San Francisco’s new puritans are easily recognizable. Unlike the original puritans, who hid their bodies in long woolen clothes, our puritans wear spandex. To be accepted by these elitist puritans, “thou must own a very expensive bike.”
I took my dog for a walk at Golden Gate Park today and stopped by the Blue Heron Lake Boat House to buy a drink. I looked at the T-shirts and was struck by how boring and indistinctive “Blue Heron” Lake is. How – and more importantly, why – does an iconic San Francisco landmark have such a generic name?
This isn’t about politics. It’s about honesty. It’s about holding someone accountable who ran on our pain and hopes, only to turn his back once elected. We deserve better. We deserve a voice. We deserve the chance to vote on whether he still deserves to represent us.
To all you paid and unpaid supporters of Engardio, if you think the recall effort is a waste of time and money, then convince Engardio to resign!
A Polluters Pay Climate Superfund bill has been introduced in the California state legislature that would require major fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share of these climate costs …
You campaigned on listening to residents and protecting families, but your time in office has been marked by deflection, gaslighting and broken promises.
Great to see the Police Blotter back! For those who also want to see SFPD Richmond Station’s data visualization of reported crimes in its assigned territory (dots on street-name grid), they can attend any Captain Canning’s Monthly Community Meeting in person and sign up for the Station’s periodic newsletter which includes a recent week’s crime data (data visualization and paragraphs).
Engardio’s recall is D4’s justified response to his secret legislation, lack of transparency, dishonest and manipulative narrative, and refusal to include and respect his constituents’ rights to participate in decisions that affect their safety and quality of life.
… Yet today, we are still facing a police shortage. In fact, I have been informed that the retired police ambassadors he once touted are now largely gone from the Sunset, with many reassigned to other parts of the City.
We’ve been watching – your blog posts, your press appearances, your quiet dealings – and it’s time we speak plainly. Your campaign to remake the Sunset in the image of Paris is as tone-deaf as it is misguided.
Supporters point to his so-called accomplishments – night markets, restoring Algebra to middle school – but these boutique wins serve only a narrow slice of District 4. What benefits everyone? Reliable transportation.
It is shameful that the San Francisco chapter of the Sierra Club supports a project that will degrade the environment and increase pollution from car exhaust. Something is very wrong there.
… it was the Friends of Lowell Foundation that fought for Lowell High School and the disenfranchised members within D4 and throughout San Francisco, not Joel Engardio.
Despite concerns raised by some, we’ve had no trouble at all navigating to the hospital—often during rush hour—using Sunset Boulevard and Golden Gate Park.
You don’t have to agree with every decision Supervisor Joel Engardio has made to recognize that he has delivered real results for District 4 and is deeply committed to continuing that work.
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