Progressives Watch Results at El Rio Bar
About 100 people packed El Rio in the Mission on election night as local measures and national returns came in.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Civic Engagement
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Progressive voters watching election results at El Rio bar in the Mission gathered on election night, with about 100 people inside the bar and patio. The watch party coincided with national returns broadcast on television, including the result in Texas that prompted celebration.
Why it matters
For San Franciscans who turned out for progressive causes, the evening was a chance to see how local measures are landing alongside the national outcome. Ballot measures B, I and Prop D remain tied to the city's ongoing debate over public banking, affordable housing funding and how hard it is to qualify measures for the ballot.
About 100 people gathered inside El Rio bar and patio on election night. The available figures do not include vote tallies for the local measures, so the margins for Ballot Measure B, Ballot Measure I and Prop D are not yet known from this report.
The players
Daniel Lurie
San Francisco's mayor, whose charter reform measures progressive supporters opposed on the ballot.
Talarico
Candidate whose win in Texas drew celebration at the El Rio watch party.
The details
Progressive supporters gathered at El Rio in the Mission district to follow election returns, with national results broadcast on television throughout the night. Ballot Measure B lays groundwork for a public bank, Ballot Measure I creates a fund for affordable housing from a transfer tax, and Prop D would raise the number of signatures needed to place measures on the ballot, a measure the progressive crowd opposed alongside Mayor Daniel Lurie's charter reform proposals.
Timeline
- Election night, November 4, 2026: progressive watch party held at El Rio bar in the Mission.
Across the Bay
Prop D would raise the signature requirement for qualifying measures, a change that would alter how San Franciscans put policy questions before voters. The fight over it sits alongside the earlier contest over Mayor Lurie's charter reform package, which progressive supporters also opposed.
If you vote in San Francisco, the outcomes of Measures B, I and Prop D will shape what gets built, funded and placed on future ballots. Check your sample ballot and the Department of Elections for the final certified results on these measures.
The takeaway
The measures facing San Franciscans are not settled by a single night of watch parties, and the certified results will show where the city stands on public banking, housing funding and the signature threshold. Watch the Department of Elections for official certification of Measures B, I and Prop D.
Further reading
For more on how residents weigh in on local ballot questions, explore our Civic Engagement coverage.
Live Poll
Do you support San Francisco's Proposition B public bank and Proposition I housing fund?
