San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Board Endorsements 2024
Local Ballot Measures
YES on Proposition B:The Mayor’s bond includes $63.9 million for safe street infrastructure and improvements.
YES on Proposition K: Permanently close Upper Great Highway to cars so we can create Ocean Beach Park and preserve our coast. Read more.
YES on Proposition L: Tax ride-hail companies to fund Muni, because transit-friendly cities are bike-friendly cities. Read more.
Candidates for Local Office
Mayor: London Breed
We appreciate Mayor London Breed’s willingness to think creatively and work proactively towards making our streets safer for people biking and rolling. Read more.
Board of Supervisors District 1: Jen Nossokoff
Jen is an ambitious and pragmatic candidate for District 1. Read more.
Board of Supervisors District 3: Danny Sauter
Danny is a proven leader in bike advocacy and a former SFBike Board member. Read more.
Board of Supervisors District 5: Bilal Mahmood and Dean Preston (dual endorsement)
By making a dual endorsement for the residents of District 5, we are reflecting the multiple options the district has for creating a safe and efficient bike network. Read more.
Board of Supervisors District 7: Myrna Melgar
Myrna has long been a bike champion in District 7 as their incumbent supervisor and we’re thrilled to endorse her. Read more.
Board of Supervisors District 9: #1 Jackie Fielder, #2 Roberto Hernandez
We’re rank endorsing Jackie as #1 and Roberto as #2 which reflects both candidates’ strengths for District 9. Read more.
Board of Supervisors District 11: Ernest “EJ” Jones
Ernest “EJ” Jones has a deep understanding of District 11’s transportation needs. Read more.
BART Board District 9: Joe Sangirardi
Joe understands the levers of power that lead to enacting change on the BART Board. Read more.
Candidates for Statewide Office
State Senate: Scott Wiener
Senator Scott Wiener has proven himself to be a champion for bicycle infrastructure on the state level. Read more.
State Assembly District 17: Matt Haney
Matt has been a steadfast ally and as Assemblymember, we’re impressed by his record for street safety. Read more.
State Assembly District 19: No endorsement
The Board voted to have no endorsement in the AD19 race this year. Read more.
How our endorsement process works
As a 501(c)(4), the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition makes political endorsements, helping to ensure San Francisco is a better place to live, work, and bike. In election years, we send candidate questionnaires to candidates running for office, and our members weigh in on our endorsement process, helping to guide our voting slate. (The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund is a distinct 501(c)(3) entity that operates most of our engagement and programmatic work.)
The process for making endorsements is as follows:
- Candidates complete questionnaires
- SF Bicycle Coalition member feedback is solicited via email.
- SF Bicycle Coalition members are polled
- SF Bicycle Coalition staff writes memos to SF Bicycle Coalition board’s endorsements committee (similar to the PAC of most political clubs)
- SF Bicycle Coalition board’s endorsement committee deliberates in closed session based on #1, #2 and #3 and makes a recommendation to full board
- SF Bicycle Coalition board makes the final decision in closed session on the full slate of endorsements
The SF Bicycle Coalition has a 15-person board that is directly elected by our membership. The board’s endorsements committee members this year are: Ernesto Cuellar, Meaghan Mitchell, and Brandon Powell. If you would like to contact the board, you can email board@sfbike.org.