Supervisor Joel Engardio Ousted In First Ever Recall of Its Kind

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/09/17/supervisor-joel-engardio-ousted-in-first-ever-recall-of-its-kind/As was widely predicted, SF's District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio has been recalled, in a first-of-its-kind recall election of a sitting supervisor, largely because he supported closing the Great Highway to car traffic. Joel Engardio conceded Tuesday's recall election after jut over 1,000 ballots had been counted at polling places, and after around 15,400 mail-in ballots had been counted, showing that 65% of his district's voters want him out. Of the 16,437 votes counted as of Tuesday night, 10,625 voted Yes on the recall, and 5,812 voted No. The next updated count will come at 4 pm Thursday, but the lead of the recall proponents is likely insurmountable. "M