Re:San Francisco’s political leadership has squandered a for...
by rexarex on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @01:13AM
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Most City supervisors run unopposed due to the high cost to get on the ballot...
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Re:San Francisco’s political leadership has squandered a for...
by GeneralMayhem on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @01:23AM
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Well, that's just not remotely true. There are six supervisor seats up for election this year, as there are every even year. Ronen is running unopposed, which is a bit odd. The other five seats have at least 3 candidates each. I don't pay too much attention to Supervisor elections outside my district (which isn't up this cycle), but from glancing at websites and endorsements it looks like there's at least a few non-delusional competitors. And I recall D6 in particular was extremely competitive last time around, since it was a vacant seat after Jane Kim got term-limited out.
https://sfelections.sfgov.org/candidates
EDIT: The Board of Supervisors also has a two-term limit, so even if you think incumbents are automatic winners (which they usually are - not usually unopposed, but, like most incumbents, I don't think they usually have to sweat it too much), there's going to be a competitive open-seat race at least once a decade.