This is a federal race, but the questions that matter most to San Francisco are local ones: whether we build homes, whether Muni keeps running, whether the police department gets the officers it needs, and whether people leaving treatment can find a drug-free place to live. Here is where each candidate stands, next to what San Francisco voters say.
| Issue | Voter support | Scott Wiener | Connie Chan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supports Mayor Lurie's Family Zoning Plan | 74% | Yes | No |
| Supports drug-free recovery housing | 69% | Yes | No |
| Supports federal funds for police hiring | 75% | Yes | No position |
| Supports a new tax to keep Muni running | 58% | Yes | Yes |
| Supported the 2022 school board recall | 72% | Yes | No |
| Endorsed by the California Democratic Party | Yes | No |
Voter support figures come from GrowSF polling (2024 to 2026) and San Francisco election results. The table is the one in GrowSF’s November 2026 voter guide.
The votes behind the table
Homes. Chan voted no on the Family Zoning Plan in December 2025, which passed 7 to 4, and sponsored a resolution against the state law allowing apartments near transit, which the Board rejected 7 to 4. Wiener wrote that state law. The full story is on our housing page.
Drug-free recovery housing.In July 2026 the Board voted to require new city-funded supportive housing to be drug-free, so that people leaving treatment can choose a building where drugs are not allowed. Until then only 42 of the city’s 8,500 supportive housing units were drug-free. It passed 7 to 4. Chan voted no.
Police. Wiener supports federal money to hire more officers. Chan has taken no position, and during her 2020 campaign for supervisor she said it was time to “dismantle and restructure” the police department.
Transit.Both candidates support the 2026 regional measure to keep Muni and BART running. Wiener wrote the law that put it on the ballot; in 2023 Chan cast the Board’s only vote against backing his bridge-toll bill, which would have funded BART and Muni. See our transit page.
Schools. In February 2022 San Francisco recalled three school board members who kept schools closed during the pandemic and tried to rename 44 of them. Voters passed it with 72%. Chan’s office said she “opposed all recalls.”
Where we disagree with Wiener
Wiener opposed Prop 36, the 2024 measure that restored penalties for repeat theft and drug offenses, which GrowSF supported and nearly 70% of California voters passed. His approach to fentanyl leans on treatment access and federal interdiction money more than on the accountability measures we favor. On artificial intelligence, we think his first California bill was heavier-handed than it needed to be, though his second, SB 53, became law in 2025 with broader industry support. Those are real differences. They do not change the overall calculus: Wiener has a decade of hard laws passed on the issues San Francisco most needs solved, and Chan has a decade of no votes.