This was really about some very, very powerful forces who invested more money in a mayor’s race than has ever happened in the history of San Francisco by a huge amount,” Peskin told KQED on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, a directly competing measure from Peskin, Proposition E, was similarly aimed to reform the city’s commission system. That measure, however, did not create an arbitrary cap on the number of commissions. Supporters of Proposition D said that commissions have made it harder for elected officials to make direct decisions and have hampered government efficiency. “This is a city that refuses to be pushed in the wrong direction by a handful of wealthy billionaires.”

Source: The Guardian November 06, 2024 21:05 UTC