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Posted on 06/28/2025 5:25:57 AM PDT by Libloather
Take heed, New Yorkers, and learn from San Francisco’s mistakes: The City by the Bay has discovered to its sorrow that charismatic leaders like Zohran Mamdani can dazzle — but their decisions can be disastrous.
Just a few years ago San Franciscans, too, supported magnetic populists, then watched as their neighborhoods fell off a livability cliff.
Regrets, we have more than a few — and many we want to mention.
In 2017 London Breed, a brash and captivating city supervisor from the projects, became acting mayor when the mild-mannered Mayor Ed Lee died.
With big promises of housing creation, downtown revitalization and racial equity — as well as her hard-partying charm — she whipped up the crowds, winning the mayoralty outright in a special election.
But during her tenure, San Francisco went from thriving to diving.
Massive tent encampments took over large swaths of the city thanks to her lax policies, and the financial district and retail centers hollowed out.
“I am the mayor, but I’m a black woman first,” she shouted in a 2020 speech, as violence spiraled nationwide after the death of George Floyd. “I am angry.”
That same day, looters and vandals were running roughshod over Union Square stores and small businesses in Chinatown.
Far-left public defender Chesa Boudin one-upped Breed’s progressive leanings when he joined her in city government.
Boudin thrilled local social-justice activists when he ran for district attorney in 2019, as opposition to President Donald Trump and the Black Lives Matter movement gained steam.
He quickly eliminated cash bail, reduced incarceration and put pressure on law enforcement instead of on criminals.
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Yea, these crazy liberal city voters will never learn from their electoral stupidity !!
When blue cities clear out, the beautiful red states suffer.FLA, CO, and the Carolinas will never be the same.and there are many others liberal flight will destroy this country.
While being escorted to the gas chamber they’d still vote Dem.
Shhh...don’t tell them.
People from GA tried to warn the nation about Jimmy Carter but no one listened.
Who is bankrolling this clown Mamdani? Where is his money coming from? He is a serious danger to the people of NYC but they don’t seem to realize how dangerous he is.
From the headline, I thought the article was going back to Gavin Newsom and working forward from there.
I hope he does get elected. NYC deserves to live with the same leftist misery we’ve been forced to live with before Pres. Trump.
“I’m a black woman first,” she shouted in a 2020 speech, as violence spiraled nationwide after the death of George Floyd. “I am angry.”
And I suppose those are the only two qualifications needed in SanFran? Apparently competence and intelligence take a back seat?
Will people kindly takes their noggins out neutral?!
If NYC would vote for this, why does Deep State have to steal their elections...
“””Who is bankrolling this clown Mamdani? “””
He was a rapper. He probably made dozens of dollars doing that.
If they do make NY like San Francisco by electing Zohran Mamdani they should avoid the rush make camp in the dump.
Could all of the New Yawkers hauling butt and “getting out of Dodge” after the primary be referred to ZOHRANNIES?
Bernie Sanders backed him, and probably got the money the DNC and from Soros and friends.
I just don’t get the warning.
Let them elect him.
Let the city burn.
Let the party implode.
“While being escorted to the gas chamber they’d still vote Dem.”
Jaw droppingly true.
Snake Plissken has entered the chat.
I think his supporters are the same people who, as children, took the candy and climbed into the van. The enticement of “free stuff” is appealing to those who are simply stupid.
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