Immigrants who are not U.S. citizens can now apply to serve on public oversight bodies that advise San Francisco City Hall on a wide array of issues. It is due to the passage in November of Proposition C, the Aspiring Citizens' Charter Amendment.
The measure received 226,148 votes, or 54.1%, more than the simple majority it needed to pass. It brings the city in line with a change in state law instituted in 2019 that allowed non-citizens to be appointed to statewide oversight and advisory bodies. And it follows non-citizens being able to vote in San Francisco school board elections for the first time in the fall election.