San Francisco Voters Recall 3 Members of City's School Board
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Tuesday, voters in San Francisco recalled three members of the city's seven-member school board following parental criticism of COVID-19 rules and progressive policy changes.
More than 70% of voters supported recalling School Board President Gabriela Lopez, Commissioner Alison M. Collins and Commissioner Faauuga Moliga. Lopez pledged to run again in November. San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who endorsed the recall, will now select three new commissioners to fill the vacancies. Reports across the spectrum highlighted how at-home learning put a strain on parents during the pandemic as many schools remain closed, and how some parents were concerned about the board's focus on racial and social justice issues.
Some coverage on all sides, especially from right-rated outlets, framed the recall as the result of voters rejecting progressive priorities leading up to the 2022 midterm elections.
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From the Left
San Francisco votes on city’s scandal-plagued school boardA new chapter opened in the saga of San Francisco’s scandal-plagued school board Tuesday as voters appeared to back the recall of three members after a year of controversy that captured national attention.
Initial returns from mailed-in ballots — about 24% of registered voters — showed voters overwhelmingly supporting the recall of the board president and two other members. However, it was too early to confirm the outcome.
For many parents, the special municipal election is a referendum on how the city’s school board managed the pandemic.
The recall effort stemmed from frustration...
From the Left
San Francisco school board members ousted in parental backlashSan Francisco voters have recalled three school board members who spurred a parental backlash for pursuing the renaming of schools and other progressive policy changes as classrooms remained empty during the coronavirus pandemic.
Initial returns Tuesday night showed that voters overwhelmingly voted “yes” to recall Alison Collins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga, three of the board’s seven members — 79 percent voted to remove Collins, 75 percent to remove Lopez and 73 percent to remove Moliga. The early results were dramatic enough that backers quickly declared victory and Moliga acknowledged his apparent defeat.
The outcome in...
From the Right
San Francisco recalls 3 members of city’s school boardThree members of San Francisco’s school board were ousted Tuesday in the wake of widespread backlash over the slow reopening of schools shut down by COVID-19 and a controversial plan to rename dozens of school sites.
School board president Gabriela López, vice president Faauuga Moliga and commissioner Alison Collins were all stripped of their positions during a special election, according to tallies by the San Francisco Department of Elections.
Furious parents launched the recall effort in January 2021 after arguing the school board was pushing progressive politics instead of acting in the...
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