Overview

• Chair Richard Buery Jr. announced on July 16 that open primaries would be excluded from the November ballot, citing insufficient agreement among commissioners, experts and city leaders.
• The proposed jungle primary would have allowed all voters regardless of party affiliation to participate in a single primary, with the top two finishers moving on to the general election.
• Supporters said the change would enfranchise 1.1 million unaffiliated voters and increase turnout, while opponents warned it could enable one-party domination.
• The commission plans to advance charter amendments designed to reform land use processes and speed up affordable housing development.
• A proposal to shift municipal elections to even-numbered years will also go before the commission in a final vote on July 21 to potentially appear on the ballot this fall.