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   From: leroysoetoro@americans-first.com   
      
   https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-recall-highway-park-   
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   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.”   
      
   The recall highlights a San Francisco in flux and a still cranky, even   
   emboldened electorate as leaders prepare to make tough decisions about the   
   city’s future, such as how to build more housing. And while San Francisco   
   prides itself on its environmental values and open public spaces, people   
   still rely on cars to get around. That’s especially true in the   
   residential and more suburban-feeling Sunset neighborhood, which has a   
   high population of Chinese families.   
      
   Recall backers say Engardio failed to listen to constituent concerns about   
   the impact that closing the Great Highway to vehicles would have on their   
   quality of life and on traffic safety. The closed portion is entirely   
   within the district.   
      
   It’s fueled by many of the same people who tossed out three liberal school   
   board members and politically progressive San Francisco District Attorney   
   Chesa Boudin in 2022. Engardio, a crime victims’ advocate in his first   
   term, supported those recalls and was elected that year to a seat on the   
   city’s Board of Supervisors.   
      
   Last year, he was one of five city supervisors who placed a proposal to   
   permanently ban cars from a 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) stretch of the Great   
   Highway on the November 2024 ballot. Measure K passed citywide, but failed   
   in his district. Petitioners submitted 10,500 valid signatures in May to   
   qualify the recall attempt for Tuesday’s ballot.   
      
   Mayor Daniel Lurie, a moderate Democrat like Engardio, will name his   
   replacement. Engardio was up for reelection next year.   
      
      
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