Progressives Face Backlash in San Francisco

“For now, at least, San Francisco can no longer be called a progressive city,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

“Not after voters approved ballot measures Tuesday to loosen restrictions on the police and screen welfare recipients for drugs, while a measure to boost developers was leading and likely to pass.”

“Voters also backed a slate of moderates to run the local Democratic County Central Committee, whose endorsements could reshape who is elected in San Francisco for years. Four years ago, progressives won all but two seats on the DCCC.”