San Francisco, California, Proposition G, Create Student Success Fund to Provide Additional Grants to San Francisco Unified School District Amendment (November 2022)

San Francisco Proposition G
Election date November 8, 2022
Topic City budget
Status Approved
Type Referral

San Francisco Proposition G was on the ballot as a referral in San Francisco on November 8, 2022. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating the Student Success Fund to provide additional grants to San Francisco Unified School District through 2038, with the city allocating $11 million to the Fund in 2024, $35 million in 2025, and $45 million in 2026.

A "no" vote opposed creating the Student Success Fund to provide additional grants to San Francisco Unified School District.

Election results

San Francisco Proposition G
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		226,718	77.78%
No		64,768	22.22%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition G was as follows:

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Shall the City amend the Charter to provide additional funding for grants to the San Francisco Unified School District for 15 years to improve student academic achievement and social/emotional wellness?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Support

Arguments

• School Board President Jenny Lam, San Francisco Democratic Party, United Educators of San Francisco, National Union of Healthcare Workers, and Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth: "Proposition G will not raise taxes. It will be paid for by already existing city funds. Guarantees are built in to ensure that vital city services will not be negatively impacted during a recession or budget deficit.The school-specific grant program ensures that programs meet the needs of each school community. The Student Success Fund will be a game changer for San Francisco's public school students. That's why it has earned the support of a united educational community, a unanimous Board of Supervisors, mental health advocates, health care professionals, teachers, parents groups and community organizations."
• United Educators of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District Principle Sarah Ballard-Hanson, and San Francisco NAACP Education Committee Chair Dr. Virginal P Marshall: "Our children have been through so much during the pandemic and they are depending on us to step up for them at this moment and be true to the values we hold as educators: academic excellence, physical and mental health, community, and social justice."
• Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, San Francisco Beacon Initiative, and San Francisco Youth Commission Director Alondra Esquivel Garcia: "Prop G is designed to increase the academic achievement or social/emotional wellness of San Francisco Unified School District students. There will also be technical assistance grants to support a schools readiness for a full grant. We will be voting YES on Prop G and invite other student centered advocates to do so as well."
• Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco, San Francisco Parent Coalition, and San Francisco Parent Action: "The Student Success Fund will allow schools the chance to have top-notch academic, social emotional, enrichment support, reducing high staff turnover and understaffing in schools. The programs will operate under the guidance of proven improvement success approaches; students' growth outcomes will accelerate."
• San Francisco Women's Political Committee Supervisor Hillary Ronen, San Francisco Democratic Party Chair Honey Mahogany, and United Educators of San Francisco Treasurer: "Prop G is an important tool that provides funding where our students need it the most, in academia and overall well being. By supporting Prop G, we are supporting our students with resources such as but not limited to, additional academic supports or coaches to assist teachers and students, full-time wellness professionals such as school nurses, counselors, and social workers, enrichment programming in art, music, sports, STEM. after-school and/or summer opportunities to enhance learning."
• San Francisco LatinX Democratic Club, Latino Task Force, San Francisco Latino Equity and Parity Coalition, and City College Board of Trustees President Brigitte Davila: "Students are the seeds of our community that grow to be our leaders. Yet when budgets come around, our students are the first in line to have their programs sacrificed. Well, we say, basta! It's time for essential program funding for our students. We support the future of our community by supporting the student success fund. The student success fund is a start to supporting our students' needs not just in academic achievement but social wellness. We urge our community and allies to show up for Latino students now by voting YES on the student success fund."
• Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club: "Our Family Coalition, an LGBTQ youth service provider, earlier this year found that 45% of their serviced population had contemplated suicide and 14% had attempted to take their lives. What our youth is telling us is that they need a change in what has been normal for years because it is not serving them. We need equitable programs in our schools to address ALL needs of our students. We believe the student success fund will start to fill the gaps that students have been falling through by prioritizing marginalized groups for funding."

Opposition

Arguments

• San Francisco Republican Party: "Proposition G guts other City services for 15 years, removing $60 million per year of needed funding from priorities like police and public transit. SFUSD’s recent agenda has shown little to no interest in “student success”. Over the past two years, they’ve given us school closures, re-namings, standards removal, historic mural censorship. Do you have any faith that giving them extra funds, with a vague mandate for improving “social/emotional wellness”, will produce positive results?"
• San Francisco Taxpayers Association: "In deficit years, Prop G demands the City grab funds from Reserve and savings accounts for disasters to meet the require $35 million handout to the failing School District under the fiction of handing out grants to students! This blatant violation of voter-adopted policy limits set-asides which reduce General Fund dollars that could otherwise be properly allocated during the annual budget process."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 on July 26, 2022, to place this measure on the ballot.

How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in California

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. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.

Registration

Check your voter registration status here.

To vote in California, an individual must be a U.S. citizen and California resident. 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

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

See also: Online voter registration

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

Same-day 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 location designated by their county elections official 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 November 2024, 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. Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. 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 2022
• City budget on the ballot

California

• California 2022 local measures
• Local ballot measures, California
• San Francisco, California

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