Just Say No to the SF Recall EffortsTommi Avicolli-Meccabyline‚ Jun. 13‚ 2007When did recalls of supervisors become all the rage in San Francisco? First, so-called "average" citizens, who just happen to have the same consultant as the mayor’s re-election campaign, want to replace District 1 Supervisor Jake McGoldrick. Now a movement’s afoot in District 3 to oust its Supervisor: Board President Aaron Peskin. 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 consistently opposes tenants rights, has contributed money to the effort. |