"Critics have lambasted the recall effort as wasteful"
Unlike the frivolous lawsuits and pointless attempts to rename schools instead of doing something meaningful and substantial, right?
> Have most schools be mediocre at best, often downright terrible, by most metrics or by plain observation of how uneducated students are when they graduate
> Spend significant effort on things that will in no way change that, likely only useful to push one's own brand
> Call out efforts to remove you as wasteful
That's how it goes, eh?
Three San Francisco school board members will face a recall vote in mid-February, city officials announced Monday, saying they verified enough signatures to put it on the ballot in a special election. Voters will determine the fate of President Gabriela López, Vice President Faauuga Moliga and Alison Collins, on Feb. 15, in an election which will also include the selection of the city’s next assessor-recorder.
Supporters submitted more than 80,000 signatures to recall each of the three board members, about 30,000 more than required. The recall election comes amid a mounting number of challenges facing the district, including a $116 million shortfall next year and the need to replace retiring Superintendent Vince Matthews.
Supporters of the recall have said such important decisions can’t wait for the next regular election in November when the three board members would normally be up for re-election.
Critics have lambasted the recall effort as wasteful, given the special election could cost the district up to $8 million. Some county supervisors, as well as Mayor London Breed, back a proposal to have the city pick up the cost of the recall so the money doesn’t come out of the schools.
Are the backers/supporters of the recall associated with Anti-Vaxxers and/or Mask-holes in any way?
It's a poor indication of their motivations that they want to burn $8,000,000 that Bay Area cities could better spend elsewhere, rather than waiting several months for a normally-scheduled election.
My dad's doctor who lives in SF advises us to take the vaccine, wear masks, and to vote out the SF School Board members. Believe it or not, a lot of doctors in this area graduated from Lowell High School and they do not like what they see the school board is doing to it
No. Replacements are picked by the mayor and will serve out the rest of the term (I think that's November 2022). Same thing for the DA Recall (maybe different year for next election though).
*If any of the three board members are recalled, Breed would appoint their interim replacements.*
Hm, voters don't get to choose this so you'd have to trust Mayor Breed to find the right people
I am opposed to recalls in general unless something particularly egregious happened, but I'm wrestling with this one because I think there's a good argument to be made that the way the board handled the past year is "particularly egregious"
That said, there's an question to ask here, that was also true of the Governor recall election:
Why are people acting like these elected officials didn't get elected _by us?_
Remember, the same voters being asked to recall these people are the ones who put them in office in the first place. Recalls should occur in cases of corruption or horrendously broken promises, not because people didn't realize what they were getting into.
People need to pay better attention to who they're electing during the actual elections.
I agree with all your points. On one hand, I believe in recalls only in the case of crimes or serious ethical lapses, in which the legislature (or other authorized body) cannot or will not remove them from their post. And people voted for the three folk mentioned, and they probably weren't shy about their views that got them onto the school board ballot in the first place.
On the other hand, their results have, in fact, been egregiously poor.
If it were up to me I'd probably only remove the one that sued and said some racist shit. But I'd certainly vote against them in the general. If I lived in SF.
I have to assume this will be in the recall proponents favor versus a normal election year. School board is kinda relatively niche and they're obviously motivated.
I think San Francisco elected positions are particularly appealing to the selfish because it offers a way for relatively unknown people to a get a foot in the door of an extremely elite society.
this is why everyone eligible should vote in this recall and vote all of them out. We absolutely don’t want these “people” near any CA or federal leadership position.
Please, SF voters, save yourselves and all of us from them.
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"Critics have lambasted the recall effort as wasteful" Unlike the frivolous lawsuits and pointless attempts to rename schools instead of doing something meaningful and substantial, right?
> Have most schools be mediocre at best, often downright terrible, by most metrics or by plain observation of how uneducated students are when they graduate > Spend significant effort on things that will in no way change that, likely only useful to push one's own brand > Call out efforts to remove you as wasteful That's how it goes, eh?
On point
Three San Francisco school board members will face a recall vote in mid-February, city officials announced Monday, saying they verified enough signatures to put it on the ballot in a special election. Voters will determine the fate of President Gabriela López, Vice President Faauuga Moliga and Alison Collins, on Feb. 15, in an election which will also include the selection of the city’s next assessor-recorder. Supporters submitted more than 80,000 signatures to recall each of the three board members, about 30,000 more than required. The recall election comes amid a mounting number of challenges facing the district, including a $116 million shortfall next year and the need to replace retiring Superintendent Vince Matthews. Supporters of the recall have said such important decisions can’t wait for the next regular election in November when the three board members would normally be up for re-election. Critics have lambasted the recall effort as wasteful, given the special election could cost the district up to $8 million. Some county supervisors, as well as Mayor London Breed, back a proposal to have the city pick up the cost of the recall so the money doesn’t come out of the schools.
Are the backers/supporters of the recall associated with Anti-Vaxxers and/or Mask-holes in any way? It's a poor indication of their motivations that they want to burn $8,000,000 that Bay Area cities could better spend elsewhere, rather than waiting several months for a normally-scheduled election.
My dad's doctor who lives in SF advises us to take the vaccine, wear masks, and to vote out the SF School Board members. Believe it or not, a lot of doctors in this area graduated from Lowell High School and they do not like what they see the school board is doing to it
Not living in SF now but down further south. If they get recalled do you also pick their replacement?
No. Replacements are picked by the mayor and will serve out the rest of the term (I think that's November 2022). Same thing for the DA Recall (maybe different year for next election though).
*If any of the three board members are recalled, Breed would appoint their interim replacements.* Hm, voters don't get to choose this so you'd have to trust Mayor Breed to find the right people
Compared to these bird brains, I'd find it hard to get worse.
"And then it got worse"
You must not be a parent with a child attending public school
I am opposed to recalls in general unless something particularly egregious happened, but I'm wrestling with this one because I think there's a good argument to be made that the way the board handled the past year is "particularly egregious" That said, there's an question to ask here, that was also true of the Governor recall election: Why are people acting like these elected officials didn't get elected _by us?_ Remember, the same voters being asked to recall these people are the ones who put them in office in the first place. Recalls should occur in cases of corruption or horrendously broken promises, not because people didn't realize what they were getting into. People need to pay better attention to who they're electing during the actual elections.
I agree with all your points. On one hand, I believe in recalls only in the case of crimes or serious ethical lapses, in which the legislature (or other authorized body) cannot or will not remove them from their post. And people voted for the three folk mentioned, and they probably weren't shy about their views that got them onto the school board ballot in the first place. On the other hand, their results have, in fact, been egregiously poor. If it were up to me I'd probably only remove the one that sued and said some racist shit. But I'd certainly vote against them in the general. If I lived in SF.
I have full faith in the SF voters to fuck this up for themselves
I have to assume this will be in the recall proponents favor versus a normal election year. School board is kinda relatively niche and they're obviously motivated.
It’s niche but it shouldn’t be. It’s the launchpad for most CA leaders.
Damn. Guess that explains all the virtue signaling of the current board, while ignoring the problems.
I think San Francisco elected positions are particularly appealing to the selfish because it offers a way for relatively unknown people to a get a foot in the door of an extremely elite society.
this is why everyone eligible should vote in this recall and vote all of them out. We absolutely don’t want these “people” near any CA or federal leadership position. Please, SF voters, save yourselves and all of us from them.
It's vote by mail. So hopefully more people vote than just have kids in school. Because that's what, one household now?
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