Time to build: Supervisors approve Lurie’s upzoning plan for 36,000 new homes

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="flex flex-row gap-x-md"></div><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/han-li/">Han Li</a></span><time datetime="2025-12-03T01:17:39.511Z">Published Dec. 02, 2025 • 5:17pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">After a lengthy debate Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved Mayor Daniel Lurie’s plan to rezone large sections of the city to build taller buildings that could provide tens of thousands of homes.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The supervisors approved what Lurie has dubbed the Family Zoning Plan in a 7-4 vote that divided the board’s moderate and progressive factions. The legislation, which needs a second board vote before heading to Lurie’s desk for a signature, aims to add roughly 36,000 units by 2031 to meet a state mandate for local governments to build more housing, amid what regulators in Sacramento estimate to be a shortage of <u><a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/94729ab1648d43b1811c1698a748c136" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2.5 million homes.<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u></p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lurie has for months warned critics that the state could <u><a href="https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-lurie-sunset-rezone-town-hall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">take control<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> of local housing decisions if supervisors did not approve his plan.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“With this plan, we will add affordable housing, support small businesses, and protect the character of the neighborhoods that make San Francisco so special,” Lurie said in a statement after the vote.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Supervisor Myrna Melgar — a former planning commissioner and chair of the board’s Land Use and Transportation Committee — called the vote a historic moment for the city’s efforts to mitigate the affordability crisis.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“We can move ahead with other important strategies to jumpstart more affordable housing, to incentivize the project that we want to see, and to ensure that tenants and small businesses are provided the strongest protection,” said Melgar, who helped negotiate amendments and shepherded the proposal through the legislative process.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Newly sworn-in Supervisor Alan Wong, who represents the Sunset District, also voted in favor of the plan.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Getting board approval for such a plan would have been much harder a year ago, when progressives maintained a majority vote on the 11-member panel. San Francisco has for years resisted aggressive efforts to build housing, especially on the north and west sides, where Lurie’s plan will have the biggest effect. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The Family Zoning Plan drew staunch opposition from NIMBY-aligned groups across the city, which argued that more development would destroy their neighborhoods, and from tenant activists worried about how upzoning might displace residents. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Progressive Supervisors Connie Chan, Shamann Walton, Jackie Fielder, and Chyanne Chen tried to <u><a data-post-id="7d7194d1-9716-429a-9fae-79b932916a03" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/20/lurie-family-zoning-housing-supervisors/">water down the legislation</a></u> with amendments to address those concerns. 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0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3000"/></a></div></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I am disappointed that we are not choosing the path to figure out a way to either negotiate or, frankly, to fight some of these mandates,” Chan said.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Pro-housing and YIMBY activists celebrated the win as a long-overdue step to building housing in San Francisco, which has an estimated 82,000-unit shortage.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Graeme Joeck, director of advocacy at Abundant San Francisco, said the Family Zoning Plan reflects a city that welcomes families, builds for the future, and supports neighborhoods where everyone can afford to stay and put down roots.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Abundant San Francisco was part of a coalition of volunteers that fanned out across the city to rally support for the plan. Over the past three months, volunteers held house parties and community events, peppered neighborhoods with flyers, sent emails, and attended hearings to vocalize their support. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“This is exactly what residents have been asking for, and we thank everyone who worked to get this legislation through,” Joeck said.</p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left">Taller buildings</h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The plan targets the western and northern parts of San Francisco for upzoning, meaning areas where development has for decades been more limited could soon see a construction boom.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The plan calls for buildings up to 10 stories in most west-side commercial corridors, or up to 20 stories along some Geary Boulevard intersections. Sites at the Geary–Masonic crossing could reach 40 stories.</p></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Van Ness Avenue, a major transit corridor, could experience the most dramatic changes, with towers up to 60 stories. Developers could build even higher because of state or local rules that allow for more housing units if a certain portion is reserved for low-income residents.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Most residential neighborhoods would keep their four-story height limits, but a demolished single-family home could be redeveloped into multi-unit apartments.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Even so, <u><a data-post-id="94a3edbb-e222-473e-8087-e7162392f7f5" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/family-zoning-report-housing-construction/">an October city economist report</a></u> said the rezoning plan would produce half the amount of new housing in twice the time required by state authorities. </p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left">Supervisors soften the plan </h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Though the plan easily passed the board, supervisors have for weeks negotiated amendments. While tweaks put forth by progressives largely failed, moderates were more successful in blunting the plan’s impact. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Among the changes that made it into the final legislation:</p></div><ul class="list-block ListBlock_List__NF3JL article-body"><li>Melgar amended the plan to protect rent-controlled buildings with three or more units from redevelopment into larger housing projects. </li><li>Supervisor Danny Sauter, who represents downtown neighborhoods, made an amendment to incentivize housing developments that include space for commercial use.</li><li>Board President Rafael Mandelman, who represents the Castro, exempted historic buildings from demolition.</li><li>Supervisor Stephen Sherrill <u><a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/17/one-lawmaker-shielding-wealthy-neighborhoods-mayor-s-housing-plan/">carved out</a></u> the Marina Boulevard Safeway, Ghirardelli Square and its adjacent block, and a seniors home and dialysis center on Geary Boulevard from development, while increasing allowable building heights on Van Ness.</li><li>Sherrill, Sauter, and Chen included amendments that push for more multi-bedroom units.</li><li>Chan restored a previously cut mandate for the city to hold hearings before approving the demolition of residential flats.</li></ul><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Chan and Chen unsuccessfully pushed for amendments that would have exempted coastal areas, all residential neighborhoods, and low-income communities from the plan. Planning officials said those changes were noncompliant because they would significantly reduce the number of projected housing units under the plan without providing viable alternatives.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Chen is pushing through the board a separate tenant-protection ordinance, which will likely pass as a majority of supervisors have signed on as sponsors.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But the fight may not be over. Critics of the Family Zoning Plan are considering a <u><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/lurie-housing-plan-21025719.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ballot measure<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> next year to effectively roll back the legislation.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“The mayor has failed to provide a commitment to funding any meaningful expansion in affordable housing,” said Yolanda Porrata, a business owner and a board member of Small Business Forward, an outspoken group opposing the plan. “The mayor’s plan will displace small business workers for new housing they cannot afford.”</p></div></div>

New Sunset supervisor avoids taking position on Great Highway — for now

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="flex flex-row gap-x-md"></div><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/han-li/">Han Li</a></span><time datetime="2025-12-01T22:34:47.824Z">Published Dec. 01, 2025 • 2:34pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">At his swearing-in ceremony Monday, District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong steered clear of the hottest political issue: whether to get rid of Sunset Dunes and reopen a stretch of the Great Highway.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In his comments after Mayor Daniel Lurie issued the oath of office during a ceremony at Lincoln High School, Wong said he voted against Proposition K, the November 2024 ballot measure that closed the coastal road to cars. He also said he had supported an earlier compromise that kept the highway open to cars during the week. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">He said he is committed to meeting with all sides in the debate before deciding whether to support a potential voter referendum in 2026 to reopen the road to traffic.  </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“For the last 20 years as a Sunset resident and military officer who runs along the path every other night on the Great Highway, I’ve never had an issue with sharing it for recreation and with people driving to work and taking their kids to school,” said Wong, a former elected City College trustee and military commander who also served as a legislative aide to former Sunset Supervisor Gordon Mar.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“But as a new District 4 supervisor, it is my responsibility to heal a divided community, and that’s why it is my commitment to always listen before I act. I will always hear my constituents before moving forward with major policy decisions.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Taking a public position on the park will be a risky move for Wong, whom Lurie tapped for the job Sunday. </p></div><div class="flex flex-col p-md xl:px-lg bg-warm-gray-50 border border-warm-gray-200 rounded-xl" data-count="1"><div class="flex flex-row gap-x-xs text-black text-md"><span class="italic">Listen to</span><span class="font-bold underline underline-offset-[7.5%] decoration-highlight decoration-[20%]">The Standard Podcasts</span></div><div class="border-t border-warm-gray-200 my-md"></div><div class="flex flex-col gap-y-xxs"><div class="flex flex-row justify-between items-center"><span class="bg-warm-gray-200 text-text-primary px-xs py-xxs rounded-2xl text-xs uppercase">Pacific Standard Time</span><span class="text-xs text-text-secondary uppercase">5 days ago</span></div><div class="flex flex-row justify-between gap-x-sm"><div 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color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3000"/></a></div></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">For now, his sidestepping of the issue allows him to avoid alienating an outraged electorate that recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio in September over his support of Prop. K, which passed with 55% of the vote citywide but was overwhelmingly rejected by Sunset voters. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The district’s frustration intensified after Lurie appointed Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz to replace Engardio. She resigned after eight days amid allegations about how she ran her former business. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">After that blunder, Lurie pledged to conduct a more thorough vetting process of his next round of candidates before landing on Wong, “whose experience and service reflect the heart of this neighborhood,” he said Monday. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lurie alluded in his speech to the tough choices Wong faces as supervisor on issues related to public safety, affordability, and the board’s impending vote on the mayor’s Family Zoning plan, which calls for tens of thousands of housing units over the next several years. </p></div><div class="w-full bg-warm-gray-50 border border-warm-gray-300 rounded-xl flex flex-col gap-md px-lg py-[20px]"><div class="flex flex-row text-medium leading-[1.1] text-black font-inter gap-xs"><span class="italic font-normal">More about</span><a href="https://sfstandard.com/tag/daniel-lurie/"><span class="font-bold underline decoration-highlight decoration-[3.2px]">Daniel Lurie</span></a></div><ul class="flex flex-col gap-md"><li class="flex flex-row gap-sm pb-md border-b border-warm-gray-300"><a href="https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/12/01/natalie-gee-lurie-sunset-supervisor/" tabindex="-1"><div class="flex-none w-[90px] h-[60px] overflow-hidden"><img alt="" class="object-cover w-full h-full lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2284" loading="lazy" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pjdfmb4mpp4vj3r7j1r5ehit1v/-S3840x3840-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_pjdfmb4mpp4vj3r7j1r5ehit1v/-S3840x3840-FPNG 1x" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2284 2284'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="2284"/></div></a><a class="h-fit" href="https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/12/01/natalie-gee-lurie-sunset-supervisor/"><h3 class="text-medium sm:text-lg leading-[1.3] font-medium text-warm-gray-900 font-ivar-headline">At last, Lurie appoints a legit Sunset supervisor. But another candidate could haunt him</h3></a></li><li class="flex flex-row gap-sm pb-md border-b border-warm-gray-300"><a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/30/sunset-supervisor-alan-wong-appointment/" tabindex="-1"><div class="flex-none w-[90px] h-[60px] overflow-hidden"><img alt="A man in a light gray suit stands smiling in front of the City College of San Francisco building with large windows and white pillars." class="object-cover w-full h-full lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2832" loading="lazy" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oq4jfnd8010fn77njr5mkj9a5r/-S3840x2565-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_oq4jfnd8010fn77njr5mkj9a5r/-S3840x2565-FPNG 1x" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 4240 2832'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="4240"/></div></a><a class="h-fit" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/30/sunset-supervisor-alan-wong-appointment/"><h3 class="text-medium sm:text-lg leading-[1.3] font-medium text-warm-gray-900 font-ivar-headline">Lurie to appoint City College trustee Alan Wong to Sunset supervisor seat</h3></a></li><li class="flex flex-row gap-sm"><a href="https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2025/11/26/lurie-sunset-beya-alcaraz/" tabindex="-1"><div class="flex-none w-[90px] h-[60px] overflow-hidden"><img alt="A man in a suit stands at a podium with a San Francisco seal, looking toward a digitally stylized woman in a blazer against an orange and blue backdrop." class="object-cover w-full h-full lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2000" loading="lazy" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_494nht6emd5ofcvha160hr3733/-S3840x2560-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_494nht6emd5ofcvha160hr3733/-S3840x2560-FPNG 1x" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 3000 2000'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3000"/></div></a><a class="h-fit" href="https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2025/11/26/lurie-sunset-beya-alcaraz/"><h3 class="text-medium sm:text-lg leading-[1.3] font-medium text-warm-gray-900 font-ivar-headline">How dead mice delivered Lurie his first big fail</h3></a></li></ul></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“This district needs a supervisor who can be a strong, steady voice on the issues that matter most,” Lurie said. “With Alan Wong as the supervisor, District 4 will have that voice.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Wong may not have long to make up his mind on the Great Highway. Supervisor Connie Chan has floated the idea of placing a referendum to reopen the coastal road on next year’s ballot. She would need support from three other members of the Board of Supervisors to qualify the measure — and Wong is expected to be a crucial vote.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Those on both sides of the issue are preparing for another fight.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lucas Lux, a Prop. K proponent and president of Friends of Sunset Dunes, said he’s confident San Francisco voters will again side with the park, no matter what action Wong takes. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“So our worst-case scenario is San Francisco wastes this time yet again to vote on this issue a third time, and we land exactly where we are today,” Lux said. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jamie Hughes, the recall campaign leader, criticized Wong’s noncommittal position on the Great Highway.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Sunset residents have made it clear where they stand on this issue. They want the compromise back,” Hughes said. “A supervisor who is not willing to take a strong stance on this issue does not inspire a lot of confidence. Voters asked for real representation. This isn’t it.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Wong asked for patience as he takes time to talk with residents about the matter.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I will meet with everybody, including those that support the closure and those that want to return to the compromise to develop a new path forward that has public legitimacy and trust,” he said.</p></div></div>

How the Sunset became San Francisco’s political disaster zone

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="flex flex-row gap-x-md"></div><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/han-li/">Han Li</a></span><time datetime="2025-11-29T14:00:00.000Z">Published Nov. 29, 2025 • 6:00am</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">It’s been a turbulent year and a half for the Sunset, with a series of dramas that have raised uncomfortable questions: Is the district doomed to political dysfunction, and how much of the recent meltdown is self-inflicted? </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">First, there was the saga over Proposition K, which prompted the recall of District 4 <a data-post-id="d3269933-88c9-4b5d-a826-ba1d66a31a65" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/san-francisco-joel-engardio-recall-election-results/?utm_campaign=power_play&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfs_newsletter&amp;utm_term={date(%27MM_dd_YY%27)}">Supervisor Joel Engardio</a>. The frustration intensified when Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed political newcomer <u><a data-post-id="d3b5525e-f94f-4671-b63a-7d32b74f10bb" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/lurie-picks-29-year-old-former-pet-store-owner-represent-sunset-bitter-recall/">Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz</a></u> to replace Engardio, only for her to <u><a data-post-id="9a4f5708-d1e0-4db4-9616-fbf2d530e3ec" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/15/san-francisco-daniel-lurie-isabella-beya-alcaraz/">resign after eight days</a></u> amid <u><a data-post-id="14a603bb-ef07-4f5e-b4d5-2b1d433a90a9" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/san-francisco-alcaraz-daniel-lurie-sunset-supervisor-animal-connection-pet-store/">scandals about her former pet store</a></u>. Before that, two former Sunset supervisors <u><a data-post-id="8501c6ee-d937-4e18-8295-312478d72857" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/10/sunset-supervisor-gender-appointment/">served jail time</a></u>, and another <a data-post-id="87c984be-65ec-4d73-9993-cfdb30fef682" href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/11/08/engardio-leads-mar-but-sf-sunset-supervisors-race-still-too-close-to-call/">lost reelection</a> amid the city’s public safety crisis.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The leadership void, combined with increasing friction between the city’s broader push toward an urbanist future and the district’s resistance to those changes, has added to decades of discontent, with many residents saying their voices are routinely ignored and their neighborhood dismissed as politically irrelevant.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left">‘Western outerland’</h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Natalie Gee, a progressive City Hall staffer and declared 2026 D4 candidate (and potential appointee by Lurie), described what has happened recently as “an ill-fated political game.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“It is unacceptable for any district in our city to be subject to what has transpired in District 4,” Gee said. “Sunset residents did not have a leader that understood their needs.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lisa Arjes, a Sunset resident who contributed more than $40,000 to the campaign to recall Engardio, said the district has long been considered the “western outerland,” as opposed to the more politically active east side.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="" class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2000" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S3840x2560-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S1920x1280-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S2048x1365-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_t0titm6jed67l9b31fgrm9ba74/-S3840x2560-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 3000 2000'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3000"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Sunset resident Albert Chow said the supervisor vacancy has put the district at a serious disadvantage amid negotiations over Mayor Daniel Lurie’s zoning plan. <span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Thomas Sawano/The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Arjes said the closure of the Great Highway, brought about by Prop. K, was a breaking point for many residents. “I can’t be quiet any longer,” she said. “I’m not happy with what the city is doing to me — not with me or for me.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">With the D4 seat vacant, residents lack representation as supervisors debate another consequential policy: Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan, which calls for tens of thousands of more housing units over the next several years, including in the largely residential and development-averse Sunset. </p></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Albert Chow, another contender for the D4 appointment, said the vacancy has put the district at a serious disadvantage as supervisors elsewhere secure amendments to the zoning plan that carve out exemptions for their constituents. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“That’s completely unfair,” he said. “If appointed, I have to vote no and come back another day to get those amendments done after hearing from my neighborhood.”</p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left">Self-inflicted wounds?</h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">While many in the Sunset feel abandoned, others argue that the district’s woes are self-inflicted.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Daniel Ramirez, an Irving Street merchant and organizer of the popular <u><a data-post-id="968087c5-45ae-4c25-9300-153d518f8949" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/08/25/sunset-after-dark-night-market/">Sunset After Dark night market</a></u>, said Engardio’s recall was driven by emotion rather than logic, leaving the Sunset without an advocate at City Hall.</p></div><div class="w-full bg-warm-gray-50 border border-warm-gray-300 rounded-xl flex flex-col gap-md px-lg py-[20px]"><div class="flex flex-row text-medium leading-[1.1] text-black font-inter gap-xs"><span class="italic font-normal">More about</span><a href="https://sfstandard.com/tag/great-highway/"><span class="font-bold underline decoration-highlight decoration-[3.2px]">Great Highway</span></a></div><ul class="flex flex-col gap-md"><li class="flex flex-row gap-sm"><a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/san-francisco-alcaraz-daniel-lurie-sunset-supervisor-animal-connection-pet-store/" tabindex="-1"><div class="flex-none w-[90px] h-[60px] overflow-hidden"><img alt="A woman wearing a gray penguin shirt stands near bird cages with colorful toys and seed feeders inside a pet store or aviary." class="object-cover w-full h-full lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="666.6666666666666" loading="lazy" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f4qako516d4qt6i5eo9199l511/-C100.00%25x99.95%25%2C0.00%25%2C0.00%25-S2048x1365-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f4qako516d4qt6i5eo9199l511/-C100.00%25x99.95%25%2C0.00%25%2C0.00%25-S1024x683-FPNG 1x, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_f4qako516d4qt6i5eo9199l511/-C100.00%25x99.95%25%2C0.00%25%2C0.00%25-S2048x1365-FPNG 2x" style="color:transparent;aspect-ratio:1.5;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1000 666.6666666666666'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="1000"/></div></a><a class="h-fit" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/san-francisco-alcaraz-daniel-lurie-sunset-supervisor-animal-connection-pet-store/"><h3 class="text-medium sm:text-lg leading-[1.3] font-medium text-warm-gray-900 font-ivar-headline">Dead critters, filthy cages: New Sunset supervisor left pet store in squalor, owner says</h3></a></li></ul></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“District 4 lost the right to demand community input when they decided to recall the previous supervisor,” he said. “We gave up the right to be represented.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lucas Lux, a supporter of Prop. K and head of the nonprofit Friends of Sunset Dunes, pointed to competing interests in the district, noting that a third of Sunset voters approved closing the road.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A skateboarder performs a trick mid-air near a large, curved purple tentacle sculpture at an outdoor skate park with people watching." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2855" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S3840x2560-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S1920x1280-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S2048x1365-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_q6ocjc86u10d7821mdg2an0v74/-S3840x2560-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 4282 2855'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="4282"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">The Sunset’s year of chaos largely centered around Proposition K, which closed a portion of the Great Highway to make room for a coastal park. <span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Manuel Orbegozo for The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“If you look at the Sunset today, you will see a lot of folks seeing the benefits of living next to a coastal park,” Lux said.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">He said the Sunset has for years diverged from the priorities of the city’s broader electorate, which has grown more favorable to urbanist policies, such as building more housing and funding transit. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">He pointed to a similar land-use fight in the 1990s, when residents of the Sunset, along with other west-side neighborhoods and <u><a href="https://www.sfpublicpress.org/not-just-the-great-highway-sf-chinese-american-history-freeway-controversies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">parts of the Chinese community<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u>, unsuccessfully fought to preserve the Central Freeway. Similarly to the Prop. K scenario, voters citywide <u><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Timeline-A-look-back-at-Octavia-St-and-the-2680322.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">approved a measure<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> to replace the freeway.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Three decades later, some west-side residents who fought to keep the Central Freeway were reinvigorated by Prop. K, Arjes said. She noted that the Sunset’s victory in ousting its supervisor showed that the neighborhood can’t be taken for granted.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“The recall shows a very important claim: a victory against billionaire dollars. We needed to win that,” Arjes said. “Otherwise, people would have lost hope.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Lurie is expected to announce the next supervisor within days. The mayor’s appointment, which poses a tricky situation for him, could shape Sunset politics for years. Lurie has an incentive to find someone with a pro-housing perspective who will support his upzoning plan but who can appease locals who remain outraged over the Great Highway’s closure. That might include putting a referendum to overturn Prop. K on the ballot.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">As usual, it makes the next supervisor’s job anything but easy — and any decision the appointee makes is likely to stir up more controversy. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Is the office cursed?” Ramirez asked. “Who knows.”</p></div></div>

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<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="flex flex-row gap-x-md"></div><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/josh-koehn/">Josh Koehn</a>, <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/george-kelly/">George Kelly</a>, and <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/michael-mclaughlin/">Michael McLaughlin</a></span><time datetime="2025-11-06T16:04:44.289Z">Updated Nov. 06, 2025 • 8:04am</time><time datetime="2025-11-06T14:17:49.919Z">Published Nov. 06, 2025 • 6:17am</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection after representing San Francisco for nearly four decades in Congress.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative,” Pelosi said in an emotional farewell <a href="https://x.com/teampelosi/status/1986433397921833435?s=46" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">video she posted to her social media account. <span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The 85-year-old Democrat, arguably the most powerful woman in U.S. political history, addressed her constituents directly, reflecting on her legacy representing the “greatest city on Earth with the most extraordinary people on Earth and a place that I will always believe is heaven on Earth.”</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” Pelosi said. “I have truly loved serving as your voice in Congress.”</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A smiling woman with light skin, wearing a pink beaded necklace and earrings, is seen through blurred, out-of-focus objects creating a soft, colorful frame." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2334" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S3840x2561-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S1920x1280-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S2048x1366-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_drdhj8l2ml1krdp3423hijfu40/-S3840x2561-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 3500 2334'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3500"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Pelosi speaks to reporters Monday in San Francisco after an event in support of Proposition 50. <span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The decision, announced two days after California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50 — a redistricting measure Pelosi championed — touches off a succession battle in her heavily Democratic district and leaves open questions about who will inherit her influential role at the Capitol. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">State Sen. Scott Wiener, a moderate Democrat who spent two years waiting for Pelosi’s retirement in order to run for the seat, <u><a data-post-id="25cd8b4d-6299-49fc-b9a2-b6ac2ed6d45a" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/scott-wiener-running-congress-nancy-pelosi-campaign-2026/">launched his campaign</a></u> last month. <u><a data-post-id="338955e8-25c7-4441-a88e-66729f621d89" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/24/nancy-pelosi-challenger-saikat-chakrabarti-democrats-trump/">Saikat Chakrabarti</a></u> — a progressive tech centimillionaire who served as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign manager and chief of staff — is another notable candidate. Pelosi’s announcement is likely to open the flood gates for more entries.  </p></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“In her years of public service, she made every day count and moved mountains for San Francisco and our nation,” Wiener said in a statement. “Her example is a guiding light to me and millions of others as we face the extreme challenges ahead.”</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Pelosi will be a tough act to follow. A Democratic icon whose prolific fundraising chops have routinely won the party elections across the country, she led her caucus from 2002 to 2022. She served two stints as speaker, from 2007 to 2011 and 2019 to 2023, during which her strategic discipline earned her praise from allies — and grudging respect from <u><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/15/nancy-pelosi-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-481704" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">opponents both within the Democratic Party<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> and across the aisle.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Pelosi’s ability to coalesce Democratic factions made her an indispensable leader during the Obama and Biden administrations. She shepherded landmark legislation like the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd-Frank financial reforms, and pandemic relief packages.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">She championed the resistance to President Donald Trump’s policy agenda during his first term in office, when she led the House through two impeachment votes and defended democratic institutions in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. </p></div><figure class=""><div class="flex justify-center"></div></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Nancy Pelosi has inspired generations. Her courage and conviction to San Francisco, California, and our nation has set the standard for what public service should be. Her impact on this nation is unmatched,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said on<a href="https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1986444087331795222" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> social media<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a>. “Thank you, Madam Speaker. Wishing you the best in this new chapter — you’ve more than earned it.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The daughter of five-term congressman and Baltimore mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., Pelosi got her start as a fundraiser and Democratic Party organizer after moving to San Francisco with her husband in the late 1960s. She quickly made connections and rose up the ranks to serve as California’s Democratic Party chair from 1981 to 1983. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">After Rep. Sala Burton died in 1987, Pelosi won a special election for her seat and carved out a role in Washington as a leader on foreign policy, LGBTQ+ rights, and the AIDS crisis. Her career includes countless emblematic moments — from unfurling a banner criticizing China in Tiananmen Square in 1991 to shredding Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speech and donning a pair of shades in 2018 while strutting out of a combative Oval Office meeting with the president.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Mayor Daniel Lurie, who was once an intern for Pelosi, called her the “greatest speaker our nation has ever seen,” citing her work on healthcare and transforming the Presidio into a park.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“While her work brought her to the highest levels of leadership, Speaker Emerita Pelosi never forgot who she served: San Franciscans,” Lurie said in a statement. “Her service has strengthened San Francisco, inspired generations of Americans, and motivated all of us to continue working for the city we love.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">But recent years have taken a toll on Pelosi. Though she has remained influential in behind-the-scenes political fights such as Prop. 50, Pelosi has otherwise <u><a data-post-id="0e76791f-f790-4362-bb90-f1b8a83cff84" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/10/nancy-pelosi-donald-trump-elon-musk-democrats/">receded from the public spotlight</a></u> since stepping down from Democratic leadership in November 2022, when Republicans retook control of the House. </p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A woman in a pink dress holds up a wooden gavel, standing behind a podium with a microphone, with a large chair and American flag in the background." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="1704" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S3840x2556-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S640x426-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S750x499-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S768x511-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S828x551-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S1024x682-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S1080x719-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S1200x799-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S1920x1278-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S2048x1363-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tpue200ge50f7fdso6o3solo41/-S3840x2556-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2560 1704'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="2560"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Pelosi during the opening session of the 116th Congress on Jan. 3, 2019, as House speaker for the second time.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>AFP via Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The month before, a man consumed by right-wing conspiracy theories broke into her Pacific Heights home in an effort to kidnap the congresswoman and attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer. She has often referenced her family’s trauma related to that event, and the fact that her husband hasn’t fully recovered from the attack.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Pelosi’s departure comes ahead of a crucial midterm election for Democrats.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Republicans control both chambers of Congress and have effectively ceded their power of the purse while subordinating themselves to Trump on major policy decisions. They passed sweeping tax cuts this summer through Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” while scaling back healthcare benefits and other social services. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">During a Prop. 50 rally Monday in San Francisco, Pelosi warned voters that the measure was their best chance to push back against Trump, whom she described in a CNN interview as a “<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/politics/video/nancy-pelosi-vile-creature-trump-elex-michaelson-vrtc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vile creature<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a>, the worst thing on the face of the earth.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Though her final years in Congress have been defined by her battles with Trump, she reflected on her connection to San Francisco voters in her farewell message.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In the video, Pelosi traced her political journey from her first campaign slogan — “a voice that will be heard” — to her historic ascent as the first female speaker. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“It was you who made those words came true,” she said. “It was the faith that you had placed in me, and the latitude that you have given me that enabled me to shatter the marble ceiling and be the first woman speaker of the House, whose voice would certainly be heard.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">She highlighted her legislative accomplishments and emphasized investments in her district, from transportation infrastructure improvements to affordable housing initiatives and climate action.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I say to my colleagues in the House all the time, no matter what title they had bestowed upon me — speaker, leader, whip — there has been no greater honor for me than to stand on the house floor and say, ‘I speak for the people of San Francisco,’” Pelosi said.</p></div></div>

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Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi. He’s running in 2026, sources say

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/josh-koehn/">Josh Koehn</a></span><time datetime="2025-10-17T01:41:55.764Z">Published Oct. 16, 2025 • 6:41pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a move destined to roil national Democrats and spark tensions among San Francisco’s political factions, state Sen. <u><a href="https://sfstandard.com/tag/scott-wiener/">Scott Wiener</a></u> is running for the congressional seat currently held by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, The Standard has learned.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">According to sources close to Wiener — one of California’s most prolific Democratic legislators and <u><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/scott-wiener-right-wing-hatred-17880318.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a lightning rod for the conservative right<span class="sr-only"> (opens in new tab)</span></a></u> — the former San Francisco supervisor has told political allies that he plans to throw his hat in the ring for the 2026 race. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Though many in Democratic circles expected him to wait until Pelosi decided her own fate in the coming weeks, Wiener is said to be ready to accelerate that timeline. Two sources with knowledge of the campaign said a formal announcement from Wiener is expected next week.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Wiener previously said he would wait until Pelosi retired. But the two-time speaker of the House, who is widely regarded as one of the most powerful women in U.S. political history, has <u><a data-post-id="0e76791f-f790-4362-bb90-f1b8a83cff84" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/10/nancy-pelosi-donald-trump-elon-musk-democrats/">receded from the spotlight</a></u> since she gave up the gavel, creating a potential window of opportunity for <u><a data-post-id="9a0b163b-18ba-4023-b724-39cf2f06281a" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/26/nancy-pelosi-retirement-house-democrats-succession-plan/">challengers in the 2026 midterms</a></u>. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Wiener’s revised plans may not ultimately break his pledge. Pelosi, 85, has yet to formally announce whether she will seek a 21st term in office.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Officials for Wiener’s campaign declined to comment. In a text message Wednesday, Wiener wrote: “I’ve been preparing and raising money for whenever the race starts.”</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A woman with short brown hair, wearing a beaded necklace and a textured jacket, stands in front of a blurred dome structure. Her expression is serious." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2000" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S3840x2560-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S1920x1280-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S2048x1365-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_ccucjntra56nd4i5k4f20cgc4o/-S3840x2560-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 3000 2000'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3000"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Rep. Nancy Pelosi has won 20 terms to represent San Francisco in the House, but her reign may be coming to an end.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Alex Wong/Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Ian Krager, a spokesperson for Pelosi, issued a statement saying her attention is on California’s Nov. 4 special election to pass <u><a data-post-id="f2321a17-8fb1-428a-9f48-7903eef63714" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/08/21/newsom-prop-50-california-redistricting-maps-november-election/">Proposition 50,</a></u> Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to help Democrats add five House congressional seats to counter gerrymandering by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Texas.</p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Speaker Pelosi is fully focused on her mission to win the ‘Yes on 50' special election in California on the path to taking back the House for the Democrats,” Krager wrote. “She urges all Californians to join in that mission.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Sources close to Wiener told The Standard that the emergence of <u><a data-post-id="338955e8-25c7-4441-a88e-66729f621d89" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/24/nancy-pelosi-challenger-saikat-chakrabarti-democrats-trump/">progressive candidate Saikat Chakrabarti</a></u> — a centimillionaire who worked in tech before serving as a campaign manager and chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — has been a motivating factor in Wiener’s decision to run.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In the last few months, Chakrabarti has<u><a data-post-id="8c1049bf-793d-4075-8893-0ecfa717fe6e" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/30/saikat-chakrabarti-nancy-pelosi-zohran-mamdani-election/"> drawn hundreds of people to campaign kickoff events</a></u> across the city, and his campaign released a poll in September showing 65% of registered voters — including 51% of Pelosi’s supporters — believe the city needs new Congressional leadership. Chakrabarti also scored better than Pelosi in a head-to-head race after their bios were given to respondents.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“The Democratic Party needs a new kind of leader who is not a part of the establishment, because the establishment has failed us,” Chakrabarti said in a text message to The Standard. “That’s my campaign, regardless of who else is in the race.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A source with knowledge of Wiener’s thinking said Chakrabarti’s poll was an eye-opener, suggesting that Pelosi is vulnerable. Jumping into the race now would give Wiener time to generate support and start fundraising for what will likely be an expensive campaign. His initial exploratory committee raised roughly $1 million.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“The majority of the electorate has no idea who [Chakrabarti] is, and momentum can build quickly,” the source said. “People are hungry for something different. There is a sense that the time has come for other candidates to run.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">A separate poll of 500 registered voters in San Francisco, conducted by EMC Research, confirmed that support for Pelosi has waned. Of those surveyed, 51% said they preferred to elect someone else to Congress. Wiener received the highest favorability rating, 61%, compared to other potential candidates. Progressive Supervisor Connie Chan earned a 28% favorability rate, while Chakrabarti earned 21% — the same percentage as Pelosi’s daughter, attorney and national Democratic Party member Christine Pelosi, who has long been rumored as a potential successor.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="State Senator Scott Wiener leads with 61% favorability and a +24 net rating; Supervisor Connie Chan and Christine Pelosi show negative net favorability; Saikat Chakrabarti is neutral." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="1028" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S3840x2033-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S640x339-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S750x397-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S768x407-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S828x438-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S1024x542-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S1080x572-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S1200x635-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S1920x1016-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S2048x1084-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_tfi287jtlt56b3sjqhglnp4t79/-S3840x2033-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1942 1028'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="1942"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">A poll shows state Sen. Scott Wiener having the highest favorables in a hypothetical race for Congress next year.</figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Wiener, who is openly gay, has garnered a reputation in the city and statehouse as an accomplished legislator who has championed YIMBY-backed bills and other laws related to LGBGT+ rights and criminal justice reform. This year’s legislative session was one of his most successful since joining the state Senate in 2016, with Newsom signing his major  bills on<u><a data-post-id="18f95da4-5061-4efd-8f53-902a21d02efe" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/10/newsom-sb-79-housing-transit/"> housing</a></u> and<u><a data-post-id="f92d768b-49f4-4f45-874c-2581bb65e462" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/13/bay-area-transit-tax-ballot-measure-2026/"> transportation</a></u>, as well as a landmark <u><a data-post-id="61825d1f-75a5-4c64-8b3f-e49c11c1778c" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/29/gavin-newsom-california-ai-legislation-law-technology/">AI measure</a></u>.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">In a December 2024 <u><a data-post-id="9f472ded-e2a9-4d1b-b68b-8cee5a0ab649" href="https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/12/05/democrats-need-to-wake-up-and-build-real-solutions-to-californias-affordability-crisis/">op-ed for The Standard</a></u>, Wiener laid out a path for Democrats after crushing defeats in last year’s elections. He argued that Democratic-led cities and California, in particular, need to show that they can be governed well and address the affordability crisis.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“The success of the state depends on our ability to lower the most important costs facing households everywhere: child care, healthcare, energy, transportation, and, most of all, housing,” Wiener wrote. “Focusing like a laser on issues of affordability will provide a powerful contrast to Trump’s Republican Party, which continues to make costly — and largely impossible — promises rather than deal with the complexities of real-world problem-solving.”</p></div></div>

Feeling emboldened by recall, activists turn ire on another supervisor. She’s not worried

<div class="content-grid article-content"><div class="Metadata_container__fxAzw"><div class="Metadata_metadata__W_0LF"><span>By <a class="" href="https://sfstandard.com/author/han-li/">Han Li</a></span><time datetime="2025-09-20T00:57:36.047Z">Published Sep. 19, 2025 • 5:57pm</time></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Feeling emboldened by the <a data-post-id="d3269933-88c9-4b5d-a826-ba1d66a31a65" href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/san-francisco-joel-engardio-recall-election-results/">recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio</a>, activists are now directing their outrage at another city official they claim is out of step with constituents.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Recall enthusiasts are focusing their attention on District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar, who, like Engardio, supported Proposition K, the 2024 ballot measure that closed the Great Highway to cars, while representing west-side neighborhoods that voted against it. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Melgar’s district covers a swath of the city’s southwest side, anchored by West Portal and surrounded by affluent neighborhoods such as Forest Hill and St. Francis Wood, as well as the more progressive Inner Sunset and San Francisco State University. </p></div><div class="!p-0 !m-0"><div class="hidden border-none relative left-1/2 right-1/2 -ml-[50vw] -mr-[50vw] w-screen"><p class="text-xxs text-[#ABA29C] py-xs mx-auto hidden">ADVERTISEMENT</p><div class="overflow-hidden w-full mx-auto flex justify-center article-body max-w-[728px] max-h-[90px]"><broadstreet-zone keywords="politics" zone-id="180071" zone-instance-id=":R2cj536:"></broadstreet-zone></div></div></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“We do think the recall in District 4 has galvanized the [District 7] electorate,” Deirdre Von Rock, president of the West Portal Merchants Association, said. “[Melgar] does not listen to us.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Melgar told The Standard she is “not worried.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Yes, there is a group of people who have been threatening me with a recall since I won the first time,” she said. “But D7 is very different from D4.” </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Von Rock, who is not a D7 resident, declined to share details on any organized effort to oust Melgar but said momentum has grown since Tuesday, when voters ousted Engardio. She said constituents have taken issue with Melgar’s policy positions on housing, zoning, and transportation.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="A group of enthusiastic people outdoors hold signs that say “YES on K” advocating for Ocean Beach Park, smiling and raising their hands in support." class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="2001" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S3840x2561-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S1080x720-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S1200x800-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S1920x1281-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S2048x1366-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_4u7v63dgfd4cv9hf9to2bmpq4l/-S3840x2561-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 3000 2001'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="3000"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Melgar supported Proposition K in 2024, despite opposition to the measure from some of her constituents.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Jason Henry for The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="!p-0 !m-0"></div><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“She’s totally erased …  West Portal from her constituency,” said Karen Tarantola, president of the Greater West Portal Neighborhood Association. “It’s very frustrating. We’re not being represented, period.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Despite Engardio’s overwhelming loss, recalls are no easy lift. Any effort in D7 would require major financial and political support, not to mention the roughly 10,000 signatures organizers would have to gather from registered voters in the district to qualify a special election for the ballot. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Still, recall advocates are leveraging their momentum to target supervisors for their support for urbanist policies they see as a threat to the more suburban lifestyles of quiet neighborhoods far from the city’s center. The activists are particularly concerned with Mayor Daniel Lurie’s upzoning plan to build more housing on the west side, which needs majority approval on the 11-member Board of Supervisors. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">This week, a <u><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lUVuUhsFpUepBWdQmle9h5q6g4tnNA5Z/view?usp=sharing">digital flyer</a></u> circulated on social media calling on Supervisor Danny Sauter, a moderate Democrat who represents Chinatown, Financial District, and North Beach, to think twice about supporting Lurie’s upzoning plan — lest he end up like Engardio. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Ignore your constituents and find out,” the post said, with an image of Sauter next to Engardio, who wears a “Recalled” hat.</p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>Targeting Melgar </b></h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">However far-fetched some efforts may be, critics of Melgar claim she is vulnerable to a recall attempt. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">The supervisor has faced criticism from constituents over what they view as anti-car policies and statements that threaten their neighborhood. In 2024, for example, Melgar called for more traffic restrictions near an intersection in her district where an SUV struck <u><a data-post-id="8d826d65-209c-4458-bdba-f5488af4691e" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/18/crowd-mourns-family-members-killed-west-portal-crash/">a family of four</a></u> waiting at a bus stop. After receiving pushback from merchants and neighbors who claimed the restrictions would be too burdensome for the neighborhood, Melgar backed off. </p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="" class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="1739" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S3840x2688-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S640x448-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S750x525-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S768x538-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S828x580-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S1024x717-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S1080x756-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S1200x840-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S1920x1344-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S2048x1434-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_cpn7cth4m550varel7s06h0n26/-S3840x2688-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2484 1739'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="2484"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">A mourner at the intersection of Ulloa Street and Lenox Way, where a family of four was killed in a crash.<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Estefany Gonzalez/The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Melgar also drew criticism after saying in <u><a data-post-id="1c9bc748-6d55-4d80-9579-284d088b75a2" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/04/18/san-francisco-west-portal-safety-changes/">an interview with The Standard</a></u> that if it were up to her, she would “take all of the cars off West Portal.” While that was never an official city proposal, the remark fueled backlash, and she later walked back her plan and created a community committee as a compromise.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“[Supervisors are] supposed to represent their constituents,” said West Portal resident Kris Veaca. “But instead, she was pushing her own agenda, because she doesn’t want cars.”</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Jamie Hughes, who managed the recall campaign against Engardio, said many volunteers were D7 residents who are also frustrated with Melgar.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Tarantola, of the Greater West Portal Neighborhood Association, said that outrage could worsen if Melgar, who often votes in favor of housing production, supports Lurie’s upzoning plan. Melgar has not confirmed if she is a definite yes vote on the legislation and has pushed during hearings for amendments on affordability and tenants’ rights.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“They were furious about the traffic plan a year ago,” Tarantola said. “And as this new plan for upzoning develops, I have a feeling we’re going to hear a lot more from my neighbors.”</p></div><h2 class="heading-block article-body text-left"><b>Have recalls gone too far?</b></h2><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Melgar would face any recall effort — however unlikely — with much better odds than Engardio. She was elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024, defeating challenger Matt Boschetto by seven points. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">And while 56% of D7 residents voted against Prop. K, that margin is much narrower than the 64% who rejected it in D4. Melgar has also built strong support across San Francisco’s political spectrum, from progressives to moderates and YIMBYs.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Melgar argued that recalls have gone too far in California. A year after voters statewide rejected an expensive recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco voters ousted District Attorney Chesa Boudin and three school board members from office. <u><a data-post-id="9218d3a0-b94a-435c-a509-f004d6673028" href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/05/pamela-price-sheng-thao-recalls-result/">Alameda</a></u> and <u><a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11997219/millbrae-voters-recall-council-members-who-didnt-oppose-affordable-housing">San Mateo</a></u> counties have also recalled elected officials in recent years. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">And for every detractor, Melgar has supporters.</p></div><figure class="ImageBlock_ImageFigure__ZnquR inset-image mobile-grid-full mobile-grid-full" data-align="none"><div class="relative"><div><img alt="" class="block lazyloaded" data-nimg="1" decoding="async" height="1708" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1001px) 600px, (min-width: 768px) 700px, 100vw" src="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S3840x2562-FPNG" srcset="https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S640x427-FPNG 640w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S750x500-FPNG 750w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S768x512-FPNG 768w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S828x552-FPNG 828w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S1024x683-FPNG 1024w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S1080x721-FPNG 1080w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S1200x801-FPNG 1200w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S1920x1281-FPNG 1920w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S2048x1366-FPNG 2048w, https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_mc57273t5950d51pfte4emif0m/-S3840x2562-FPNG 3840w" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2560 1708'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E&quot;)" width="2560"/></div></div><figcaption class="basis-full mt-[10px] text-xs text-gray-550 font-inter leading-[18px]">Melgar argued that upzoning is not a valid reason for a recall, noting that even if she were removed, the mayor would appoint a successor aligned with his housing plan.​<span class="image-caption-divider"> | </span><span class="image-credit"><span class="sr-only">Source: </span>Michaela Vatcheva for The Standard</span></figcaption></figure><div class="floats"><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Kath Tsakalakis, a D7 resident and cofounder of Lakeside Village Business Council, said Melgar and her team have been helpful to small businesses and residents, noting that the supervisor has facilitated new commercial leases and permits and supported building more housing. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“I can’t think of any reason why people would want to recall an experienced elected official who listens, has empathy, and knows how to get things done,” Tsakalakis said.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">Even if she’s not worried about her own political future, Melgar said recalls come with consequences. </p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“Recalling elected officials who have not committed crimes or malfeasance destabilizes local government and has a cost,” Melgar said.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">She argued that upzoning is not a valid reason for a recall, noting that even if she were removed, the mayor would appoint a successor aligned with his housing plan.</p><p class="paragraph-block article-body undefined text-left">“It is the principle that is at stake,” she said.</p></div></div>

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