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Finally, Data Map S.F. City Hall’s Progressive-Moderate Divide
Exclusive: A data-driven analysis has, at last, mapped the progressive-moderate divide at San Francisco City Hall that political observers have known in their guts for years.
San Francisco Public Press (https://www.sfpublicpress.org/series/june-2018-special-election/)
On June 5, San Francisco voters will choose the city’s fourth mayor in six months, ending a period of upheaval in local politics after the death of Mayor Ed Lee in December. The stakes are high and the choices are stark: Four major candidates have distinguished themselves on a political spectrum running from “progressive” to “moderate.” Voters, meanwhile, are focused on the hot-button issues of housing affordability and homelessness.
The Public Press is profiling all eight mayoral candidates. Sharp edges have emerged from differing solutions to the housing crisis, endorsements by Big Tech and the sticky issue of identity — racial, gender and sexual orientation. Our coverage includes Proposition F (legal help for evictions) and the unusually contentious Superior Court races.
ABOUT THIS REPORTING PROJECT
REPORTING: Noah Arroyo, Joe Eskenazi, Andrew Stelzer and Rob Waters | EDITING: Michael Winter | COPY EDITING: Sherman Turntine | GRAPHICS: Reid Brown | PHOTOGRAPHY: David Zlutnick / KALW Crosscurrents, Noah Arroyo and Terry Pon | ONLINE: John Angelico
This project was made possible by donations from Public Press members and the San Francisco Foundation
Exclusive: A data-driven analysis has, at last, mapped the progressive-moderate divide at San Francisco City Hall that political observers have known in their guts for years.