San Francisco has long been a beacon for liberal politics and social causes. But lately, the constant spread of viral videos of car break-ins and car thefts has put the city on something of a mid-course correction.
In addition, the recalls of progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin and three San Francisco school board members, as well as the recent passage of measures strengthening police powers and requiring drug enforcement, have heightened the sense that something is changing in San Francisco.
Scott joins them Heather Knight, New York Times San Francisco bureau chief, who recently wrote a profile of Garry Tanthe controversial head of a prominent Bay Area venture capital firm, and Joe Garofoli of the San Francisco Chronicle, reporting on an attempt to move the Republican Party in San Francisco toward more moderate positions.
