In other words, the recall vote amounted to 24.6% of San Francisco voters, which is less than “overwhelming” any way you cut it. Let’s accept for the purposes of argument that the residents of San Francisco believe the place is going to hell. One answer may be the atrocious performance of the San Francisco police. Like other critics of the municipal liberalism in San Francisco, Bowles is heartened by what she sees as the public recapturing its voice and rising up to turn the far-lefties out. If the Boudin recall really reflected the forces they praise, San Francisco might well turn into a different city.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 15, 2022 02:47 UTC