Safe Street RebelSep 8, 2024
Hey party people, with the election rapidly approaching we've decided to share our consensus-based opinions on some of the ballot measures for SF. Here's what we got:
YES on K
YES on L
NO on M
NO on F
NO on D
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We also have shareable images for each individual position we're taking. First Yes on K. This one is pretty simple, car free spaces are good and we should have more of them.
Sep 8, 2024 at 7:24pmWeb
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Next, Yes on L. Also pretty simple, we should tax the ridehail companies cannibalizing trips from transit, and use that money to mitigate Muni service cuts.
Show threadSafe Street RebelSep 8, 2024
No on M. This complicated business tax reform contains a tax cut for big tech and overpaid CEOs, and crucially, it contains a poison pill that could kill Prop L. If both props reach 50%, L needs to get more yes votes than M to go into effect. A No (or Abstain) on M helps L.
Show threadSafe Street RebelSep 8, 2024
We're going No on F, consistent with our general belief that police don't solve root issues in society. Giving them more money won't fix anything, and puts other city services at risk given SF's incoming budget deficit. As always, SSR puts the anti-car in anti-carceral.
Show threadSafe Street RebelSep 8, 2024

Please feel free to share any/all of these images. Voter education is crucial on a packed ballot. We've found it heartening seeing how direct action can change the conversation, and then those shifts can be secured at the ballot.

Note: we haven't done a voter guide before, but we have taken positions on ballot measures, such as Yes on Nov 2022 Prop J/L, and No on Mar 2024 Prop E. We avoid taking public stances on elected officials because we believe it's our job to always hold politicians to account.

Show threadSafe Street RebelSep 8, 2024
Whoops, this post didn't send. Last, but definitely not least, vote No on D. This is a massive consolidation of power into the mayor's hands, and ends independent oversight over SFPD and SFMTA.
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@SafeStreetRebel
Bonkers
Show threadbondoloSep 9, 2024
@SafeStreetRebel it is fine to tax ride hailing but without taxing private vehicles it seems like opportunism at the expense of people who don’t own vehicles and depend upon ride hailing.
Show threadSafe Street RebelSep 9, 2024

@bondolo your argument isn't unreasonable, but also you don't get points for not owning a car if you still take ridehail everywhere. just take the bus

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/half-uber-lyft-trips-replace-more-sustainable-options

Half of Uber, Lyft Trips Replace More Sustainable Options

More than 50% of ride-hailing trips taken by surveyed riders in California replaced more sustainable forms of transportation, found a UC Davis study.

UC Davis