This piece cuts to the core of a liberal-minded critique of San Francisco and California writ large that I think has a lot of merit.

Ultimately, it is by our *outcomes* not our *intentions* that we are judged in this world. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/opinion/california-san-francisco-schools.html
Opinion | California Is Making Liberals Squirm

If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/opinion/california-san-francisco-schools.html
While California is governed by a massive supermajority of Democrats in the state legislature, and San Francisco is overwhelmingly Democratic... https://www.sfweekly.com/news/unpacking-sfs-moderate-progressive-divide/
Unpacking SF’s Moderate/Progressive Divide - SF Weekly

In a city where 90 percent of voters are Democrats, this divide has become the organizing principle of local politics. But what does it really mean?

https://www.sfweekly.com/news/unpacking-sfs-moderate-progressive-divide/
...the simple fact of the matter is that even with all this power, our elected leaders far too often are satisfied or relegated to nibbling around the edges of our big challenges instead of having the fortitude to tackle them head on. https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article239796553.html
SB 50’s failure exposes California Democrats’ ineptitude on affordable housing crisis

Do California’s elected leaders truly want to fix California’s housing crisis? It doesn’t seem like it, given the failure of Senate Bill 50, which fell three votes shy of passing last night. The bill...

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article239796553.html
@ezraklein highlights brilliantly the faux-progressivism that people in this state cosplay in to hide their conservatism:
It's not enough to simply "mean well" when proposing or passing a policy change, for me, the hard work of self-government and the *reason* I call myself a liberal is because I believe that government can and *should* work smoothly and well for ALL of us, not just some of us.
It's this core belief that guides me to volunteer my spare time with my friends in the @uniteddemclubsf and @yimbyaction day in and day out
It's this core belief that guides me to volunteer my spare time with my friends in the @uniteddemclubsf and @yimbyaction day in and day out
It's this core belief that guides me to volunteer my spare time with my friends in the @uniteddemclubsf and @yimbyaction day in and day out
It's this core belief that guides me to volunteer my spare time with my friends in the @uniteddemclubsf and @yimbyaction day in and day out
It's this core belief that guides me to volunteer my spare time with my friends in the @uniteddemclubsf and @yimbyaction day in and day out
It's this belief that inspires me to volunteer countless hours for elected leaders in our community like @Scott_Wiener, @DavidChiu, & @LondonBreed, elected leaders who are more focused on achieving progressive *outcomes* rather than virtue signaling progressiveness in name only.
It's this belief that inspires me to volunteer countless hours for elected leaders in our community like @Scott_Wiener, @DavidChiu, & @LondonBreed, elected leaders who are more focused on achieving progressive *outcomes* rather than virtue signaling progressiveness in name only.
It's this belief that inspires me to volunteer countless hours for elected leaders in our community like @Scott_Wiener, @DavidChiu, & @LondonBreed, elected leaders who are more focused on achieving progressive *outcomes* rather than virtue signaling progressiveness in name only.
It's this belief that inspires me to volunteer countless hours for elected leaders in our community like @Scott_Wiener, @DavidChiu, & @LondonBreed, elected leaders who are more focused on achieving progressive *outcomes* rather than virtue signaling progressiveness in name only.
It's this belief that government can, and should work effectively for everyone in this city, this state, and this nation that leads me to continue to do what I can, when I can, to try and help us to build a more perfect union.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Crowded-meetings-on-new-SF-Navigation-Center-13684149.php https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/san-francisco-its-time-to-treat-the-housing-shortage-like-the-crisis-it-is-/article_79515504-73e7-11e8-a351-0bb4f49f0f1d.html
San Francisco, it's time to treat the housing shortage like the crisis it is - Guest Opinion

Update, June 19th, 7:22PM: The Board of Supervisors voted today to postpone the vote on the ordinance until June 26th.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Crowded-meetings-on-new-SF-Navigation-Center-13684149.php
I really believe that @ezraklein hit the nail on the head in this critique, and I'm going to do my best to work hard to ensure that my politics is not simply an aesthetic, but something that I can be proud of based on the outcomes it generates: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/There-s-no-stopping-it-Bay-Area-cities-15462259.php
'There's no stopping it': Bay Area cities reluctantly approve housing in face of state laws

From San Bruno to Castro Valley to Lafayette, the Bay Area is seeing a slew of major...

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/There-s-no-stopping-it-Bay-Area-cities-15462259.php
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