SAN FRANCISCO - Showing results speaks volumes to members of the Alliance for Jobs and Sustainable Growth, whose members today announced their endorsement of Ed Lee for San Francisco mayor, George Gascón for district attorney and Chris Cunnie for sheriff.

With a unique membership of San Francisco unions, business and community organizations, the Alliance put its support behind these candidates and noted not only their experience, but also their specific achievements in traditionally sticky situations.

"Creating consensus behind a pension reform plan for city employees was a major achievement for Mayor Lee," Vince Courtney, the Alliance's executive director, said. "We've seen that Mayor Lee has successfully navigated difficult waters including the pension plan and the city budget, and we can build on those changes."

The Alliance also recognized results achieved by Gascón and Cunnie. Gascón, for example has a solid record of progressive reform while demonstrating he knows as much as anyone about fighting crime. He is another consensus builder who is endorsed by a wide range of supporters including Matt Gonzales, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco Police Officers Association, Senator Diane Feinstein, and Attorney General Kamala Harris.

Cunnie's experience as a police officer, Undersheriff to Mike Hennessey and Lead Investigator for the San Francisco District Attorney has earned him endorsements from Senator Diane Feinstein, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Kamala Harris, Retired Appellate Court Judge Harry Low and former Police Chief Heather Fong.

The Alliance also issued its recommendations for propositions on the November ballot. They include:

• Yes on "A", which would provide general obligation bonds to finance repairs, renovations and new construction of San Francisco Unified School District structures. This measure is necessary to complete the District's 10-year capital improvement program.
• Yes on "B", which would provide for a $248 million bond to improve deteriorating city streets. Our City's roads desperately need this investment.
• Yes on "C", which would increase employee pension contributions, increase retirement ages, require employee contributions to the Retiree Health Care Trust Fund and change the composition of the Health Services System Board. It is widely recognized the city's pension system needs attention and this measure was negotiated by Mayor Lee.
• No on "D", a ballot measure that would reform the funding of city employee pension and retiree healthcare that is sponsored by Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who is running for Mayor.
• Yes on "E", which would allow voter-adopted initiative ordinances and declarations of policy originating with the Mayor or Board or Supervisors to be amended or repealed by the Board of Supervisors, with certain conditions.
• Yes on "G", which would temporarily increase the sales tax rate in San Francisco from 8.5% to 9% to fund public safety and social programs in the face of reductions in state funding. The increase would be repealed for five years if the state restores recently expired sales taxes.

The Alliance for Jobs and Sustainable Growth (Alliance) is a new alliance of labor unions, business organizations and neighborhood groups focused on creating good-paying jobs and sustainable economic growth that will benefit neighborhoods and community groups in San Francisco. Growing our economy to produce good jobs and revenue for the public sector is a necessity if we are to reverse our current economic decline and improve our quality of life.