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No matter what happens in San Francisco’s special recall election on Sept. 16, Supervisor Joel Engardio will perhaps always be remembered as the man who closed the Upper Great Highway and turned it into Sunset Dunes .

This is certainly driving rancor and discussion more than his relatively abridged legislative record, strategists said.

Since taking office in January 2023, Engardio has sponsored 29 pieces of legislation, mostly focusing on district issues. Only nine of those are ordinances that bring actual policy change.

That’s about a quarter — or less — as much legislation as supervisors in other suburban districts. Connie Chan, who represen

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