2020 Endorsements
For explanation and analysis of our Club’s endorsement recommendations, please see our Medium pieces on the San Francisco Supervisor races and the California State and San Francisco ballot propositions.
National Candidates
President & Vice President
Joe Biden / Kamala Harris
US House of Representatives - CA-12
Nancy Pelosi
US House of Representatives - CA-14
Jackie Speier
State Candidates
California State Senate District 11
Scott Wiener
California State Assembly District 17
David Chiu
California State Assembly District 19
Phil Ting
Local Candidates
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
District 1:
Marjan Philhour
District 3:
Danny Sauter
District 5:
Vallie Brown
District 7:
Joel Engardio
District 9:
No Endorsement
District 11:
Ahsha Safai
SFUSD Board of Education
Matt Alexander
Alida Fisher
Jenny Lam
Michelle Parker
CCSF Board
Aliya Chisti
Victor Olivieri
Jeanette Quick
Tom Temprano
BART Board
District 7:
Lateefah Simon
District 9:
No Endorsement
California State Propositions
Proposition 14
(Stem Cell Funding Bond)
Yes
Proposition 15
(Schools and Communities First)
Yes
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Proposition 16
(End the Ban on Affirmative Action)
Yes
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Proposition 17
(Parolee Voting)
Yes
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Proposition 18
(17-Year-Old Voting Age)
Yes
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Proposition 19
(Property Tax Tax Breaks and Wildfire)
Yes
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Proposition 20
(Tougher on Parole, Property Crimes)
No
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Proposition 21
(Rent Control)
No Endorsement
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Proposition 22
(Classifies App-Based Drivers as Self-Employed)
No
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Proposition 23
(Regulates Dialysis Clinics)
No Endorsement
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Proposition 24
(Stronger Consumer Privacy Laws)
No Endorsement
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Proposition 25
(End Cash Bail)
Yes
San Francisco Propositions
Proposition A
(Health and Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond)
Yes
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Proposition B
(Public Works Commission, Department of Sanitation and Streets, and Sanitation and Streets Commission)
No
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Proposition C
(Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies)
Yes
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Proposition D
(Sheriff Oversight Commission)
Yes
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Proposition E
(Police Staffing Levels)
Yes
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Proposition F
(Business Tax Overhaul)
Yes
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Proposition G
(Youth Voting in Local Elections)
Yes
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Proposition H
(Streamlining City Permitting - Save Our Small Businesses)
Yes
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Proposition I
(Real Estate Transfer Tax)
No
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Proposition J
(Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District)
Yes
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Proposition K
(Affordable Housing Authorization)
Yes
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Proposition L
(Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executive’s Pay to Employees' Pay)
No
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Proposition RR
(Caltrain Sales Tax)
Yes
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