It was the biggest and most expensive flop of an initiative in recent history, former Planning Commission President Douglas Engmann writes
San Francisco’s Proposition D purported to promote efficiency in city government by slashing the power and number of commissions and granting the mayor and bureaucrats more authority and control.Nearly 57% of the Nov. 5 electorate voted against Prop. D , Prop D lost in 10 of The City’s 11 supervisorial districts and 35 of 40 neighborhoods. It was the biggest and most expensive flop of an initiative in recent history.
They found support from more than 40 respected organizations and neighborhoods groups, including the League of Women Voters, ACLU, League of Conservation Voters, and Coalition for San Franciso Neighborhoods. They relied on newspaper guest editorials, public debates, and community-based slate cards to carry their arguments. Despite the lopsided funding disadvantage, they prevailed. Prop. D lost while Prop. E carried the day.First, “money can’t buy you love.
District 11 supervisorial race decided by thinnest of margins Chyanne Chen will represent one of what they is the most underserved and diverse areas of The City Second, TogetherSF Action’s Prop D was widely viewed simply as a vehicle allowing its favored candidate, Farrell, to evade campaign contribution limits. While San Francisco limits contributions to candidate committees at $500, donations to committees backing or opposing ballot measures are unlimited. Farrell had one of each and shared expenses between the two committees, raising questions about the use of Prop. D funds for his campaign.
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