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Proposition A · San Francisco · Nov 3, 2026

Charter Changes Affecting Various City Departments and Commissions

Updates department rules and reorganizes or eliminates specified commissions and advisory bodies.

At a glance

Charter amendment
Does it raise taxes?
No. It merges or removes city commissions; no new tax.
Estimated cost or revenue
Controller estimates $365,000–$450,000 annual savings.
Who pays
City budget
Where the money goes
Department and commission administration.
How long
Ongoing; task force every ten years.

Worth knowing: Additional costs and savings depend on budget choices; some staffing savings cannot be quantified.

From the San Francisco Ethics Commission and the state’s fiscal analysis. Estimates are the state’s, not ours.

Your choice

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What your vote does

✓ A Yes vote means

Amends the Charter, requires related ordinance changes, and convenes a commission-review task force every ten years.

× A No vote means

Retains existing Charter and commission arrangements.

Stays the same either way

Other Charter responsibilities continue unless changed by this measure.

How the money works

TypeCharter amendment

Cost, who pays and where the money goes are in “At a glance” above.

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Why they disagree

Supporters say

Carries out the Commission Streamlining Task Force voters created in 2024: removes inactive bodies and cleans up the Charter. Moves nine commissions into city law so the Board can adjust them without a ballot vote.

Official argument for (summary)

Summaries of each side. Read the full official arguments in the San Francisco voter pamphlet. Read the full official arguments

Read the official digest, fiscal statement and legal text for qualifications and exceptions.

Who’s funding it

Campaign funding by contest

Selected official disclosures, not complete election totals. Each filing lists its reporting period. Missing records do not mean no money was raised.

Supporting

Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A

$452,505 monetary contributions, year to date through Oct 28, 2026

Latest filing period: Oct 18, 2026–Oct 28, 2026

Reported cash received
$25,000
Reported cash spent
$140,640.52
Filed Oct 30, 2026. Original filing; current version for this reporting period when checked.

Largest contributors in the imported records

Sep 20, 2026–Oct 28, 2026

  1. Robert Fisher$50,000
  2. William Oberndorf$50,000
  3. California Alliance of Family Owned Businesses PAC$25,000
  4. Operating Engineers Local 3 Issues Advocacy/Ballot Initiative PAC$10,000
  5. Kilroy Realty, L.P.$10,000

Gross itemized monetary contributions from the imported filing periods only; refunds are shown separately in the ledger. These amounts are part of reported receipts; do not add them to the filing totals.

Opposition: no committee filing records loaded for this side in this snapshot.

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A contribution shows a financial relationship. It does not prove motive, control, or a promised outcome.

Limited filing snapshot

Proposition A · 2026-10-18–2026-10-28, filed 2026-10-30. 8 selected itemized records; this is not a complete current fundraising total. Operating expenses describe the committee’s alignment; only explicitly attributed records establish spending on a contest.

Contributions received$152,500
Campaign expendituresUnavailable
Independent expendituresUnavailable
LoansUnavailable
RefundsUnavailable
Committee transfersUnavailable
Loan repaymentsUnavailable

Gross amounts in selected imported records only. Each source documents its reporting period and amendment status. These are finite snapshots, not complete current campaign totals; categories are separate and must not be added together as new money. Transfers are excluded from contributions. Refunds shown separately. Currency: USD.

Reported transactions · 8 records
Donor / payeeAmountTypeDateCommittee / sideFiling
Robert Fisher$50,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Sep 30, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 31, 2026
Building Owners and Managers Association of San Fransisco Political Action Committee - Ballot Issues$2,500Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Sep 24, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 31, 2026
Gary's List Action$5,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 8, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 31, 2026
Operating Engineers Local 3 Issues Advocacy/Ballot Initiative PAC$10,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Sep 22, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 31, 2026
William Oberndorf$50,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Sep 25, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 31, 2026
William Oberndorf$0Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Sep 25, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 31, 2026
Kilroy Realty, L.P.$10,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 14, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 31, 2026
California Alliance of Family Owned Businesses PAC$25,000Contributions receivedItemized monetary contribution received, Form460 ScheduleA.Oct 23, 2026Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A · supportFiled Oct 30, 2026

Reported filing summaries

Separate from the itemized table above. Do not add these amounts to transaction totals. These are selected filings; later amendments and reports may exist.

Clean Up The Charter - Yes on A

support · 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-28

Reported period cash receipts
$25,000
Reported period cash disbursements
$140,640.52

Reported Form460 summary for this filing period only: cash receipts line13; cash payments line15. Calendar-year contributions line5 and expenditures line11 are separate reported figures, not added to itemized records. FiledOriginal, version 1; Most Recent (synched 2026-10-31).

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