Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on 11 ballot measures on Nov. 3, 2026, including six charter amendments, four ordinances, and one regional measure.
Two measures concern the public transportation system:
- Proposition RTM - The multi-county initiative is on the ballot in San Francisco and Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. If approved, the measure would levy a sales tax for 14 years and use the revenue to fund public transportation systems in the region. In San Francisco, the tax would be levied at a rate of 1%; in all other counties, the tax would be levied at a rate of 0.5%.
- Proposition H - The initiative would create a parcel tax, in effect for a period of 15 years, to fund San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency operations.
Proposition D would make the following changes to the ballot measure process:
- eliminate the provision permitting the mayor or four members of the Board of Supervisors to place a measure on the ballot without a vote of the entire board;
- increase the number of registered voters to sign an initiative petition in order to place a measure on the ballot from 2% to 8%;
- require 10% of registered voters, instead of 10% of the number of voters for the Mayor in the last mayoral election, to sign a petition calling a special election on a ballot measure; and
- allow proponents of a ballot measure to withdraw the initiative from the ballot up to 102 days before the election.
Two measures concern the city’s real estate transfer tax:
- Proposition J - The measure would remove the real estate transfer tax exemption for transfers that occur due to a foreclosure.
- Proposition I - The initiative would dedicate 50% of real estate transfer tax revenue to housing and development projects.
Proposition G would permit private vehicles to use the Upper Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park on weekdays (except on government holidays). The highway was permanently closed to private vehicle travel in 2024 when 54.7% of San Francisco voters approved Proposition K.
Proposition B would create a municipal finance corporation and a public bank that would exist as nonprofit corporations, each overseen by an oversight commission and a board of directors.
The other ballot measures concern charter language revision, the city’s Housing Trust Fund, and the authority and responsibility of city executives.
In 2026, Ballotpedia is covering local ballot measures that appear on the ballot for voters within the 100 largest cities in the U.S., within state capitals, and throughout California and Virginia.
Ballotpedia is also covering local ballot measures related to electoral systems, like ranked-choice voting, and data centers outside of the largest cities.
From 2010 to 2025, San Francisco voters decided on 173 local ballot measures—an average of 11 per year. In even-numbered years, an average of 18 measures were on the ballot. Voters approved 122 (70.5%) and defeated 51 (29.5%).
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