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Cash Bids Surge for Ballot Signatures in Tenderloin

4/10/2026

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  • In San Francisco's Tenderloin, individuals trade signatures for cash to help initiatives qualify for the ballot.
  • This spring, men in ski masks offered $5 and pizza for signatures.
  • Pay could rise to as much as $15 per signature, fueling a bidding war over a proposed billionaires' tax.
  • Evan Underwood, a homeless voter, admitted he signed for cash and food, forgetting the petition's purpose.