Jason Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 What are people keeping on eye on tonight? There's a nonzero possibility that Rick Caruso, a billionaire real estate mogul, wins the LA mayorship outright. With the top-two primaries here you can win the election outright and skip the general if you get more than 50% of the vote, and he's basically the only one who's been running ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Definitely the LA mayoral one though I doubt he's going to win it outright. An article that discusses Caruso's support from black men: Column: These Black men say they'll vote for Caruso, not Bass. Is it the 'Ice Cube effect'? WWW.LATIMES.COM In a new poll, roughly half of Black men said they want the billionaire developer to be L.A. mayor. The reasons why could have big ramifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Definitely the LA mayoral one though I doubt he's going to win it outright. I dunno, I think between the fact that he's really the only one running ads and turnout may not be great (lots of people just assuming there will be a general election so this primary "doesn't matter") that it could realistically happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 No general election if you pass 50% on a primary is broken in a way only California could manage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Also, the recall elections against the San Francisco and Los Angeles DAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Also, the recall elections against the San Francisco and Los Angeles DAs. You'll be shocked I'm sure to learn they're both Republican grifts. The one in San Francisco is being pushed by a guy who tried to run for San Francisco mayor as a Republican. For the Los Angeles one, I got a mailer with a letter claiming to have been written by a "progressive Democrat" that was also asking for money. I went to the website to see if I could figure out who's running it and saw it says "powered by Winning Tuesday". Click that link and it's a page full of PragerU, Larry Elder, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jason said: You'll be shocked I'm sure to learn they're both Republican grifts. The one in San Francisco is being pushed by a guy who tried to run for San Francisco mayor as a Republican. For the Los Angeles one, I got a mailer with a letter claiming to have been written by a "progressive Democrat" that was also asking for money. I went to the website to see if I could figure out who's running it and saw it says "powered by Winning Tuesday". Click that link and it's a page full of PragerU, Larry Elder, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Just now, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Actually @Commissar SFLUFAN the LA DA recall isn't today. The mailer I got also included a signature list (for people to go around and try to get other people to sign the list to try to get the recall qualified for the ballot). If it happens, it'll be on the November ballot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I don't think there is anything in particular I'm following. It just appears most GOP candidates are terrible on the ballot. There was only one measure on the ballot and that was "Shall the office of the City Clerk be appointive?" (Rather than elected) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 3 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: No general election if you pass 50% on a primary is broken in a way only California could manage We also had to vote twice for Padilla on the same ballot. Once for him to serve through the rest of the term ending in January 2023 and then for the full term that starts then. So theoretically not impossible for him to not serve the remainder of this term and then come back in January 2023...I mean, realistically won't happen, but dumb as shit for the system to even allow it as a hypothetical possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 25 minutes ago, Jason said: We also had to vote twice for Padilla on the same ballot. Once for him to serve through the rest of the term ending in January 2023 and then for the full term that starts then. So theoretically not impossible for him to not serve the remainder of this term and then come back in January 2023...I mean, realistically won't happen, but dumb as shit for the system to even allow it as a hypothetical possibility. Somehow somebody will attempt to spinning that as voter fraud. "What voting for somebody twice on the same ballot? That just isn't right," or some asinine crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0101 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Zinke having a lackluster showing is welcome at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Not many votes for Akinyemi Agbede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Chesa being recalled is bonkers. Nothing is going to change in SF about crime and homelessness. congrats guys y’all got duped and will probably get some stupid moderate and basically conservative DA next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 The brazenness of the the tik tok smash and grabs, and non felonious theft is what did him in (friends car has been broken into last 3 times he's been in SF) People are all for reforming the criminal justice system, as long as they aren't affected by these typ of property crimes But once again, democrats who have a super majority still haven't fixed the recall process in California yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Oberon said: The brazenness of the the tik tok smash and grabs, and non felonious theft is what did him in (friends car has been broken into last 3 times he's been in SF) People are all for reforming the criminal justice system, as long as they aren't affected by these typ of property crimes But once again, democrats who have a super majority still haven't fixed the recall process in California yet grifters did him in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Boudin had a good premise, but terribly flawed execution. The DA can’t radically change culture just by declining to prosecute crimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: Boudin had a good premise, but terribly flawed execution. The DA can’t radically change culture just by declining to prosecute crimes. he got blamed for the problems SF has had long before he was relevant. people got tricked into voting him out. those problems will still be around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: Boudin had a good premise, but terribly flawed execution. The DA can’t radically change culture just by declining to prosecute crimes. 7 minutes ago, johnny said: he got blamed for the problems SF has had long before he was relevant. people got tricked into voting him out. those problems will still be around. The recall rumblings started very early with him because Republicans have started abusing the recall as a sore loser mechanism to overturn elections. In Los Angeles a city councilwoman faced a recall attempt (didn't make it to the ballot) after less than a year in office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, johnny said: he got blamed for the problems SF has had long before he was relevant. people got tricked into voting him out. those problems will still be around. His policies made things worse. We already know that the pre-trial release on felonies was sending a bunch of people right back into crime, and his position was to release even more. The problem is there are no good support systems in place to address the needs of those who have been charged with these crimes and help keep them out of further trouble. Reducing pre-trial detention is a good goal, but a recipe for worse outcomes when nothing else in the chain is working towards improving things. Boudin isn’t the only DA who has run into similar issues, but hand waving these things because it was also bad before doesn’t help improve the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Is shoplifting forcing Walgreens to cut back in S.F.? Data on the closing stores puts the claim into perspective WWW.SFCHRONICLE.COM The timing of Walgreens’ decision to close five stores in San Francisco led observers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Crime is also up in places without Boudins as DAs. But a lot of it the perceived rise is just propaganda from chud cops and DAs who want to own libs and are pissed off that they can't just sprinkle crack on people for easy wins anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Jason said: Crime is also up in places without Boudins as DAs. But a lot of it the perceived rise is just propaganda from chud cops and DAs who want to own libs and are pissed off that they can't just sprinkle crack on people for easy wins anymore. Don’t forget real estate interests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 It'll go up a bit over the next few weeks as mail-in ballots trickle in but LA County turnout was only 17% as of polls closing last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keyser_Soze Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I haven't checked since early yesterday but seems like the biggest upset was Lanhee Chen winning Controller Pretty cool Catherine Blakespear has a shot at the senate. She was the mayor of where I used to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaladinSolo Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I'm convinced that people only know about city crime rates rising and not rural ones because they're the only ones with news outlets still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 That WSJ article does bring up a good point about rural crime. But the article absolutely glosses over a racially motivated crime it covers. Just blows right past a white guy killing a black guy and then talking about "protecting white children." Also, I'm a big dumb nerd and just noticed that all the states listed in the thread title are US Navy battleships that served in WW2, with the exception of Montana, which was planned but cancelled in favor of more carriers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keyser_Soze Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Jason said: They didn't have the court extend the date to get enough signatures like the Newsom recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: They didn't have the court extend the date to get enough signatures like the Newsom recall. They only got that for the Newsom recall because of COVID. IIRC it was spring 2021, so most people weren't vaccinated yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, Jason said: They only got that for the Newsom recall because of COVID. IIRC it was spring 2021, so most people weren't vaccinated yet. I mean I'm sure they used that as an excuse but do you think under normal circumstances they get the same number that they did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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