SAN FRANCISCO • JUNE 2026 BALLOT

Proposition D is a Stealth Tax on San Francisco’s Working Families. Stop the 800% Grocery Hike.

It doesn’t punish billionaires. It punishes your grocery bill, your pharmacy, and your neighborhood.

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THE FORENSIC TRUTH

Three Deadly Mechanics of Proposition D

01

Global Workforce Calculation

The tax is calculated on a company’s worldwide employee count — not San Francisco employees. This was designed to spare Big Tech while hammering local businesses with small SF footprints.

02

Astronomical Rate Escalations

Gross receipts tax rates explode from 0.175% to as high as 1.175% — a 571% increase. Administrative offices see payroll taxes jump from 0.35% to 5.0% — a 1,329% increase on the highest tier.

03

Permanent Charter Lock-In

Once enshrined in the City Charter, these rates cannot be adjusted by the Board of Supervisors without another citywide ballot measure. This is a permanent structural attack on San Francisco’s commercial backbone.

THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE

The Grocery Store Tax Shock

These are not small adjustments. These are existential blows to neighborhood grocers and pharmacies.

GROSS RECEIPTS TAX
Rate Escalations
Revenue TierCurrent RateProp D RateIncrease
$0 – $1M0.075%0.575%↑ +667%
$1M – $2.5M0.175%0.575%↑ +229%
$2.5M – $25M0.175%1.075%↑ +514%
$25M+0.175%1.175%↑ +571%
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX (ADMIN OFFICES)
The 800%+ Hammer
Payroll TierCurrent RateProp D RateIncrease
First $100M0.35%3.0%↑ +757%
$100M – $200M0.55%3.5%↑ +536%
$200M – $350M0.75%4.25%↑ +467%
$350M+0.75%5.0%↑ +567%
These increases will be passed directly to consumers through higher prices on milk, bread, medicine, and every essential good.
THE STRATEGIC FRAME

Three Irrefutable Truths

Working-Class Inflation

This is an 800% tax hike on the supply chain of food and medicine. Your neighborhood grocer and pharmacy will pay dramatically more — and they will pass it on to you.

Tech Elite Exemption

Big Tech companies with massive global workforces are deliberately carved out. Prop D targets the local businesses that actually serve San Franciscans.

Permanent Charter Lock-In

Once passed, this tax structure is locked into the City Charter. Future Boards of Supervisors cannot easily fix the damage. This is fiscal irresponsibility disguised as justice.

TARGETED VOTER MESSAGING

Speak Directly to Every Voter

Moderate Homeowners
THE PAIN
Higher grocery bills + pharmacy costs on fixed or middle-class budgets
THE ARGUMENT
This isn’t a CEO tax. It’s a regressive tax that hits working families hardest.
Protect your household budget
Small Business Owners
THE PAIN
Grocers, pharmacies, and local retailers face 500%+ tax increases
THE ARGUMENT
Your business was never the target — but you’re paying the price.
Stand up for local businesses
Disaffected Progressives
THE PAIN
A supposed ‘equity’ measure that exempts the richest corporations
THE ARGUMENT
This measure was sold as taxing billionaires. It taxes your corner store instead.
Demand real corporate accountability
Fiscal Conservatives
THE PAIN
Permanent, unfixable tax policy locked into the Charter
THE ARGUMENT
No future Board can correct this without another citywide vote.
Vote for responsible governance
THE CONFUSION IS INTENTIONAL

Prop C vs. Prop D.
When in doubt, vote NO.

San Francisco voters are being asked to choose between two competing measures. One protects working families. The other punishes them. When the choice is unclear, the responsible vote is always NO on D.

THIS IS THE MOMENT

Vote NO on D.
Fight for San Francisco Families.

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Official voter resources: sfelections.org