# Politics: San Francisco

Updated Fri Nov 6, 9:00 AM Pacific. Most important first.

- [Lurie-backed ballot measures lead in early election results](/stories/65a092f544.md): Early results showed ballot measures backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie leading with voters. Two Board of Supervisors seats were also on the ballot. (Mission Local, 2026-11-06 06:00 PT)
- [Connie Chan concedes House race to Scott Wiener](/stories/250ef430d9.md): Supervisor Connie Chan conceded Wednesday in the race for Nancy Pelosi's House seat; Scott Wiener led 55.5% to 44.5% with 57.4% of expected votes counted, NBC reported. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-05 13:29 PT)
- [Proposition B, public bank measure, gains support in vote counts](/stories/c2fe01bdf3.md): Proposition B, which asks voters to start building a city-owned public bank, is gaining support with each update from elections officials, KQED reported. Mission Local described the race as tight. (Mission Local, 2026-11-06 04:00 PT)
- [Theo Ellington declares victory in District 10 supervisor race](/stories/dd7390e0e3.md): Theo Ellington declared victory Thursday in the race to succeed termed-out District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, after moving ahead of his opponents on election night. (Mission Local, 2026-11-05 20:19 PT)
- [Kim, Tung and Brown Garibay win San Francisco school board seats](/stories/829691b078.md): Incumbent Phil Kim won reelection to the San Francisco school board, and Tim Tung and Autumn Brown Garibay declared victory Thursday for the two other open seats. (Mission Local, 2026-11-05 19:03 PT)
- [Xavier Becerra wins California governor's race over Steve Hilton](/stories/e16738cb7b.md): Xavier Becerra defeated Steve Hilton in the California governor's race and will succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to NBC Bay Area and SFist. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-04 14:40 PT)
- [California billionaire tax trails in early election returns](/stories/5e6572cfba.md): Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on billionaires, trailed in early returns Wednesday, while Proposition 42, blocking similar measures, led by over eight points. (SFist, 2026-11-04 16:35 PT)
- [Gary McCoy declares victory in District 8 supervisor race](/stories/3cbfa5f55b.md): Gary McCoy declared victory Tuesday night after early election results showed him leading his opponents in the District 8 supervisor race. (KRON4, 2026-11-03 21:07 PT)
- [Alan Wong wins full term as District 4 supervisor](/stories/38b598bf01.md): Supervisor Alan Wong won a full four-year term in District 4, with 76.41% in the second ranked-choice round, according to the Department of Elections Tuesday night report. (Mission Local, 2026-11-03 23:10 PT)
- [San Francisco has counted about 75% of ballots as of Thursday](/stories/fea315c01b.md): About 75% of San Francisco ballots had been counted as of Thursday afternoon, according to Mission Local's election results updates. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-04 22:19 PT)
- [Supreme Court declines Trump administration bid on California ballots](/stories/a59a0fbb07.md) [developing]: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration request to set aside thousands of California ballots, according to NBC Bay Area. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-03 20:55 PT)
- [City transit agency asks feds to remove ICE vehicles from garage](/stories/c55b4e5bc1.md): San Francisco's transportation agency is asking the federal government to remove ICE vehicles from a city-owned downtown parking garage, Mission Local reported. (Mission Local, 2026-11-02 17:30 PT)
- [Jane Kim and Ben Allen in close race for insurance commissioner](/stories/1dd36fe0b0.md): Jane Kim and Ben Allen are close in the race for California insurance commissioner, Mission Local reported. Most independent spending in the contest favored Allen. (Mission Local, 2026-11-03 22:31 PT)
- [Scott Wiener to head to Washington as newly elected congressman](/stories/bf74b2e3f4.md): San Francisco's newly elected member of Congress, Scott Wiener, will travel to Washington D.C. within days. He said he looks forward to working on a number of fronts. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-05 17:50 PT)
- [Wiener campaign reverses ban on Mission Local reporter at party](/stories/4cb0855455.md): Mission Local said Scott Wiener's campaign barred its reporter from Tuesday's election party over its coverage. The campaign later reversed course, Mission Local reported. (KRON4, 2026-11-03 21:21 PT)
- [Former supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel appears in public](/stories/fa2c5137a3.md): Manny Yekutiel, a former candidate for supervisor, made his first public appearance since sexual assault allegations ended his campaign, The San Francisco Standard reported. (The San Francisco Standard, 2026-11-04 11:54 PT)