About this episode

The episode discusses San Francisco's ballot measures and key political races, including endorsements and election night expectations.

Marisa, Guy and KQED’s Sydney Johnson crack open San Francisco’s ballot and dig into the competing business-tax measures Proposition D and Proposition C, the Sunset District supervisor’s race and what an ideal election night would look like for Mayor Daniel Lurie, who’s weighed in on all of it. Plus, they discuss the race to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress and her endorsement this week of San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠, delivered straight to your inbox. And join us for a town hall at KQED with Tom Steyer, a top Democrat in the race for governor. Steyer will be talking with KQED’s Guy Marzorati and taking audience questions on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:00pm at KQED headquarters in San Francisco. You can register for the event at KQED.org/events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Marisa, Guy

Guest: Sydney Johnson

Topics covered

• San Francisco ballot
• business-tax measures
• election night
• Mayor Daniel Lurie
• Congress race
• Nancy Pelosi endorsement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KQED

More episodes of Political Breakdown

• Tom Steyer Vows to Challenge Corporate Power and Protect Workers from AI · May 30, 2026 · 58 min
• California Primary Crunch Time · May 29, 2026 · 27 min
• California's Only Toss-Up House Race · May 28, 2026 · 31 min
• Trump Cuts a $1.8 Billion Deal With Himself · May 26, 2026 · 28 min
• Chad Bianco Wants to Slash Taxes and Regulations · May 23, 2026 · 1h 0m
• The $7 Hamburger Case That Could Transform California’s Bail System · May 21, 2026 · 34 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Political Breakdown podcast page.