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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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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.

7 AM: A brief glimpse of what mayoral control of schools could look like? With SF's resounding "yes" 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's newfound power over the SFUSD could have.

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.

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.

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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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Next time <a href="https://twitter.com/lihanlihan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lihanlihan</a> you&#39;re going to be on the hook to bring the roasted duck! <a href="https://t.co/03knWRQ5xV">https://t.co/03knWRQ5xV</a>&mdash; Jonathan Weber (@WeberWest) <a href="https://twitter.com/WeberWest/status/1493795691797250051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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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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.

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12 PM: You&#8217;re never too young to care about local politics: Sixteen-year-old Abigail Upton isn&#8217;t yet old enough to vote in Tuesday’s election, but she explains what brought her out to volunteer at the polls regardless. She&#8217;s stationed at a voting location at 1598 Oakdale Ave in the Bayview.

12 PM: You're never too young to care about local politics: Sixteen-year-old Abigail Upton isn't yet old enough to vote in Tuesday’s election, but she explains what brought her out to volunteer at the polls regardless. She's stationed at a voting location at 1598 Oakdale Ave in the Bayview.

12 PM: You&#8217;re never too young to care about local politics: Sixteen-year-old Abigail Upton isn&#8217;t yet old enough to vote in Tuesday’s election, but she explains what brought her out to volunteer at the polls regardless. She&#8217;s stationed at a voting location at 1598 Oakdale Ave in the Bayview.

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11:40 AM: Gearing up for a long day: The polling place in Silver Terrace at 1877 Palau Ave. hasn&#8217;t been super busy this Tuesday—poll workers estimate they&#8217;ve seen about a voter an hour—but volunteer Lloyd Ritchey said physical polling places still provide a critical role in the elections process. He also said that despite it being a &#8220;horribly long day,&#8221; he volunteers because it&#8217;s something he used to do a lot of when he was younger, and wants to start up again.

11:40 AM: Gearing up for a long day: The polling place in Silver Terrace at 1877 Palau Ave. hasn't been super busy this Tuesday—poll workers estimate they've seen about a voter an hour—but volunteer Lloyd Ritchey said physical polling places still provide a critical role in the elections process. He also said that despite it being a "horribly long day," he volunteers because it's something he used to do a lot of when he was younger, and wants to start up again.

11:40 AM: Gearing up for a long day: The polling place in Silver Terrace at 1877 Palau Ave. hasn&#8217;t been super busy this Tuesday—poll workers estimate they&#8217;ve seen about a voter an hour—but volunteer Lloyd Ritchey said physical polling places still provide a critical role in the elections process. He also said that despite it being a &#8220;horribly long day,&#8221; he volunteers because it&#8217;s something he used to do a lot of when he was younger, and wants to start up again.

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11:35 AM: AD 17 Candidate Bilal Mahmood gets early start on election day: The candidate said he started his day at 7 a.m., canvassing some local Slow Streets and cafes. Then he headed to his campaign headquarters on 24th Street in the Mission District for phone banking. Mahmood told the SF Standard he was able to get a good night&#8217;s sleep, heading to bed before 11 p.m., which is apparently early for him. Mahmood headed to Chinatown next.

11:35 AM: AD 17 Candidate Bilal Mahmood gets early start on election day: The candidate said he started his day at 7 a.m., canvassing some local Slow Streets and cafes. Then he headed to his campaign headquarters on 24th Street in the Mission District for phone banking. Mahmood told the SF Standard he was able to get a good night's sleep, heading to bed before 11 p.m., which is apparently early for him. Mahmood headed to Chinatown next.

11:35 AM: AD 17 Candidate Bilal Mahmood gets early start on election day: The candidate said he started his day at 7 a.m., canvassing some local Slow Streets and cafes. Then he headed to his campaign headquarters on 24th Street in the Mission District for phone banking. Mahmood told the SF Standard he was able to get a good night&#8217;s sleep, heading to bed before 11 p.m., which is apparently early for him. Mahmood headed to Chinatown next.

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10:45 AM: Haney hits the town: San Francisco Supervisor and AD 17 candidate Matt Haney poses in front of a bus decked out with campaign signs early on election day.

10:45 AM: Haney hits the town: San Francisco Supervisor and AD 17 candidate Matt Haney poses in front of a bus decked out with campaign signs early on election day.

AD-17 candidate Matt Haney poses in front of a bus decked out with campaign signs on Feb. 15, 2022. | Courtesy of the Haney campaign

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10:30 AM: Selby votes, keeps campaigning: After casting her vote at 8 a.m. this morning at John Muir Elementary School, AD 17 candidate Thea Selby headed to City Hall to continue campaigning. &#8220;There’s still time to vote and still a lot of people who can vote,&#8221; Selby told The Standard. &#8220;City Hall is open for business, even if you are not yet registered, so come on down.”

10:30 AM: Selby votes, keeps campaigning: After casting her vote at 8 a.m. this morning at John Muir Elementary School, AD 17 candidate Thea Selby headed to City Hall to continue campaigning. "There’s still time to vote and still a lot of people who can vote," Selby told The Standard. "City Hall is open for business, even if you are not yet registered, so come on down.”

10:30 AM: Selby votes, keeps campaigning: After casting her vote at 8 a.m. this morning at John Muir Elementary School, AD 17 candidate Thea Selby headed to City Hall to continue campaigning. &#8220;There’s still time to vote and still a lot of people who can vote,&#8221; Selby told The Standard. &#8220;City Hall is open for business, even if you are not yet registered, so come on down.”

After casting her vote at 8 a.m. this morning at John Muir Elementary School, AD-17 candidate Thea Selby headed to City Hall to campaign, while sporting her “I Voted” sticker. | Courtesy of Thea Selby

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9 AM: A rally for recall in Chinatown: Supporters of the San Francisco school board recall gather in Chinatown to kick off election day and encourage last-minute voters to <a href="https://sfstandard.com/community/on-the-bay-recall-draws-first-time-chinese-american-voters/">cast ballots. Get-out-the-vote efforts have been noticeable in SF&#8217;s Chinatown, as first-time Chinese American voters</a> have been especially vocal on this particular race.

9 AM: A rally for recall in Chinatown: Supporters of the San Francisco school board recall gather in Chinatown to kick off election day and encourage last-minute voters to <a href="https://sfstandard.com/community/on-the-bay-recall-draws-first-time-chinese-american-voters/">cast ballots. Get-out-the-vote efforts have been noticeable in SF's Chinatown, as first-time Chinese American voters</a> have been especially vocal on this particular race.

9 AM: A rally for recall in Chinatown: Supporters of the San Francisco school board recall gather in Chinatown to kick off election day and encourage last-minute voters to <a href="https://sfstandard.com/community/on-the-bay-recall-draws-first-time-chinese-american-voters/">cast ballots. Get-out-the-vote efforts have been noticeable in SF&#8217;s Chinatown, as first-time Chinese American voters</a> have been especially vocal on this particular race.

San Francisco school board recall supporters gather in Chinatown on Feb. 15, 2022 to encourage last-minute voters to cast their ballots. | Courtesy of Ann Hsu

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7 AM: Polls are open!&nbsp; <a href="https://sfelections.org/tools/portal/">Find your voting location</a> for the Feb. 15 special election in San Francisco.&nbsp;Or use one of the drop boxes available throughout the city.&nbsp;

7 AM: Polls are open!&nbsp; <a href="https://sfelections.org/tools/portal/">Find your voting location</a> for the Feb. 15 special election in San Francisco.&nbsp;Or use one of the drop boxes available throughout the city.&nbsp;

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6:30 AM: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/road-to-sf-school-board-recall/">A Brief History of the San Francisco Board of Education Recall</a>: School board elections are seldom the talk of the town, let alone at the center of the national discourse. But as locals vote in today&#8217;s recall, they find themselves at the center of a political firestorm with implications far beyond the San Francisco Board of Education.

6:30 AM: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/road-to-sf-school-board-recall/">A Brief History of the San Francisco Board of Education Recall</a>: School board elections are seldom the talk of the town, let alone at the center of the national discourse. But as locals vote in today's recall, they find themselves at the center of a political firestorm with implications far beyond the San Francisco Board of Education.

6:30 AM: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/education/road-to-sf-school-board-recall/">A Brief History of the San Francisco Board of Education Recall</a>: School board elections are seldom the talk of the town, let alone at the center of the national discourse. But as locals vote in today&#8217;s recall, they find themselves at the center of a political firestorm with implications far beyond the San Francisco Board of Education.

Each question before voters is a simple &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221;&nbsp;to remove Board of Education President&nbsp;Gabriela López&nbsp;and commissioners&nbsp;Alison Collins&nbsp;and&nbsp;Faauuga Moliga&nbsp;from office. But the issues at stake are just a bit more complex

Each question before voters is a simple "yes" or "no"&nbsp;to remove Board of Education President&nbsp;Gabriela López&nbsp;and commissioners&nbsp;Alison Collins&nbsp;and&nbsp;Faauuga Moliga&nbsp;from office. But the issues at stake are just a bit more complex

Each question before voters is a simple &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221;&nbsp;to remove Board of Education President&nbsp;Gabriela López&nbsp;and commissioners&nbsp;Alison Collins&nbsp;and&nbsp;Faauuga Moliga&nbsp;from office. But the issues at stake are just a bit more complex

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6:30 AM: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/state-assembly-race-could-crown-new-top-dogs-of-sf-politics/">State Assembly Race Could Crown New Top Dogs of SF Politics</a>: Voters on the city&#8217;s east side are casting their ballots today in the first round of races for State Assembly District 17, with the winner poised to be a force in California politics for many years to come.

6:30 AM: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/state-assembly-race-could-crown-new-top-dogs-of-sf-politics/">State Assembly Race Could Crown New Top Dogs of SF Politics</a>: Voters on the city's east side are casting their ballots today in the first round of races for State Assembly District 17, with the winner poised to be a force in California politics for many years to come.

6:30 AM: <a href="https://sfstandard.com/politics/elections/state-assembly-race-could-crown-new-top-dogs-of-sf-politics/">State Assembly Race Could Crown New Top Dogs of SF Politics</a>: Voters on the city&#8217;s east side are casting their ballots today in the first round of races for State Assembly District 17, with the winner poised to be a force in California politics for many years to come.

The four candidates include veteran progressive standard-bearer&nbsp;David Campos, District 6 Supervisor&nbsp;Matt Haney, political newcomer/tech entrepreneur&nbsp;Bilal Mahmood&nbsp;and City College board member&nbsp;Thea Selby. If Tuesday’s winner doesn&#8217;t get more than 50% of the vote to take the seat—a result that many find unlikely—the top two candidates will go to a run-off election on April 19.

The four candidates include veteran progressive standard-bearer&nbsp;David Campos, District 6 Supervisor&nbsp;Matt Haney, political newcomer/tech entrepreneur&nbsp;Bilal Mahmood&nbsp;and City College board member&nbsp;Thea Selby. If Tuesday’s winner doesn't get more than 50% of the vote to take the seat—a result that many find unlikely—the top two candidates will go to a run-off election on April 19.

The four candidates include veteran progressive standard-bearer&nbsp;David Campos, District 6 Supervisor&nbsp;Matt Haney, political newcomer/tech entrepreneur&nbsp;Bilal Mahmood&nbsp;and City College board member&nbsp;Thea Selby. If Tuesday’s winner doesn&#8217;t get more than 50% of the vote to take the seat—a result that many find unlikely—the top two candidates will go to a run-off election on April 19.

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Election recap: 3 SF school board members recalled by overwhelming margin; Haney, Campos head to runoff for Assembly

Annie Gaus

The Granada Hotel, a single-room occupancy building on the cusp of Nob Hill and the Tenderloin, has had its issues. But for years, the Granada provided the basics to a community predominantly of seniors and people with disabilities: Secure, affordable rooms, three meals a day, and activities like music and field trips to ease the burdens of isolation for vulnerable residents.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Granada Hotel, a single-room occupancy building on the cusp of Nob Hill and the Tenderloin, has had its issues. But for years, the Granada provided the basics to a community predominantly of seniors and people with disabilities: Secure, affordable rooms, three meals a day, and activities like music and field trips to ease the burdens of isolation for vulnerable residents.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Now, a group of 21 long-term tenants at the Granada are suing the site’s owner and property managers, Episcopal Community Services and Caritas Property Management, both major players in the city’s network of supportive housing and homeless services. The suit alleges elder abuse, forced eviction and other abuses after the city moved quickly to buy the property last year with money from Project Homekey, a $1.45 billion state program funding the acquisition of hotels for homeless re-housing.&nbsp;

Now, a group of 21 long-term tenants at the Granada are suing the site’s owner and property managers, Episcopal Community Services and Caritas Property Management, both major players in the city’s network of supportive housing and homeless services. The suit alleges elder abuse, forced eviction and other abuses after the city moved quickly to buy the property last year with money from Project Homekey, a $1.45 billion state program funding the acquisition of hotels for homeless re-housing.&nbsp;

Project Homekey was hailed by local officials as a far more cost-effective means of providing stable homes compared to building new housing, which can cost upwards of $1 million per unit in San Francisco. But in the case of the Granada, a rushed deal combined with a seeming lack of oversight created an unbearable and dangerous environment for existing tenants, the lawsuit alleges.

Project Homekey was hailed by local officials as a far more cost-effective means of providing stable homes compared to building new housing, which can cost upwards of $1 million per unit in San Francisco. But in the case of the Granada, a rushed deal combined with a seeming lack of oversight created an unbearable and dangerous environment for existing tenants, the lawsuit alleges.

The situation at the Granada shows how the many layers of entities involved in supportive housing efforts in San Francisco can lead to a lack of accountability and transparency, leaving tenants with little recourse even for major problems. Although the state and the city funded the acquisition of the Granada, it’s owned by Episcopal Community Services (ECS), a nonprofit that’s paid by the city to provide various homelessness services. ECS in turn contracts out management of the property to Caritas, a for-profit company that runs a number of supportive housing sites.

The situation at the Granada shows how the many layers of entities involved in supportive housing efforts in San Francisco can lead to a lack of accountability and transparency, leaving tenants with little recourse even for major problems. Although the state and the city funded the acquisition of the Granada, it’s owned by Episcopal Community Services (ECS), a nonprofit that’s paid by the city to provide various homelessness services. ECS in turn contracts out management of the property to Caritas, a for-profit company that runs a number of supportive housing sites.

The Granada can also be seen as a case study in unintended consequences. Residents had lobbied the city to take action after they sued a previous owner for neglecting the property, only to see it go further downhill. A Project Homekey requirement that hotels purchased by the program quickly fill at least half their rooms with formerly homeless individuals meant a rush to bring people in, with minimal screening.&nbsp;

The Granada can also be seen as a case study in unintended consequences. Residents had lobbied the city to take action after they sued a previous owner for neglecting the property, only to see it go further downhill. A Project Homekey requirement that hotels purchased by the program quickly fill at least half their rooms with formerly homeless individuals meant a rush to bring people in, with minimal screening.&nbsp;

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In interviews with the SF Standard, long-term Granada residents described an ongoing decline in safety, cleanliness and basic amenities at the building that began under a previous owner and grew dramatically worse after it changed hands in November 2020.

In interviews with the SF Standard, long-term Granada residents described an ongoing decline in safety, cleanliness and basic amenities at the building that began under a previous owner and grew dramatically worse after it changed hands in November 2020.

“This is a real screwup; I’m not gonna lie,” said David Murray, an eight-year resident of the Granada who uses a wheelchair. “What’s going on here is a total waste of state and federal money.”

“This is a real screwup; I’m not gonna lie,” said David Murray, an eight-year resident of the Granada who uses a wheelchair. “What’s going on here is a total waste of state and federal money.”

Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who championed the deal after residents reached out to him for help, declined to comment for this story. His office referred the SF Standard to Tom Paulino at the Mayor’s Office and Department of Homelessness director Shireen McSpadden, neither of whom responded to questions about the process of transitioning the Granada into permanent supportive housing or oversight of its operations. A separate request for comment to the Department of Homelessness also went unanswered. Caritas did not respond to requests for comment.&nbsp;

Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who championed the deal after residents reached out to him for help, declined to comment for this story. His office referred the SF Standard to Tom Paulino at the Mayor’s Office and Department of Homelessness director Shireen McSpadden, neither of whom responded to questions about the process of transitioning the Granada into permanent supportive housing or oversight of its operations. A separate request for comment to the Department of Homelessness also went unanswered. Caritas did not respond to requests for comment.&nbsp;

ECS president Beth Stokes also declined to be interviewed. She said in a statement: &#8220;All of the physical issues with the Granada were in existence prior to ECS assuming ownership in late November 2020. Under the parameters of the Homekey program ECS was required to have 50% of the units occupied by formerly homeless individuals within the first 120 days, which was the first priority for the organization. Concurrent to the rehabilitation of the aforementioned and move-in process for new tenants, ECS has been in collaboration with the City on a thoughtful redesign for the building.”

ECS president Beth Stokes also declined to be interviewed. She said in a statement: "All of the physical issues with the Granada were in existence prior to ECS assuming ownership in late November 2020. Under the parameters of the Homekey program ECS was required to have 50% of the units occupied by formerly homeless individuals within the first 120 days, which was the first priority for the organization. Concurrent to the rehabilitation of the aforementioned and move-in process for new tenants, ECS has been in collaboration with the City on a thoughtful redesign for the building.”

ECS president Beth Stokes also declined to be interviewed. She said in a statement: &#8220;All of the physical issues with the Granada were in existence prior to ECS assuming ownership in late November 2020. Under the parameters of the Homekey program ECS was required to have 50% of the units occupied by formerly homeless individuals within the first 120 days, which was the first priority for the organization. Concurrent to the rehabilitation of the aforementioned and move-in process for new tenants, ECS has been in collaboration with the City on a thoughtful redesign for the building.”

A permit filing with the city’s Department of Building Inspection shows a $23 million structural renovation planned for the coming months.

A permit filing with the city’s Department of Building Inspection shows a $23 million structural renovation planned for the coming months.

The 232-unit Granada was one of about 80 sites the city evaluated for acquisition last year as part of an effort to broaden its portfolio of permanent supportive housing, which provides extra services to help formerly homeless residents. At the time of the acquisition, around 80 units were occupied by legacy tenants, and the city promised that none would be displaced. The per-unit acquisition cost of the Granada was $182,000, according to budget paperwork filed with the state, or the equivalent of about $320,000 when operating and maintenance costs are included.

The 232-unit Granada was one of about 80 sites the city evaluated for acquisition last year as part of an effort to broaden its portfolio of permanent supportive housing, which provides extra services to help formerly homeless residents. At the time of the acquisition, around 80 units were occupied by legacy tenants, and the city promised that none would be displaced. The per-unit acquisition cost of the Granada was $182,000, according to budget paperwork filed with the state, or the equivalent of about $320,000 when operating and maintenance costs are included.

The neon lights of the Granada Hotel, located at 1000 Sutter St. in Lower Nob Hill, are no longer illuminated. | Sophie Bearman

<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211208-SFS_GRANADA_HOTEL_V2.00_00_05_20.Still022.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-18743" width="669" height="376"/><figcaption>The exterior of the Granada Hotel in Lower Nob Hill on Dec. 1, 2021. | Sophie Bearman</figcaption></figure>

Underpinning the sale was an infusion of state funds through Project Homekey, a program introduced by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year to acquire underused hotel or apartment sites to house the state’s rising homeless population. To date, the Granada, which cost $46 million for the building alone, is the largest and most expensive acquisition funded through Project Homekey. The state paid for the building acquisition with grants and provided some operating capital on the condition that the city kick in matching funds.&nbsp;

Underpinning the sale was an infusion of state funds through Project Homekey, a program introduced by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year to acquire underused hotel or apartment sites to house the state’s rising homeless population. To date, the Granada, which cost $46 million for the building alone, is the largest and most expensive acquisition funded through Project Homekey. The state paid for the building acquisition with grants and provided some operating capital on the condition that the city kick in matching funds.&nbsp;

The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in October 2020 approving a buyout of the Granada and committing millions in matching local funds to support its ongoing operations, described as permanent supportive housing complete with “extensive, on-site supportive services” such as clinical treatment, individual case management, job readiness evaluations and other services, according to application documents filed by Episcopal Community Services.&nbsp;

The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in October 2020 approving a buyout of the Granada and committing millions in matching local funds to support its ongoing operations, described as permanent supportive housing complete with “extensive, on-site supportive services” such as clinical treatment, individual case management, job readiness evaluations and other services, according to application documents filed by Episcopal Community Services.&nbsp;

Alongside ECS, the city of San Francisco filed as lead applicant for $47.8 million in state funds to support the acquisition, a figure that included the cost of the Granada building itself—a 112-year-old, 10-story hotel at 1000 Sutter Street—and $5.5 million for two years of operating expenses. The city pledged another $23 million for rehabilitation costs and $2.9 million per year in ongoing subsidies.

Alongside ECS, the city of San Francisco filed as lead applicant for $47.8 million in state funds to support the acquisition, a figure that included the cost of the Granada building itself—a 112-year-old, 10-story hotel at 1000 Sutter Street—and $5.5 million for two years of operating expenses. The city pledged another $23 million for rehabilitation costs and $2.9 million per year in ongoing subsidies.

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At the Granada Hotel, a rush to house the homeless comes at the expense of elderly tenants

After monthslong debate, Castro District rejects public safety cameras

City Hall is reopening: What happens to remote public comment?

捲入腐敗與近億元超額收費醜聞後，綠源再生（Recology）垃圾回收公司再遭調查