Democrats need to understand the real message the Boudin recall sent
The poverty and homelessness in San Francisco, particularly the Tenderloin and Central Market (depicted here), have stoked anger at city officials....
The poverty and homelessness in San Francisco, particularly the Tenderloin and Central Market (depicted here), have stoked anger at city officials. Ian C. Bates/The New York Times The June primary election in California conveyed a warning to Democrats about the political threat posed by rising public anger toward the increasingly visible poverty and disorder on city streets — in this case, San Francisco's.District Attorney Chesa Boudin became a scapegoat for the city's social ills. His loss in a recall attempt had much to do with California's chronic failure to deal with homelessness, mental illness and poverty.