San Francisco voters recall school board president, 2 others

 Parents registered their disapproval with San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez and members Faauuga Moliga and Allison Collins, recalling them with overwhelming majorities:

San Francisco voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to remove three members of the city’s school board Tuesday night, marking the first time in the city’s history members of the board have been recalled.

In an election marred by debate over the pace of school reopenings during the pandemic and the management of controversial social issues in the district, School Board President Gabriela López and board members Faauuga Moliga and Alison Collins were all ousted, with more than 70% of voters backing the effort to recall them, preliminary results from the San Francisco Board of Elections showed.

"As the first results post for the recall election, it appears we were unsuccessful at defeating my recall," Moliga said on his Facebook page. "We fought hard and ran a great campaign. I want to thank the Pacific Islander community for standing up and taking on this challenge. There are many more fights ahead of us."

The three members will now be replaced with appointees selected by Mayor London Breed, who endorsed the recall, until another election is held for the positions in November.

The good news is that these 3 school board members are former school board members. The potentially terrible news is that their replacements will be chosen by London Breed, San Francisco's current far-left mayor. The other potential piece of bad news is that Breed can only pick from SF residents. No offense to SF but it isn't like that's the first place I'd look to find sanity.

In a statement Tuesday night, Breed said that voters "delivered a clear message that the School Board must focus on the essentials of delivering a well-run school system above all else" and recognized "all the parents who tirelessly organized and advocated in the last year."

"Elections can be difficult, but these parents were fighting for what matters most -- their children," Breed said. "It’s time we refocus our efforts on the basics of providing quality education for all students, while more broadly improving how this City delivers support for children and families."

This is the biggest news in SF since Nancy Pelosi first became Speaker:

Let's hope that this is the start of a rejuvenation of California. California once was truly the Golden State. These days, it's a hell-hole. Parts of California look like a third world country. It's time to fix California.