It's happened again. For voters in the City and County of San Francisco, they will have the opportunity to vote in their second recall election within the past six months. Election Day is February 15, and early in-person voting is available at City Hall. All registered voters should have already received their mail-in ballots. Mailed ballots must be postmarked or dropped off at one of 34 certified drop boxes or 314 in-person polling places by Election Day.
On a side note, SF is requesting members of the public to submit their proposed redrawn supervisorial maps soon! Check it out at Redraw SF Public Redistricting.
(Apologies in advance to those who are not voters in San Francisco, or to those who have already voted. Forward it on to voters who would benefit from this!)
School Board Recall
The three terms would normally end January 8, 2023, with the next scheduled election on November 8, 2022. If any of the recall propositions pass, the removal would take place 10 days after the Board certifies the election. Mayor Breed would then appoint a replacement to serve the remaining months of the term. Recall supporters focus on the delayed reopening of schools, the attempt to rename dozens of schools, the Washington High mural controversy, and the revised Lowell High admission standards.
Proposition A: Recall Measure Regarding Alison Collins
Shall Alison Collins be recalled (removed) from the School Board for the San Francisco Unified School District?
Yes: SF Republican Party; State Treasurer Fiona Ma; Mayor London Breed; State Sen. Scott Wiener; Supervisor Matt Haney; CA Democratic Party Vice Chair David Campos; former Mayor Art Agnos; former Board President Matt Gonzalez; Alice B Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club; Bay Area Reporter; SF Chronicle; SF Examiner
No: SF Green Party; Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton; City College Board of Trustees President Shanell Williams; SF Democratic Party Chair Honey Mahogany; former Assemblymember Tom Ammiano; NAACP SF; SEIU 1021; SF Bay Guardian; SF Bay View; SF Berniecrats; United Educators of SF
Proposition B: Recall Measure Regarding Gabriela López
Shall Gabriela López be recalled (removed) from the School Board for the San Francisco Unified School District?
Yes: SF Republican Party; State Treasurer Fiona Ma; Mayor London Breed; State Sen. Scott Wiener; City College Board of Trustee Thea Selby; former Mayor Art Agnos; former Board President Matt Gonzalez; Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club; Bay Area Reporter; SF Chronicle; SF Examiner
No: SF Green Party; Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton; City College Board of Trustees President Shanell Williams; SF Democratic Party Chair Honey Mahogany; former Assemblymember Tom Ammiano; NAACP SF; SEIU 1021; SF Bay Guardian; SF Bay View; SF Berniecrats; United Educators of SF
Proposition C: Recall Measure Regarding Faauuga Moliga
Shall Faauuga Moliga be recalled (removed) from the School Board for the San Francisco Unified School District?
Yes: SF Republican Party; State Treasurer Fiona Ma; Mayor London Breed; State Sen. Scott Wiener; City College Board of Trustee Thea Selby; former Mayor Art Agnos; former Board President Matt Gonzalez; Bay Area Reporter; SF Chronicle; SF Examiner
No: SF Green Party; Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton; City College Board of Trustees President Shanell Williams; SF Democratic Party Chair Honey Mahogany; former Assemblymember Tom Ammiano; NAACP SF; SEIU 1021; SF Bay Guardian; SF Bay View; SF Berniecrats; United Educators of SF
State Assembly, District 17
All four have ties to Bay Area colleges - Campos, Haney, and Mahmood to Stanford, Selby and Haney to UC Berkeley. They are running to replace David Chiu, who became City Attorney of SF. Campos previously ran against Chiu in a very tight 2014 election for this seat representing the eastern half of SF, including the Castro, Mission, Bayview, South of Market, and Chinatown neighborhoods. If nobody wins a majority of votes, the runoff election would be April 19.
David Campos
The former District 9 Supervisor - and current Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party - spearheaded legislation starting CleanPowerSF and targeting Airbnb rentals. Campos also served briefly as Chief of Staff for District Attorney Chesa Boudin and in a couple of roles in Santa Clara County. Campos supports the recall of Alison Collins.
Endorsements: Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis; Assemblymember Phil Ting; District Attorney Chesa Boudin; former Mayor Willie Brown; Bay Area Reporter; CA Nurses Assn. (dual); CA Teachers Assn.; SF Bay Guardian; Sierra Club SF
Matt Haney
The District 6 Supervisor authored the Overpaid CEO Tax in 2020, and pushed through the homeless-in-hotels program during the pandemic, as well as 24-hour public bathrooms starting in 2019. While serving on the SF School Board, Haney proposed renaming Washington High due to slavery connections, and ending the current all-choice-based student lottery system. Haney supports the recall of Alison Collins.
Endorsements: Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond; Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton; SF Democratic Party Chair and Haney's legislative aide Honey Mahogany; CA Nurses Assn. (dual); SEIU CA; SF Bike Coalition; SF Examiner
Bilal Mahmood
The former Policy Analyst in the Obama Administration has co-founded Gumball Capital, ClearBrain, and 13 Fund foundation. Mahmood, whose parents immigrated from Pakistan, supports the recall of all three School Board members.
Endorsements: Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club (dual); Families for SF; GrowSF; SF Women's Political Committee; SF YIMBY; 314 Action Fund
Thea Selby
The City College of San Francisco Board of Trustee created the Lower Haight Merchants & Neighbors Association and was a founding member of the San Francisco Tenant Riders. Selby supports the recall of all three School Board members.
Endorsements: State Treasurer Fiona Ma; Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf; SFMTA Board Chair Gwyneth Borden; former Superintendent of Public Instruction Delanie Eastin; CA Legislative Women's Caucus
