Here's how everyone wants you to vote in San Francisco's November 2009 election. Many endorsers have no opinion and don't want you to vote at all. In general, when they do have an opinion, they want you to vote yes -- but that doesn't mean that you should. We found that a recommendation to vote "yes" is correlated with being impartial; and that more exhaustive sources are less likely to recommend a "yes." So what should you do? Find a few organizations that you trust and follow their lead. Or don't vote at all.

1. The SF Appeal’s Guide to Everyone Else’s Guides, November 2009 sfappeal.com
All Endorsers Counted
100
75
50
25
0
A B C D E
Yes Blank No
Only Endorsers of >2 Counted
100
75
50
25
0
A B C D E
Yes Blank No
The more measures you endorse, the less you endorse “yes”
5.00
3.75
2.50
1.25
0
A B C D E
Yes::No with Everyone Yes::No with only Endorsers of >2 Measures

2. The SF Appeal’s Guide to Everyone Else’s Guides, November 2009 sfappeal.com
Endorser Info A B C D E
Amend Don’t require Edit More mid- Fewer ads,
Charter Supes have 2 Candlestick Market signs fewer Muni
provisions aides Park naming shelters
Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club LGBT club yes yes no
Assemblymember Ammiano no no yes
Assemblymember Ma
Bay Area Reporter yes no yes yes no
Beyond Chron Didn’t feel this election was significant.
Bldg Inspection Comm. Walker yes
CAC Real Estate Mgmt Office and retail property management yes
Citizens for a Better SF Offshoot of Republican Party no yes yes no
Cushman & Wakefield Large real estate co yes
District Attorney Harris yes
Gavin Newsom Grinning Jackanape yes yes yes
Greg Dewar N Judah Chronicles no yes no no
Harsch Investment Corp Large real estate co yes
Harvey Milk Democratic Club LGBT club yes yes yes
League of Young Voters Voting info for youfs. yes yes no no
Market Street Association Promotes rehab of Market St yes
Neighborhood Parks Council Advocates for parks yes
Plan C Moderate politics. yes no yes yes no
San Francisco Beautiful Wants to keep SF “beautiful” no no yes
San Francisco Chronicle Keep on keepin’ on yes yes yes no no
San Francisco Parks Trust Advocates for parks yes
San Francisco Tomorrow Advocates for environment, livability yes no
Senator Leno no
Senator Yee yes
SF Bay Guardian Didn’t put guide online, WTF yes yes no no yes
SF Chamber of Commerce yes no yes yes no
SF Democratic Party yes yes yes yes yes
SF Green Party yes yes no no yes
SF Republican Party Yes there is one yes no yes yes
SF Weekly Opposed to everything & everyone
SF Women’s Political Committee yes yes no yes yes
SF Young Republicans Possibly an elaborate joke no yes yes yes
Sierra Club, SF Bay Chapter
SPUR Extraordinarily trustworthy yes yes yes no
Streetsblog Might do a voter guide next year.
Sup Alioto-Pier no yes yes yes
Sup Ammiano yes
Sup Avalos yes no yes
Sup Campos yes yes yes
Sup Chiu yes yes yes yes
Sup Chu no no yes
Sup Daly no yes no yes
Sup Dufty yes yes yes yes
Sup Elsbernd no no yes yes
Sup Katz Sup from 1996-2001 yes
Sup Mar yes no yes
Sup Maxwell yes yes yes yes
Sup McGoldrick yes yes
Sup Mikarimi yes yes yes yes
Sup Peskin yes yes
Sup Sandoval yes
Terence Faulkner Kooky Republican no
Treasurer Jose Cisneros yes
Warfield Theater yes