San Francisco political advocacy groups are organizations that seek to influence elections, public policy, and government decisions in San Francisco, California. They include electoral organizations, labor unions, housing and tenant organizations, political clubs, business associations, and issue-based advocacy groups. Their activities include candidate endorsements, voter guides, campaign financing, public education, and organizing participation in government decisions.
Abundant SF is a political advocacy organization founded by technology entrepreneur Zack Rosen. The organization supports increased housing construction, transportation improvements, and changes to local government policy. It supported incumbent Mayor London Breed and Proposition K, which authorized the conversion of a portion of the Great Highway into Sunset Dunes, in the 2024 election. In 2025, it advocated for public transportation improvements and zoning changes intended to increase housing production.
Blueprint for a Better San Francisco is a political advocacy and civic engagement initiative launched in June 2025 following the merger of Neighbors for a Better San Francisco and TogetherSF. The organization advocates for changes to city government, public safety policies, and the delivery of municipal services.
GrowSF is a political advocacy organization founded in 2020 by Steven Buss and Sachin Agarwal. It advocates for increased housing construction, expanded police staffing, substance-use treatment, and changes to municipal government. It publishes voter guides and endorses candidates and ballot measures.
In the 2024 San Francisco mayoral election, GrowSF endorsed Daniel Lurie, London Breed, and Mark Farrell under the city's ranked-choice voting system.
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco is a political advocacy and campaign-financing organization founded in 2020 by Jay Cheng and Mary Jung. It has supported candidates and ballot measures associated with public safety, criminal justice, and local government policy, including the 2022 recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Between 2020 and 2024, the organization spent at least $8.7 million on San Francisco political campaigns, according to Mission Local.
In 2024, the organization was assessed a $54,000 ethics penalty related to disclosure of payments associated with the Boudin recall campaign. It merged operations with TogetherSF in 2025, and co-founder Jay Cheng stepped down as executive director in April 2026.
San Francisco Rising is a community organization that advocates for policies affecting working-class residents and communities of color. Its associated electoral organization, San Francisco Rising Action Fund, publishes voter guides and endorses candidates and ballot measures. Its 2026 electoral recommendations included positions on public infrastructure bonds, business taxation, and candidates for local and statewide office.
San Francisco League of Pissed Off Voters is a progressive electoral advocacy organization that publishes voter guides and endorses candidates and ballot measures. Its June and November 2026 guides included endorsements for Congress, the Board of Supervisors, education offices, and local ballot propositions.
San Francisco YIMBY is a pro-housing political advocacy organization associated with YIMBY Action. It supports zoning changes that permit additional housing, streamlined housing approvals, and increased residential construction. It publishes election endorsements based in part on candidates' positions on housing supply, zoning, and development policy.
Housing Action Coalition is a Bay Area organization advocating for increased housing production and changes to development approval processes. It endorses political candidates and ballot measures based on their housing policy positions, including support for additional residential development and efforts to address housing shortages and displacement.
San Francisco Tenants Union is a tenant advocacy organization established in 1970. It supports tenant rights, the preservation and expansion of affordable housing, and protections for renters. It provides tenant counseling and publishes endorsements of candidates and ballot measures based on their positions on tenant rights and housing policy.
San Francisco Labor Council is a federation of labor unions affiliated with the AFL–CIO that participates in local electoral politics through candidate and ballot-measure endorsements. Its endorsements have included candidates for the Board of Supervisors, Congress, and other local offices.
SEIU Local 1021 is a labor union representing public-sector and nonprofit workers in Northern California, including employees of the City and County of San Francisco. It advocates for collective bargaining, employee compensation, workplace protections, and public services. It endorses political candidates and ballot measures and organizes members for electoral activities including canvassing and phone banking.
United Educators of San Francisco is a labor union representing teachers and other education employees in the San Francisco Unified School District. It advocates for public education policies and educator working conditions. The union endorses candidates for local office, including the San Francisco Board of Education, and organizes members to participate in political campaigns.
San Francisco Democratic Party is the county organization of the Democratic Party, represented by the Democratic County Central Committee. It endorses candidates and ballot measures and participates in local electoral campaigns.
Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club is a progressive Democratic political organization associated with LGBTQ political advocacy. It endorses candidates and ballot measures in San Francisco elections, including candidates for Congress, the Board of Supervisors, and other local offices.
Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club is a Democratic political organization advocating for LGBTQ rights, human rights, and social and economic equality. It endorses candidates and ballot measures through a process involving questionnaires, interviews, committee recommendations, and membership voting.
San Francisco Women's Political Committee is a political organization that endorses candidates and ballot measures in San Francisco elections. Its 2026 endorsements included candidates for Congress, statewide offices, the Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Education, as well as positions on local taxation, housing, transportation, and government structure.
San Francisco Young Democrats is a Democratic political organization that participates in local and statewide elections through candidate endorsements. Its 2026 endorsements included candidates for statewide office, the California Legislature, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Education.
San Francisco Green Party is the local organization of the Green Party of California. It publishes voter guides and endorses candidates and ballot measures in local and statewide elections. Its June 2026 voter guide included endorsements for statewide offices, Congress, the Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Education.
San Francisco Transit Riders is a public transportation advocacy organization supporting funding, service improvements, and accessibility for Muni and other public transportation. It has participated in local ballot-measure campaigns, including support for Proposition L in 2024, which proposed a tax on transportation network companies to fund public transportation.
San Francisco League of Conservation Voters is an environmental political organization that endorses candidates and ballot measures in San Francisco elections. It evaluates candidates through questionnaires, voting records, and interviews and publishes endorsements relating to environmental and other local policy issues.
Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter is a regional environmental organization that participates in San Francisco electoral politics through candidate and ballot-measure endorsements. Its endorsements have included candidates for Congress, the Board of Supervisors, and state legislative offices.
SPUR, originally the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, is a regional public-policy organization focused on urban planning, housing, transportation, economic development, and government policy. It publishes research and voter guides evaluating ballot measures in San Francisco and other Bay Area cities. Its 2024 voter guide included recommendations on housing, public transportation, taxation, government structure, and environmental measures.
SF Parents Action is a political advocacy organization associated with the San Francisco Parent Coalition. It endorses candidates for the San Francisco Board of Education through a process involving parent participation, candidate evaluation, and community feedback. Its stated priorities include school district accountability, academic outcomes, and representation of public school families in education policy.
sf.citi is a technology industry advocacy organization that participates in San Francisco policy debates and publishes voter guides. Its guides explain its positions on local ballot measures, and the organization has organized voter registration activities at member companies. Its November 2024 voter guide included positions on business taxation and transportation funding.
League of Women Voters of San Francisco is a nonpartisan civic organization that promotes voter participation, voter education, and public understanding of government. It does not endorse political parties or candidates but publishes ballot-measure analyses and recommendations. Its policy positions cover issues including voting rights, housing, transportation, the environment, and government administration.
TogetherSF was a political advocacy and civic engagement organization founded in 2020 and financially supported by venture capitalist Michael Moritz. It advocated for changes to city government, public safety policies, responses to homelessness and substance use, and economic revitalization. Its associated political organization, TogetherSF Action, participated in campaign financing and supported candidates and ballot measures.
In the 2024 mayoral election, TogetherSF supported former supervisor Mark Farrell. In 2025, its operations merged with Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, with subsequent civic engagement activities developed under the Blueprint for a Better San Francisco name.