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NEWS
Coverage of Proposition B — newest first.
Pirate Wires
A San Francisco Voter Guide for People Who Aren’t InsaneMike Solana and Nicole Wizman recommend No on Prop B. They say San Francisco does not need a public bank, and that one would mainly finance the politically connected.
Axios San Francisco
San Francisco voter guide 2026: Propositions, candidates and racesAxios’s November cheat sheet describes Prop B in one line: a city-owned financing corporation that could lay the groundwork for a public bank.
The San Francisco Standard
Prop. B authorizes the creation of a San Francisco Public BankThe Standard’s voter guide says a public bank has wound through City Hall for decades, almost the entire Board wants to charter one, and funding it is a different matter.
SPUR
San Francisco Prop B — Public BankSPUR’s November voter guide recommends No. The charter amendment locks detailed governance into the Charter and still does not say how the bank would be capitalized.
POLITICO
Campaigns are learning to message the botsCalifornia Playbook’s ballot roundup lists San Francisco Prop B, a charter amendment for a first-in-the-nation public bank, and notes Mayor Daniel Lurie’s opposition.
San Francisco Public Press
Proposition B Would Lay Groundwork for a San Francisco Public BankSylvie Sturm reports that Prop B would not create a bank or raise taxes on election night, and quotes the Controller’s estimate of $310 million to $460 million.
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon
Letter to the Editor: Prop. B, Let’s Not Approve the Next ScandalRichie Greenberg writes that Prop B asks voters to trust City Hall with an unfunded bank, and that a public bank would not let residents open accounts.
SFGate
SF: Ballot Measure To Allow For Creation Of Public Bank Heads To VotersBay City News, published in SFGate, walks through Prop B as a charter framework — not a funded bank — and notes the Controller’s warning that costs would be significant.
Mission Local
Saikat Chakrabarti drops $400K for affordable housing, public bank and transit measuresChakrabarti contributed $150,000 to Yes on Proposition B, the San Francisco public bank measure, as part of $400,000 across three November ballot measures.
San Francisco Chronicle
Endorsement: Vote no on San Francisco’s Prop B to create a public bankThe Chronicle editorial board recommends No, citing no funding plan, hundreds of millions in cost, and tools the city already has.
The Voice of San Francisco
Public bank debate heats up as San Francisco voters head toward November voteCoverage of dueling Yes and No rallies, including Supervisor Wong and the official opposition making the case against Prop B.
KQED Forum
Should San Francisco create a public bank?Forum walks through what Prop B actually does — a charter framework with no capitalization — and the risks of a first-of-its-kind city bank.
San Francisco Chronicle
Why the case for an S.F. public bank makes no senseUC Berkeley law professor Prasad Krishnamurthy argues housing bonds and the Housing Trust Fund already do this work with less risk.
American Banker
San Francisco to vote on whether to set up public bankTrade coverage of the November vote, the 9–2 Board placement, and Supervisor Wong’s warning that the city has not shown how it would be funded.
New York Post
San Francisco eyes public bank inspired by North DakotaNational coverage of the unfunded $325 million startup cost, the city’s deficit, and the North Dakota comparison.
Axios San Francisco
San Francisco could create the nation’s first city-run public bankAxios reports the measure creates a governance framework, not the money, after the Board voted 9–2 to put it on the Nov. 3 ballot.