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It could go before residents next year. Some supervisors, including Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen and Shamann Walton, have expressed support for the idea in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio has continued to maintain his support for Sunset Dunes even after the recall, previously telling KQED that he believes he will be on the “right side of history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a text message on Friday, Engardio said: “The future of the Great Highway was put to a citywide vote twice already in 2022 and 2024, and we should consider Sunset Dunes settled … Another ballot measure will not heal, help or solve anything. It will only cause harm by taking away all the benefits the park is delivering for the environment, the local economy and the physical and mental health of everyone enjoying more access to their coast.”[aside postID=news_12065576 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-12-BL-KQED.jpg']Critics of the park say that the road closure has led to increased traffic in the area, however studies from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have shown minimal impacts and the city has been working to improve the flow of cars on other nearby streets. Others have claimed it was unfair for voters across the city to vote on a plan that heavily impacted one neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For too long, the Sunset has felt that government is something imposed on them rather than something that works for them,” said Wong, who was born and raised by immigrants from Hong Kong in the Sunset. He has served as a City College trustee, union organizer and member of the Army National Guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But supporters of the park, which include environmental groups, SF YIMBY Action, the Bike Coalition and others, have argued the road is already doomed because of climate change. The lower portion of the highway is already closed due to coastal erosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Great Highway lost its greatest utility as a direct connection to Daly City when the southern section fell into the ocean due to extreme coastal erosion. Traffic had to divert inland no matter what,” Engardio said. “Sunset Dunes is the best outcome for this situation, given the idle section of the Great Highway never had access ramps for cars.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other supporters point out that many residents from the neighborhood, across the city and region come to ride bikes, stroll and partake in other activities on the road now that it’s a public open space. Several local businesses told KQED they have seen an uptick in foot traffic since the park opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Sunset Dunes, called Wong’s decision to reignite the debate a “betrayal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are deeply disappointed with Supervisor Wong. We believed that he was serious when he said he wanted to help restore trust after a divisive few years in the Sunset. Instead, he’s doing the opposite: claiming he’d listen to constituents while actively turning his back on them,” Lux said. “The future of our coast will be a park, no matter what elected officials trying to score cheap political points do now. Climate change has decided that for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie stood by his appointee both literally and figuratively on Friday during his announcement to run next year to become the district’s elected supervisor. Wong was his second appointment to fill the seat, after an initial pick resigned within about a week following reports that she skirted taxes on her former pet store business in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Supervisor Alan Wong has already gotten off to an incredibly strong start,” Lurie said on Friday. “I look forward to supporting him in the June election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Eliza Peppel contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The sand hasn’t settled on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/great-highway\">Great Highway\u003c/a>. Newly appointed District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong announced Friday that he plans to sponsor a ballot measure that would reopen the coastal thoroughfare to cars, setting the stage for yet another contentious showdown in the months ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, District 4 residents recalled their former supervisor, Joel Engardio, for his support of a plan to remove cars from the road and create a park in its place. Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Wong to fill Engardio’s seat earlier this month, but he’s been quiet about the controversial road. Wong, who previously worked as a legislative aide to former District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar, made his plans for the Great Highway clear on Friday when pulling papers at City Hall to run for the supervisor seat in next year’s election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe my values align with the majority of Sunset residents who support reopening the Great Highway to cars on weekdays,” Wong said. “For the past 20 years, as a Sunset resident and military officer who runs along the Great Highway trail every other night, I’ve never had an issue sharing it with people driving or taking their kids to school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City leaders agreed to close a stretch of the Great Highway to cars during the pandemic to create more space for recreation and social distancing. As pandemic closures waned, a compromise was set so that the road would remain open to cars on weekdays but closed off on the weekends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco voters across the city voted to permanently close the upper portion of the Great Highway by passing Proposition K in 2024, making way for a beachside park now called Sunset Dunes. But the majority of voters in the Sunset, who live closest to the park, voted against the measure, arguing it would snarl traffic and extend commute times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030758\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12030758\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/241115-PropKFolo-24-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vehicles drive along the Great Highway between Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To put the fate of the Great Highway before voters, again, Wong will need at least three additional supervisors to sign on to his proposal. It could go before residents next year. Some supervisors, including Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen and Shamann Walton, have expressed support for the idea in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio has continued to maintain his support for Sunset Dunes even after the recall, previously telling KQED that he believes he will be on the “right side of history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a text message on Friday, Engardio said: “The future of the Great Highway was put to a citywide vote twice already in 2022 and 2024, and we should consider Sunset Dunes settled … Another ballot measure will not heal, help or solve anything. It will only cause harm by taking away all the benefits the park is delivering for the environment, the local economy and the physical and mental health of everyone enjoying more access to their coast.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Critics of the park say that the road closure has led to increased traffic in the area, however studies from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have shown minimal impacts and the city has been working to improve the flow of cars on other nearby streets. Others have claimed it was unfair for voters across the city to vote on a plan that heavily impacted one neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For too long, the Sunset has felt that government is something imposed on them rather than something that works for them,” said Wong, who was born and raised by immigrants from Hong Kong in the Sunset. He has served as a City College trustee, union organizer and member of the Army National Guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But supporters of the park, which include environmental groups, SF YIMBY Action, the Bike Coalition and others, have argued the road is already doomed because of climate change. The lower portion of the highway is already closed due to coastal erosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Great Highway lost its greatest utility as a direct connection to Daly City when the southern section fell into the ocean due to extreme coastal erosion. Traffic had to divert inland no matter what,” Engardio said. “Sunset Dunes is the best outcome for this situation, given the idle section of the Great Highway never had access ramps for cars.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other supporters point out that many residents from the neighborhood, across the city and region come to ride bikes, stroll and partake in other activities on the road now that it’s a public open space. Several local businesses told KQED they have seen an uptick in foot traffic since the park opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Sunset Dunes, called Wong’s decision to reignite the debate a “betrayal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are deeply disappointed with Supervisor Wong. We believed that he was serious when he said he wanted to help restore trust after a divisive few years in the Sunset. Instead, he’s doing the opposite: claiming he’d listen to constituents while actively turning his back on them,” Lux said. “The future of our coast will be a park, no matter what elected officials trying to score cheap political points do now. Climate change has decided that for us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie stood by his appointee both literally and figuratively on Friday during his announcement to run next year to become the district’s elected supervisor. Wong was his second appointment to fill the seat, after an initial pick resigned within about a week following reports that she skirted taxes on her former pet store business in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Supervisor Alan Wong has already gotten off to an incredibly strong start,” Lurie said on Friday. “I look forward to supporting him in the June election.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Eliza Peppel contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Mayor Daniel Lurie has announced that Sunset District native Alan Wong will fill the Board of Supervisors seat left vacant after a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055340/san-francisco-supervisor-joel-engardio-braces-for-tuesday-recall-vote\">recall election\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064108/mayor-daniel-luries-pick-for-sunset-supervisor-resigns-after-1-week\">abrupt resignation\u003c/a> by the two most recent District 4 leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong, an elected trustee for City College of San Francisco who worked as a legislative aide for former Sunset Supervisor Gordon Mar, faces the daunting task of trying to steer the Sunset forward after a tumultuous period of land use debates, racial politics and a merry-go-round of leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need leadership that restores trust in city government, keeps our neighborhoods safe, supports working families, expands housing opportunities, and helps residents actually access the services their tax dollars fund,” Wong said at his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, located outside his alma mater, Abraham Lincoln High School. “For too long, the Sunset community has felt that local government is more of a burden imposed on them than a valuable service. I’m here to change that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents in the district have scuffled for years over whether to allow cars back on the Great Highway, a fight that led to the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio in September, after he supported a citywide ballot measure to transform a two-mile stretch of the road into a beachside park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents’ frustration bubbled over after Lurie’s pick to replace him, Beya Alcaraz, quickly stepped down after reports showed she may have falsified expenses to skirt business taxes for her former pet store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065673\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Wong speaks after he is sworn in as District 4 supervisor by Mayor Daniel Lurie at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wong was the second appointee for the foggy, coastal neighborhood in a month, after Lurie’s recent pick, a 29-year-old political newcomer, flopped after just a week on the job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Throughout my conversations with the residents of the Sunset and Parkside, one message came through clearly: This district needs a supervisor who can be a strong, steady voice on the issues that matter most. With Alan Wong as the supervisor, District 4 will have that voice,” Lurie said at the press conference on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said he chose Alacaraz because of her small business background and her ability to bring a fresh perspective to City Hall. While her business decisions that came to light ultimately led to her swift downfall, she had no government or community organizing experience.[aside postID=news_12064341 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251106_SFD4Supervisor_GC-3_qed.jpg']But Alcaraz also vowed to support Lurie’s controversial Family Zoning Plan, which could bring thousands of new homes to the quiet, residential Sunset and has been a point of friction among residents who want to see more capacity for housing versus those who say the plan will invite real estate speculation and displace low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Wong, Lurie selected a far more experienced candidate, but also one who could potentially challenge some of Lurie’s more moderate policies. Wong has not clearly stated his position on the zoning plan yet, but Lurie may have already secured the votes he needs in order to pass it once it goes before the full Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From the very beginning, I’ve been clear about the kind of Supervisor District 4 needs: Someone who lives and breathes the district, and someone who can build bridges within it,” Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At his swearing-in ceremony, Wong said he plans to back the rezoning plan when the Board votes on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I plan to support the Family Zoning Plan and, at the same time, it is my commitment to follow through with trailing legislation and potential amendments as I gather feedback as I begin my term as supervisor for this district,” Wong said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Wong speaks after he is sworn in as District 4 supervisor by Mayor Daniel Lurie at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When asked about the district’s other hot-button issue—whether to allow cars back on the Great Highway—Wong said he supported the city’s previous compromise that closed the road to cars only on weekends. He also stated that he voted no on Proposition K, the November 2024 ballot measure that permanently banned cars from the upper portion of the Great Highway to open Sunset Dunes park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to be able to bring people together and listen to both perspectives, listen to people that supported both the compromise and those that supported closing the Great Highway,” Wong said. “Maybe not everybody will agree with whatever decision I move forward with, but I want to ensure that people know it was well considered and has public legitimacy and trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other candidates on Lurie’s shortlist for the appointment, including Natalie Gee, had also said they would revisit the idea of putting cars back on the thoroughfare to appease angry residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But park supporters say the road is doomed anyway due to climate change, and that the neighborhood needs to adapt. Some local businesses say that people who come to the park from all over the city and region to ride bikes, check out the park’s art displays or walk around have led to an uptick in sales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035816\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People enjoy Ocean Beach during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A coastal park does more good than a crumbling coastal bypass road ever could. Many of even the loudest park skeptics understand that, due to the reality of climate change, the future of our coastline will need to be a park, not a road,” said Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Sunset Dunes. “Meanwhile, local business is booming, data continues to show that traffic is flowing as expected, and the city is saving millions of dollars in sand clearance and road maintenance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to working for Mar, a progressive supervisor on the board from 2019 to 2023, Wong is a first lieutenant in the California National Guard and served as the policy director at the Children’s Council of San Francisco. As a City College trustee, Wong has frequently advocated for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953666/city-college-of-san-francisco-withdraws-previously-approved-cantonese-program\">preserving the school’s Cantonese language\u003c/a> program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is also a former member of the board of directors of Stop Crime SF, a local tough-on-crime nonprofit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No one is more qualified than Alan,” said Frank Noto, co-founder of the public safety group, in a statement included in a press release from the mayor’s office. “He has the requisite policy, political and community experience to serve as an exemplary member of the Board serving the Sunset.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At his swearing-in ceremony, Wong stressed the importance of public safety as he stood flanked by the city’s top brass, including the chief of police and fire chief, as well as members of the military and two of the city’s moderate Democratic supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Ho, a political consultant who worked on Wong’s campaign for City College trustee, said that while Wong historically held support from the city’s progressive political factions, the newest supervisor has “started to evolve towards more of a center-left platform.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the question is,” Ho said, “is he still too liberal for his constituents in the Sunset?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Mayor Daniel Lurie has announced that Sunset District native Alan Wong will fill the Board of Supervisors seat left vacant after a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055340/san-francisco-supervisor-joel-engardio-braces-for-tuesday-recall-vote\">recall election\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12064108/mayor-daniel-luries-pick-for-sunset-supervisor-resigns-after-1-week\">abrupt resignation\u003c/a> by the two most recent District 4 leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong, an elected trustee for City College of San Francisco who worked as a legislative aide for former Sunset Supervisor Gordon Mar, faces the daunting task of trying to steer the Sunset forward after a tumultuous period of land use debates, racial politics and a merry-go-round of leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need leadership that restores trust in city government, keeps our neighborhoods safe, supports working families, expands housing opportunities, and helps residents actually access the services their tax dollars fund,” Wong said at his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, located outside his alma mater, Abraham Lincoln High School. “For too long, the Sunset community has felt that local government is more of a burden imposed on them than a valuable service. I’m here to change that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents in the district have scuffled for years over whether to allow cars back on the Great Highway, a fight that led to the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio in September, after he supported a citywide ballot measure to transform a two-mile stretch of the road into a beachside park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents’ frustration bubbled over after Lurie’s pick to replace him, Beya Alcaraz, quickly stepped down after reports showed she may have falsified expenses to skirt business taxes for her former pet store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065673\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Wong speaks after he is sworn in as District 4 supervisor by Mayor Daniel Lurie at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wong was the second appointee for the foggy, coastal neighborhood in a month, after Lurie’s recent pick, a 29-year-old political newcomer, flopped after just a week on the job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Throughout my conversations with the residents of the Sunset and Parkside, one message came through clearly: This district needs a supervisor who can be a strong, steady voice on the issues that matter most. With Alan Wong as the supervisor, District 4 will have that voice,” Lurie said at the press conference on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie said he chose Alacaraz because of her small business background and her ability to bring a fresh perspective to City Hall. While her business decisions that came to light ultimately led to her swift downfall, she had no government or community organizing experience.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But Alcaraz also vowed to support Lurie’s controversial Family Zoning Plan, which could bring thousands of new homes to the quiet, residential Sunset and has been a point of friction among residents who want to see more capacity for housing versus those who say the plan will invite real estate speculation and displace low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Wong, Lurie selected a far more experienced candidate, but also one who could potentially challenge some of Lurie’s more moderate policies. Wong has not clearly stated his position on the zoning plan yet, but Lurie may have already secured the votes he needs in order to pass it once it goes before the full Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From the very beginning, I’ve been clear about the kind of Supervisor District 4 needs: Someone who lives and breathes the district, and someone who can build bridges within it,” Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At his swearing-in ceremony, Wong said he plans to back the rezoning plan when the Board votes on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I plan to support the Family Zoning Plan and, at the same time, it is my commitment to follow through with trailing legislation and potential amendments as I gather feedback as I begin my term as supervisor for this district,” Wong said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12065672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12065672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/251201-NEWSFSUPERVISOR-08-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Wong speaks after he is sworn in as District 4 supervisor by Mayor Daniel Lurie at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When asked about the district’s other hot-button issue—whether to allow cars back on the Great Highway—Wong said he supported the city’s previous compromise that closed the road to cars only on weekends. He also stated that he voted no on Proposition K, the November 2024 ballot measure that permanently banned cars from the upper portion of the Great Highway to open Sunset Dunes park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to be able to bring people together and listen to both perspectives, listen to people that supported both the compromise and those that supported closing the Great Highway,” Wong said. “Maybe not everybody will agree with whatever decision I move forward with, but I want to ensure that people know it was well considered and has public legitimacy and trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other candidates on Lurie’s shortlist for the appointment, including Natalie Gee, had also said they would revisit the idea of putting cars back on the thoroughfare to appease angry residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But park supporters say the road is doomed anyway due to climate change, and that the neighborhood needs to adapt. Some local businesses say that people who come to the park from all over the city and region to ride bikes, check out the park’s art displays or walk around have led to an uptick in sales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035816\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-27_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People enjoy Ocean Beach during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A coastal park does more good than a crumbling coastal bypass road ever could. Many of even the loudest park skeptics understand that, due to the reality of climate change, the future of our coastline will need to be a park, not a road,” said Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Sunset Dunes. “Meanwhile, local business is booming, data continues to show that traffic is flowing as expected, and the city is saving millions of dollars in sand clearance and road maintenance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to working for Mar, a progressive supervisor on the board from 2019 to 2023, Wong is a first lieutenant in the California National Guard and served as the policy director at the Children’s Council of San Francisco. As a City College trustee, Wong has frequently advocated for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953666/city-college-of-san-francisco-withdraws-previously-approved-cantonese-program\">preserving the school’s Cantonese language\u003c/a> program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is also a former member of the board of directors of Stop Crime SF, a local tough-on-crime nonprofit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No one is more qualified than Alan,” said Frank Noto, co-founder of the public safety group, in a statement included in a press release from the mayor’s office. “He has the requisite policy, political and community experience to serve as an exemplary member of the Board serving the Sunset.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At his swearing-in ceremony, Wong stressed the importance of public safety as he stood flanked by the city’s top brass, including the chief of police and fire chief, as well as members of the military and two of the city’s moderate Democratic supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Ho, a political consultant who worked on Wong’s campaign for City College trustee, said that while Wong historically held support from the city’s progressive political factions, the newest supervisor has “started to evolve towards more of a center-left platform.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the question is,” Ho said, “is he still too liberal for his constituents in the Sunset?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The ballots are in, and although they’re still being counted, the result is all but certain. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055340/san-francisco-supervisor-joel-engardio-braces-for-tuesday-recall-vote\">Joel Engardio is out\u003c/a> as San Francisco’s District 4 supervisor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many in and around the Sunset District, the city’s latest recall election boiled down to Engardio’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055288/san-francisco-supervisor-recall-asks-whose-voices-are-heard-in-a-fight-over-a-park\">support for closing\u003c/a> a 2-mile stretch of the Great Highway, but already residents are gearing up for their next battle: a rezoning proposal from Mayor Daniel Lurie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan aims to build more housing in the Sunset and other neighborhoods by increasing density, particularly along transit and commercial corridors, allowing for about 36,000 new homes and taller buildings on the city’s west and north sides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor, who stayed on the sidelines throughout the recall campaign, is likely to face staunch opposition from the same organizers who led the push against Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For too long, residents have been treated as if their voices don’t count, while special interest and developers have been allowed to dictate the future of our neighborhoods,” former San Francisco Supervisor Quentin Kopp said at the recall victory party on Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056229\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056229\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the recall cheer during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With nearly 65% of district voters supporting his removal in initial returns, Engardio conceded the race shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This victory, if it holds, is more than the removal of one person. It’s a declaration that our homes and neighborhoods aren’t bargaining chips,” Kopp said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Candy-colored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033966/sfs-single-family-home-neighborhoods-apartments-65-story-towers-downtown\">single-family homes\u003c/a>, beach bungalows and family-run businesses are a hallmark of the Sunset. It’s a picturesque neighborhood that’s largely resisted the kind of development and change seen on the city’s skyscraper-studded east side.[aside postID=news_12055340 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-46-BL.jpg']As Lurie’s zoning proposal moves forward, the Sunset will be at the forefront of the city’s longstanding battle between preserving neighborhood character and building denser housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The recall organizers have been very clear that recalling Supervisor Engardio is only their first step,” state Sen. Scott Wiener, a supporter of the zoning proposal, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/1968343570089415093\">posted on social media platform X\u003c/a>. “They are mobilizing to try to stop Mayor Lurie’s housing plan — a plan designed to ensure San Francisco is more affordable and that middle and working class people can actually live here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters of the rezoning plan, who include Engardio, say it’s necessary to open more housing in a city crunched for affordable living options, and to meet a state mandate to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993388/new-state-law-slashed-sfs-housing-permit-timeline-will-builders-follow\">build more homes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to build housing so we can have a thriving city. It’s very important that we think about the next generation and what we are doing to ensure they can stay in San Francisco,” Engardio said after conceding. “We need to allow ourselves to do bold things so we can have a future as a city. San Francisco needs to be the most progressive that embraces the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of Engardio’s supporters in the Sunset agree and want denser housing in their neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056241\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056241\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio speaks with attendees at his election night gathering in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not like I’m asking for these high rises here and there. Family housing should stay family housing, but there should be more housing supply for younger people,” said Albert Lam, a Sunset resident. “Our housing prices are so expensive, like the people who lived here before can’t afford to live here anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But critics of the proposal say upzoning won’t solve the affordability crisis, arguing that it will bring in more market-rate units at the expense of the neighborhood’s renters, homeowners and small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio “knows that if market-rate housing goes up, that will raise property taxes for families on a fixed income and force them to sell. He is deliberately breaking up immigrant communities, deliberately displacing our most vulnerable people,” said Otto Pippenger, a lead organizer for the pro-recall campaign. “The government’s responsibility is to the people in greatest need, not the convenience and wealth of those who are doing best. That’s what this is about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors have introduced supporting legislation aiming to prevent evictions and help small businesses that could be threatened by the zoning changes and development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amendments haven’t soothed the concerns of Sunset residents like Stephen Gorski, who voted to recall Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A supporter of the recall wears a sticker on his hat during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept.16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What we want is representation, and we want clarity and truth and to feel like we’re being heard, which is not the case,” he said from the election victory party at Celia’s by the Beach, a Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Lurie avoided taking a position on the push to oust Engardio — a fellow moderate Democrat who has backed many of the mayor’s policies — he released a statement after election results came in thanking those “who made their voices heard” in the recall vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sunset largely voted to elect Lurie into office, and his response to the recall shows he’s walking a tightrope trying to keep the neighborhood on his side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I heard countless west side families say what San Franciscans have been feeling for years: that their government is doing things to them, not with them, and that government is not working to make their lives better,” Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003092\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003092\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then-mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie shakes voter Diane Lee’s hand as he campaigns at the Sunset Night Market in San Francisco on Aug. 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After Engardio’s recall, the mayor will appoint an interim supervisor to fill his seat until voters elect a new supervisor next year. Whoever he chooses will have a challenging task ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be intense and fierce, and whoever is brave enough to put their name out there in front of this district at this moment when they have been emboldened by these results will be a difficult needle to thread for anyone,” said Joe Arellano, spokesperson for the campaign to keep Engardio in office. “Frankly, I am concerned as a citizen who wants to see the city evolve and build more housing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear who Lurie will tap for the seat. Political onlookers say it will be tricky to find someone open to revisiting the Great Highway park debate but also supportive of the mayor’s housing plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s going to go for somebody who was really loyal, who’s going to follow the Lurie agenda and be a supporter of that,” said political consultant Jim Ross, who worked on the campaign to keep District Attorney Chesa Boudin in office when he was recalled in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056226\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the recall cheer during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ross said this week’s vote against Engardio, driven largely by local community members who were dramatically out-fundraised by their opponents, signals that the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053978/california-recall-fever-hits-san-franciscos-quiet-westside\">recall fever\u003c/a> might not be going away just yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio is the seventh elected official in the Bay Area to be recalled in recent years, following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11916212/chesa-boudin-recall-sf-voters-on-track-to-oust-district-attorney\">Boudin\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904879/sf-school-board-recall-results-alison-collins-gabriela-lopez-and-faauuga-moliga-headed-for-recall\">three members of the San Francisco Board of Education\u003c/a>, as well as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012357/sheng-thao-accepts-defeat-in-contentious-oakland-mayoral-recall\">Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012651/alameda-county-district-attorney-pamela-price\">Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to continue seeing recalls moving forward. This is not going to be the last one,” Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of where one stands on the housing debate, some residents said they want the city to revisit changes to election rules that could make it harder for a recall to get on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would absolutely vote to minimize or eliminate recalls. You can hold people accountable during normal elections,” Eamon Barisone, a Sunset resident, said outside a polling place on Tuesday. “I voted against the [Engardio] recall because I generally don’t like recalls.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before he was elected supervisor, Engardio himself supported the 2022 recall of Boudin and the Board of Education members that same year. When asked if he would support changes to recall elections after his own removal, he said he didn’t yet have any comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Perhaps? But as someone who’s just been through a recall, let me process that for a bit,” he said. “But maybe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor, who stayed on the sidelines throughout the recall campaign, is likely to face staunch opposition from the same organizers who led the push against Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For too long, residents have been treated as if their voices don’t count, while special interest and developers have been allowed to dictate the future of our neighborhoods,” former San Francisco Supervisor Quentin Kopp said at the recall victory party on Tuesday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056229\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056229\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-41-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the recall cheer during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With nearly 65% of district voters supporting his removal in initial returns, Engardio conceded the race shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This victory, if it holds, is more than the removal of one person. It’s a declaration that our homes and neighborhoods aren’t bargaining chips,” Kopp said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Candy-colored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033966/sfs-single-family-home-neighborhoods-apartments-65-story-towers-downtown\">single-family homes\u003c/a>, beach bungalows and family-run businesses are a hallmark of the Sunset. It’s a picturesque neighborhood that’s largely resisted the kind of development and change seen on the city’s skyscraper-studded east side.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>As Lurie’s zoning proposal moves forward, the Sunset will be at the forefront of the city’s longstanding battle between preserving neighborhood character and building denser housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The recall organizers have been very clear that recalling Supervisor Engardio is only their first step,” state Sen. Scott Wiener, a supporter of the zoning proposal, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/1968343570089415093\">posted on social media platform X\u003c/a>. “They are mobilizing to try to stop Mayor Lurie’s housing plan — a plan designed to ensure San Francisco is more affordable and that middle and working class people can actually live here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters of the rezoning plan, who include Engardio, say it’s necessary to open more housing in a city crunched for affordable living options, and to meet a state mandate to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993388/new-state-law-slashed-sfs-housing-permit-timeline-will-builders-follow\">build more homes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to build housing so we can have a thriving city. It’s very important that we think about the next generation and what we are doing to ensure they can stay in San Francisco,” Engardio said after conceding. “We need to allow ourselves to do bold things so we can have a future as a city. San Francisco needs to be the most progressive that embraces the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of Engardio’s supporters in the Sunset agree and want denser housing in their neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056241\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056241\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-45-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio speaks with attendees at his election night gathering in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not like I’m asking for these high rises here and there. Family housing should stay family housing, but there should be more housing supply for younger people,” said Albert Lam, a Sunset resident. “Our housing prices are so expensive, like the people who lived here before can’t afford to live here anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But critics of the proposal say upzoning won’t solve the affordability crisis, arguing that it will bring in more market-rate units at the expense of the neighborhood’s renters, homeowners and small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio “knows that if market-rate housing goes up, that will raise property taxes for families on a fixed income and force them to sell. He is deliberately breaking up immigrant communities, deliberately displacing our most vulnerable people,” said Otto Pippenger, a lead organizer for the pro-recall campaign. “The government’s responsibility is to the people in greatest need, not the convenience and wealth of those who are doing best. That’s what this is about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors have introduced supporting legislation aiming to prevent evictions and help small businesses that could be threatened by the zoning changes and development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amendments haven’t soothed the concerns of Sunset residents like Stephen Gorski, who voted to recall Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056219\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056219\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-19-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A supporter of the recall wears a sticker on his hat during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept.16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What we want is representation, and we want clarity and truth and to feel like we’re being heard, which is not the case,” he said from the election victory party at Celia’s by the Beach, a Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Lurie avoided taking a position on the push to oust Engardio — a fellow moderate Democrat who has backed many of the mayor’s policies — he released a statement after election results came in thanking those “who made their voices heard” in the recall vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sunset largely voted to elect Lurie into office, and his response to the recall shows he’s walking a tightrope trying to keep the neighborhood on his side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I heard countless west side families say what San Franciscans have been feeling for years: that their government is doing things to them, not with them, and that government is not working to make their lives better,” Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003092\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003092\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/20240830-AAPIVOTERS-JY-004-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then-mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie shakes voter Diane Lee’s hand as he campaigns at the Sunset Night Market in San Francisco on Aug. 30, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After Engardio’s recall, the mayor will appoint an interim supervisor to fill his seat until voters elect a new supervisor next year. Whoever he chooses will have a challenging task ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be intense and fierce, and whoever is brave enough to put their name out there in front of this district at this moment when they have been emboldened by these results will be a difficult needle to thread for anyone,” said Joe Arellano, spokesperson for the campaign to keep Engardio in office. “Frankly, I am concerned as a citizen who wants to see the city evolve and build more housing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not clear who Lurie will tap for the seat. Political onlookers say it will be tricky to find someone open to revisiting the Great Highway park debate but also supportive of the mayor’s housing plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s going to go for somebody who was really loyal, who’s going to follow the Lurie agenda and be a supporter of that,” said political consultant Jim Ross, who worked on the campaign to keep District Attorney Chesa Boudin in office when he was recalled in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056226\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-30-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the recall cheer during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ross said this week’s vote against Engardio, driven largely by local community members who were dramatically out-fundraised by their opponents, signals that the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053978/california-recall-fever-hits-san-franciscos-quiet-westside\">recall fever\u003c/a> might not be going away just yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio is the seventh elected official in the Bay Area to be recalled in recent years, following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11916212/chesa-boudin-recall-sf-voters-on-track-to-oust-district-attorney\">Boudin\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904879/sf-school-board-recall-results-alison-collins-gabriela-lopez-and-faauuga-moliga-headed-for-recall\">three members of the San Francisco Board of Education\u003c/a>, as well as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012357/sheng-thao-accepts-defeat-in-contentious-oakland-mayoral-recall\">Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012651/alameda-county-district-attorney-pamela-price\">Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re going to continue seeing recalls moving forward. This is not going to be the last one,” Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of where one stands on the housing debate, some residents said they want the city to revisit changes to election rules that could make it harder for a recall to get on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would absolutely vote to minimize or eliminate recalls. You can hold people accountable during normal elections,” Eamon Barisone, a Sunset resident, said outside a polling place on Tuesday. “I voted against the [Engardio] recall because I generally don’t like recalls.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before he was elected supervisor, Engardio himself supported the 2022 recall of Boudin and the Board of Education members that same year. When asked if he would support changes to recall elections after his own removal, he said he didn’t yet have any comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Perhaps? But as someone who’s just been through a recall, let me process that for a bit,” he said. “But maybe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio conceded Tuesday night in the District 4 recall election, after early returns showed about 64% of voters supporting his removal. The vote reflected backlash from Sunset residents over his support for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995077/yes-on-k-declares-victory-on-san-franciscos-proposition-k\">Proposition K\u003c/a>, which turned part of the Great Highway into Sunset Dunes park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My time as a supervisor will be shorter than expected, but we can still celebrate because we’re on the right side of history,” Engardio said after conceding. “Sunset Dunes is a success. It’s good for the environment. It’s great for local businesses. It’s bringing joy to generations of people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters citywide approved Proposition K, but most Sunset residents who live \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055288/san-francisco-supervisor-recall-asks-whose-voices-are-heard-in-a-fight-over-a-park\">closest to the park\u003c/a> opposed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Celia’s by the Beach on Judah Street, a Mexican restaurant in the Sunset, the room erupted in cheers as early results were posted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quentin Kopp grabbed the microphone, telling the crowd the Sunset “can’t be bought” and warning that the next fight would be over Mayor Daniel Lurie’s zoning plan. Campaign organizer Otto Pippenger credited the Chinese community for driving what he called a “successful recall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glasses clinked, margaritas sloshed and the energy was electric as supporters toasted the moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056227\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056227\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recall supporters Vera Genkin-Tuttle (left) and Jen Dougherty cheer during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on September 16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Roughly 50,000 residents were eligible to vote in the recall, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfelections.org/tools/election_data/turnout_vbm.php\">16,278 ballots\u003c/a> had been submitted as of Tuesday night, according to the Department of Elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio continues to support the park. He and his supporters note that the lower portion of the Great Highway is already closed because of coastal erosion. They argue the park is both necessary to adapt to the changing landscape and valuable as a recreation space for residents across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056206\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056206\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henry Flynn talks with a man on Judah Street in San Francisco’s Sunset District on Sept. 16, 2025, election day, during the recall vote for Supervisor Joel Engardio.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Henry Flynn, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, called the recall “democracy 101,” focusing on the Great Highway closure as a sign that city leaders ignored residents’ wishes. “If a majority votes you in and wants a vital roadway open, ignoring them isn’t democratic,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flynn, who grew up in the Richmond District, criticized the weekend-only closure and dismissed coastal erosion and maintenance costs as a “scapegoat,” noting the park has created new problems like trash and human waste. On recalls, he said officials who turn their backs on constituents should face consequences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement Tuesday night, Lurie thanked Engardio for his service and District 4 residents “who made their voices heard.” He said many westside families feel that “their government is doing things to them, not with them,” and pledged to continue communicating openly on issues such as public safety, housing and public space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As votes are still being counted and the election will be certified in the coming weeks, our team is evaluating next steps for the District 4 supervisor seat,” Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin and Jeremy Stewart spoke with precinct inspector Ellen Edelson outside Eagle Pizzeria in San Francisco’s Sunset District on Sept. 16, 2025, election day, during the recall vote for Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>CC Sofronas said she voted early and against the recall. She sympathized with Sunset residents frustrated by the closure of the Great Highway but preferred to accept the city’s decision and move forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I in fact voted to keep it open for transit and closed for weekends last fall,” Sofronas said. “But because it passed to close, I just felt let’s just go with it. I didn’t want to spend resources on a recall. People could just vote him out the next time.”[aside postID=news_12054762 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-11-BL.jpg']Sofronas said the city could explore recall reform, noting that frequent recalls may reduce the impact of each vote. She described the campaign as divisive but said it has remained manageable in her neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are strong views on both sides, and some of my closest friends feel differently,” she said. “We can co-exist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio’s opponents had also cited traffic problems from losing a key thoroughfare in a quiet, residential neighborhood. At a recent public meeting, dozens of recall supporters complained about longer commutes and “bumper to bumper” congestion near the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An SFMTA study, however, found minimal impact. The city has since adjusted traffic light patterns in the neighborhood. Engardio’s stance on other issues, such as Lurie’s proposal to bring more housing to the Sunset, has also fueled recall momentum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is another huge, generational, landscape-changing subject and he’s doing it more or less with his crowd. It’s totally unfair,” Sunset resident Albert Chow said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Chow (left) and his mother, Mariana Chow (right), discussed the destruction of their business, Great Wall Hardware, by fire in the Sunset District, outside the store on Taraval Street in San Francisco on September 3, 2025. Chinese voters in the Sunset were divided over whether to support the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio, who backed the proposal to close off the Great Highway to cars and open a new park. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Engardio’s supporters say they like the park for expanding access to nature and recreation — and they welcome more housing in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love the park. I go there all the time. I have two young kids, so I’m always down there walking my dogs and taking the kids out,” said Lauren Crabbe, a Sunset resident and owner of Andytown Coffee. “I think it’s just a really beautiful reclamation of space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People attend the grand opening of Sunset Dunes Park on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Crabbe said her business has seen an uptick in sales since the park opened this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do credit the park for a lot of that. Our Outer Richmond location has increased a little bit, but not as much as our Sunset locations,” Crabbe said. “It’s encouraging people to spend more time in the Sunset as opposed to just driving around it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie will appoint an interim supervisor until the next election in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How long until the Great Highway reopens to cars? That would require another ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of feeling like, ‘How come the other side of the city got to have a say in what happens in the Sunset?’ But it’s important to know that many recallers put their own measure on the ballot in 2022 — and they lost,” Engardio said. “I thought, maybe it’s better to go with more democracy and let everyone have a say, because the coast belongs to everyone, not just one neighborhood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio conceded Tuesday night in the District 4 recall election, after early returns showed about 64% of voters supporting his removal. The vote reflected backlash from Sunset residents over his support for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995077/yes-on-k-declares-victory-on-san-franciscos-proposition-k\">Proposition K\u003c/a>, which turned part of the Great Highway into Sunset Dunes park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My time as a supervisor will be shorter than expected, but we can still celebrate because we’re on the right side of history,” Engardio said after conceding. “Sunset Dunes is a success. It’s good for the environment. It’s great for local businesses. It’s bringing joy to generations of people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters citywide approved Proposition K, but most Sunset residents who live \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12055288/san-francisco-supervisor-recall-asks-whose-voices-are-heard-in-a-fight-over-a-park\">closest to the park\u003c/a> opposed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Celia’s by the Beach on Judah Street, a Mexican restaurant in the Sunset, the room erupted in cheers as early results were posted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quentin Kopp grabbed the microphone, telling the crowd the Sunset “can’t be bought” and warning that the next fight would be over Mayor Daniel Lurie’s zoning plan. Campaign organizer Otto Pippenger credited the Chinese community for driving what he called a “successful recall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glasses clinked, margaritas sloshed and the energy was electric as supporters toasted the moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056227\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056227\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-33-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recall supporters Vera Genkin-Tuttle (left) and Jen Dougherty cheer during an election night party at Celia’s by the Beach in the Sunset District of San Francisco on September 16, 2025, during an election to decide whether to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Roughly 50,000 residents were eligible to vote in the recall, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfelections.org/tools/election_data/turnout_vbm.php\">16,278 ballots\u003c/a> had been submitted as of Tuesday night, according to the Department of Elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio continues to support the park. He and his supporters note that the lower portion of the Great Highway is already closed because of coastal erosion. They argue the park is both necessary to adapt to the changing landscape and valuable as a recreation space for residents across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056206\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056206\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-12-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henry Flynn talks with a man on Judah Street in San Francisco’s Sunset District on Sept. 16, 2025, election day, during the recall vote for Supervisor Joel Engardio.\u003c/span> \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Henry Flynn, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, called the recall “democracy 101,” focusing on the Great Highway closure as a sign that city leaders ignored residents’ wishes. “If a majority votes you in and wants a vital roadway open, ignoring them isn’t democratic,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flynn, who grew up in the Richmond District, criticized the weekend-only closure and dismissed coastal erosion and maintenance costs as a “scapegoat,” noting the park has created new problems like trash and human waste. On recalls, he said officials who turn their backs on constituents should face consequences.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement Tuesday night, Lurie thanked Engardio for his service and District 4 residents “who made their voices heard.” He said many westside families feel that “their government is doing things to them, not with them,” and pledged to continue communicating openly on issues such as public safety, housing and public space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As votes are still being counted and the election will be certified in the coming weeks, our team is evaluating next steps for the District 4 supervisor seat,” Lurie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12056203\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12056203\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250916-RecallElectionNight-07-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin and Jeremy Stewart spoke with precinct inspector Ellen Edelson outside Eagle Pizzeria in San Francisco’s Sunset District on Sept. 16, 2025, election day, during the recall vote for Supervisor Joel Engardio. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>CC Sofronas said she voted early and against the recall. She sympathized with Sunset residents frustrated by the closure of the Great Highway but preferred to accept the city’s decision and move forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I in fact voted to keep it open for transit and closed for weekends last fall,” Sofronas said. “But because it passed to close, I just felt let’s just go with it. I didn’t want to spend resources on a recall. People could just vote him out the next time.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Sofronas said the city could explore recall reform, noting that frequent recalls may reduce the impact of each vote. She described the campaign as divisive but said it has remained manageable in her neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are strong views on both sides, and some of my closest friends feel differently,” she said. “We can co-exist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio’s opponents had also cited traffic problems from losing a key thoroughfare in a quiet, residential neighborhood. At a recent public meeting, dozens of recall supporters complained about longer commutes and “bumper to bumper” congestion near the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An SFMTA study, however, found minimal impact. The city has since adjusted traffic light patterns in the neighborhood. Engardio’s stance on other issues, such as Lurie’s proposal to bring more housing to the Sunset, has also fueled recall momentum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is another huge, generational, landscape-changing subject and he’s doing it more or less with his crowd. It’s totally unfair,” Sunset resident Albert Chow said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055057\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055057\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00180_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Chow (left) and his mother, Mariana Chow (right), discussed the destruction of their business, Great Wall Hardware, by fire in the Sunset District, outside the store on Taraval Street in San Francisco on September 3, 2025. Chinese voters in the Sunset were divided over whether to support the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio, who backed the proposal to close off the Great Highway to cars and open a new park. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Engardio’s supporters say they like the park for expanding access to nature and recreation — and they welcome more housing in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love the park. I go there all the time. I have two young kids, so I’m always down there walking my dogs and taking the kids out,” said Lauren Crabbe, a Sunset resident and owner of Andytown Coffee. “I think it’s just a really beautiful reclamation of space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People attend the grand opening of Sunset Dunes Park on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Crabbe said her business has seen an uptick in sales since the park opened this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do credit the park for a lot of that. Our Outer Richmond location has increased a little bit, but not as much as our Sunset locations,” Crabbe said. “It’s encouraging people to spend more time in the Sunset as opposed to just driving around it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie will appoint an interim supervisor until the next election in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How long until the Great Highway reopens to cars? That would require another ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of feeling like, ‘How come the other side of the city got to have a say in what happens in the Sunset?’ But it’s important to know that many recallers put their own measure on the ballot in 2022 — and they lost,” Engardio said. “I thought, maybe it’s better to go with more democracy and let everyone have a say, because the coast belongs to everyone, not just one neighborhood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco’s latest recall campaign, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053978/california-recall-fever-hits-san-franciscos-quiet-westside\">targeting Supervisor Joel Engardio\u003c/a> over his support for removing cars from part of the Great Highway to open a beachside park, has put a spotlight on deep tensions in the Sunset District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters and opponents of the recall come from diverse backgrounds and ideologies. But in this district, one of the city’s most densely populated Chinese American neighborhoods, a common refrain among recall proponents is that their voices aren’t being represented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The most important thing is that we’ve just not been heard,” said Albert Chow, a business owner in the Sunset and one of the most vocal recall supporters. “In fact, a lot felt betrayed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park at the center of the debate, Sunset Dunes, was approved by voters citywide in 2024 through \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995182/proposition-k-victory-closing-part-of-the-great-highway-sparks-debate-and-delight\">Proposition K\u003c/a>. Some residents who live closest to the park and voted against it were furious to see it pass, and some continue to fight the road closure in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chow and others say the park has increased car traffic on nearby avenues, although \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/reports/outer-sunset-traffic-report-spring-2025\">an SFMTA study\u003c/a> found minimal impacts. Above all, they were stunned to find out that their supervisor had backed Proposition K.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040913\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040913\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors are seen during the grand opening of the Sunset Dunes Park along the former Upper Great Highway, in San Francisco, on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Many of us only found out that this would be on the ballot by Sen. Scott Wiener’s Twitter. That is not transparency, that is betrayal,” said Sunset resident Julia Quon at a recent Democratic Party meeting, where the party \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/sf-democratic-party-no-endorsement-joel-engardio-recall/\">voted not to make an endorsement\u003c/a> in the recall. Quon is a member of the Chinese American Democratic Club, one of the biggest backers of the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That sense of betrayal, particularly among the neighborhood’s Chinese American residents, is rooted in history, said Russell Jeung, an Asian American studies professor at San Francisco State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Francisco has a long history of disenfranchising, redeveloping and evicting Asian American communities. The mayor of San Francisco called for the expulsion of Chinese (people) overall in the 19th century and wanted to get rid of Chinatown,” said Jeung. “That history isn’t forgotten.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio stands by his support for the park, saying he simply gave voters a choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you boil it down, my recall is over putting something on the ballot. I don’t have the power to close a road or create a park,” Engardio said while going door-to-door on a recent Saturday. “I supported democracy. I supported giving people a choice. I supported letting people vote on an issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if Engardio is recalled, the highway won’t automatically reopen to cars — that would require another ballot measure. If he is removed from office, Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has not endorsed either side of the recall, would appoint an interim supervisor.[aside postID=news_12054762 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-1_qed.jpg']To help get his message across, Engardio said he has a team of “WeChat warriors” — Chinese-speaking volunteers who clarify recall information on the popular messaging app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anyone who dares to counter some of the loudest voices on WeChat will be targeted and harassed to no end,” Engardio said. “We have some seniors in their 70s who are old enough to not really care anymore. They just want to speak the truth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sense of disempowerment among some residents dates back decades for Asian communities in the city, Jeung said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For Asian Americans, we haven’t had that community control — we were segregated in certain neighborhoods like Chinatown, like Japantown, but we didn’t even have control over those small neighborhoods,” Jeung said. “That’s why there’s that heightened sense of disempowerment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Chinese American community isn’t united on the recall. Many residents testified at the same Democratic Party meeting in support of the supervisor and the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the Chinese American community here is saying, ‘If you don’t vote for the recall, you don’t want Chinese voices to be heard.’ I think that’s crazy because I’m Chinese and I want my voice to be heard,” Sunset resident Albert Lam told KQED. The recent college graduate grew up in the neighborhood and now lives with his parents, and said he supports the park for its environmental benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042031\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042031\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio speaks during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Supporters say the road closure was necessary. The lower portion of the highway is already closed due to coastal erosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really important that we provide perspective and remember that we’re talking about a road that’s lost its greatest utility, and we’re talking about a park that is increasingly popular,” said Engardio. “People of all ages and backgrounds are benefiting from it, and the road was literally falling into the ocean. So, we had to do something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ash Guay, a Chinese American westside resident, said she visits Sunset Dunes several times a week and was walking her dog there on a recent Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I get to bike, be along the beach, enjoy the weather, see lots of people with dogs and families,” said Guay, who voted to open the park. “I know people who voted No on [Proposition] K, like friends of mine, but now that they’ve come out here and we all enjoy it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several local businesses, like the owners of Andytown Coffee and florist Bright Moments, told KQED they’ve seen increased sales since the park opened, as more people from across the city and the Bay Area visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“An underlying theme among the recallers is wanting to keep San Francisco in the past and not being willing to accept change or welcome new people,” Engardio said. “But to me, it’s really important to welcome new people.”[aside postID=news_12055309 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed.jpg']Engardio is now backing a rezoning proposal that could bring more housing to the westside as part of an effort to meet a statewide mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lam said he likes the supervisor’s stance to bring more affordable housing to the Sunset, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Sunset belongs to everyone, not just a few loud and angry voices,” Lam said. “I’d love to stay here, but it’s just wildly unaffordable to live in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chow said Engardio’s position on the park and housing threatens the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He wants new people here, a new demographic, a different type of people with a whole different set of values and visions for this part of the city and probably the city in general. I think that is very dangerous,” Chow said in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNvBqZkf57A&t=69s\">promotional video\u003c/a> supporting the recall. “You have not asked our opinion, and at the same time, you want to make essential changes to our neighborhood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio said he’s focused on protecting existing residents while making the neighborhood more inclusive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The rhetoric Albert Chow and others are using about not wanting new people in the Sunset is the antithesis to what San Francisco is about,” he said. “Every new immigrant, every new LGBTQ person, every new artist and every new innovator benefits our city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055055\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Chow, a business owner of Great Wall in the Sunset District, walks through Taraval Street in San Francisco on September 3, 2025. Chinese voters in the Sunset are split on whether to support the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio, who backed the proposal to close off the Great Highway to cars and open up a new park. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have to remember that 100 years ago, we took sand dunes and developed it into housing for a lot of immigrants and working families to live in the Sunset. We should continue to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Balancing residents’ concerns over the neighborhood will be challenging for whoever represents District 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people [in the Sunset] have multiple cars and inter-generational households. So how do you balance that with the needs of an evolving urban city?” said David Ho, a political consultant who grew up in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Jeung, this recall underscores a bigger question: Who gets to shape a neighborhood, in a city with changing demographics and needs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The question that people should be arguing and complaining about is not whether politicians are betraying us or not, but who should have decision-making over local community decisions,” Jeung said. “This was a citywide election and a popular vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park at the center of the debate, Sunset Dunes, was approved by voters citywide in 2024 through \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995182/proposition-k-victory-closing-part-of-the-great-highway-sparks-debate-and-delight\">Proposition K\u003c/a>. Some residents who live closest to the park and voted against it were furious to see it pass, and some continue to fight the road closure in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chow and others say the park has increased car traffic on nearby avenues, although \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/reports/outer-sunset-traffic-report-spring-2025\">an SFMTA study\u003c/a> found minimal impacts. Above all, they were stunned to find out that their supervisor had backed Proposition K.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040913\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040913\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/SunsetDunesGetty-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors are seen during the grand opening of the Sunset Dunes Park along the former Upper Great Highway, in San Francisco, on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Many of us only found out that this would be on the ballot by Sen. Scott Wiener’s Twitter. That is not transparency, that is betrayal,” said Sunset resident Julia Quon at a recent Democratic Party meeting, where the party \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/sf-democratic-party-no-endorsement-joel-engardio-recall/\">voted not to make an endorsement\u003c/a> in the recall. Quon is a member of the Chinese American Democratic Club, one of the biggest backers of the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That sense of betrayal, particularly among the neighborhood’s Chinese American residents, is rooted in history, said Russell Jeung, an Asian American studies professor at San Francisco State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Francisco has a long history of disenfranchising, redeveloping and evicting Asian American communities. The mayor of San Francisco called for the expulsion of Chinese (people) overall in the 19th century and wanted to get rid of Chinatown,” said Jeung. “That history isn’t forgotten.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio stands by his support for the park, saying he simply gave voters a choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you boil it down, my recall is over putting something on the ballot. I don’t have the power to close a road or create a park,” Engardio said while going door-to-door on a recent Saturday. “I supported democracy. I supported giving people a choice. I supported letting people vote on an issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if Engardio is recalled, the highway won’t automatically reopen to cars — that would require another ballot measure. If he is removed from office, Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has not endorsed either side of the recall, would appoint an interim supervisor.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>To help get his message across, Engardio said he has a team of “WeChat warriors” — Chinese-speaking volunteers who clarify recall information on the popular messaging app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anyone who dares to counter some of the loudest voices on WeChat will be targeted and harassed to no end,” Engardio said. “We have some seniors in their 70s who are old enough to not really care anymore. They just want to speak the truth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sense of disempowerment among some residents dates back decades for Asian communities in the city, Jeung said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For Asian Americans, we haven’t had that community control — we were segregated in certain neighborhoods like Chinatown, like Japantown, but we didn’t even have control over those small neighborhoods,” Jeung said. “That’s why there’s that heightened sense of disempowerment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Chinese American community isn’t united on the recall. Many residents testified at the same Democratic Party meeting in support of the supervisor and the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the Chinese American community here is saying, ‘If you don’t vote for the recall, you don’t want Chinese voices to be heard.’ I think that’s crazy because I’m Chinese and I want my voice to be heard,” Sunset resident Albert Lam told KQED. The recent college graduate grew up in the neighborhood and now lives with his parents, and said he supports the park for its environmental benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042031\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12042031\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250412_SUNSETDUNESGRANDOPENING_GC-9-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio speaks during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Supporters say the road closure was necessary. The lower portion of the highway is already closed due to coastal erosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really important that we provide perspective and remember that we’re talking about a road that’s lost its greatest utility, and we’re talking about a park that is increasingly popular,” said Engardio. “People of all ages and backgrounds are benefiting from it, and the road was literally falling into the ocean. So, we had to do something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ash Guay, a Chinese American westside resident, said she visits Sunset Dunes several times a week and was walking her dog there on a recent Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I get to bike, be along the beach, enjoy the weather, see lots of people with dogs and families,” said Guay, who voted to open the park. “I know people who voted No on [Proposition] K, like friends of mine, but now that they’ve come out here and we all enjoy it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several local businesses, like the owners of Andytown Coffee and florist Bright Moments, told KQED they’ve seen increased sales since the park opened, as more people from across the city and the Bay Area visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“An underlying theme among the recallers is wanting to keep San Francisco in the past and not being willing to accept change or welcome new people,” Engardio said. “But to me, it’s really important to welcome new people.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Engardio is now backing a rezoning proposal that could bring more housing to the westside as part of an effort to meet a statewide mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lam said he likes the supervisor’s stance to bring more affordable housing to the Sunset, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Sunset belongs to everyone, not just a few loud and angry voices,” Lam said. “I’d love to stay here, but it’s just wildly unaffordable to live in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chow said Engardio’s position on the park and housing threatens the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He wants new people here, a new demographic, a different type of people with a whole different set of values and visions for this part of the city and probably the city in general. I think that is very dangerous,” Chow said in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNvBqZkf57A&t=69s\">promotional video\u003c/a> supporting the recall. “You have not asked our opinion, and at the same time, you want to make essential changes to our neighborhood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio said he’s focused on protecting existing residents while making the neighborhood more inclusive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The rhetoric Albert Chow and others are using about not wanting new people in the Sunset is the antithesis to what San Francisco is about,” he said. “Every new immigrant, every new LGBTQ person, every new artist and every new innovator benefits our city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055055\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250903-SUNSETCHINESERECALL00096_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Chow, a business owner of Great Wall in the Sunset District, walks through Taraval Street in San Francisco on September 3, 2025. Chinese voters in the Sunset are split on whether to support the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio, who backed the proposal to close off the Great Highway to cars and open up a new park. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have to remember that 100 years ago, we took sand dunes and developed it into housing for a lot of immigrants and working families to live in the Sunset. We should continue to do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Balancing residents’ concerns over the neighborhood will be challenging for whoever represents District 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people [in the Sunset] have multiple cars and inter-generational households. So how do you balance that with the needs of an evolving urban city?” said David Ho, a political consultant who grew up in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Jeung, this recall underscores a bigger question: Who gets to shape a neighborhood, in a city with changing demographics and needs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The question that people should be arguing and complaining about is not whether politicians are betraying us or not, but who should have decision-making over local community decisions,” Jeung said. “This was a citywide election and a popular vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>There’s another recall election in the Bay Area. This time, it’s in San Francisco’s Sunset District on the city’s west side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters in District 4 have until Tuesday, Sept. 16 to vote in a special recall election for Supervisor Joel Engardio, who faces backlash from constituents after supporting Prop. K, which closed a portion of the Great Highway for a new park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC9662689086\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Links:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054762/san-francisco-sf-recall-supervisor-joel-engardio-special-election\">Your Guide to the Special Recall Election of San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ci>Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. San Francisco Northern California Local.\u003c/i>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This transcript is computer-generated. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:01:35] So Sydney, tell me a little bit about where you went out to on Saturday. Where’d you go and who did you meet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:01:41] I followed Supervisor Joel Engardio around in one of his door-knocking shifts. He has been doing this pretty much every day for several hours a day for the last few weeks and months even, trying to convince voters to vote no on the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:02:03] Oh, hello. Hi, I’m Joel. I’m the city supervisor at City Hall and I’m just checking to see if you have questions or concerns. Oh, hi\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:02:14] It’s strategic. You know, if they know someone is already planning to vote one way or another in the recall, you know, skip that house, kind of maximize your time out there to focus on households where people might be undecided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:02:28] No, any opinion on the recall election? No, well, I’ll leave a little flyer here just to explain it. It’s in about 10 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:02:37] And following the recall at all, you know that there are some angry voters out there too, or at least one in particular, I know, who recognized Joel as soon as we got to his house. And he was very frustrated about traffic and pretty much slammed the door in our face.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:02:58] Does it get easier kind of dealing with those after a little while or?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Speaker 3 \u003c/strong>[00:03:06] You’ll get yelled at, but then you’ll have multiple people say they support you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:14] I would say the majority, actually, of people that we talked to were curious, and, you know, there were certainly some people that said, oh, I actually just don’t really know much about this recall or what it’s about, and you know Joel had an opportunity to explain from his perspective what was going on. There were certainly people that came away from that conversation being like, well, you know I guess I’ll vote no on this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff Roberts \u003c/strong>[00:03:38] It’s a no in this house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:03:39] Oh it is! A no yeah well thank you yeah appreciate that!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff Roberts \u003c/strong>[00:03:41] I mean they’re stuck with what they’ve got right yeah\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:45] One of the neighbors that we spoke to was Jeff Roberts. He was working in his garage and Joel stopped by and introduced himself, asked if he had any concerns. Jeff said he was ultimately voting no against the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff Roberts \u003c/strong>[00:04:02] He was elected on valid merits, and if he does one thing that people don’t like, it’s not necessarily enough to make a recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:04:12] You know, he likes having more park space and actually has friends who have created art installations that are now at the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff Roberts \u003c/strong>[00:04:20] And I love that and I ride bikes a lot around here so I like the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:04:32] It seems like it was an interesting experience being out there with Joel Engardio. He represents district four, of course. I wonder if you can tell me a little bit more about this corner of San Francisco. How might you describe it, especially in comparison to other parts of the city?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:04:54] I mean, I think for folks who are not familiar with San Francisco, the sunset is probably not what they initially think of. It’s a really beautiful, quiet residential neighborhood, a lot of single-family homes, a lot a multi-generational households, it has a really large Chinese American population, a lot surfers, people who commute by car. It’s just not what you picture when you think of like downtown or Soma with these like big skyscrapers. It is a community that has this reputation of maybe being a little bit quiet, but also very organized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Ho \u003c/strong>[00:05:31] D4 is the Chinese barometer, right? That is independent, tends to be very populist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:05:39] David Ho is a political consultant who works in San Francisco. He is an expert on Asian-American communities and voters here in the Bay Area. He also actually grew up in the sunset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Ho \u003c/strong>[00:05:54] Most people have multiple cars, right? They have intergeneration households. So that really clashes with some of the prevalence on the East side politics around urbanist agenda, you know, like open space, you know transit equity, you know more housing, up zoning, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:11] He has described the sunset as a place where people kind of just want to do their thing and live their life. And the closure of the road that created Sunset Dunes represented a big change that some residents felt they were not a part of the conversation that led to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:06:29] Exactly why we’re talking now, Sydney, there is this recall of the District Four Supervisor, Joel Engardio, who, as we were just talking about, is kind of out there fighting for his job right now. And I do wanna ask, like, I guess if you could tell me more about Joel Engardeo and why he is now sort of the latest person to face a recall in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:50] Joel Engardio actually ran for supervisor multiple times, was unsuccessful. And in 2022, Engardia was very supportive of the successful recalls of district attorney Chesa Boudin and three members of the Board of Education and actually sort of revived his political prominence by working with some of these pro-recall groups and supporting them. And then Engardio won his seat on the board of supervisors that same year. A couple years later, he came out in support of Proposition K. This was a ballot measure which permanently closed this portion of the Great Highway off to cars and made what we now call Sunset Dunes into a permanent park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:07:50] Before Prop K, the upper portion of the Great Highway was only closed to cars on weekends. And Gardio and other supporters of Prop K pointed to the park’s popularity on those days and also the erosion already threatening parts of the highway. And then, last November, San Francisco voters approved Prop K with nearly 55% of the vote. But people who lived near the Great highway Mostly voted no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:08:25] Why a recall? Why is Joel Engardio in particular sort of a target here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:08:32] Supporters of the recall feel, quote unquote, betrayed by Joel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Julia Quon \u003c/strong>[00:08:36] He promised transparency and listening to his constituents and students, including myself and my family, but what we got instead was silence and action taken behind closed doors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:08:48] I spoke with people like Julia Quon, who is a resident in the Sunset and a member of the Chinese American Democratic Club, which is one of the biggest funders supporting the recall. And she said that for people like her and her family, the park has, you know, hurt commute times, and they also felt that they were not included or given enough opportunity to be a part of the conversation of even getting Prop K on the ballot to begin with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Julia Quon \u003c/strong>[00:09:18] So he shut down the Upper Great Highway. I have to go from where I live in the sunset to Kaiser on Geary. Usually this takes 25 to 30 minutes. Now it takes 45 minutes to 65 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:09:36] There are also some supporters of the recall who distrust some of the people who are supporting Joel, and in particular, a couple of billionaires who are putting a lot of money into this race in order to keep him in office. And then you have some supporters who are also hesitant about some of the plans to up zone parts of the West Side and introduce more housing, particularly along transit and merchant corridors. And so I think the the supporters of the recall kind of fall into those buckets\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:10:16] Sunset Dunes has been open since April now, so it’s been a couple of months. I mean, what has the impact been?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:10:35] You know, there were a lot of concerns about traffic and about how this might affect local businesses. SFMTA did do a study both before the road closure and this year after. The initial study expected some delays and the study that came out this year pretty much aligned with that. It showed pretty minimal impacts. I should point out though, there are residents who say that that’s not their lived experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunset resident \u003c/strong>[00:11:03] And I live on La Playa and Lincoln, where it’s a nightmare. Where we.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:11:08] At a public meeting just a couple of weeks ago, one resident who lives on La Playa was saying that she is dealing with bumper-to-bumper traffic during rush hour all the time, and that this was a direct result of this park and road closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunset resident \u003c/strong>[00:11:22] And I really would hope you would listen to the actual residents of this district. We want Joel Engardio to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:11:32] The other concern that was you know pretty elevated before the park was closed was just what impact it would have on businesses and I’ve spoken actually with a couple business owners who have said that their business is up and that they’re getting more people walking through the avenues you know stopping for a coffee or lunch. I think it’s hard to say after just a few months, you know, what the overall impact of this park is. But that has been what we’ve been hearing from voters and people who live there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:12:06] Sydney, how has Engardio responded to the recall effort?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:12:09] Joel supports the park for a number of reasons, and he still stands by it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:12:14] As the park becomes more popular and as we see that the traffic Carmageddon everyone feared never materialized, those two talking points aren’t as salient in recalling me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:12:25] He also disagrees with this idea that it was done without the community’s input.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:12:32] My recall is over putting something on the ballot. I don’t have the power to close a road or create a park. I can only join three other supervisors to put something on a ballot, which is what I did. So I supported democracy. I supported giving people a choice. I supported letting people vote on an issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:12:50] You know, I think he has said that there’s been many conversations that he’s met with residents one on one. He has basically responded by trying to interact with as many voters as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:13:02] They’re trying to recall me, people are mad about the Great Highway, but I’m up for election next year so you could wait a year and kind of look at me against all the other candidates and judge me on all the issues next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:13:16] This conversation and this recall really seems to be centered around this park, but even if Engardio is successfully recalled, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the park is going to close, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:13:30] Correct. Recalling Joel Engardio will simply recall Joel Engardo. The mayor will be able to appoint someone to fill that seat, and then the district will have an election next year for the supervisor. But to reopen the Great Highway to Cars, that would take a whole other ballot measure, because that was something that voters passed. This was on the ballot. This was an election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:13:59] We have been talking about, Sydney, how this isn’t the first recall San Francisco has seen in recent years. In fact, we had the three school board members. We had former district attorney Chase Boudin back in 2022 who were recalled in San Francisco. What do you think makes this particular recall maybe a little different than the others?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:14:22] Definitely compared to some of the earlier recalls we saw in like 2022, this one here in the Sunset District does not cut across ideological lines quite as clearly. And also that this took off largely because of one issue, you know, the park. I did not cover the recall of the district attorney, but from following it as a resident, it was, I think, a little bit more clear what different sides represented. And I think the recall attempt of Gavin Newsom is an even better example. He was able to say, hey, my opponents here are Republicans, people who don’t represent the values of California and Democrats and progress, democracy, all these things. Here in San Francisco, like, it’s very blue. Joel Engardio has gotten support from members of the Board of Supervisors and Nancy Pelosi and, you know, Senator Scott Weiner, but there’s also plenty of Democrats who have not rallied in support of Joel Engardio. One thing that’s really striking is just how the pro-recall group… Has raised only a fraction of the amount of money as the campaign to keep Joel and Gardio in office. That is unique. And I think what that shows is that you don’t necessarily need a mega-billionaire funding your campaign in order for a recall to get on a ballot and in order for a recalled to present a real threat to a candidate. I think that that is potentially alarming for other candidates. You know, you could potentially take a risky policy position and face a recall because of it. That is a different type of politics, maybe, than we’ve been used to for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:16:27] What does this recall do you think mean for those of us who are not in San Francisco?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:16:35] I met people who were at the park with their kids, who lived in the neighborhood, you know, were enjoying the day. But I met a lot of people who traveled from other parts of the city to the park, and several people who came over from the East Bay. 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Jeff said he was ultimately voting no against the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff Roberts \u003c/strong>[00:04:02] He was elected on valid merits, and if he does one thing that people don’t like, it’s not necessarily enough to make a recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:04:12] You know, he likes having more park space and actually has friends who have created art installations that are now at the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeff Roberts \u003c/strong>[00:04:20] And I love that and I ride bikes a lot around here so I like the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:04:32] It seems like it was an interesting experience being out there with Joel Engardio. He represents district four, of course. I wonder if you can tell me a little bit more about this corner of San Francisco. How might you describe it, especially in comparison to other parts of the city?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:04:54] I mean, I think for folks who are not familiar with San Francisco, the sunset is probably not what they initially think of. It’s a really beautiful, quiet residential neighborhood, a lot of single-family homes, a lot a multi-generational households, it has a really large Chinese American population, a lot surfers, people who commute by car. It’s just not what you picture when you think of like downtown or Soma with these like big skyscrapers. It is a community that has this reputation of maybe being a little bit quiet, but also very organized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Ho \u003c/strong>[00:05:31] D4 is the Chinese barometer, right? That is independent, tends to be very populist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:05:39] David Ho is a political consultant who works in San Francisco. He is an expert on Asian-American communities and voters here in the Bay Area. He also actually grew up in the sunset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Ho \u003c/strong>[00:05:54] Most people have multiple cars, right? They have intergeneration households. So that really clashes with some of the prevalence on the East side politics around urbanist agenda, you know, like open space, you know transit equity, you know more housing, up zoning, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:11] He has described the sunset as a place where people kind of just want to do their thing and live their life. And the closure of the road that created Sunset Dunes represented a big change that some residents felt they were not a part of the conversation that led to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:06:29] Exactly why we’re talking now, Sydney, there is this recall of the District Four Supervisor, Joel Engardio, who, as we were just talking about, is kind of out there fighting for his job right now. And I do wanna ask, like, I guess if you could tell me more about Joel Engardeo and why he is now sort of the latest person to face a recall in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:50] Joel Engardio actually ran for supervisor multiple times, was unsuccessful. And in 2022, Engardia was very supportive of the successful recalls of district attorney Chesa Boudin and three members of the Board of Education and actually sort of revived his political prominence by working with some of these pro-recall groups and supporting them. And then Engardio won his seat on the board of supervisors that same year. A couple years later, he came out in support of Proposition K. This was a ballot measure which permanently closed this portion of the Great Highway off to cars and made what we now call Sunset Dunes into a permanent park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:07:50] Before Prop K, the upper portion of the Great Highway was only closed to cars on weekends. And Gardio and other supporters of Prop K pointed to the park’s popularity on those days and also the erosion already threatening parts of the highway. And then, last November, San Francisco voters approved Prop K with nearly 55% of the vote. But people who lived near the Great highway Mostly voted no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:08:25] Why a recall? Why is Joel Engardio in particular sort of a target here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:08:32] Supporters of the recall feel, quote unquote, betrayed by Joel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Julia Quon \u003c/strong>[00:08:36] He promised transparency and listening to his constituents and students, including myself and my family, but what we got instead was silence and action taken behind closed doors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:08:48] I spoke with people like Julia Quon, who is a resident in the Sunset and a member of the Chinese American Democratic Club, which is one of the biggest funders supporting the recall. And she said that for people like her and her family, the park has, you know, hurt commute times, and they also felt that they were not included or given enough opportunity to be a part of the conversation of even getting Prop K on the ballot to begin with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Julia Quon \u003c/strong>[00:09:18] So he shut down the Upper Great Highway. I have to go from where I live in the sunset to Kaiser on Geary. Usually this takes 25 to 30 minutes. Now it takes 45 minutes to 65 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:09:36] There are also some supporters of the recall who distrust some of the people who are supporting Joel, and in particular, a couple of billionaires who are putting a lot of money into this race in order to keep him in office. And then you have some supporters who are also hesitant about some of the plans to up zone parts of the West Side and introduce more housing, particularly along transit and merchant corridors. And so I think the the supporters of the recall kind of fall into those buckets\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:10:16] Sunset Dunes has been open since April now, so it’s been a couple of months. I mean, what has the impact been?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:10:35] You know, there were a lot of concerns about traffic and about how this might affect local businesses. SFMTA did do a study both before the road closure and this year after. The initial study expected some delays and the study that came out this year pretty much aligned with that. It showed pretty minimal impacts. I should point out though, there are residents who say that that’s not their lived experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunset resident \u003c/strong>[00:11:03] And I live on La Playa and Lincoln, where it’s a nightmare. Where we.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:11:08] At a public meeting just a couple of weeks ago, one resident who lives on La Playa was saying that she is dealing with bumper-to-bumper traffic during rush hour all the time, and that this was a direct result of this park and road closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sunset resident \u003c/strong>[00:11:22] And I really would hope you would listen to the actual residents of this district. We want Joel Engardio to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:11:32] The other concern that was you know pretty elevated before the park was closed was just what impact it would have on businesses and I’ve spoken actually with a couple business owners who have said that their business is up and that they’re getting more people walking through the avenues you know stopping for a coffee or lunch. I think it’s hard to say after just a few months, you know, what the overall impact of this park is. But that has been what we’ve been hearing from voters and people who live there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:12:06] Sydney, how has Engardio responded to the recall effort?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:12:09] Joel supports the park for a number of reasons, and he still stands by it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:12:14] As the park becomes more popular and as we see that the traffic Carmageddon everyone feared never materialized, those two talking points aren’t as salient in recalling me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:12:25] He also disagrees with this idea that it was done without the community’s input.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:12:32] My recall is over putting something on the ballot. I don’t have the power to close a road or create a park. I can only join three other supervisors to put something on a ballot, which is what I did. So I supported democracy. I supported giving people a choice. I supported letting people vote on an issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:12:50] You know, I think he has said that there’s been many conversations that he’s met with residents one on one. He has basically responded by trying to interact with as many voters as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:13:02] They’re trying to recall me, people are mad about the Great Highway, but I’m up for election next year so you could wait a year and kind of look at me against all the other candidates and judge me on all the issues next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:13:16] This conversation and this recall really seems to be centered around this park, but even if Engardio is successfully recalled, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the park is going to close, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:13:30] Correct. Recalling Joel Engardio will simply recall Joel Engardo. The mayor will be able to appoint someone to fill that seat, and then the district will have an election next year for the supervisor. But to reopen the Great Highway to Cars, that would take a whole other ballot measure, because that was something that voters passed. This was on the ballot. This was an election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:13:59] We have been talking about, Sydney, how this isn’t the first recall San Francisco has seen in recent years. In fact, we had the three school board members. We had former district attorney Chase Boudin back in 2022 who were recalled in San Francisco. What do you think makes this particular recall maybe a little different than the others?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:14:22] Definitely compared to some of the earlier recalls we saw in like 2022, this one here in the Sunset District does not cut across ideological lines quite as clearly. And also that this took off largely because of one issue, you know, the park. I did not cover the recall of the district attorney, but from following it as a resident, it was, I think, a little bit more clear what different sides represented. And I think the recall attempt of Gavin Newsom is an even better example. He was able to say, hey, my opponents here are Republicans, people who don’t represent the values of California and Democrats and progress, democracy, all these things. Here in San Francisco, like, it’s very blue. Joel Engardio has gotten support from members of the Board of Supervisors and Nancy Pelosi and, you know, Senator Scott Weiner, but there’s also plenty of Democrats who have not rallied in support of Joel Engardio. One thing that’s really striking is just how the pro-recall group… Has raised only a fraction of the amount of money as the campaign to keep Joel and Gardio in office. That is unique. And I think what that shows is that you don’t necessarily need a mega-billionaire funding your campaign in order for a recall to get on a ballot and in order for a recalled to present a real threat to a candidate. I think that that is potentially alarming for other candidates. You know, you could potentially take a risky policy position and face a recall because of it. That is a different type of politics, maybe, than we’ve been used to for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ericka Cruz Guevarra \u003c/strong>[00:16:27] What does this recall do you think mean for those of us who are not in San Francisco?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Franciscans have been on a recall frenzy over the last five years, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11916212/chesa-boudin-recall-sf-voters-on-track-to-oust-district-attorney\">ousting a progressive district attorney\u003c/a> and removing three members from the Board of Education to weighing in on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s unsuccessful recall attempt in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time, it’s residents in the city’s westside district who are up in arms over a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035795/sunset-dunes-san-franciscos-controversial-new-park-officially-opens\">beachside park\u003c/a> and the local supervisor, Joel Engardio, who supported closing a portion of the Great Highway to cars to create it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election day is Tuesday, Sept. 16. Here’s what else to know about how to vote in San Francisco’s latest recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I vote in this San Francisco special election?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Only registered voters in District 4 can participate in the special election. Ballots have already been mailed to about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041124/sunset-residents-weigh-recall-of-supervisor-engardio-over-great-highway-closure\">50,000 District 4 voters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I vote in the recall?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to vote in person on election day, you can fill out or drop off completed ballots at one of 20 different polling places in the city that are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/return-your-ballot\">Click here to find your local polling place and accessibility information\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055249\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055249\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio, center, and other community leaders participate in the ribbon cutting during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to drop off your ballot during early voting, you have a few options:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Mail in your ballot, which must be postmarked by Sept. 16 and received no more than a week after election day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drop off at one of three official ballot drop boxes:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ortega Branch Library (3223 Ortega St)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Parkside Branch Library (1200 Taraval St)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City Hall (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ballots may also be returned directly to the Department of Elections office inside City Hall.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget to sign your ballot!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is on the ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Proposition A, the measure to recall Engardio, is the only item on this special election ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters are asked a single question: “Shall Joel Engardio be recalled (removed) from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A “yes” vote means you want to remove Engardio.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A “no” vote means you want him to remain in office.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What’s the backstory to this recall effort?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the city closed parts of the Great Highway and other streets to provide open space for social distancing and recreation. Residents from across the city began using the open road for biking, rollerblading, strolling and other activities, and many pushed to make it permanent. Environmentalists joined the effort and noted that the road faces coastal erosion, and parts are already closed to cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio, meanwhile, gained political support by backing multiple recalls in San Francisco in 2022, against \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11916212/chesa-boudin-recall-sf-voters-on-track-to-oust-district-attorney\">District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904879/sf-school-board-recall-results-alison-collins-gabriela-lopez-and-faauuga-moliga-headed-for-recall\">several school board members\u003c/a>. That year, Engardio won his seat, beating incumbent Gordon Mar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12014721\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12014721\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Great Highway is closed to vehicles between Sloat Boulevard and Lincoln Way on Friday at noon for the current weekend closure in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2024, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995077/yes-on-k-declares-victory-on-san-franciscos-proposition-k\">voters citywide passed Proposition K\u003c/a>, which officially closed the upper portion of the Great Highway to cars. The strip of highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035185/sfs-new-park-closed-great-highway-about-get-name\">an oceanfront park called Sunset Dunes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio faced criticism for supporting the measure, even though the majority of District 4 voters, who live closest to the Great Highway, opposed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sunset residents, angry about losing the thoroughfare, continued fighting the road closure in conversations with neighbors and \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/prop-k-opponents-to-sue-city-five-supervisors-over-great-highway-closure/\">in court\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On May 29, 2025, the Department of Elections certified that recall organizers had gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot for a special election.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are recall backers saying?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Residents who want Engardio recalled say they feel “betrayed” by their supervisor for failing to listen to the majority of District 4 residents who opposed removing cars from the Great Highway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some say traffic has worsened, though \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/reports/outer-sunset-traffic-report-spring-2025\">a recent study\u003c/a> on the road closure shows little impact.[aside postID=news_12053978 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-15_qed-1020x680.jpg']“He’s taken away our highway,” said Jen, a Sunset resident who spoke during public comment at a recent Democratic Party meeting. “I live on La Playa and Lincoln, where it’s a nightmare. We have bumper-to-bumper traffic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others point to the money flowing into Engardio’s campaign from wealthy donors, including tech billionaires and developers. The campaign to defeat the recall has collected over $822,000 from donors, including cryptocurrency billionaire Chris Larsen, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman and John Wolthuis, co-founder of communications software company Twilio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Joel has nearly taken half a million dollars from wealthy tech donors like Chris Larsen, Jeremy Stoppelman and John Wolthuis – people who don’t live here and don’t share our struggles,”” said Julia Quon, a member of the Chinese American Democratic Club. “This means that he answers to them, not us who live in the district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, which is not chartered with the local Democratic Party, donated $27,000 to the effort to recall Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are Engardio’s supporters saying?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Supporters of Engardio in the Sunset said they enjoy the park and what it offers both the neighborhood and the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I 100% support Sunset Dunes being open. Being part of nature is necessary for human well-being. It’s necessary for mental health. It’s also a really great way to build community, to meet your neighbors, being able to take your kids out, to have safe places to ride your bikes, to safe places for recreation without fear of car accidents,” said Karen Trinidad, a florist and Sunset resident. “With my business specifically, I mainly sell through pop-ups in collaboration with brick and mortar businesses in the sunset. And I have been seeing a lot more folks walking by.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Other residents like Engardio’s stances on homelessness and public safety, saying he’s brought the neighborhood more policing resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Since he’s been in office, he’s been improving the whole city on homelessness and crime. And he’s actually promoting the Sunset Night Market … and he’s been good on education,” another Engardio supporter said at the Democratic Party meeting. She was referring to the district’s night market and a ballot measure Engardio supported that voters passed to promote eighth-grade Algebra in San Francisco public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio has endorsements from five fellow supervisors, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, state Sen. Scott Wiener and San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m out there door-knocking every day making the case that what I did was I joined four other supervisors to put something on the ballot for democracy, to give people a choice of what to do with their coast,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911119/san-francisco-voters-decide-once-again-whether-to-recall-an-elected-official\">Engardio said on KQED Forum\u003c/a> last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio stands by his decision to support the park, but said he still believes in residents’ right to recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sunset Dunes has the potential to become a transformational space that in a few years from now, not even that long from now, we won’t be able to imagine San Francisco without an oceanside park,” he said. “Traffic is going to get where it needs to go, it already is, and we’re going to see immense benefit from this park for the environment and for the people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If the recall is successful, what happens next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mayor Daniel Lurie would appoint a temporary replacement to represent District 4 until the next election in June 2026. Lurie, who opposed Proposition K, has not endorsed either side in the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Importantly, recalling Engardio would not immediately reopen the Upper Great Highway to cars. That would require a new ballot measure to undo Proposition K. Supervisor Connie Chan has said she might explore such a measure if the recall succeeds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035824\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035824\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children play on a tree branch at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear who Lurie might appoint if Engardio is removed, but political observers say it would likely be someone open to revisiting the highway closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The mayor is under a lot of pressure to appoint a moderate Chinese, or conservative Chinese American, who’s at least going to say, ‘I agree with Connie Chan. Let’s bring back the ballot measure and let the voters decide,’” political consultant David Ho said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What happens if the recall does not succeed?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the recall fails, Engardio will serve out his term through January 2027.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When will the results of this recall be available?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Preliminary results will be posted on election night, Sept. 16, at 8:45 p.m. on \u003ca href=\"http://sfelections.gov/results\">sfelections.gov/results\u003c/a>. Vote-counting will continue until the election is certified, no later than Oct. 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recall needs a simple majority (50% plus one “yes” vote) to pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>San Franciscans have been on a recall frenzy over the last five years, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11916212/chesa-boudin-recall-sf-voters-on-track-to-oust-district-attorney\">ousting a progressive district attorney\u003c/a> and removing three members from the Board of Education to weighing in on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s unsuccessful recall attempt in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time, it’s residents in the city’s westside district who are up in arms over a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035795/sunset-dunes-san-franciscos-controversial-new-park-officially-opens\">beachside park\u003c/a> and the local supervisor, Joel Engardio, who supported closing a portion of the Great Highway to cars to create it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election day is Tuesday, Sept. 16. Here’s what else to know about how to vote in San Francisco’s latest recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I vote in this San Francisco special election?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Only registered voters in District 4 can participate in the special election. Ballots have already been mailed to about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041124/sunset-residents-weigh-recall-of-supervisor-engardio-over-great-highway-closure\">50,000 District 4 voters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I vote in the recall?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to vote in person on election day, you can fill out or drop off completed ballots at one of 20 different polling places in the city that are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/return-your-ballot\">Click here to find your local polling place and accessibility information\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055249\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055249\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-16_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Joel Engardio, center, and other community leaders participate in the ribbon cutting during the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you prefer to drop off your ballot during early voting, you have a few options:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Mail in your ballot, which must be postmarked by Sept. 16 and received no more than a week after election day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Drop off at one of three official ballot drop boxes:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ortega Branch Library (3223 Ortega St)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Parkside Branch Library (1200 Taraval St)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City Hall (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ballots may also be returned directly to the Department of Elections office inside City Hall.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget to sign your ballot!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is on the ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Proposition A, the measure to recall Engardio, is the only item on this special election ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters are asked a single question: “Shall Joel Engardio be recalled (removed) from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>A “yes” vote means you want to remove Engardio.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A “no” vote means you want him to remain in office.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What’s the backstory to this recall effort?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the city closed parts of the Great Highway and other streets to provide open space for social distancing and recreation. Residents from across the city began using the open road for biking, rollerblading, strolling and other activities, and many pushed to make it permanent. Environmentalists joined the effort and noted that the road faces coastal erosion, and parts are already closed to cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio, meanwhile, gained political support by backing multiple recalls in San Francisco in 2022, against \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11916212/chesa-boudin-recall-sf-voters-on-track-to-oust-district-attorney\">District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904879/sf-school-board-recall-results-alison-collins-gabriela-lopez-and-faauuga-moliga-headed-for-recall\">several school board members\u003c/a>. That year, Engardio won his seat, beating incumbent Gordon Mar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12014721\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12014721\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241115-PropKFolo-18-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Great Highway is closed to vehicles between Sloat Boulevard and Lincoln Way on Friday at noon for the current weekend closure in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2024, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995077/yes-on-k-declares-victory-on-san-franciscos-proposition-k\">voters citywide passed Proposition K\u003c/a>, which officially closed the upper portion of the Great Highway to cars. The strip of highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035185/sfs-new-park-closed-great-highway-about-get-name\">an oceanfront park called Sunset Dunes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio faced criticism for supporting the measure, even though the majority of District 4 voters, who live closest to the Great Highway, opposed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sunset residents, angry about losing the thoroughfare, continued fighting the road closure in conversations with neighbors and \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/prop-k-opponents-to-sue-city-five-supervisors-over-great-highway-closure/\">in court\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On May 29, 2025, the Department of Elections certified that recall organizers had gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot for a special election.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are recall backers saying?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Residents who want Engardio recalled say they feel “betrayed” by their supervisor for failing to listen to the majority of District 4 residents who opposed removing cars from the Great Highway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some say traffic has worsened, though \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/reports/outer-sunset-traffic-report-spring-2025\">a recent study\u003c/a> on the road closure shows little impact.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“He’s taken away our highway,” said Jen, a Sunset resident who spoke during public comment at a recent Democratic Party meeting. “I live on La Playa and Lincoln, where it’s a nightmare. We have bumper-to-bumper traffic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others point to the money flowing into Engardio’s campaign from wealthy donors, including tech billionaires and developers. The campaign to defeat the recall has collected over $822,000 from donors, including cryptocurrency billionaire Chris Larsen, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman and John Wolthuis, co-founder of communications software company Twilio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Joel has nearly taken half a million dollars from wealthy tech donors like Chris Larsen, Jeremy Stoppelman and John Wolthuis – people who don’t live here and don’t share our struggles,”” said Julia Quon, a member of the Chinese American Democratic Club. “This means that he answers to them, not us who live in the district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, which is not chartered with the local Democratic Party, donated $27,000 to the effort to recall Engardio.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are Engardio’s supporters saying?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Supporters of Engardio in the Sunset said they enjoy the park and what it offers both the neighborhood and the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I 100% support Sunset Dunes being open. Being part of nature is necessary for human well-being. It’s necessary for mental health. It’s also a really great way to build community, to meet your neighbors, being able to take your kids out, to have safe places to ride your bikes, to safe places for recreation without fear of car accidents,” said Karen Trinidad, a florist and Sunset resident. “With my business specifically, I mainly sell through pop-ups in collaboration with brick and mortar businesses in the sunset. And I have been seeing a lot more folks walking by.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-17_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Individuals attend the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Other residents like Engardio’s stances on homelessness and public safety, saying he’s brought the neighborhood more policing resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Since he’s been in office, he’s been improving the whole city on homelessness and crime. And he’s actually promoting the Sunset Night Market … and he’s been good on education,” another Engardio supporter said at the Democratic Party meeting. She was referring to the district’s night market and a ballot measure Engardio supported that voters passed to promote eighth-grade Algebra in San Francisco public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio has endorsements from five fellow supervisors, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, state Sen. Scott Wiener and San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m out there door-knocking every day making the case that what I did was I joined four other supervisors to put something on the ballot for democracy, to give people a choice of what to do with their coast,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101911119/san-francisco-voters-decide-once-again-whether-to-recall-an-elected-official\">Engardio said on KQED Forum\u003c/a> last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engardio stands by his decision to support the park, but said he still believes in residents’ right to recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sunset Dunes has the potential to become a transformational space that in a few years from now, not even that long from now, we won’t be able to imagine San Francisco without an oceanside park,” he said. “Traffic is going to get where it needs to go, it already is, and we’re going to see immense benefit from this park for the environment and for the people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If the recall is successful, what happens next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Mayor Daniel Lurie would appoint a temporary replacement to represent District 4 until the next election in June 2026. Lurie, who opposed Proposition K, has not endorsed either side in the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Importantly, recalling Engardio would not immediately reopen the Upper Great Highway to cars. That would require a new ballot measure to undo Proposition K. Supervisor Connie Chan has said she might explore such a measure if the recall succeeds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12035824\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12035824\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20250412_SunsetDunesGrandOpening_GC-18_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children play on a tree branch at the Sunset Dunes Park grand opening on the Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear who Lurie might appoint if Engardio is removed, but political observers say it would likely be someone open to revisiting the highway closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The mayor is under a lot of pressure to appoint a moderate Chinese, or conservative Chinese American, who’s at least going to say, ‘I agree with Connie Chan. 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It’s awesome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] Brian, it’s not a grand opening without some ribbon cutting and some speeches in addition to all the festivities. So what did you see on that front? Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, theys and them, we are moving and grooving. I’m going to bring to the stage Phil Ginsburg, San Francisco Park and Rec General Manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:19] Yeah, under those tents that we saw at Noriega, they started, they had a band playing, they had events for kids and everything like that. And one of the first people to speak was Phil Ginsburg. He’s the general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:33] This is truly a historic day. When we think back….\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:39] Instead, the opening of Sunset Dunes represents the largest pedestrianization conversion project in California’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:45] Two full miles, 50 acres of transformation from cars to people, from Lincoln to Sloat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:57] And then Phil Ginsburg introduced District 4 Supervisor, Joel Engardio. He was a loud voice behind closing down the park to traffic and a large proponent of getting it open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:07] What will our grandkids and great grandkids think of this new park called Sunset Dunes? Will it become as iconic as the Gold Rush and the Golden Gate Bridge in the century to come? Yes, it can!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:06:29] He did address the controversy surrounding the park, like he kind of backed into it, but he just talked about how, like when the Golden Gate Bridge opened, there were some people who were like, oh, we don’t like this, this is bad. But that the crowd there that Saturday was witnessing kind of the same great event unveiling in San Francisco’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:51] Imagine the social media posts if they had Nextdoor in 1937? And for the people standing at the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, for us standing at Sunset Dunes today, or when we face anything in life, there is a choice. We can choose to advocate for the future with hope and joy. Let’s hear it for joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:07:24] Let’s talk a little bit about some of the frustration and anger about this park. I mean, we’re talking about the opening of this park, not just because it’s, you know, a new park in the city, but because it is a controversial one, particularly for residents who live nearby. So tell us a little about that anger for folks who don’t know and how much of it you saw during this grand opening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:07:46] I think one of the most telling things about this, and this goes back to Prop K in 2024, when they were just, you know, do we keep this open as a park? Over on the west side of the city, they voted overwhelmingly against it because they were concerned about traffic concerns and everything else that’s gonna come with it, where other parts of the city were more in favor, even like the Mission, Tenderloin, Dogpatch, all them, they voted in favor of it. And so there’s still this continuation of people who are just really unhappy about what happened. So on Saturday, since they were gonna have public officials speaking about how this is so great that they themselves decided to stage their own protest. It started at the Irish Cultural Center just over on Sloat. There’s some nice loud vehicles going, revving of motorcycle engines and honking of cars and they were just gonna drive down to kind of land where people were gonna be speaking just on the other side of the dunes and start honking. A lot of the people were Sunset residents that were concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:08:50] I was part of the group that opened the Great Highway. We were no on K because this whole thing is just a nightmare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:08:58] Mostly they feel betrayed and one of the people I talked to was Jen Doherty\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:09:01] And we have bumper-to-bumper traffic on the block with exhaust coming in our windows. Music, noise, bumper- to-bumber can’t get in and out of our driveways without having to wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:09:12] For them, it’s a lot of quality of life issues. I mean, if you lived on a quiet street, and then they closed down kind of the main thoroughfare to get around all that, people are now backing up. She’s talking about, you know, there’s exhaust coming in from the cars when they’re backed up. And when you live in the sunset, that’s kind of, the whole point is, there’s not a whole lot of cars. You know, there is kind of this open space. And so now they feel like that’s kinda being encroached on. And one of their main complaints they had is that there was a compromise. The great highway would be closed on holidays and weekends and things like that, but it would remain open during the week. So commuter traffic could get through. And now they just say, it’s just kind of a big headache.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:09:51] One thing I’ve observed just from seeing some of those folks around the neighborhood is there really does seem to be a sense of betrayal and anger at supervisor Engardio specifically for, for really leading the charge on closing the great highway, certainly there’s frustration about the park, but how much of that anger did you hear directed at Engardio?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:10:12] You can’t untangle the people who wanted the park open to traffic and the recall effort for Joel Engardio. Every single one of the cars had the yellow “Recall Engardio” sign on them. And then I spoke to a woman named Selena Chu. She’s the vice president for Chinese American Democratic Club. And she was holding a sign that says recall Engardio\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Selena Chu \u003c/strong>[00:10:34] I actually supported Joel. I volunteered for him before he was elected for the one whole year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:10:42] And she told me just about, it was about the whole process about how everything was done, that it was really making people angry. They kind of felt like left out of the process since this affects them directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Selena Chu \u003c/strong>[00:10:53] We’re just a whole bunch of ordinary people coming together because we really felt like, you know, Joe, you knock on our door and you told us you supported the compromise when you ran for a District 4 Supervisor against Gordon Mark. And now you have turned around…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:11:11] People I spoke to, they didn’t just vote for Engardio or support him. They hosted him in their homes. They helped campaign for him. Like these were people who were very, very in his favor. And now, you know, scorned, they are just on the opposite side of the fence and they want him gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:37] Brian, this dispute over the park slash highway has been going on for a while, we should say. There’s many different chapters of it culminating in the election and now this recall campaign. I guess in theory, the park opening for real officially is the nail in the coffin for people like Jen and Selena and other residents who are upset about it. I mean, is it the nail on the coffin?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:12:10] Yes and no, there’s still a legal challenge. I mean, a group did file to have an injunction to prevent the park from officially opening, but that obviously didn’t work, and that’s going through the process. And then there’s the recall campaign, which doesn’t really impact the park per se, but that could make a difference in the representation on the council, especially if a judge with a lawsuit says, whoa, this was put on the ballot improperly, this has got to go through the board of supervisors. And then you might have a newly elected sunset representative that says, you know what, maybe I’m against this park. Even supervisor Connie Chan is pushing to get this back on the ballot, to have basically reverse it, to have voters say, no, we actually want this open back to traffic. So it’s kind of just a jumbled mess right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:57] What’s the status of the efforts to, you know, push back against this park?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:13:02] Well, there’s a hearing for the lawsuit that filed by residents, and there’s hearing for that in early June. And it’s just gonna look at the merits essentially, just being like, is the argument that this, they circumvented state environmental law, does that have any merit? Should this have gone through the Board of Supervisors? A separate effort outside the lawsuit is to have it go back to voters again. And then as far as the recall campaign against Joel Engardio, they’re still gathering signatures, unaware where that’s going, but they have a deadline next month coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:13:39] So what is the plan for Sunset Dunes going forward? Is there gonna be more money spent on it to make improvements, for example, to make it even more of a park?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:13:48] Yeah, the city has the early plans out, you know, they installed a pump track. The big thing is they took out stoplights. So there is kind of like a move towards the permanence. But there’s also they received a million dollar grant to do a lot of further study on traffic and environment. The park open, but it’s still in its very, very early stages. And they have a lot of listening sessions and meetings coming head where people like, well, we want this and we want. This but even right now as I skated down the road, it doesn’t quite yet feel like a park. It just feels like a road that’s open for now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:29] One thing that I found really interesting from hearing Supervisor Engardio talk about this is that he’s really talking up this vision of something that’s going to really leave a legacy in the city. He’s talking about, you know, grandkids and great grandkids. He’s taking about how this park could become as iconic as the Golden Gate bridge someday. I mean, that’s quite a, a bold vision that’s sort of thinking years and years ahead. Meanwhile, there’s a lot of anger locally against this park right now. What do you think it would take to realize that vision, considering everything we’ve talked about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:15:02] Well, I think the big thing is gonna be is whether or not people use it. We talked to some people who were residents of the area. They were completely, oh my gosh, this is amazing. It’s so nice to have this locally. But if there just be enough people to justify it, and also there’s gonna be traffic safety issues. It still has that air of like, let’s wait and see. But at least as far as Saturday’s grand opening, there was just that general excitement. Again, it was a beautiful sunny day in San Francisco. No reason not to get outside. Go for a run, completely uninhibited with the sounds of the ocean over on the side of you. And if you’ve ever done any kind of activity down there, it’s hard to be contained on that little short sidewalk. So at least people were just really happy to have what they have while they have it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:56] Brian, thank you so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:15:58] Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:31] Brian Krans, this story takes place on the far west side of San Francisco. It’s actually where I live currently. I understand you also have some history with this part of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:01:43] Yeah, the Sunset was the first neighborhood I lived in when I moved to the Bay Area like 15 years ago. The Outer Sunset is, it’s kind of this surfy vibe. It’s nice, wide open streets. There’s a stop sign every two blocks. Highly residential, single-family dwellings. The Great Highway is a four-lane road split up by a median. And on both sides, it has these sand dunes that naturally just get swept in from the ocean. And a whole bunch of them have these wonderful sea plants growing on them. And it’s just kind of just a really wonderful space. They started opening up during the pandemic to kind of just give people that space to get out and walk around and kind of mingle while also social distancing. I remember going there with my wife and my dog at the time because when it was the pandemic, and also it was a really bad wildfire smoke day, that was one of the few places that had clean air where you could walk around. So it was just kind of this refuge on at multiple different levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:57] What were you going out there to do on Saturday?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:00] KQED sent me out there to go just cover the opening of this brand new park and just kind of get a general vibe of the day. And I was kind of trying to get from end to end to talk to as many people as possible. So I couldn’t think of any other better way to get around San Francisco on a beautiful sunny day than putting on my bubblegum pink rollerblades and grabbing my microphone and just talking to people who were having a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:03:26] You’re ready for some high-speed audio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:28] Oh, yeah. I’m with KQED. You want to tell me what you’re doing today? Can I walk with you?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:03:34] Oh sure, why not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:37] Great!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:40] On Saturday, it was just a beautiful day, I remember. I mean, what did you see as you rolled through the park? Was it crowded? Was it busy? What were people up to?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:03:49] Immediately when I got to the park and I just started rolling around I remember I parked by Pacheco and I was like I’m gonna head down to Noriega where they were having kind of the events for the day and there were tents set up. You can see it was like kind of a special day, but it was just more people out than normal, you know, it was people walking their dogs. They were riding their bikes. They were running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:04:10] What is the dog’s name?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:04:12] It’s Wendy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:04:14] Oh Wendy. I’m really glad you’re not freaked out by rollerblades. What uh, what brings you out today?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:04:19] Oh, the nice day and the great highway, of course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:04:24] I stopped and talked to Chris Callerman who was there with his dog, Wendy. Chris lived in the area. He’s kind of been taking his dog out there at the same time as he has for the last five years when they first started closing it down during the pandemic. And he’s one of the few Sunset District residents who actually voted in favor of keeping it close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chris Callerman \u003c/strong>[00:04:43] Well, we got the dog she loves it and you know, we get a little bit more traffic on our street but not too much. So for us doesn’t really affect us personally too bad. And you know I just love walking out here. It’s awesome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] Brian, it’s not a grand opening without some ribbon cutting and some speeches in addition to all the festivities. So what did you see on that front? Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, theys and them, we are moving and grooving. I’m going to bring to the stage Phil Ginsburg, San Francisco Park and Rec General Manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:19] Yeah, under those tents that we saw at Noriega, they started, they had a band playing, they had events for kids and everything like that. And one of the first people to speak was Phil Ginsburg. He’s the general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:33] This is truly a historic day. When we think back….\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:39] Instead, the opening of Sunset Dunes represents the largest pedestrianization conversion project in California’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Phil Ginsburg \u003c/strong>[00:05:45] Two full miles, 50 acres of transformation from cars to people, from Lincoln to Sloat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:05:57] And then Phil Ginsburg introduced District 4 Supervisor, Joel Engardio. He was a loud voice behind closing down the park to traffic and a large proponent of getting it open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:07] What will our grandkids and great grandkids think of this new park called Sunset Dunes? Will it become as iconic as the Gold Rush and the Golden Gate Bridge in the century to come? Yes, it can!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:06:29] He did address the controversy surrounding the park, like he kind of backed into it, but he just talked about how, like when the Golden Gate Bridge opened, there were some people who were like, oh, we don’t like this, this is bad. But that the crowd there that Saturday was witnessing kind of the same great event unveiling in San Francisco’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joel Engardio \u003c/strong>[00:06:51] Imagine the social media posts if they had Nextdoor in 1937? And for the people standing at the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937, for us standing at Sunset Dunes today, or when we face anything in life, there is a choice. We can choose to advocate for the future with hope and joy. Let’s hear it for joy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:07:24] Let’s talk a little bit about some of the frustration and anger about this park. I mean, we’re talking about the opening of this park, not just because it’s, you know, a new park in the city, but because it is a controversial one, particularly for residents who live nearby. So tell us a little about that anger for folks who don’t know and how much of it you saw during this grand opening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:07:46] I think one of the most telling things about this, and this goes back to Prop K in 2024, when they were just, you know, do we keep this open as a park? Over on the west side of the city, they voted overwhelmingly against it because they were concerned about traffic concerns and everything else that’s gonna come with it, where other parts of the city were more in favor, even like the Mission, Tenderloin, Dogpatch, all them, they voted in favor of it. And so there’s still this continuation of people who are just really unhappy about what happened. So on Saturday, since they were gonna have public officials speaking about how this is so great that they themselves decided to stage their own protest. It started at the Irish Cultural Center just over on Sloat. There’s some nice loud vehicles going, revving of motorcycle engines and honking of cars and they were just gonna drive down to kind of land where people were gonna be speaking just on the other side of the dunes and start honking. A lot of the people were Sunset residents that were concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:08:50] I was part of the group that opened the Great Highway. We were no on K because this whole thing is just a nightmare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Krans \u003c/strong>[00:08:58] Mostly they feel betrayed and one of the people I talked to was Jen Doherty\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jen Doherty \u003c/strong>[00:09:01] And we have bumper-to-bumper traffic on the block with exhaust coming in our windows. 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