Editor’s note: The original version of this story ran on March 5 to reflect the ballots counted on Election Day. It’s going to be continually updated as The City tallies votes.Proposition B, which encourages the hiring of new officers and sets new police staffing minimums, was opposed by 72.3% of voters whose ballots have been counted thus far, according to the most recent vote totals posted by the Department of Elections on Friday afternoon.
“We did it! We told the truth, and we won, and we sent a message to City Hall: Stop playing games on public safety,” said Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who spearheaded opposition to the measure, as initial election results were posted. “We are in the midst of a voter revolt on public safety, and voters are still speaking.”
Will Asian Americans turn out at San Francisco primary? Two prominent San Francisco political figures offered differing perspectives Opponents of Prop. B out-fundraised its supporters by a 2-to-1 margin, raking in nearly $1.4 million, according to the most recent campaign finance disclosures. Safai and his backers — namely, the unions representing city employees who are not police officers — have argued that Prop. B ensures that scarce funding will not be funneled into the police department at the expense of other workers, such as 911 dispatchers.
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