On paper, virtually every last vestige of San Francisco political power supports Proposition A, Mayor London Breed’s $300 million affordable housing bond. Some of the most gregariousare for it, and so is The League of Pissed-Off Voters .
And donors have responded. Props E and F, especially, have been generously funded and are being backed by some of the city’s richest residents. “Say what you will about Mayor Ed Lee,” says a frustrated city politico, “but that guy got out there and stumped for those housing bonds.” We’re telling you this because, in 2024, the same storm is gathering for Prop. A. The natural yes voters for Props. E and F are natural no voters for Prop. A. People who buy the mayor’s argument that the cops need to be unleashed and unelected pinhead bureaucrats are holding them back or that dope fiends need to have their allowance taken away are not necessarily going to be receptive to handing a fat check to the city.
“I would argue that Prop. A should be as politically important to the mayor as C, E and F,” the Breed-backer continued. “SheProp. A, then, could be a differentiator for the mayor. But failure to pass it — or even break a sweat in attempting to do so — would reflect poorly.