SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 3.6.2024
San Francisco Progressives were blasted on election night. There’s no denying it.
Money carried the day.
Not only did virtually all of the GrowSF candidates win, their insidious ballot measure E which will eviscerate the Police Commission, permit more surveillance and, essentially, unleash the police passed with a 60 percent YES vote.
The only positive note for Progressives is the retention of two Judges targeted by the reactionary cadres for their alleged soft on crime judicial rulings. lt seems that for some tossing Judges to the whims of the law and order mob was a bridge too far to cross.
Otherwise, it was one of the worst nights in history for San Francisco progressives.
The winds of change are blowing Reactionary in San Francisco fueled by an influx of venture capital and hi tech money. San Francisco voters need a scapegoat for the phantom crime wave and the purported “Doom Loop” eviscerating the downtown business community.
In the neighborhoods the billionaire deep pockets class poured over 1.5M into what is normally the sleepy Democrat County Central Committee selection. Money worked. So called “moderates” captured, at the latest count, 21 of 24 seats on the DCCC. It’s important, if only because the DCCC will make endorsements in this November’s Mayoral, District Attorney and six Supervisorial contests.
In my mailbox I received 11 mailers supporting DCCC candidates.
DCCC mailers for “moderate” candidates
Artwork on top by Liz Heidhues: Garry Tan. Big Daddy contributor to GrowSF. Major player in the world of taking down San Francisco Progressives.
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