Wiener Leads Chan and Lurie Charter Measures Pass in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — State Sen. Scott Wiener built a 55.4% to 44.6% lead over Supervisor Connie Chan in the race to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi and voters approved Mayor Daniel Lurie’s charter reform Propositions D, E, and F on Wednesday, November 4, as Theo Ellington won District 10, Phil Kim won re-election to the San Francisco Board of Education, and the city launched its first 94-unit affordable housing lottery for artists.

Scott Wiener Leads Connie Chan 55.4% to 44.6% as Propositions D, E, and F Pass

As reported by The San Francisco Standard, State Sen. Scott Wiener—backed by $15.5 million in campaign and PAC spending compared to $4.6 million for Chan—led Supervisor Connie Chan 55.4% to 44.6% with 35% of ballots counted. Earlier Tuesday night, The San Francisco Standard reported that Wiener’s campaign initially barred Mission Local (edited by Joe Eskenazi) and The Gazetteer (edited by Matt Haber) from his watch party before admitting both outlets following criticism from the NorCal Society of Professional Journalists and Chan's campaign.

Meanwhile, The San Francisco Standard reported that Mayor Daniel Lurie’s $13.5 million (about $13 million) charter reform slate led comfortably: Proposition D (raising the local ballot measure signature threshold to 8%) led 59.8% Yes (87,684 votes) to 40.2% No (58,951 votes), Proposition E (expanding the city administrator's contracting authority) led with 68.6% Yes, and Proposition F (increasing mayoral authority over department heads) led with 64.6% Yes. Across the city, supporters gathered at Lurie's Hayes Valley watch party at Anina (KALW 91.7), at The Chapel with Cocina Root (KALW 91.7), and among roughly 100 progressives supporting Jane Kim, Measure B, and Measure I at El Rio (KALW 91.7).

Theo Ellington Wins District 10, Phil Kim Wins School Board Seat, and SF Launches Artist Housing Lottery

In local races and cultural announcements:

• District 10 Supervisor: According to The San Francisco Standard, Theo Ellington—endorsed by Mayor Lurie and supported by $495,000 in campaign funds plus a $500,000 PAC donation from Chris Larsen—won the District 10 supervisor race, celebrating with more than 100 supporters at Mission Rock Resort (where a DJ played Montell Jordan’s 1995 hit) after earning 5,092 first-choice votes and 6,385 ranked-choice votes to Dionjay (DJ) Brookter’s 1,625 first-choice and 3,163 ranked-choice votes.
• Board of Education: As reported by The San Francisco Standard and KALW 91.7, School Board President Phil Kim (appointed in 2024 by Mayor London Breed) won re-election to a 4-year term while Autumn Brown Garibay and Tim Tung led for 2 open seats ahead of incumbent Alida Fisher (Aleta Fisher), celebrating with SF Parents Coalition president Rebecca Key at Standard Deviant Brewing Company as Raina Tello, Virginia Chung, and Ryan Hazleton also competed.
• 94-Unit Artist Housing Lottery, Studio 8 Film Festival & Embarcadero Fireworks: According to The San Francisco Standard, San Francisco launched an affordable housing lottery for a 94-unit building at Gough and Market streets—funded by a $100 million private donation in 2024 and scheduled to open in 2028 with rehearsal studios and a 99-seat black box theater—requiring applicants to show $10,000 or more in creative earnings in 3 of the last 5 years or San Francisco Arts Commission approval. Meanwhile, 48 Hills reported that filmmaker Babeth Mondini-VanLoo will receive the Legacy Award and screen Dalai Lama: My Religion Is Kindness at the 3rd annual Studio 8 Film Festival (November 6–8 at the 4-Star and Roxie theaters, honoring the San Francisco Art Institute’s Chestnut Street studio and George Kuchar), and ABC7 News reported a permitted Tuesday-night fireworks display over the Embarcadero near the Exploratorium.