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 would make it City policy that membership of City boards and commissions reflect the contributions of persons of both genders and all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and types of disabilities, and urge City agencies and officials to support the nomination, appointment, and confirmation of such candidates to City boards and commissions.
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.