Phil Kim

Built World

Says the board was not required to make the final call

About 80 preschool and transitional kindergarten students at Junipero Serra Annex in Bernal Heights will have different classrooms next fall. The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) told families in September that the program will move to Mission Education Center and John McLaren Early Education School in fall 2027.

Updated 11 hours ago

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Won a full four-year term; finished first with about 22% in final returns.

Tim Tung and Autumn Brown Garibay won the two open San Francisco school board seats on Nov. 5, joining board President Phil Kim. The result gives GrowSF a sweep and leaves the teachers union without a seat for the first time in more than a decade.

Updated Yesterday

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Reelected November 3, 2026

Tim Tung and Autumn Brown Garibay won the final two San Francisco school board seats after declaring victory on Thursday, joining reelected board President Phil Kim. The three were backed by GrowSF and the San Francisco Democratic Party, and they took every seat on the ballot.

Updated 3 days ago

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Led the push for neighborhood-based enrollment

San Francisco's school board voted 5-2 on October 13 to replace the citywide choice lottery with a neighborhood-based system. Every family will get a guaranteed seat at a nearby elementary school starting with the 2028-29 school year. Citywide programs such as language immersion and K-8 schools will still take applications.

Updated Nov 1

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Supports strategic investment in multilingual education

San Francisco's new Mandarin immersion school will open in fall 2027 at the Mission Education Center in Noe Valley with one transitional kindergarten class and three kindergarten classes. It will add a grade each year until it reaches K-8.

Updated Oct 26

Rule Changes

Voted for neighborhood schools

San Francisco's school board voted 5-2 on October 13 to replace the city's elementary school lottery with neighborhood assignments. Every family gets a seat at its neighborhood school even if it applies late, but can apply elsewhere only to citywide programs such as language immersion and K-8 schools. The Third Baptist Church of San Francisco and Black parents say the change will fall hardest on Black students.

Updated Oct 25