Should SF mayor, supervisors be limited to two terms? Voters will decide in June

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

FILE: Television screen in the legislative chambers of City Hall, with Mayor Daniel Lurie looking to newly appointed President of the Board of Supervisors Rafael Mandelman in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Alise Maripuu/Bay City News)

A MEASURE TO PLACE stricter term limits on the mayor and members of the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco will head to voters in the June 2 election.

In a 7 to 4 vote Tuesday, the Board decided to place the measure on the ballot which could prevent the mayor and supervisors from serving more than two terms in their lifetimes.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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