SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco supervisor was recalled Tuesday after he successfully pushed to turn a stretch of coastal highway used heavily by neighborhood motorists into a car-free park despite strong objections by his constituents.
Supervisor Joel Engardio became the fifth elected official to be ousted in a recall vote in four years. He conceded, saying in a statement that he accepts the outcome and still stands by his decision to help create a park called Sunset Dunes.
“Sunset Dunes is a success. It’s good for the environment, good for our local economy, and it’s bringing joy to people of all ages,” Engardio wrote. “Very soon, we will wonder why this was ever a controversy. We won’t be able to imagine San Francisco without a coastal park and all the benefits it offers.”
Live by the recall die by the recall
This is what happens when you elect a bunch of people cosplaying as leftists.
Engardio, a victim’s advocate who turned a road into a park is cosplaying as a leftist? Why do you say that? There is such a weird thing about who’s left and who isn’t on this platform, and I’m really trying to understand it.
What does being a victims advocate have to do with anything? This is no different than the opinion that “all police are heroes.” People’s jobs don’t define them as a person.
It was mentioned elsewhere that the closure was more about reducing the cost to keep the road clear of sand that was constantly blowing over it, he supported recalls of progressive legislators, and the OP article even lists him as a “moderate Democrat” which these days is to the right of Ronald Reagan.
There’s nothing weird about calling people out for pretending to be something they aren’t especially when that person wields power and influence over others and actively sabotages the very group they claim to represent. People believing that this guy is a leftist while working as a political figure in a town full of billionaires is what’s weird.