San Francisco supervisor recalled after voting to close highway for car-free park

via theguardian.com

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Joel Engardio, who becomes fifth elected city official to be ousted in four years, says he stands by his decision A San Francisco supervisor was recalled Tuesday after he successfully pushed to turn a stretch of coastal highway used heavily by neighborhood motorists into a car-free park despite strong objections by some of his constituents. […]

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