SF earthquake safety bond measure crosses threshold of votes needed to pass

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Signs at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco, Calif., supporting Proposition A, an earthquake and public safety bond on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The proposition will generate $535 million for seismic retrofitting of public safety buildings and transit. (Andres Jimenez Larios/ Bay City News)

Proposition A, also known as the “Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond,” surpassed the percentage of voter approval needed to move forward Tuesday night after initial election results.

The bond measure, which requires two-thirds approval to pass, has so far received about 77% approval. The Department of Elections has so far counted 125,086 ballots but still had 122,400 left to tally on Wednesday .

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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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