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Governor District 2 | Mark Farrell* Jerry Brown (D)* District 4 | Katy Tang* Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D)* District 6 | * Attorney General District 8 | * Kamala Harris (D)* District 10 | Malia Cohen* Secretary of State Pete Peterson (R) San Francisco State Treasurer Superior Court John Chiang (D) Seat 20 / Carol Kingsley State Controller Statewide San Francisco S.F. Board of Education Betty Ye e(D) Propositions Propositions Hydra Mendoza*, Emily Murase*, Insurance Commissioner Prop. 1: Yes A | Transit bond (Yes) Dave Jones (D) Funds a long list of water infrastructure Community investments worked out over years. B | Muni budget set-aside (No) College Board Superintendent of Public Instruction Prop. 2: Yes C | Children’s fund (Yes) 4-year term /Wendy Aragon, John Marshall Tuck Creates a “rainy day fund” to help buffer Rizzo*, Thea Selby against downturns. D | Redevelopment pensions (Yes) 2-year term / William Walker Prop. 45: No E | Soda tax (Yes) BART Board U.S. Congress Threatens Covered with additional of Directors layer of health-insurance regulation. F | Waterfront plan (Yes) Congress, District 17 District 8 / Nick Josefowitz Ro Khanna (D) Prop. 46: No G | Transfer tax increase (No) Increases limit on “pain and suffering” in Alameda County State Assembly medical malpractice lawsuits to $1.1 million. H | Artificial turf ban (No) Measure BB District 16 Prop. 47: Yes I | Sports fields (Yes) Ye s. Sales tax for much-needed trans- Catharine Baker (R) Reduces certain lesser felonies, notably drug portation projects. possession, to misdemeanors. J | Minimum wage increase (Yes) *Denotes incumbent District 17 David Chiu (D) Prop. 48: No K | Housing policy statement (No) 1 More coverage online at An audacious example of “reservation shop- www.sfchronicle.com/election-2014. Oakland Mayor ping” for a casino site. L | Undermine Bryan Parker “transit first” policy (No) Illustration by Shannon May / The Chronicle