 tax on every parcel of property to pay for educational programs, increased salaries for teachers, teacher compensation for hard-to-work schools and subject areas, and increase teacher and classroom resources. This proposition required a two-thirds majority to pass.
Proposition A
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
113,999
68.98
No
51,273
31.02
Required majority
66.67
Invalid or blank votes
7,757
4.48
Total votes
173,029
100.00
Proposition B
Proposition B would increase the number of years that new City employees and certain employees of the School Board, Superior Court, and the Community College District to qualify for employer-funded retiree health benefits, establish a Retiree Health Care Trust Fund to fund such costs, and increase retirement benefits and COLAs for some employees.
Proposition B
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
118,729
74.05
No
41,598
25.95
Invalid or blank votes
12,694
7.34
Total votes
173,021
100.00
Proposition C
Proposition C would prohibit City employees who have committed a crime of moral turpitude involving their employment from drawing funds from the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System that came from employer contributions.
Proposition C
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
91,924
58.07
No
66,379
41.93
Invalid or blank votes
14,715
8.50
Total votes
173,018
100.00
Proposition D
Proposition D
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
91,642
59.00
No
63,681
41.00
Invalid or blank votes
17,694
10.23
Total votes
173,017
100.00
Proposition E
Proposition E would require the Board of Supervisors to approve mayoral appointments to the City Public Utilities Commission, and require that such candidates meet certain qualifications.
Proposition E
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
80,489
51.79
No
74,916
48.21
Invalid or blank votes
17,613
10.18
Total votes
173,018
100.00
Proposition F
Proposition F would require that 50% of housing units in the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard development plans consist of affordable housing, that the Alice Griffith projects be replaced on a unit-by-unit basis, and that the Board of Supervisors reject all plans that do not include such requirements. This was submitted to the ballot to counter Proposition G below.
Proposition F
Choice
Votes
%
No
101,112
63.25
Yes
58,756
36.75
Invalid or blank votes
13,157
7.60
Total votes
173,025
100.00
Proposition G
Proposition G would make it City policy to encourage timely development of Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard, including a new 49ers stadium or equivalent, that the City would transfer park land for such development if replaced by new public parks elsewhere, and that 1997 Propositions D and F be repealed. This was submitted to the ballot to counter Proposition F above.
Proposition G
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
99,008
62.49
No
59,423
37.51
Invalid or blank votes
14,593
8.43
Total votes
173,024
100.00
Proposition H
Proposition H would prohibit City elected officials, candidates, and political action committees that they control from soliciting or accepting contributions from contractors who have a contract pending or recently approved by the official or a board on which the official sits.
Yes
No
