[This column was reported for Political Breakdown, a bimonthly newsletter offering analysis and context on Bay Area and California political news. Click here to subscribe .]

A beachside park in San Francisco’s quiet Sunset neighborhood has kicked up a political sandstorm. Now, voters in the city’s westside district have to answer the question : Should Joel Engardio be removed from the Board of Supervisors?

Ballots have gone out to about 50,000 District 4 voters . Preliminary results will be posted on election day, Sept. 16, with vote-counting continuing until the election is certified no later than Oct. 16.

Engardio has pulled in significant cash, particularly from moderate Democrats, and support from both YIMBYs and environmentalists who argue the road was doomed anyway — it’s

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