New Legislation NoticePublisher's Note: This section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Proposition D, adopted 3/5/2024, effective 4/12/2024, oper. 10/12/2024). The text of the section will be included below when the new legislation is operative.
New Legislation NoticePublisher's Note: This section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Proposition F, adopted 3/5/2024, effective 4/12/2024, oper. 1/1/2025). The text of the section will be included below when the new legislation is operative.
San Francisco Charter Section 18.103 provides, in part: “Ordinances and policy declarations adopted by the voters shall not be published as part of this Charter, in an appendix or otherwise, but shall be published as provided in this Charter for other ordinances, and shall be included in any codification of ordinances as provided in this Charter and be designated as initiative ordinances.” This Appendix fulfills that requirement.
While this Appendix ensures that all initiative ordinances and policy declarations adopted by the voters are accessible to the public in the Municipal Code, publication of such measures here does not necessarily mean that they are currently operative, or operative with the original text intact. Some are, but some are not. For example, Proposition J (06-07-1994) was repealed by Proposition M (11-04-2003); Proposition L (11-04-2003) was amended by Proposition J (11-04-2014); Proposition F (11-07-2006) was amended by Proposition L (06-07-2016). These examples are not exhaustive but rather illustrate that this Appendix functions as a comprehensive historical record, but not necessarily as a record of currently operative law.
In addition, many of these initiative ordinances, according to their text, are also codified in whole or part elsewhere in the Municipal Code. In such instances, it is recommended that those provisions of the Municipal Code be consulted to determine whether the initiative ordinance has been amended or repealed.
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11-02-1909 | Proposition 1: Liquor License |
11-07-1911 | Proposition: Stockton Tunnel Ordinance |
03-29-1912 | Proposition 1: Construction of a Telephone System |
04-22-1913 | Proposition 2: Telephone Rate Schedule |
04-23-1913 | Proposition 1: Geary Street Road Agreement |
11-07-1922 | Proposition 21: Wine and Beer |
11-04-1924 | Proposition 43: Repealing Ordinances Regarding Removal of Cemeteries |
06-14-1927 | Proposition 5: Collection and Disposition of Refuse |
11-08-1927 | Proposition 6: Transfer of Land to the U.S. Government |
11-08-1927 | Proposition 8: Ownership of Transbay Bridge |
11-05-1929 | Propositions 1, 2, 3, 4: Collection and Disposal of Garbage |
11-05-1929 | Proposition 5: Establishment of a Municipal Court |
11-08-1932 | Proposition 6: Refuse Collection and Disposal |
05-02-1935 | Proposition 8: Street Railway Cars |
05-02-1935 | Proposition 9: Bay Bridges Completion Exposition |
03-09-1937 | Proposition 19: Anti-picketing |
11-02-1937 | Proposition 5: Removal of Laurel Hill Cemetery |
11-06-1945 | Proposition 16: Farmer’s Market |
11-05-1946 | Proposition 17: Permanent Farmer’s Market |
11-05-1946 | Proposition 18: Fine for Parking Violations |
11-07-1950 | Proposition 1: Psychiatric Ward, San Francisco Hospital |
11-06-1951 | Proposition M: Addition of Chemicals to Water |
06-03-1952 | Proposition E: Abandonment of McLaren Park |
11-04-1952 | Proposition C: Purchase of Butano Forest |
11-04-1952 | Proposition R: Lease or Acquisition of Angel Island |
11-04-1952 | Proposition S: Abandonment of Columbia Square |
06-08-1954 | Proposition B: Number of Platform Employees |
06-08-1954 | Proposition C: Refuse Collection and Disposal |
06-03-1958 | Proposition A: Special School District Tax |
11-08-1960 | Proposition H: Sale of Water Department Property |
11-03-1964 | Proposition H: Low-Rent Housing Projects |
11-05-1968 | Proposition B: Transfer of San Francisco Harbor |
11-05-1968 | Proposition H: Low-Rent Housing Projects |
11-05-1968 | Proposition I: School District Tax Increase |
11-05-1968 | Proposition J: Sale of Fresh Meats and Poultry |
11-05-1968 | Proposition K: Real Property Assessment |
11-04-1969 | Proposition P: Board of Education Elective |
11-03-1970 | Proposition J: Vietnam War |
11-02-1971 | Proposition R: Adoption of Recodified Charter |
11-07-1972 | Proposition 2: Composition of Board of Supervisors |
11-06-1973 | Proposition M: Child Care |
06-04-1974 | Proposition A: Election of BART Board of Directors |
06-04-1974 | Proposition J: Permits for Street Artists |
11-05-1974 | Proposition N: School Food Complex at Double Rock site; Tax |
11-04-1975 | Proposition L: Regulation of Street Artists |
06-08-1976 | Proposition J: Prevailing Wages |
11-02-1976 | Proposition Q: Low-Rent Housing Projects |
11-02-1976 | Proposition S: Convention Exhibit Hall at Yerba Buena |
06-06-1978 | Proposition K: Taxicabs and Other Motor Vehicles for Hire |
06-06-1978 | Proposition L: Election of Charter Commissioners |
11-07-1978 | Proposition K: Business Tax, Payroll Tax, and Property Transfer Tax |
11-07-1978 | Proposition V: Military Expenditures |
11-07-1978 | Proposition W: Arrests and Prosecution for Marijuana Offenses |
11-06-1979 | Proposition N: Convention Center Parking |
06-03-1980 | Proposition L: One Cent Motor Fuel Tax |
06-03-1980 | Proposition O: Hotel Occupancy Tax |
06-03-1980 | Proposition R: Parking Tax |
06-03-1980 | Proposition S: Nonprofit Parking Revenues |
11-04-1980 | Proposition J: Salaries, Sewage Premium |
11-04-1980 | Proposition K: 20,000 Residential Housing Units |
11-04-1980 | Proposition L: Retirement Cost-of-Living Increase |
11-04-1980 | Proposition M: Taxation of Corporations |
06-08-1982 | Proposition M: Acquisition of Fingerprint Computer |
11-08-1983 | Proposition K: Street Artist Annual Fee |
11-08-1983 | Proposition N: Military Aid to El Salvador |
11-08-1983 | Proposition O: Opposing Bilingual Ballots |
11-08-1983 | Proposition P: Smoking in Workplace (Smoking Pollution Control) |
06-05-1984 | Proposition J: Jail Cost Reimbursement |
06-05-1984 | Proposition K: Park Shadow Ban |
11-06-1984 | Proposition J: South African Investment Policy |
11-05-1985 | Proposition E: Meal Allowance Repeal |
06-03-1986 | Proposition F: Compensated Advocacy |
06-03-1986 | Proposition H: AIDS Research and Education Council |
11-04-1986 | Proposition M: Planning Initiative |
11-04-1986 | Proposition N: Oil Development Moratorium |
06-02-1987 | Proposition A: Polytechnic High Rezoning |
06-02-1987 | Proposition C: Executive Park Development |
11-03-1987 | Proposition R: Utility User Tax Repeal |
11-03-1987 | Proposition T: Public Land Sale to Require Voter Approval |
11-03-1987 | Proposition U: Nuclear Free Zone |
11-03-1987 | Proposition V: Consumer Boycott of South Africa Firms Because of Apartheid |
12-08-1987 | Proposition X: Air Rights and Easements over Robert C. Levy Tunnel for Housing |
06-07-1988 | Proposition M: Support for Hosting 1996 Olympics |
11-08-1988 | Proposition Q: Health Care Community Service |
11-08-1988 | Proposition S: U.S.S. Missouri Homeporting |
11-08-1988 | Proposition V: Police Horse Patrol |
11-08-1988 | Proposition X: Annual Balanced Budget |
11-07-1989 | Proposition B: Creation of and Sales Tax for Transportation Authority |
11-07-1989 | Proposition U: Community Based AIDS Research and Services |
11-07-1989 | Proposition V: Candlestick Park Improvements |
06-05-1990 | Proposition B: School Facilities Special Tax |
06-05-1990 | Proposition D: Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Cleanup Fund |
06-05-1990 | Proposition O: Hypodermic Syringes |
11-06-1990 | Proposition H: Waterfront Land Use |
11-06-1990 | Proposition K: Recognition of Domestic Partnerships |
11-05-1991 | Proposition O: Affirm First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech |
11-05-1991 | Proposition P: Restore Hemp Medical Preparations to Available Medicines |
11-05-1991 | Proposition Q: Reduce Federal Military Budget by 10% Annually |
06-02-1992 | Proposition J: San Francisco as part of the proposed State of North California |
11-03-1992 | Proposition H: Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance |
11-03-1992 | Proposition J: Prohibiting Harassing or Hounding Solicitation |
11-03-1992 | Proposition K: Geary Boulevard/Divisadero Street Special Use District |
06-15-1993 | Proposition A: School Sales Tax |
11-02-1993 | Proposition C: Sales Tax |
11-02-1993 | Proposition H: Radio Communication System Lease Financing |
11-02-1993 | Proposition V: Reforming General Assistance Program |
11-02-1993 | Proposition X: Elimination of Officeholder Accounts |
11-02-1993 | Proposition AA: Public Officials Ride Public Transportation |
11-02-1993 | Proposition BB: Police Puppet |
06-07-1994 | Proposition J: Loitering at or Near Cash Dispensing Machines Editor’s Note:
Repealed by Proposition M, election of November 4, 2003.
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06-07-1994 | Proposition I: Extension of Rapid Transit Service into San Francisco International Airport |
06-07-1994 | Proposition K: Low-Income Rental Housing |
11-08-1994 | Proposition I: Rent Control |
11-08-1994 | Proposition J: Official and Outreach Newspapers |
11-08-1994 | Proposition L: Elections Task Force |
11-08-1994 | Proposition N: General Assistance Payments |
11-08-1994 | Proposition P: Ferry Building and Pier 52 |
11-08-1994 | Proposition Q: Neighborhood Crime Prevention |
11-08-1994 | Proposition R: Youth Commission |
11-07-1995 | Proposition J: Municipal Railway Audit |
11-07-1995 | Proposition N: Campaign Finance Reform |
03-26-1996 | Proposition B: Northeast China Basin Special Use District |
06-03-1997 | Proposition F: Candlestick Point Special Use District |
11-04-1997 | Proposition F: Sale of Land at the Top of Mt. Davidson Park |
11-04-1997 | Proposition G: Regulation of Campaign Consultants |
11-04-1997 | Proposition H: Central Freeway Replacement Project |
06-02-1998 | Proposition F: Use of City Hall for City Governmental Business, Not Entertainment |
06-02-1998 | Proposition H: Water Consumption and Sewer Service Rates, Fees and Charges |
06-02-1998 | Proposition I: Citizens’ Right-to-Know Act of 1988 |
06-02-1998 | Proposition J: Golden Gate Park Revitalization Act of 1988 |
06-02-1998 | Proposition K: Use and Control of Treasure Island |
06-02-1998 | Proposition L: Presidio Land Use |
11-03-1998 | Proposition E: The Central Freeway Replacement Project Act of 1998 |
11-03-1998 | Proposition F: Stadium Operator Admission Tax |
11-03-1998 | Proposition G: Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration |
11-03-1998 | Proposition H: Hotel Tax Surcharge |
11-03-1998 | Proposition I: Bay Bridge Rail Service |
11-03-1998 | Proposition J: Declaration of Policy, Universal Health Care |
11-02-1999 | Proposition F: ATM Surcharges |
11-02-1999 | Proposition G: The Sunshine Ordinance of 1999 |
11-02-1999 | Proposition H: Downtown Caltrain Station |
11-02-1999 | Proposition I: Octavia Boulevard Plan |
11-02-1999 | Proposition K: Campaign Expenditure Limit |
11-07-2000 | Proposition H: Landlord/Renters Costs |
11-07-2000 | Proposition J: Taxpayer Protection Amendment of 2000 |
11-07-2000 | Proposition O: Contribution Limits and Public Financing for Supervisorial Election Campaigns |
11-07-2000 | Proposition P: Environmental Cleanup for the Hunters Point Shipyard |
11-07-2000 | Proposition Q: Pedestrian Safety Fund |
11-07-2000 | Proposition R: Pier 45 |
11-06-2001 | Proposition A: San Francisco Community College District General Obligation Bonds |
11-06-2001 | Proposition B: Solar Energy Revenue Bond |
03-05-2002 | Proposition F: Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee |
03-05-2002 | Proposition G: General Advertising Signs |
11-05-2002 | Proposition N: Care Not Cash Initiative for Homeless Individuals |
11-05-2002 | Proposition P: Public Utilities Revenue Bond Oversight Committee |
11-05-2002 | Proposition Q: Use of City Funds Prohibited for Political Activity |
11-05-2002 | Proposition S: Medical Marijuana |
11-04-2003 | Proposition I: Child Care for Low Income Families – Smart Start for San Francisco Kids |
11-04-2003 | Proposition J: Facilities for Homeless Seniors, Families with Children and Disabled Persons |
11-04-2003 | Proposition K: Sales Tax for Transportation |
11-04-2003 | Proposition L: Minimum Wage |
11-04-2003 | Proposition M: Aggressive Solicitation Ban |
03-02-2004 | Regional Measure 2: Regional Traffic Relief Plan |
03-02-2004 | Proposition I: Replacement of Diesel Buses |
11-02-2004 | Proposition H: Naming the Stadium at Candlestick Point as Candlestick Park |
11-02-2004 | Proposition I: Economic Analysis of Legislation |
11-02-2004 | Proposition N: Withdrawing U.S. Military Personnel from Iraq |
11-02-2004 | Proposition O: Use of Sales Tax Funds |
11-08-2005 | Proposition F: Neighborhood Firehouse Protection Act |
11-08-2005 | Proposition G: Access to Underground Parking at Golden Gate Park |
11-08-2005 | Proposition H: Prohibiting Sale, Manufacture and Distribution of Firearms |
11-08-2005 | Proposition I: Policy Initiative, U.S. Military Recruiters in Schools |
06-06-2006 | Proposition B: Eviction Disclosure Ordinance |
11-07-2006 | Proposition D: Protection of Private Information |
11-07-2006 | Proposition F: Paid Sick Leave |
11-07-2006 | Proposition G: Small Business Protection Act |
11-07-2006 | Proposition H: Relocation Assistance for No-Fault Tenant Removal |
11-07-2006 | Proposition I: Mayor to Appear Monthly at a Board of Supervisors Meeting |
11-07-2006 | Proposition J: Calling for the Impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney |
11-07-2006 | Proposition K: Policy Relating to the Housing Needs of Seniors and Disabled Adults |
11-06-2007 | Proposition G: Establishing Golden Gate Park Stables Matching Fund |
11-06-2007 | Proposition I: Office of Small Business and Small Business Assistance Center |
11-06-2007 | Proposition J: Free City-Wide Wireless High-Speed Internet Network |
11-06-2007 | Proposition K: Restrict Advertising on Street Furniture and City Buildings |
06-03-2008 | Proposition A: School Parcel Tax (Quality Teacher and Education Act of 2008) |
06-03-2008 | Proposition G: Bayview Jobs, Parks and Housing Initiative |
06-03-2008 | Proposition H: Contractor Campaign Contribution Limits |
11-04-2008 | Proposition M: Prohibit Specific Acts of Harassment of Tenants by Landlords |
11-04-2008 | Proposition N: Changing Real Property Transfer Tax Rates |
11-04-2008 | Proposition O: Emergency Response Fee, Access Line Tax, and Telephone Users Tax |
11-04-2008 | Proposition Q: Payroll Expense Tax |
11-04-2008 | Proposition S: Budget Set-Asides and Identification of Replacement Funds |
11-04-2008 | Proposition T: Treatment on Demand Act (Free and Low-Cost Substance Abuse Treatment Programs) |
11-04-2008 | Proposition U: Funding the Deployment of Armed Forces in Iraq |
11-04-2008 | Proposition V: Terminating JROTC Programs in Public High Schools |
11-03-2009 | Proposition C: Candlestick Park Naming Rights |
11-03-2009 | Proposition E: Advertisements on City Property |
06-08-2010 | Proposition A: School Facilities Special Tax |
06-08-2010 | Proposition E: Budget Line Item for Police Department Security for City Officials and Dignitaries |
06-08-2010 | Proposition G: Transbay Transit Center |
11-02-2010 | Proposition I: Saturday Voting |
11-02-2010 | Proposition L: Sitting or Lying on Sidewalks (Promotion of Civil Sidewalks) |
11-02-2010 | Proposition N: Real Property Transfer Tax |
11-02-2010 | Proposition AA: Vehicle Registration Fee |
06-05-2012 | Proposition B: Coit Tower Policy |
11-06-2012 | Proposition A: City College Special Tax Authorization |
11-06-2012 | Proposition E: Gross Receipts Tax, Payroll Tax, and Business Registration Amendments |
11-06-2012 | Proposition G: Political Campaign Contributions and Spending (Opposition to Citizens United) |
11-05-2013 | Proposition D: Direct Negotiations with Drug Manufacturers Regarding Drug Prices |
06-03-2014 | Proposition B: Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Act |
11-04-2014 | Proposition B: Required Annual Appropriation from the General Fund to the Transportation Fund |
11-04-2014 | Proposition C: Children’s Fund; Public Education Enrichment Fund; Our Children, Our Families Council; Rainy Day Reserves |
11-04-2014 | Proposition D: Retiree Benefits for Employees of Former Redevelopment Agency |
11-04-2014 | Proposition F: Union Iron Works Historic District Housing, Waterfront Parks, Jobs and Preservation Initiative |
11-04-2014 | Proposition I: Increased Usage of Children’s Playgrounds, Walking Trails, and Athletic Fields Act |
11-04-2014 | Proposition J: Minimum Wage |
11-04-2014 | Proposition K: Commitment to Construct or Rehabilitate No less than 30,000 New Homes by 2020 |
11-03-2015 | Proposition B: Compensation During Parental Leave |
11-03-2015 | Proposition C: Expenditure Lobbyists; Registration; Monthly Disclosures |
11-03-2015 | Proposition D: Mission Rock Affordable Housing, Parks, Jobs and Historic Preservation Initiative |
11-03-2015 | Proposition H: Clean Energy Full Disclosure Ordinance |
11-03-2015 | Proposition J: Legacy Business Registry, Historic Preservation Fund |
11-03-2015 | Proposition K: Surplus Public Lands Ordinance |
06-07-2016 | Proposition B: Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund |
06-07-2016 | Proposition C: Housing Trust Fund |
06-07-2016 | Proposition D: Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings |
06-07-2016 | Proposition E: Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Amendments |
06-07-2016 | Proposition AA: San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure |
11-08-2016 | Proposition B: San Francisco Community College District, Local Control Funding Measure B |
11-08-2016 | Proposition O: Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick Point Jobs Stimulus Proposition |
11-08-2016 | Proposition Q: Tent Encampments on Public Sidewalks |
11-08-2016 | Proposition T: Restrict Gifts and Campaign Contributions from Lobbyists |
11-08-2016 | Proposition V: Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages |
11-08-2016 | Proposition W: Real Property Transfer Tax |
11-08-2016 | Proposition X: Limitation on Conversion of Production, Distribution, and Repair Use, Institutional Community Use, and Arts Activities Use |
06-05-2018 | Proposition A: Public Utilities Revenue Bonds |
06-05-2018 | Proposition B: Prohibiting Appointed Commissioners from Running for Office |
06-05-2018 | Proposition C: Additional Tax on Commercial Rents Mostly to Fund Child Care and Education |
06-05-2018 | Proposition E: Prohibiting Tobacco Retailers from Selling Flavored Tobacco Products |
06-05-2018 | Proposition F: City-Funded Legal Representation for Residential Tenants in Eviction Lawsuits |
06-05-2018 | Proposition G: Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District |
11-06-2018 | Proposition A: Embarcadero Seawall Earthquake Safety Bond |
11-06-2018 | Proposition B: City Privacy Guidelines |
11-06-2018 | Proposition C: Additional Business Taxes to Fund Homeless Services |
11-06-2018 | Proposition D: Additional Tax on Cannabis Businesses; Expanding the Businesses Subject to Business Taxes |
11-06-2018 | Proposition E: Partial Allocation of Hotel Tax for Arts and Cultural Purposes |
11-05-2019 | Proposition A: San Francisco Affordable Housing Bonds |
11-05-2019 | Proposition B: Department of Disability and Aging Services |
11-05-2019 | Proposition D: Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax |
11-05-2019 | Proposition E: Affordable Housing and Educator Housing |
11-05-2019 | Proposition F: Campaign Contributions and Campaign Advertisements |
03-03-2020 | Proposition A: City College Job Training, Repair and Earthquake Safety Measure Link: https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/sanfran/2020-03-03-PropA.pdf |
03-03-2020 | Proposition B: San Francisco Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond, 2020 Link: https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/sanfran/2020-03-03-PropB.pdf |
03-03-2020 | Proposition C: Retiree Health Care Benefits for Former Employees of the San Francisco Housing Authority Link: https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/sanfran/2020-03-03-PropC.pdf |
03-03-2020 | Proposition D: Vacancy Tax Link: https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/sanfran/2020-03-03-PropD.pdf |
03-03-2020 | Proposition E: Limits on Office Development Link: https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/sanfran/2020-03-03-PropE.pdf |
11-03-2020 | Proposition A: Health and Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond |
11-03-2020 | Proposition H: Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting |
11-03-2020 | Proposition I: Real Estate Transfer Tax |
11-03-2020 | Proposition J: Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District |
11-03-2020 | Proposition K: Affordable Housing Authorization |
11-03-2020 | Proposition L: Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executive’s Pay to Employees’ Pay |
06-07-2022 | Proposition D: Office of Victim and Witness Rights; Legal Services for Domestic Violence Victims |
06-07-2022 | Proposition E: Behested Payments |
06-07-2022 | Proposition F: Refuse Collection and Disposal |
06-07-2022 | Proposition G: Public Health Emergency Leave |
11-08-2022 | Proposition J: Recreational Use of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park |
11-08-2022 | Proposition L: Sales Tax for Transportation Projects |
11-08-2022 | Proposition M: Tax on Keeping Residential Units Vacant |
11-08-2022 | Proposition N: Golden Gate Park Underground Parking Facility; Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority |
03-05-2024 | Proposition A: Affordable Housing Bonds |
03-05-2024 | Proposition C: Real Estate Transfer Tax Exemption and Office Space Allocation |
03-05-2024 | Proposition D: Changes to Local Ethics Laws |
03-05-2024 | Proposition E: Police Department Policies and Procedures |
03-05-2024 | Proposition F: Illegal Substance Dependence Screening and Treatment for Recipients of City Public Assistance |
03-05-2024 | Proposition G: Offering Algebra 1 to Eighth Graders |
11-05-2024 | Proposition A: Schools Improvement and Safety Bond |
11-05-2024 | Proposition B: Community Health and Medical Facilities, Street Safety, Public Spaces, and Shelter to Reduce Homelessness Bond |
11-05-2024 | Proposition K: Permanently Closing the Upper Great Highway to Private Vehicles to Establish a Public Open Recreation Space |
11-05-2024 | Proposition M: Changes to Business Taxes |
11-05-2024 | Proposition N: First Responder Student Loan and Training Reimbursement Fund |
11-05-2024 | Proposition O: Supporting Reproductive Rights |