Tonight’s election is a showdown on the waterfront. Propositions B and C offer San Francisco voters the chance to shoot down the 8 Washington luxury condo project, which we’ve been covering for some time. Bay Guardian Editor Steven T. Jones and News Editor Rebecca Bowe are at the No on B&C and Yes on B&C parties, respectively, and you can catch their tweets here in this post. Just hit your browser’s “refresh” button for their latest tweets and the latest election numbers.
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Last numbers of the night (not official until final counts made and validated by Department of Elections):
Proposition A — Retiree Health Care Trust Fund: YES 68.7%
Proposition B — 8 Washington Street Initiative: NO 62.22%
Proposition C — Referendum: NO 66.56%
Proposition D — Prescription Drug Purchasing: YES 80.08%
Total registration and turnout: 21.73%
Read our full endorsements and explanations of propositions and unopposed candidacies here.
10:23pm: Guardian editors Steven T. Jones and Rebecca Bowe are signing off for the night and heading home, but as our last live refresh of this post, we’ll let you catch a glimpse of some of the reactions to the Props B&C defeat below.
Feels like tide is turning in SF. ’99 again. RT @sfbg: Jon Golinger: “It was only stopped because the people stopped it.”
— Nato Green (@natogreen) November 6, 2013
@MarketUrbanism @sfbg as somebody who’s trying to move to SF, I’m not sure whether to be mad or cry
— David Kissling (@xtdave) November 6, 2013
Bam!! RT @sfbg: Props B&C are down in early returns, and they aren’t coming back
— Z-Say (@DaveZsay) November 6, 2013
SF says no to 8 Washington – congrats to the thousands who stood for responsible waterfront development!
— David Chiu (@DavidChiu) November 6, 2013
Disappointed that my supe @ericmar415 voted yes on 8 Washington back when.
— Project Cambio (@ProjectCambio) November 6, 2013
@ValisJason This is the question of the night. I think there are signs, but keep in mind 8 Washington passed the Board of Sups 8-3
— Corey Cook (@CoreyCookUSF) November 6, 2013
10:16pm: With 98% of precincts reporting in, just 21.67% of San Francisco voters turned out for this election, a possible new record low. Though the results are not official just yet, as some mail-in ballots have yet to be counted.
Jon Golinger: “They rubber stamped it from the beginning and it was only stopped because the people stopped it.” pic.twitter.com/v7RpTOzeKc
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Art Agnos: “whether we own or rent, we all own a piece of San Francisco.” pic.twitter.com/R6BTL8RAcO
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
10:06pm: New results from the Department of Elections in: Proposition B: No, 62.17% Proposition C: No, 66.51% with 402 of 409 precincts reporting (98.29%)
Jim Lazarus @ Yes on B&C party”The height limit is kind of bogus..voters have been misled to think this was some sky breaking height change”
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
from building an arena on the waterfront. AA: “We’ll have to tell this mayor that his legacy is not going to be on our waterfront.”
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Art Agnos: “This is not the end, this is the beginning and it feels like a movement.” Both he and Quintin Kopp pledge to stop the Warriors
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Louise Renne called the Planning Department “utterly disgraceful,” and told the crowd, “Get your rest, more to come San Francisco.”
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
David Campos: “We have a City Hall that quite frankly doesn’t get it…When City Hall doesn’t get it, the people of SF step in.”
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Camp Mgr Jon Golinger: “We are San Franciscans and you just heard us roar!”
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Fiery victory speeches at the No on B-C party, calling it a referendum on Mayor Lee’s policies, not just 8 Washington
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Rose Pak at Yes on B&C party: “I don’t know the Bay Guardian,” she said, as she averted her eyes.
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Jim Lazarus @ Yes on B&C: “It was kind of a throwaway site,” on 8 Washington “This was an appropriate project for the value of that place”
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
9:41pm: Department of Elections has adjusted their turnout — 225 of 409 precincts (55.01%) — Things could still change.
9:31pm Updated results are in to the Department of Elections, and Props B&C are getting trounced. Proposition B: No, 60.24% Proposition C: No, 65.06%
9:27pm: The Department of Elections is reporting “409 of 409 precincts (100%)” have come in, but also note that results are not yet official.
9:24pm: Six more minutes until the newest results are posted by the Department of Elections.
9:19pm: Proposition B: No, 32,025 (55.73%) Yes, 25,442 (44.27%) Proposition C: No, 34,876 (61.62%) Yes, 21,725 (38.38%)
David Owen from Platinum Advisors on the piano at No on B&C party pic.twitter.com/3hHI7D11bE
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Props B&C are down in early returns, and they aren’t coming back
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Early #SanFrancisco election results show props B and C losing by 10 & 23%, respectively. Count of mail-in ballots and some early precincts
— SF Bay Guardian (@sfbg) November 6, 2013
Tim Colen from the Housing Action Coalition is now speaking; says Props B and C not looking good. “We’re going to have to fight … Again.”
— Rebecca Bowe (@ByRebeccaBowe) November 6, 2013
8 Washington developer Simon Snellgrove just told me he’s having a private party and doesn’t want to talk to the press.
— Rebecca Bowe (@ByRebeccaBowe) November 6, 2013
Some notables here at Coqueta for Prop B and C: Rose Pak, 8 Washington developer Simon Snellgrove, attorney Jim Lazarus
— Rebecca Bowe (@ByRebeccaBowe) November 6, 2013
Tonight I’m at the Yes on B / Yes on C campaign party. @mayoredlee is expected to make an appearance but hasn’t showed yet.
— Rebecca Bowe (@ByRebeccaBowe) November 6, 2013