Mayor Daniel Lurie has appointed Democratic Party Chair Nancy Tung to the Airport Commission, and most of the news media have played the story as a normal item: Mayor makes appointment.

The SF Standard focused on Tung’s possible political career:

The post could boost any political ambitions Tung might have beyond the DCCC. She unsuccessfully ran for district attorney in 2019 against Chesa Boudin, who was then recalled as DA in 2022 over voters’ concerns about crime. Tung was later on Breed’s appointment shortlist to replace Boudin.

None of the stories focused on the role that Tung could play on a commission that oversees a city agency that is, and will be, directly in the path of Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants.

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