About our Endorsement Process
All official candidates for Mayor, District Attorney and Board of Supervisors were given the opportunity to answer our Candidate Questionnaire. The completed Questionnaires we received are linked below, along with a handy Candidate Scorecard comparing the responses. Once you have reviewed their answers, go to our voting page† and cast your vote before Sunday, August 30 at 11:59PM for the most bike-friendly candidate in this and any other District. And remember, you must be a member to vote!
 Francisco Herrera Full Questionnaire |
 Ed Lee* Full Questionnaire |
 Reed Martin Full Questionnaire |
 Amy Farah Weiss Full Questionnaire |
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| The candidate… | ||||
| Rides a bike in the city | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The candidate supports… | ||||
| The goals of Vision Zero | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adequately funding Vision Zero | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connecting the City | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| increasing funding for biking | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
| A better, safer Market Street | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support a larger bike share system |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The 2016 Vehicle License Fee increase | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
| promoting biking as an affordable transportation choice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| More enforcement against double parking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Focus on the Five by SFPD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| *Incumbent | ||||
 Julie Christensen* Full Questionnaire |
 Aaron Peskin Full Questionnaire |
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| The candidate… | ||
| Rides a bike in the city | ✓ | ✓ |
| The candidate supports… | ||
| The goals of Vision Zero | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adequately funding Vision Zero | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connecting the City | ✓ | ✓ |
| increasing funding for biking | ✓ | ✓ |
| A better, safer Market Street | ✓ | ✓ |
| Improved Embarcadero for people biking |
✓ | ✓ |
| Continuous, protected bike lanes on Polk Street |
? | ✓ |
| The 2016 Vehicle License Fee increase | ✓ | ✓ |
| More enforcement against double parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Focus on the Five by SFPD | ✓ | ✓ |
| *Incumbent | ||
 George Gascón* Full Questionnaire |
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| The candidate… | |
| Rides a bike in the city | ✓ |
| The candidate supports… | |
| The goals of Vision Zero | ✓ |
| Adequately funding Vision Zero | ✓ |
| More enforcement against double parking | ✓ |
| Focus on the Five by SFPD | ✓ |
| *Incumbent | |
†Can’t vote on our form? To vote for a candidate by phone, call 415-431-2453 x304 leaving your full name and mailing address on file with the SF Bicycle Coalition. Note that our phone system may be down for a day during our office move. To vote by mail, print out and mail your ballot to: SF Bicycle Coalition, Attn: Frank Chan, 833 Market St., 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. Your mail ballot must be received by Friday, August 28, 2015.
