Just Say No to the SF Recall Efforts

The group that wants McGoldrick out of office cites two primary gripes: His support for Healthy Saturdays, which closes parts of Golden Gate Park to cars, and his willingness to study a faster public transportation system for the Geary Boulevard area. Both are opposed by business interests in the district. The anti-McGoldrick group has the support of one major San Francisco political group, the Republican Party, which in San Francisco should be the kiss of death. The Small Properties Owners Association, which opposes tenants rights in a city that is majority renters, has contributed money to the effort.

The Democratic County Central Committee recently voted unanimously to oppose the recall. People may have issue with McGoldricks style or with something he voted on, but they know his heart is in the right place.

The obvious question is why now? McGoldrick is in the final year of his last term in office. Could it be that the real objective is to send McGoldrick packing so that Mayor Gavin Newsom can appoint a replacement? Incumbents always have an advantage, even with Instant Runoff Elections. If thats the case, its a dirty trick on District 1 voters and if it makes it to the ballot, they should reject the recall big time.

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