San Francisco general election, June 2006

The June 2006 San Francisco general elections were held on June 6, 2006, in San Francisco, California. The elections included one seat to the San Francisco County Superior Court and four San Francisco ballot measures.

Superior Court

Incumbent judge Lillian K. Sing won reelection.

San Francisco County Superior Court Seat 8 election, 2006
Candidate		Votes	Percentage
Lillian K. Sing (incumbent)		79,953	68.28%
Eric M. Safire		36,637	31.29%
Write-in		501	0.43%
Invalid or blank votes		40,281	25.78%
Total votes		156,272	100.00%
Voter turnout		37.11%

Propositions

Note: "City" refers to the San Francisco municipal government.

Proposition A

Proposition A would allocate $10 million from the City's General Fund for the next three fiscal years for violence prevention and intervention services, to establish a Homicide Prevention Planning Council to develop and annually revise a Homicide Prevention Plan, and to create the position of Survivors' Advocate and a Survivors' Fund under the auspices of the District Attorney.

Proposition A
Choice	Votes	%
No	69,060	50.76
Yes	66,982	49.24
Invalid or blank votes	20,230	12.95
Total votes	156,272	100.00

Proposition B

Proposition B would require landlords to, before offering to sell buildings of two or more residential units, disclose to all potential buyers the specific legal grounds for any evictions resulting in vacant lots at the time of sale, and to disclose whether the tenants were elderly or disabled.

Proposition B
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	71,440	52.22
No	65,373	47.78
Invalid or blank votes	19,459	12.45
Total votes	156,272	100.00

Proposition C

Proposition C would change the City's appointment process to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority by designating the Mayor and two members of the Board of Supervisors to represent the City.

Proposition C
Choice	Votes	%
No	93,905	71.72
Yes	37,030	28.28
Invalid or blank votes	25,337	16.21
Total votes	156,272	100.00

Proposition D

Proposition D would create the Laguna Honda Hospital Special Use District encompassing the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, limit the patients who can receive care at Laguna Honda Hospital and certain other facilities, and allow privately owned residential health care facilities to operate in "public" districts.

Proposition D
Choice	Votes	%
No	99,060	73.66
Yes	35,418	26.34
Invalid or blank votes	21,794	13.95
Total votes	156,272	100.00

External links

• San Francisco Department of Elections