Three San Francisco School Board members were removed from their positions by voters on Tuesday, CNN projects, following a tough recall campaign that pitted Democrats against Democrats as interlocking controversies over school closings and renamings fueled a well-funded backlash.There's more:
San Francisco Berniecrats, a progressive group, recommended "no" votes on all three recall subjects. On its website, the organization compares the current battle to the ultimately unsuccessful conservative effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, last year and casts the campaign in broader national overtones.Even more:
But some of the school names that once appeared on the chopping block, including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, raised eyebrows both in the city and around the country. San Francisco-based US Sen. Dianne Feinstein, too, was on the list, in connection with a decision when she was mayor, in 1984, to replace a Confederate flag damaged by protesters outside City Hall. There were also instances in which critics noted that the board had misattributed historical deeds to figures -- like Paul Revere, in one instance -- which fueled anger over the decision. Bowing to pressure in April of last year, the board voted unanimously to suspend its plans. The school names all remain in place.
A giant loss for the CRT crowd.Huge: “San Franciscans vote in favor of ousting school board members.”
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) February 16, 2022
Was a landslide victory — 72-79 percent of SAN FRAN voters backed recall of the left wing ideologues on school board. Shot across the bow. https://t.co/VzQzipICc6
