San Fran

Things often change when they go to extreme. In 2022 San Francisco recalled their district attorney Suzy Loftus because she favored a deincarceration policy which included the elimination of cash bail and refusing to assist ICE. In that same year they voted to recall the school board. In February 2022, San Francisco voters recalled three school board members—Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga, and Alison Collins—due to intense frustration over slow school reopenings during the pandemic, a controversial focus on renaming schools over education, and elite admissions changes at Lowell High School. They wanted to change the names of 44 schools with names like Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln and to change admission standards from merit to other factors to promote equity. The people voted 55% to remove the DA and 65% to remove the school board members. As of early 2026, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who took office in January 2025, has focused on a centrist, "law and order" agenda to drive a downtown recovery. His administration, which allies with the business community, has prioritized public safety, reporting a ~30% citywide crime decreases, alongside restructuring permitting processes to boost economic development and downtown revitalization