San Francisco, California, Measure A, Earthquake Safety and Emergency Bond Measure (June 2026)

San Francisco Measure A
Election date June 2, 2026
Topic City bonds
Status On the ballot
Type Referral

San Francisco Measure A is on the ballot as a referral in San Francisco on June 2, 2026.

A "yes" vote supports authorizing the city to issue $535 million in bonds for infrastructure improvements for earthquake safety and emergency response and levy a property tax to repay the bonds at a rate of $7.45 per $100,000 of assessed property value.

A "no" vote opposes authorizing the city to issue $535 million in bonds for infrastructure improvements for earthquake safety and emergency response and levy a property tax to repay the bonds at a rate of $7.45 per $100,000 of assessed property value.

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required for the approval of Measure A.

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Election results

San Francisco Measure A
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		0	0.00%
No		0	0.00%

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure A is as follows:

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SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE BOND, 2026. To improve fire, earthquake, and emergency response by retrofitting, improving, expanding, constructing, and/or replacing: deteriorating pipes, tunnels, and related facilities to ensure firefighters can access enough water to fight fires from a major disaster or emergency; unsafe or deteriorating emergency response facilities, including neighborhood fire stations, critical transportation facilities, and public safety facilities; and to pay related costs, shall the City and County of San Francisco's issuance of $535,000,000 in general obligation bonds be adopted, with a duration up to 30 years from the time of issuance, an estimated average tax rate of $7.45/$100,000 of assessed property value, and estimated average annual revenues of $35,900,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits? The City's current debt management policy is to keep the property tax rate for City general obligation bonds below the 2006 tax rate by issuing new bonds as older ones are retired and the tax base grows, though this property tax rate may vary based on other factors.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Support

Supporters

Officials

• U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D)
• Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D)
• State Sen. Scott Wiener (D)
• State Rep. Matt Haney (D)
• State Rep. Catherine Stefani (D)
• Mayor Daniel Lurie (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Connie Chan (D)
• Supervisor Chyanne Chen (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Matt Dorsey (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Jackie Fielder (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Bilal Mahmood (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Myrna Melgar (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Danny Sauter (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Stephen Sherrill (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Shamann Walton (Nonpartisan)
• Supervisor Alan Wong (Nonpartisan)

Political Parties

• San Francisco Democratic Party

Unions

• San Francisco FireFighters Local 798

Organizations

• Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club
• Central City Democrats
• District 2 Democratic Club
• Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club
• Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club
• Grow SF
• Harvey Milk LGBTQ+ Democratic Club
• League of Pissed Off Voters
• Potrero Hill Democratic Club
• San Francisco Labor Council
• San Francisco League of Conservation Voters
• San Francisco Women’s Political Committee
• San Francisco Young Democrats

Arguments

• Supervisor Matt Dorsey, District 6: “San Francisco cannot afford to gamble with public safety when we know a major earthquake is inevitable. This is about doing the responsible work now so our fire stations, police facilities, transit infrastructure, and emergency water systems are ready to perform when everything else is under strain. This is about protecting lives, supporting our first responders, and ensuring every neighborhood can recover quickly when the next crisis hits.”
• Supervisor Alan Wong, District 4: “For the Sunset District, earthquake preparedness is about whether emergency services can reach our neighborhoods quickly and safely when it matters most. Many west side facilities, including fire stations, the Taraval Police Station, and our emergency water system, are older and more vulnerable in a major quake. This bond is an important step toward making sure the Sunset is not an afterthought and that our communities have the infrastructure they need to stay safe and recover."
• Supervisor Danny Sauter, District 3: “This bond will directly translate to keeping our communities safer through investment in neighborhood facilities. From new fire stations to critical seismic upgrades, these projects will bolster our emergency response and public safety. Paired with strong fiscal stewardship of these dollars, I am confident we will quickly see the impact of these dollars."
• Supervisor Chyanne Chen, District 11: "In District 11, home to some of the city’s highest concentrations of seniors, children, and multigenerational families, earthquake safety means saving lives and providing peace of mind. This bond helps ensure our emergency facilities remain safe, resilient, and fully operational when our community needs them most."
• Supervisor Connie Chan, District 1: “This bond is a critical investment for our city’s infrastructure to withstand the next disaster with the capacity to sustain and rebuild. The city will continue to exercise fiscal prudence as we make capital improvements—retiring prior debt before incurring new obligations to avoid increasing property tax for San Franciscans."
• Supervisor Myrna Melgar, District 7: "Without raising property tax rates, this bond makes prudent, forward-looking investments to strengthen our emergency firefighting water system and retrofit critical public facilities, so our first responders are not working out of vulnerable buildings when it matters most."
• Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, District 2: "We can’t predict the next earthquake, but we can choose whether San Francisco is prepared. This bond will delivers the infrastructure to ensure firefighters have a reliable water source when it matters most."
• Dean Crispen, chief of the San Francisco Fire Department: “As chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, I fully support the 2026 Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond and urge our community to recognize its critical importance. This bond represents a vital investment in the safety and resilience of our city. The ESER bond will fund seismic upgrades and modernization projects across our neighborhood fire stations and emergency infrastructure. These improvements are not just structural—they are lifesaving. By strengthening our facilities, we ensure that our firefighters can respond swiftly and safely during disasters, especially in the event of a major earthquake."
• Derrick Lew, chief of the San Francisco Police Department: Safety updates to our infrastructure are critical to ensure the San Francisco Police Department provides the best services to our community. This bond measure is a vital investment in public safety. With upgraded facilities, we can continue to provide the best services in any emergency."

Opposition

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Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of San Francisco.

How to cast a vote

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See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in California.

How to vote in California

Poll times

All polls in California are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Anyone in line when the polls close must be allowed to vote.

Registration

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To vote in California, an individual must be a U.S. citizen and California resident, not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony, and not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court. A voter must be at least 18 years of age on Election Day. Pre-registration is available at 16 years of age. Pre-registered voters are automatically registered to vote when they turn 18.

Automatic registration

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California automatically registers eligible individuals to vote when they complete a driver's license, identification (ID) card, or change of address transaction through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Learn more by visiting this website.

Online registration

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California has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

See also: Same-day voter registration

California allows same-day voter registration.

Californians must be registered to vote at least 15 days before Election Day. If the registration deadline has passed for an upcoming election, voters may visit a county elections office, polling place, or vote center during the 14 days prior to, and including Election Day to conditionally register to vote and vote a provisional ballot, which are counted once county election officials have completed the voter registration verification process. The state refers to this process as Same Day Voter Registration.

Residency requirements

To register to vote in California, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

California's constitution requires that voters be U.S. citizens. When registering to vote, proof of citizenship is not required. Individuals who become U.S. citizens less than 15 days before an election must bring proof of citizenship to their county elections office to register to vote in that election. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.

As of October 2025, two jurisdictions in California had authorized noncitizen residents to vote for local board of education positions through local ballot measures. Only one of those jurisdictions, San Francisco, had implemented that law. Noncitizens voting for board of education positions must register to vote using a separate application from the state voter registration application.

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment. Eight states — Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming — have laws requiring individuals provide proof of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. Three states, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi, require a person provide proof of citizenship if their citizenship status cannot be verified by other means. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The secretary of state's My Voter Status website allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

California does not require voters to present identification before casting a ballot in most cases.

On September 29, 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed SB 1174 into law prohibiting any jurisdiction in the state from adopting a local law that requires voters to present ID before voting.

The federal Help America Vote Act requires that individuals in all 50 states who register to vote by mail and who have not voted previously in a federal election in their state must provide either their driver's license or a paycheck, bank statement, current utility bill, or government document showing their name and address. Individuals voting by mail must include a copy of one of those documents with their absentee/mail-in ballot.

These requirements do not apply if an individual submitted a copy of their identification, their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.

The following list of accepted ID to comply with HAVA requirements was current as of October 2025. Click here for the California Secretary of State page to ensure you have the most current information.

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Current and valid photo identification provided by a third party in the ordinary course of business that includes the name and photograph of the individual presenting it. Examples of photo identification include, but are not limited to, the following documents: driver's license or identification card of any state; passport; employee identification card; identification card provided by a commercial establishment; credit or debit card; military identification card; student identification card; health club identification card; insurance plan identification card; or public housing identification card. Any of the following documents, provided that the document includes the name and address of the individual presenting it, and is dated since the date of the last general election…: utility bill; bank statement; government check; government paycheck; document issued by a governmental agency; sample ballot or other official elections document issued by a governmental agency dated for the election in which the individual is providing it as proof of residency or identity; voter notification card issued by a governmental agency; public housing identification card issued by a governmental agency; lease or rental statement or agreement issued by a governmental agency; student identification card issued by a governmental agency; tuition statement or bill issued by a governmental agency; insurance plan card or drug discount card issued by a governmental agency; discharge certificates, pardons, or other official documents issued to the individual by a governmental agency in connection with the resolution of a criminal case, indictment, sentence, or other matter; public transportation authority senior citizen and disabled discount cards issued by a governmental agency; identification documents issued by governmental disability agencies; identification documents issued by government homeless shelters and other government temporary or transitional facilities; drug prescription issued by a government doctor or other governmental health care provider; property tax statement issued by a governmental agency; vehicle registration issued by a governmental agency; or vehicle certificate of ownership issued by a governmental agency.

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See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2026
• City bonds ballot measures

• San Francisco County measures

California

• California 2026 local measures
• Local ballot measures, California
• San Francisco, California

News and analysis

• State and local preemption conflicts
• Measures advancing national agendas

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