As the sun set on the last night before Election Day, Jane Lew and several other candidates were still active on the corner of Market and Castro, using every last second to talk to as many voters as possible.
“We went to all the farmers markets in the city, talking to a lot of San Franciscans and encouraging them to vote Yes on K,” Lew said.
Jane is the field organizer for the Yes On K campaign and a supporter of Proposition K, which seeks to close the Upper Great Highway to cars and turn it into a park.
Prop K is expected to be a close call. Jane said they have been campaigning in the city for months.
With Election Day looming, she hopes they’ve done enough.
“A little bit of relief that it will be over soon, and then also a little bit of fear. Have we done enough? Have we spoken to enough people? Have we gotten our message out,” Lew said.
That nervousness is why Jane felt it was important to keep campaigning until the last second.
And she’s not alone: campaigners from several other campaigns were also on her same corner, including Sarah Katz-Hyman who supported Proposition L there.
“We’re definitely trying to have a presence here, show visibility, it’s a long ballot and the L is on the last page, so we want to make sure there’s at least some brand awareness,” Katz-Hyman said.
Prop L wants to tax hail rigs and autonomous vehicle companies to fund public transportation.
Sarah said campaigners like her were being spread around the city for one last campaign campaign.
“I think we probably have a couple dozen people during the campaign today and throughout the week, which has really increased our visibility over the last few weeks,” Katz-Hyman said.
Back with Jane and the Yes On K campaign, she said they will be hitting the road again on Election Day until the polls close.
She said even their campaign mascot, Snowy D. Plover, will be there to win votes as well.
“It really draws a lot of attention. It makes it feel less awkward when you’re recruiting because people like to talk to you or take pictures with Snowy, so it’s been a big help,” Lew said.
