Annie Gaus

A plan to create a new team to respond to homelessness-related concerns received a stamp of approval at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, but details on how it would integrate with existing city services are murky.

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A plan to create a new team to respond to homelessness-related concerns received a stamp of approval at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, but details on how it would integrate with existing city services are murky.

The proposal, dubbed the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART) and put forth by a group of advocates called the CART Coalition, seeks to reroute low-priority complaints from the San Francisco Police Department to its proposed team of 52 workers. The group estimates that the plan will cost about $6.8 million dollars to build and operate the response teams, who would receive training and earn annual compensation of $90,000 per employee. 

The proposal, dubbed the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART) and put forth by a group of advocates called the CART Coalition, seeks to reroute low-priority complaints from the San Francisco Police Department to its proposed team of 52 workers. The group estimates that the plan will cost about $6.8 million dollars to build and operate the response teams, who would receive training and earn annual compensation of $90,000 per employee.

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution supporting the creation of CART, though the resolution itself doesn’t guarantee that will happen. Supervisor Matt Haney, who sponsored the resolution, described it at a June 10 hearing as an expression of “the need generally for this type of model.” Actually funding the teams would require a more formal budget appropriation process, which isn’t likely to happen in time for the upcoming fiscal year 2022 budget. 

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution supporting the creation of CART, though the resolution itself doesn’t guarantee that will happen. Supervisor Matt Haney, who sponsored the resolution, described it at a June 10 hearing as an expression of “the need generally for this type of model.” Actually funding the teams would require a more formal budget appropriation process, which isn’t likely to happen in time for the upcoming fiscal year 2022 budget.

“We are clearly not doing something right when we are relying on institutional responses to calls that don’t require police,” said Vinny Eng, an organizer for the CART Coalition at a June 10 hearing about the plan. 

“We are clearly not doing something right when we are relying on institutional responses to calls that don’t require police,” said Vinny Eng, an organizer for the CART Coalition at a June 10 hearing about the plan.

An unhoused resident of San Francisco gathers their bags at a bus stop in front of City Hall on July 10, 2021.

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As outlined in <a href="https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&amp;ID=9470668&amp;GUID=FF9BC57F-D237-4E22-B01D-11A63F11A6E2">a presentation</a> to the Board of Supervisors, CART says it could respond to encampment complaints and all homeless-related, Priority C 911 calls in lieu of police, in addition to setting up its own separate hotline for calls. It is modeled after a community program called CAHOOTS based in Eugene, Ore. that intervenes in mental illness, homelessness and addiction-related crises.

As outlined in <a href="https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&amp;ID=9470668&amp;GUID=FF9BC57F-D237-4E22-B01D-11A63F11A6E2">a presentation</a> to the Board of Supervisors, CART says it could respond to encampment complaints and all homeless-related, Priority C 911 calls in lieu of police, in addition to setting up its own separate hotline for calls. It is modeled after a community program called CAHOOTS based in Eugene, Ore. that intervenes in mental illness, homelessness and addiction-related crises.

Priority C calls are those that carry no present danger to life or property, and include anything from loitering, panhandling and trespassing calls to wellness checks for people appearing to be in distress. Under the city’s current system, many of these calls are already routed to non-police teams.&nbsp;

Priority C calls are those that carry no present danger to life or property, and include anything from loitering, panhandling and trespassing calls to wellness checks for people appearing to be in distress. Under the city’s current system, many of these calls are already routed to non-police teams.&nbsp;

CART, if funded, would join a growing alphabet soup of teams responding to street-level calls in lieu of police.&nbsp;

CART, if funded, would join a growing alphabet soup of teams responding to street-level calls in lieu of police.&nbsp;

Calls involving a psychiatric or other crisis, for example, may be routed to a Street Crisis Response Team (SCRT) within the San Francisco Fire Department. Likewise, wellness checks may be routed to a Street Wellness Response Team (SWRT), a group of community paramedics also overseen by SFFD. Overdoses are often handled by SFFD paramedics, and Mayor Breed is requesting that the city also fund dedicated Street Overdose Response Teams (SORT) as part of her <a href="https://sfstandard.com/mayor-breed-unveils-13-billion-budget-aimed-at-equitable-recovery/">proposed budget</a>. Calls regarding homeless encampments are routed to the city’s 311 customer service center and handled by the Healthy Streets Operations Center (HSOC), a joint effort by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, the Department of Public Health and the police.

Calls involving a psychiatric or other crisis, for example, may be routed to a Street Crisis Response Team (SCRT) within the San Francisco Fire Department. Likewise, wellness checks may be routed to a Street Wellness Response Team (SWRT), a group of community paramedics also overseen by SFFD. Overdoses are often handled by SFFD paramedics, and Mayor Breed is requesting that the city also fund dedicated Street Overdose Response Teams (SORT) as part of her <a href="https://sfstandard.com/mayor-breed-unveils-13-billion-budget-aimed-at-equitable-recovery/">proposed budget</a>. Calls regarding homeless encampments are routed to the city’s 311 customer service center and handled by the Healthy Streets Operations Center (HSOC), a joint effort by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, the Department of Public Health and the police.

Groups responding to homelessness also include Homelessness Outreach Teams (HOT) focused on referrals and case management, which is overseen by the Department of Homelessness; a Crisis Intervention Team managed by SFPD; and SFFD’s EMS-6 paramedic teams, which respond to all manner of medical emergencies.

Groups responding to homelessness also include Homelessness Outreach Teams (HOT) focused on referrals and case management, which is overseen by the Department of Homelessness; a Crisis Intervention Team managed by SFPD; and SFFD’s EMS-6 paramedic teams, which respond to all manner of medical emergencies.

For some policymakers, the number of teams involved in street response raises concerns of duplication and inefficiencies in efforts to manage homelessness-related calls, which members of the public generally place to either 311 or 911 depending on the urgency of the situation.&nbsp;

For some policymakers, the number of teams involved in street response raises concerns of duplication and inefficiencies in efforts to manage homelessness-related calls, which members of the public generally place to either 311 or 911 depending on the urgency of the situation.&nbsp;

“In total, we have a proposed nine teams that we are going to be reviewing during this budget process to respond to people in need on the streets of San Francisco,” said Supervisor Hillary Ronen at a June 9 hearing focused on street response. “I am watching this and seeing a disaster unfold. Nine teams is too much.”&nbsp;

“In total, we have a proposed nine teams that we are going to be reviewing during this budget process to respond to people in need on the streets of San Francisco,” said Supervisor Hillary Ronen at a June 9 hearing focused on street response. “I am watching this and seeing a disaster unfold. Nine teams is too much.”&nbsp;

The Department of Emergency Management says that between 911, 311 and the police non-emergency line, the city processed more than 65,000 calls deemed homelessness-related in 2019. It fielded more than 26,000 total trespassing calls and 23,000 suspicious person calls, many of which are homelessness-related.

The Department of Emergency Management says that between 911, 311 and the police non-emergency line, the city processed more than 65,000 calls deemed homelessness-related in 2019. It fielded more than 26,000 total trespassing calls and 23,000 suspicious person calls, many of which are homelessness-related.

San Francisco has seen its homeless population <a href="https://sfgov.org/scorecards/safety-net/homeless-population">rise steadily</a> over the past decade, from approximately 5,400 individuals in 2011 to 8,000 in 2019, an increase of 67 percent according to the city’s biennial counts. State data points to a <a href="https://www.publiccommentsf.com/post/more-than-10-000-people-sought-homeless-services-in-sf-last-year-a-40-jump-over-2019">surge in homelessness</a> during the COVID pandemic.

San Francisco has seen its homeless population <a href="https://sfgov.org/scorecards/safety-net/homeless-population">rise steadily</a> over the past decade, from approximately 5,400 individuals in 2011 to 8,000 in 2019, an increase of 67 percent according to the city’s biennial counts. State data points to a <a href="https://www.publiccommentsf.com/post/more-than-10-000-people-sought-homeless-services-in-sf-last-year-a-40-jump-over-2019">surge in homelessness</a> during the COVID pandemic.

Meanwhile, as part of a local reform effort, Mayor London Breed announced last year that the city would reduce its reliance on police for non-criminal complaints. Police chief Bill Scott has largely embraced the idea of diverting such calls, and said the department identified <a href="https://sfstandard.com/sfpd-chief-to-supervisors-we-need-your-support/">23 categories of calls</a> that it believes can be &#8220;reenvisioned.&#8221;

Meanwhile, as part of a local reform effort, Mayor London Breed announced last year that the city would reduce its reliance on police for non-criminal complaints. Police chief Bill Scott has largely embraced the idea of diverting such calls, and said the department identified <a href="https://sfstandard.com/sfpd-chief-to-supervisors-we-need-your-support/">23 categories of calls</a> that it believes can be "reenvisioned."

Meanwhile, as part of a local reform effort, Mayor London Breed announced last year that the city would reduce its reliance on police for non-criminal complaints. Police chief Bill Scott has largely embraced the idea of diverting such calls, and said the department identified <a href="https://sfstandard.com/sfpd-chief-to-supervisors-we-need-your-support/">23 categories of calls</a> that it believes can be &#8220;reenvisioned.&#8221;

CART says that its proposed model is more responsive to individuals for whom “institutional” intervention, whether by police or even emergency medical responders, may cause trauma. The group says that its “consent-based” approach will be more effective than existing responses.&nbsp;

CART says that its proposed model is more responsive to individuals for whom “institutional” intervention, whether by police or even emergency medical responders, may cause trauma. The group says that its “consent-based” approach will be more effective than existing responses.&nbsp;

“That&#8217;s right, and there are a number of reasons for this: We know that racial disparities exist, health disparities exist,” said Eng, in response to a question by Supervisor Catherine Stefani about whether a fire department response was upsetting or triggering to some.&nbsp;

“That's right, and there are a number of reasons for this: We know that racial disparities exist, health disparities exist,” said Eng, in response to a question by Supervisor Catherine Stefani about whether a fire department response was upsetting or triggering to some.&nbsp;

“That&#8217;s right, and there are a number of reasons for this: We know that racial disparities exist, health disparities exist,” said Eng, in response to a question by Supervisor Catherine Stefani about whether a fire department response was upsetting or triggering to some.&nbsp;

“I do feel that bias [against] institutional response—and I’m just talking about paramedics and firefighters, not police—may potentially put some people in harm that need care,” Stefani responded. 

“I do feel that bias [against] institutional response—and I’m just talking about paramedics and firefighters, not police—may potentially put some people in harm that need care,” Stefani responded.

CART <a href="https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&amp;ID=9470668&amp;GUID=FF9BC57F-D237-4E22-B01D-11A63F11A6E2">is requesting</a> to take over spillover psychiatric calls that Street Crisis Response Teams cannot handle, wellbeing checks, and homeless-related trespassing, suspicious person, aggressive panhandling and other Priority C calls, as well as encampment complaints otherwise routed to 311. According to various scenarios presented to the board, the group aims to focus on conflict resolution and “education services” in situations involving a complaint by a housed person.

CART <a href="https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&amp;ID=9470668&amp;GUID=FF9BC57F-D237-4E22-B01D-11A63F11A6E2">is requesting</a> to take over spillover psychiatric calls that Street Crisis Response Teams cannot handle, wellbeing checks, and homeless-related trespassing, suspicious person, aggressive panhandling and other Priority C calls, as well as encampment complaints otherwise routed to 311. According to various scenarios presented to the board, the group aims to focus on conflict resolution and “education services” in situations involving a complaint by a housed person.

Despite broad agreement that police be removed from many homelessness-related calls, some city officials are wary of shifting responsibilities to an organization not governed by the city&#8217;s emergency services. Moreover, it is not yet clear whether CART would be able to comply with strict regulatory standards required for medical responses, and how its hotline would integrate with existing services. 

Despite broad agreement that police be removed from many homelessness-related calls, some city officials are wary of shifting responsibilities to an organization not governed by the city's emergency services. Moreover, it is not yet clear whether CART would be able to comply with strict regulatory standards required for medical responses, and how its hotline would integrate with existing services.

Despite broad agreement that police be removed from many homelessness-related calls, some city officials are wary of shifting responsibilities to an organization not governed by the city&#8217;s emergency services. Moreover, it is not yet clear whether CART would be able to comply with strict regulatory standards required for medical responses, and how its hotline would integrate with existing services.

“We do not agree with excluding the Fire Department, Department of Public Health, and others who already have the expertise and training to get this program going immediately,” said Andy Lynch, a spokesperson for Mayor Breed. “CART could not take calls that the pilot street crisis response teams will take because these calls require an immediate response, which is not possible when the teams are not directly synced with the City’s Emergency Communications Channels. We want all of our outreach teams to be working together to field requests as they come in and conduct proactive outreach.”

“We do not agree with excluding the Fire Department, Department of Public Health, and others who already have the expertise and training to get this program going immediately,” said Andy Lynch, a spokesperson for Mayor Breed. “CART could not take calls that the pilot street crisis response teams will take because these calls require an immediate response, which is not possible when the teams are not directly synced with the City’s Emergency Communications Channels. We want all of our outreach teams to be working together to field requests as they come in and conduct proactive outreach.”

The city currently funds six Street Crisis Response Teams, and Breed hopes to fund a seventh that would spin up in the next few months. The four teams that are currently up and running have responded to more than 1,000 calls in their first five months of operation, according to the Mayor’s Office.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The city currently funds six Street Crisis Response Teams, and Breed hopes to fund a seventh that would spin up in the next few months. The four teams that are currently up and running have responded to more than 1,000 calls in their first five months of operation, according to the Mayor’s Office.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Final deliberations for the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/san-francisco-board-of-supervisors-kick-off-13-billion-budget-negotiations/">upcoming budget </a>are scheduled for next week, and Breed is expected to sign the budget by August 1.

Final deliberations for the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/san-francisco-board-of-supervisors-kick-off-13-billion-budget-negotiations/">upcoming budget </a>are scheduled for next week, and Breed is expected to sign the budget by August 1.

Board of Supervisors pledges to create new homelessness response team, but details remain murky

Sophie Bearman

The San Francisco public school district shared more details on Tuesday about what a return to five full days of instruction will look like in the fall, reiterating an <a href="https://sfstandard.com/sf-school-board-pledges-to-reopen-full-time-for-all-students-in-the-fall/">earlier pledge from April</a> to return all students to classrooms come August.

The San Francisco public school district shared more details on Tuesday about what a return to five full days of instruction will look like in the fall, reiterating an <a href="https://sfstandard.com/sf-school-board-pledges-to-reopen-full-time-for-all-students-in-the-fall/">earlier pledge from April</a> to return all students to classrooms come August.

Students and educators will likely remain masked this fall, the district said, unless additional guidance is provided from the state. Otherwise, classrooms will look very similar to pre-pandemic times. Health screenings will no longer be required for entry and surveillance testing will be discontinued. Class size and configurations will be similar to pre-pandemic levels. After-school activities, sports and clubs are also a go for the August 16 start date.

Students and educators will likely remain masked this fall, the district said, unless additional guidance is provided from the state. Otherwise, classrooms will look very similar to pre-pandemic times. Health screenings will no longer be required for entry and surveillance testing will be discontinued. Class size and configurations will be similar to pre-pandemic levels. After-school activities, sports and clubs are also a go for the August 16 start date.

“Given what we know now, everyone—families, staff and students—should plan for a full return to in-person learning in the fall,” said Superintendent Vincent Matthews. “Imagine that the number of hours school buildings are open and filled with people will be like pre-pandemic conditions,” he added.

“Given what we know now, everyone—families, staff and students—should plan for a full return to in-person learning in the fall,” said Superintendent Vincent Matthews. “Imagine that the number of hours school buildings are open and filled with people will be like pre-pandemic conditions,” he added.

Families who wish to remain remote will be able to explore opportunities for independent study, an option that existed for specific circumstances before the pandemic as well.

Families who wish to remain remote will be able to explore opportunities for independent study, an option that existed for specific circumstances before the pandemic as well.

In addition to reopening details, SFUSD also unveiled new school start times of 7:50 a.m., 8:40 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., which the district says will save $3 million in annual transportation costs by using buses more efficiently. With start times 50 minutes apart, buses will be able to transport students to three different school locations.&nbsp;

In addition to reopening details, SFUSD also unveiled new school start times of 7:50 a.m., 8:40 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., which the district says will save $3 million in annual transportation costs by using buses more efficiently. With start times 50 minutes apart, buses will be able to transport students to three different school locations.&nbsp;

The change also brings SFUSD into compliance with a <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB328">state law</a> which requires older students to start school later; research shows that this can improve physical health, mental health and academic performance.

The change also brings SFUSD into compliance with a <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB328">state law</a> which requires older students to start school later; research shows that this can improve physical health, mental health and academic performance.

But parents and educators alike said in public comment Tuesday that they were left out of the decision-making process. Chris Clauss, an educator at Washington High School, listed out a laundry list of questions and concerns: “Will it be safe for students who will now need to commute home after dark? What about the safety and wellness of our students participating in after-school activities?”

But parents and educators alike said in public comment Tuesday that they were left out of the decision-making process. Chris Clauss, an educator at Washington High School, listed out a laundry list of questions and concerns: “Will it be safe for students who will now need to commute home after dark? What about the safety and wellness of our students participating in after-school activities?”

“This rushed call is giving schools no time to engage their communities about bell schedules,” Clauss added.&nbsp;

“This rushed call is giving schools no time to engage their communities about bell schedules,” Clauss added.&nbsp;

SFUSD has said it will evaluate how well these changes work next fall and may consider adjusting some start times for the 2022-23 school year.&nbsp;

SFUSD has said it will evaluate how well these changes work next fall and may consider adjusting some start times for the 2022-23 school year.&nbsp;

UESF President Susan Solomon gave brief remarks in Tuesday’s meeting, reiterating the union’s commitment to bargaining for five full days of in-person learning in the fall. The bargaining process begins next week.

UESF President Susan Solomon gave brief remarks in Tuesday’s meeting, reiterating the union’s commitment to bargaining for five full days of in-person learning in the fall. The bargaining process begins next week.

Meredith Dodson, founder of the parent advocacy group Decreasing the Distance, celebrated the district’s commitment to five full days in the fall. “First of all, thank you. I’m going to go have a beer after this. I hope you will too,” she said with a laugh. “This is very important for families,” Dodson added.

Meredith Dodson, founder of the parent advocacy group Decreasing the Distance, celebrated the district’s commitment to five full days in the fall. “First of all, thank you. I’m going to go have a beer after this. I hope you will too,” she said with a laugh. “This is very important for families,” Dodson added.

SFUSD’s slow and partial reopening has lagged most large districts in the country, despite San Francisco having some of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates nationally. Under local public health guidelines, schools have been allowed to reopen in San Francisco since fall 2020; SFUSD reopened for some students on April 12.

SFUSD’s slow and partial reopening has lagged most large districts in the country, despite San Francisco having some of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates nationally. Under local public health guidelines, schools have been allowed to reopen in San Francisco since fall 2020; SFUSD reopened for some students on April 12.

The reopening process has drawn ire from parents and elected officials alike, including from state education officials.&nbsp;

The reopening process has drawn ire from parents and elected officials alike, including from state education officials.&nbsp;

On Tuesday, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond informed Matthews <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/state-officials-withhold-funds-from-sfusd-for-noncompliance-full-return-to-in-person-learning-aug-16">in a letter</a> that SFUSD is out of compliance with a state law, AB 86, that entitles school districts to millions in state funding if they offer in-person instruction to the “maximum extent possible.”&nbsp;

On Tuesday, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond informed Matthews <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/state-officials-withhold-funds-from-sfusd-for-noncompliance-full-return-to-in-person-learning-aug-16">in a letter</a> that SFUSD is out of compliance with a state law, AB 86, that entitles school districts to millions in state funding if they offer in-person instruction to the “maximum extent possible.”&nbsp;

The letter cites particular concern with SFUSD’s posture towards high school students, accusing the district of attempting an “end run” around the statute by offering only one day of in-person, hybrid instruction to seniors prior to a May 15 deadline established by the state.&nbsp;

The letter cites particular concern with SFUSD’s posture towards high school students, accusing the district of attempting an “end run” around the statute by offering only one day of in-person, hybrid instruction to seniors prior to a May 15 deadline established by the state.&nbsp;

The school district’s slow reopening has also drawn <a href="https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/we-need-to-safely-reopen-public-schools-55099f2c6184">harsh criticism</a> from Mayor London Breed, as well as some parents who organized an <a href="https://sfstandard.com/san-francisco-school-board-recall-meet-team-parents-founders/">effort to recall</a> three school board members.

The school district’s slow reopening has also drawn <a href="https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/we-need-to-safely-reopen-public-schools-55099f2c6184">harsh criticism</a> from Mayor London Breed, as well as some parents who organized an <a href="https://sfstandard.com/san-francisco-school-board-recall-meet-team-parents-founders/">effort to recall</a> three school board members.

San Francisco public schools commit to full return this fall with new start times

The Standard Staff

The results are in on the three big decisions San Francisco made Tuesday, with voters <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/school-board-recall-successful/">resoundingly voting in favor of the recall</a> of three San Francisco Unified School District board members; <a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/state-assembly-race-could-crown-new-top-dogs-of-sf-politics/">pitting Supervisors Matt Haney and David Campos against each other</a> in an April runoff election for the Assembly District 17 seat; and keeping&nbsp;<a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/220214-assessor-recorder-explained/">Joaquín Torres on as assessor-recorder</a>. See below for a minute-by-minute look at San Francisco&#8217;s Feb. 15 special election.

The results are in on the three big decisions San Francisco made Tuesday, with voters <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/school-board-recall-successful/">resoundingly voting in favor of the recall</a> of three San Francisco Unified School District board members; <a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/state-assembly-race-could-crown-new-top-dogs-of-sf-politics/">pitting Supervisors Matt Haney and David Campos against each other</a> in an April runoff election for the Assembly District 17 seat; and keeping&nbsp;<a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/220214-assessor-recorder-explained/">Joaquín Torres on as assessor-recorder</a>. See below for a minute-by-minute look at San Francisco's Feb. 15 special election.

The results are in on the three big decisions San Francisco made Tuesday, with voters <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/school-board-recall-successful/">resoundingly voting in favor of the recall</a> of three San Francisco Unified School District board members; <a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/state-assembly-race-could-crown-new-top-dogs-of-sf-politics/">pitting Supervisors Matt Haney and David Campos against each other</a> in an April runoff election for the Assembly District 17 seat; and keeping&nbsp;<a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/220214-assessor-recorder-explained/">Joaquín Torres on as assessor-recorder</a>. See below for a minute-by-minute look at San Francisco&#8217;s Feb. 15 special election.

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7 AM: A brief glimpse of what mayoral control of schools could look like? With SF&#8217;s resounding &#8220;yes&#8221; vote on the recall of three school board members, Mayor Breed is in charge of picking the replacements—an outcome recall opponents have deemed dangerous. <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/school-board-recall-successful/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read our analysis</a> of the short- and long-term impact the mayor&#8217;s newfound power over the SFUSD could have.

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7 AM: A brief glimpse of what mayoral control of schools could look like? With SF&#8217;s resounding &#8220;yes&#8221; vote on the recall of three school board members, Mayor Breed is in charge of picking the replacements—an outcome recall opponents have deemed dangerous. <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/school-board-recall-successful/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read our analysis</a> of the short- and long-term impact the mayor&#8217;s newfound power over the SFUSD could have.

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11 PM: Recalls pass while Haney, Campos come out ahead: With all 337 precincts reporting, the three school board recall elections appear to have passed with Haney and Campos heading to a runoff election on April 19. Joaquín Torres faced only write-in challengers and sailed to victory. Turnout for today’s election was just 26% with 130,302 of 499,771 registered voters casting ballots. Check back in the morning for more news and analysis.

10:58 PM: López indicates she may run in November, but calls the work &#8220;abusive&#8221;: &#8220;Our work is on behalf of the community who have been asking for it for decades. If that is what my community is asking of me in November&#8230; given what everyone is seeing what we&#8217;ve been dealing with, I can&#8217;t imagine anyone else running&#8230; With the right amount of support, I&#8217;d take that work on. I&#8217;d always planned on running for two terms. I do fear who is lining themselves up to be in this role.&#8221;

10:58 PM: López indicates she may run in November, but calls the work "abusive": "Our work is on behalf of the community who have been asking for it for decades. If that is what my community is asking of me in November... given what everyone is seeing what we've been dealing with, I can't imagine anyone else running... With the right amount of support, I'd take that work on. I'd always planned on running for two terms. I do fear who is lining themselves up to be in this role."

10:58 PM: López indicates she may run in November, but calls the work &#8220;abusive&#8221;: &#8220;Our work is on behalf of the community who have been asking for it for decades. If that is what my community is asking of me in November&#8230; given what everyone is seeing what we&#8217;ve been dealing with, I can&#8217;t imagine anyone else running&#8230; With the right amount of support, I&#8217;d take that work on. I&#8217;d always planned on running for two terms. I do fear who is lining themselves up to be in this role.&#8221;

10:15 PM: Bilal Mahmood strikes a positive tone, despite slim chances: &#8220;Getting 20% or 23% of the vote in three months when no one knew what my name was,&#8221; he said, &#8220;that&#8217;s an actual change.&#8221; He declined to say whether he planned to run again in June.

10:15 PM: Bilal Mahmood strikes a positive tone, despite slim chances: "Getting 20% or 23% of the vote in three months when no one knew what my name was," he said, "that's an actual change." He declined to say whether he planned to run again in June.

10:15 PM: Bilal Mahmood strikes a positive tone, despite slim chances: &#8220;Getting 20% or 23% of the vote in three months when no one knew what my name was,&#8221; he said, &#8220;that&#8217;s an actual change.&#8221; He declined to say whether he planned to run again in June.

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10 PM: Political consultant calls school board recall results a &#8216;knockout&#8217;: Jen Snyder, a former aide to Supervisor Dean Preston, reacted to the decisive vote against all three embattled commissioners and speculated on the future of the Campos campaign. “People clearly came out for the recall and that won&#8217;t be true in April. Frankly, in a climate where people were so motivated for the&nbsp;recall, I actually think it bodes well for Campos.”

10 PM: Political consultant calls school board recall results a 'knockout': Jen Snyder, a former aide to Supervisor Dean Preston, reacted to the decisive vote against all three embattled commissioners and speculated on the future of the Campos campaign. “People clearly came out for the recall and that won't be true in April. Frankly, in a climate where people were so motivated for the&nbsp;recall, I actually think it bodes well for Campos.”

10 PM: Political consultant calls school board recall results a &#8216;knockout&#8217;: Jen Snyder, a former aide to Supervisor Dean Preston, reacted to the decisive vote against all three embattled commissioners and speculated on the future of the Campos campaign. “People clearly came out for the recall and that won&#8217;t be true in April. Frankly, in a climate where people were so motivated for the&nbsp;recall, I actually think it bodes well for Campos.”

9:55 PM:&nbsp;Campos remains optimistic as he addresses the crowd: Supervisors Ronen, Preston, Mandelman are all here to support Campos, who says his showing reflects the momentum of progressive campaigns, and is especially impressive as he&#8217;s running a corporate free campaign. “We&#8217;re going to keep watching these numbers, but what these numbers show there is a clear choice in this race. When the votes are counted on April 19, the voters of AD 17 will say we want someone who is beholden to the voters and not corporations.”

9:55 PM:&nbsp;Campos remains optimistic as he addresses the crowd: Supervisors Ronen, Preston, Mandelman are all here to support Campos, who says his showing reflects the momentum of progressive campaigns, and is especially impressive as he's running a corporate free campaign. “We're going to keep watching these numbers, but what these numbers show there is a clear choice in this race. When the votes are counted on April 19, the voters of AD 17 will say we want someone who is beholden to the voters and not corporations.”

9:55 PM:&nbsp;Campos remains optimistic as he addresses the crowd: Supervisors Ronen, Preston, Mandelman are all here to support Campos, who says his showing reflects the momentum of progressive campaigns, and is especially impressive as he&#8217;s running a corporate free campaign. “We&#8217;re going to keep watching these numbers, but what these numbers show there is a clear choice in this race. When the votes are counted on April 19, the voters of AD 17 will say we want someone who is beholden to the voters and not corporations.”

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9:50 PM: Second round of returns bring in 9,000 more votes: The second set of returns from the Department of Elections shows a count of 9,108 more votes that were cast in person Tuesday. Matt Haney&#8217;s lead in the AD 17 race shorted a bit, but he remained 2 percentage points ahead of David Campos. The school board recall election results remain steady, as all three members—<meta charset="utf-8">Alison Colins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga—appear to be headed out the door.

9:50 PM: Second round of returns bring in 9,000 more votes: The second set of returns from the Department of Elections shows a count of 9,108 more votes that were cast in person Tuesday. Matt Haney's lead in the AD 17 race shorted a bit, but he remained 2 percentage points ahead of David Campos. The school board recall election results remain steady, as all three members—<meta charset="utf-8">Alison Colins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga—appear to be headed out the door.

9:50 PM: Second round of returns bring in 9,000 more votes: The second set of returns from the Department of Elections shows a count of 9,108 more votes that were cast in person Tuesday. Matt Haney&#8217;s lead in the AD 17 race shorted a bit, but he remained 2 percentage points ahead of David Campos. The school board recall election results remain steady, as all three members—<meta charset="utf-8">Alison Colins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga—appear to be headed out the door.

9:41 PM: Siva Raj&nbsp;reacts to recall results at Manny&#8217;s election night party: The co-founder of the recall effort led a raucous crowd to cheering in what looks like a landslide victory based on the first returns.

9:41 PM: Siva Raj&nbsp;reacts to recall results at Manny's election night party: The co-founder of the recall effort led a raucous crowd to cheering in what looks like a landslide victory based on the first returns.

9:41 PM: Siva Raj&nbsp;reacts to recall results at Manny&#8217;s election night party: The co-founder of the recall effort led a raucous crowd to cheering in what looks like a landslide victory based on the first returns.

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9:19 PM: Nearly a quarter of registered voters counted in first wave: The total number of votes counted so far in the special election stands at 119,718, which is just under 24% of all registered voters in the city.

9:19 PM: Nearly a quarter of registered voters counted in first wave: The total number of votes counted so far in the special election stands at 119,718, which is just under 24% of all registered voters in the city.

9:10 PM: Haney thanks volunteers, staff:&nbsp;With results showing an early lead for Supervisor Matt Haney in the AD 17 race, he addressed the crowd, saying the results are proof of his diverse and committed group of supporters.

9:10 PM: Haney thanks volunteers, staff:&nbsp;With results showing an early lead for Supervisor Matt Haney in the AD 17 race, he addressed the crowd, saying the results are proof of his diverse and committed group of supporters.

9:07 PM:&nbsp;Faauuga Moliga concedes defeat: The embattled school board member—who tried to distance himself from his colleagues on the board while campaigning against the recall—appears to be resigned to his fate after the first returns. Moliga sent out a post on Twitter thanking people for their support.

9:07 PM:&nbsp;Faauuga Moliga concedes defeat: The embattled school board member—who tried to distance himself from his colleagues on the board while campaigning against the recall—appears to be resigned to his fate after the first returns. Moliga sent out a post on Twitter thanking people for their support.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Thank you everyone, it has truly been an honor 🙏🏽 <a href="https://t.co/gcDXgjs9K1">pic.twitter.com/gcDXgjs9K1</a>&mdash; Faauuga Moliga LCSW (@FaauugaMoliga) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaauugaMoliga/status/1493813354267176960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

9:04 PM: No surprise, Assessor-Recorder Joaquin Torres is going to win: The Mayor London Breed appointee and candidate had 99.93% of the vote in first returns, with several dozen voting for Michael Petrelis as a write-in candidate.

9:04 PM: No surprise, Assessor-Recorder Joaquin Torres is going to win: The Mayor London Breed appointee and candidate had 99.93% of the vote in first returns, with several dozen voting for Michael Petrelis as a write-in candidate.

8:55 PM: Haney leads early in AD 17 Race: Supervisor Matt Haney took the initial lead in the race for the state Assembly District 17 seat. Haney had 22,753 votes (38%) while former Supervisor David Campos was running in second with 20,985 votes (35%). Tech startup founder Bilal Mahmood was polling in third with 12,488 votes, good for 20.9%. City College trustee Thea Selby was running fourth with 3,610 votes for a little over 6%.

8:55 PM: Haney leads early in AD 17 Race: Supervisor Matt Haney took the initial lead in the race for the state Assembly District 17 seat. Haney had 22,753 votes (38%) while former Supervisor David Campos was running in second with 20,985 votes (35%). Tech startup founder Bilal Mahmood was polling in third with 12,488 votes, good for 20.9%. City College trustee Thea Selby was running fourth with 3,610 votes for a little over 6%.

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8:50 PM: First wave of results show school recall looks likely to succeed: The first wave of returns show San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approving of giving Allison Colins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga the boot, as all three San Francisco Unified School District members had more than 70% of voters in support of the recall.

8:50 PM: First wave of results show school recall looks likely to succeed: The first wave of returns show San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approving of giving Allison Colins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga the boot, as all three San Francisco Unified School District members had more than 70% of voters in support of the recall.

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8:08 PM: Election night newsroom traditions: When The Standard&#8217;s newsroom ordered pizza—thank you, Little Star!—to fuel us for a long night of reporting, our colleague Han Li, who&#8217;s from China, got a crash course in the various American pizza styles. Some strong opinions were shared by people from different regions of the U.S. about what&#8217;s the &#8220;best&#8221; pizza. Li told us that at his former newsroom, their election night tradition was roasted duck and rice!&nbsp;

8:08 PM: Election night newsroom traditions: When The Standard's newsroom ordered pizza—thank you, Little Star!—to fuel us for a long night of reporting, our colleague Han Li, who's from China, got a crash course in the various American pizza styles. Some strong opinions were shared by people from different regions of the U.S. about what's the "best" pizza. Li told us that at his former newsroom, their election night tradition was roasted duck and rice!&nbsp;

8:08 PM: Election night newsroom traditions: When The Standard&#8217;s newsroom ordered pizza—thank you, Little Star!—to fuel us for a long night of reporting, our colleague Han Li, who&#8217;s from China, got a crash course in the various American pizza styles. Some strong opinions were shared by people from different regions of the U.S. about what&#8217;s the &#8220;best&#8221; pizza. Li told us that at his former newsroom, their election night tradition was roasted duck and rice!&nbsp;

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6:30 PM: Vote hard, party harder: If elections are your Super Bowl and you want to end the night at a party, we&#8217;ve got you covered.

6:30 PM: Vote hard, party harder: If elections are your Super Bowl and you want to end the night at a party, we've got you covered.

6:30 PM: Vote hard, party harder: If elections are your Super Bowl and you want to end the night at a party, we&#8217;ve got you covered.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Looking for a place to chow down, watch election results come in and maybe even schmooze with a candidate or two? Head to one of the many election night parties happening around the city. Check out our list! ⬇️<a href="https://t.co/UagG3pRduk">https://t.co/UagG3pRduk</a>&mdash; The San Francisco Standard (@sfstandard) <a href="https://twitter.com/sfstandard/status/1493772789915926544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

5:25 PM: Now you&#8217;re speaking our language: David Campos made a pit stop at the 16th and Mission BART Station to chat with voters—in English and Spanish. The candidate for AD 17 even picked up a little Cantonese during his campaign. &#8220;It&#8217;s really important to communicate with voters in their language and being able to speak to monolingual speakers in Spanish goes a long way and, quite frankly, even knowing basic things you can say in Cantonese is helpful.&#8221;

5:25 PM: Now you're speaking our language: David Campos made a pit stop at the 16th and Mission BART Station to chat with voters—in English and Spanish. The candidate for AD 17 even picked up a little Cantonese during his campaign. "It's really important to communicate with voters in their language and being able to speak to monolingual speakers in Spanish goes a long way and, quite frankly, even knowing basic things you can say in Cantonese is helpful."

5:25 PM: Now you&#8217;re speaking our language: David Campos made a pit stop at the 16th and Mission BART Station to chat with voters—in English and Spanish. The candidate for AD 17 even picked up a little Cantonese during his campaign. &#8220;It&#8217;s really important to communicate with voters in their language and being able to speak to monolingual speakers in Spanish goes a long way and, quite frankly, even knowing basic things you can say in Cantonese is helpful.&#8221;

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4:23 PM: &#8216;Recall Reform&#8217; heads to June ballot: San Francisco&#8217;s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 7-4 to submit Supervisor Aaron Peskin&#8217;s &#8220;Recall Reform&#8221; charter amendment to the Department of Elections for the June ballot. The measure, which had been subject to several amendments in committee, promised to add “common sense guardrails” to the recall process. Supervisors Melgar, Safai, Mandelman and Stefani opposed, and a number of supervisors voiced concerns about accountability, equity and other issues over the measure. It would further constrain timelines for filing recall petitions and would reduce any mayoral appointee to a recalled position to a caretaker who would be barred from seeking election to the position.

4:23 PM: 'Recall Reform' heads to June ballot: San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 7-4 to submit Supervisor Aaron Peskin's "Recall Reform" charter amendment to the Department of Elections for the June ballot. The measure, which had been subject to several amendments in committee, promised to add “common sense guardrails” to the recall process. Supervisors Melgar, Safai, Mandelman and Stefani opposed, and a number of supervisors voiced concerns about accountability, equity and other issues over the measure. It would further constrain timelines for filing recall petitions and would reduce any mayoral appointee to a recalled position to a caretaker who would be barred from seeking election to the position.

4:23 PM: &#8216;Recall Reform&#8217; heads to June ballot: San Francisco&#8217;s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 7-4 to submit Supervisor Aaron Peskin&#8217;s &#8220;Recall Reform&#8221; charter amendment to the Department of Elections for the June ballot. The measure, which had been subject to several amendments in committee, promised to add “common sense guardrails” to the recall process. Supervisors Melgar, Safai, Mandelman and Stefani opposed, and a number of supervisors voiced concerns about accountability, equity and other issues over the measure. It would further constrain timelines for filing recall petitions and would reduce any mayoral appointee to a recalled position to a caretaker who would be barred from seeking election to the position.

3:47 PM: Polling volunteers report sticker shock: If there&#8217;s one thing that unites San Franciscans across political lines, it&#8217;s animals. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/">SF Redditors</a> showed their election day love by posting pictures of their four-legged friends accompanying them to polling locations and wearing &#8220;I Voted&#8221; stickers.

3:47 PM: Polling volunteers report sticker shock: If there's one thing that unites San Franciscans across political lines, it's animals. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/">SF Redditors</a> showed their election day love by posting pictures of their four-legged friends accompanying them to polling locations and wearing "I Voted" stickers.

3:47 PM: Polling volunteers report sticker shock: If there&#8217;s one thing that unites San Franciscans across political lines, it&#8217;s animals. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/">SF Redditors</a> showed their election day love by posting pictures of their four-legged friends accompanying them to polling locations and wearing &#8220;I Voted&#8221; stickers.

3:38 PM: First-time voters drop ballots in Chinatown: Katty Zhang, a first-time immigrant voter after living in the U.S. for 17 years, cast her ballot at Chinatown&#8217;s City College campus polling center alongside her mother. Zhang told The Standard that she decided to vote in this election “for the next generation.”

3:38 PM: First-time voters drop ballots in Chinatown: Katty Zhang, a first-time immigrant voter after living in the U.S. for 17 years, cast her ballot at Chinatown's City College campus polling center alongside her mother. Zhang told The Standard that she decided to vote in this election “for the next generation.”

3:38 PM: First-time voters drop ballots in Chinatown: Katty Zhang, a first-time immigrant voter after living in the U.S. for 17 years, cast her ballot at Chinatown&#8217;s City College campus polling center alongside her mother. Zhang told The Standard that she decided to vote in this election “for the next generation.”

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3:35 PM: All signs point to yes &#8230; and no: With about five hours to go until results start coming in, both proponents and opponents of the school board recall have said they are feeling good. The No on Recall campaign said in a statement Monday that it was &#8220;confident&#8221; the effort to oust three school board members would fail. Earlier today, Siva Raj and Autumn Looijen told The Standard that they feel confident all three commissioners would get the boot. Here&#8217;s what the No on Recall folks are saying on Twitter:

3:35 PM: All signs point to yes ... and no: With about five hours to go until results start coming in, both proponents and opponents of the school board recall have said they are feeling good. The No on Recall campaign said in a statement Monday that it was "confident" the effort to oust three school board members would fail. Earlier today, Siva Raj and Autumn Looijen told The Standard that they feel confident all three commissioners would get the boot. Here's what the No on Recall folks are saying on Twitter:

3:35 PM: All signs point to yes &#8230; and no: With about five hours to go until results start coming in, both proponents and opponents of the school board recall have said they are feeling good. The No on Recall campaign said in a statement Monday that it was &#8220;confident&#8221; the effort to oust three school board members would fail. Earlier today, Siva Raj and Autumn Looijen told The Standard that they feel confident all three commissioners would get the boot. Here&#8217;s what the No on Recall folks are saying on Twitter:

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">“All of the parents &amp; educators that are fighting the recall are volunteers. We’re fighting . . a well-funded machine of paid political consultants, who even if the recall doesn’t win. . . will be making hundreds of thousands of dollars.” <a href="https://twitter.com/AliMCollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@alimcollins</a><a href="https://t.co/85uLIVuG6v">https://t.co/85uLIVuG6v</a>&mdash; NoSchoolBoardRecall (@NoSBRecalls) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoSBRecalls/status/1493725494281326601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

2:45 PM: Answering the call: Julio Ramos turned up to vote at City Hall after a morning call from David Campos&#8217; campaign reminded him to head to the polls—and he voted for Campos, he said. While there, he also said hello to his daughter, who is volunteering as part of a high school project. Ramos said the school board recall was especially important to him. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen a recall election like this in San Francisco, and I&#8217;ve been here for almost 25 years.&#8221;

2:45 PM: Answering the call: Julio Ramos turned up to vote at City Hall after a morning call from David Campos' campaign reminded him to head to the polls—and he voted for Campos, he said. While there, he also said hello to his daughter, who is volunteering as part of a high school project. Ramos said the school board recall was especially important to him. "I've never seen a recall election like this in San Francisco, and I've been here for almost 25 years."

2:45 PM: Answering the call: Julio Ramos turned up to vote at City Hall after a morning call from David Campos&#8217; campaign reminded him to head to the polls—and he voted for Campos, he said. While there, he also said hello to his daughter, who is volunteering as part of a high school project. Ramos said the school board recall was especially important to him. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen a recall election like this in San Francisco, and I&#8217;ve been here for almost 25 years.&#8221;

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2:35 PM: Working the phones: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/san-francisco-school-board-recall-meet-team-parents-founders/">Siva Raj and Autumn Looijen</a> haven&#8217;t had time to even step out of the house today. The pair responsible for getting the school board recall rolling took a call from the New York Times in their Lower Haight home this afternoon as our photographer snapped away.&nbsp;&#8220;We have all this nervous energy. We think we’re doing great but we won’t really know until the numbers come in,&#8221; said <meta charset="utf-8">Looijen, who has been cooking non-stop to cope. They joked they need to not forget to pick up Siva’s son from school today.

2:35 PM: Working the phones: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/san-francisco-school-board-recall-meet-team-parents-founders/">Siva Raj and Autumn Looijen</a> haven't had time to even step out of the house today. The pair responsible for getting the school board recall rolling took a call from the New York Times in their Lower Haight home this afternoon as our photographer snapped away.&nbsp;"We have all this nervous energy. We think we’re doing great but we won’t really know until the numbers come in," said <meta charset="utf-8">Looijen, who has been cooking non-stop to cope. They joked they need to not forget to pick up Siva’s son from school today.

2:35 PM: Working the phones: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/san-francisco-school-board-recall-meet-team-parents-founders/">Siva Raj and Autumn Looijen</a> haven&#8217;t had time to even step out of the house today. The pair responsible for getting the school board recall rolling took a call from the New York Times in their Lower Haight home this afternoon as our photographer snapped away.&nbsp;&#8220;We have all this nervous energy. We think we’re doing great but we won’t really know until the numbers come in,&#8221; said <meta charset="utf-8">Looijen, who has been cooking non-stop to cope. They joked they need to not forget to pick up Siva’s son from school today.

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2:25 PM: Owning the libs, yet again: The drama at SFUSD always makes for clickable headlines. Never missing an opportunity to mock progressive snafus, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-woke-school-board-recall-election">seized on the recall with this take</a>: &#8220;&#8216;Woke&#8217; San Francisco school board faces recall as residents blast &#8216;dumpster fire&#8217; agenda.&#8221; <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/article258403138.html">Even the Kansas City Star weighed in.</a>

2:25 PM: Owning the libs, yet again: The drama at SFUSD always makes for clickable headlines. Never missing an opportunity to mock progressive snafus, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-woke-school-board-recall-election">seized on the recall with this take</a>: "'Woke' San Francisco school board faces recall as residents blast 'dumpster fire' agenda." <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/article258403138.html">Even the Kansas City Star weighed in.</a>

2:25 PM: Owning the libs, yet again: The drama at SFUSD always makes for clickable headlines. Never missing an opportunity to mock progressive snafus, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-woke-school-board-recall-election">seized on the recall with this take</a>: &#8220;&#8216;Woke&#8217; San Francisco school board faces recall as residents blast &#8216;dumpster fire&#8217; agenda.&#8221; <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/article258403138.html">Even the Kansas City Star weighed in.</a>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">&#39;Woke&#39; San Francisco school board faces recall as residents blast &#39;dumpster fire&#39; agenda<a href="https://t.co/3gklthy5e5">https://t.co/3gklthy5e5</a>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1493633704689692673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

1:44 PM: Supes stick together: David Campos, a former San Francisco supervisor and AD 17 candidate, got a little support Tuesday from current Supervisor Hillary Ronen, as the candidate posted a picture of the two campaigning in Bernal Heights. Campos is one of four candidates competing for the vacant seat in the state Assembly.

1:44 PM: Supes stick together: David Campos, a former San Francisco supervisor and AD 17 candidate, got a little support Tuesday from current Supervisor Hillary Ronen, as the candidate posted a picture of the two campaigning in Bernal Heights. Campos is one of four candidates competing for the vacant seat in the state Assembly.

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1:15 PM: Not going down without a fight: San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner Faauuga Moliga, one of <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/road-to-sf-school-board-recall/">three school board members facing recall</a>, is pounding the pavement and pressing the flesh, urging voters to cast a ballot on Election Day. Moliga has generally engaged in more campaign efforts separate from his embattled colleagues.

1:15 PM: Not going down without a fight: San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner Faauuga Moliga, one of <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/road-to-sf-school-board-recall/">three school board members facing recall</a>, is pounding the pavement and pressing the flesh, urging voters to cast a ballot on Election Day. Moliga has generally engaged in more campaign efforts separate from his embattled colleagues.

https://twitter.com/FaauugaMoliga/status/1493688922164981762

https://twitter.com/FaauugaMoliga/status/1493688922164981762

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Chesa Boudin recall campaigns sprint to signature-gathering deadlines

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