"Battle for San Francisco: Centrists vs. Progressives"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by POLITICO
Centrist groups backed by tech money are mobilizing to shift the balance of power in San Francisco, aiming to push progressives out of the city's governing board and local Democratic party. Fueled by voter frustration over drugs and homelessness, these groups are planning to spend millions of dollars to reorient the city's political center of gravity, while their critics see it as a hostile takeover by business interests and conservatives. The struggle for the soul of the city has become a national political Rorschach test, with the upcoming 2024 local election being deemed the most important in 50 years.