Editorial: Sunset voters should reject Engardio recall

San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio.

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Recalls of elected leaders used to be rare, but that has changed in the last three years, with citizen-led efforts in San Francisco and Oakland seeing officials toppled at the ballot box well ahead of their terms ending. On September 16, residents in San Francisco’s District 4 will weigh in on whether to boot gay Supervisor Joel Engardio from office. They should reject the recall and vote no on Proposition A.

Recall proponents started their effort shortly after last November’s general election when Proposition K passed citywide. That measure permanently closed a portion of the Upper Great Highway to vehicle traffic and turned it into a park, now known as Sunset Dunes. While voters across the city supported Prop K, those